Lance N Ware

US Patent:

20080071617, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

May 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/799810

Inventors:

Lance Ware - North Tustin CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

705014000, 726028000

Abstract:

Digital rights management apparatus and methods for use in computer, networking and other applications. In one embodiment, the digital rights management apparatus comprises an application and associated platform that allows users to validate a first version of their digital media. Upon validating that the digital media is indeed legal and authentic, the user is then given the ability to obtain a second version of the digital media. In another embodiment, the second version of the digital media differs in format from the first version of the digital media. In yet another embodiment, the digital rights management apparatus application is operated on a computing device in a client-server relationship with a database server. Methods for utilizing the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20150128165, May 7, 2015

Filed:

Dec 23, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/580615

Inventors:

- Issy de Moulineaux, FR
Bryan BLEDSTEIN - Irvine CA, US
Lance WARE - Huntington Beach CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/239
H04N 21/472
H04N 21/254
H04N 7/173
H04L 29/06
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/61
H04N 21/24
H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725 25

Abstract:

A system and method for session management of streaming media are provided. The system and method authenticate and validate any request for live or streaming video and manage the streaming session in a manner that continues to verify the validity of existing video streams with respect to new requests. The system and method provide for receiving a first request for a first video stream from a client, generating a token based on the first request and at least one parameter associated with the client, validating the token based on at least one predetermined rule associated with the client, and upon validation, providing the first video stream to the client. Upon receiving a subsequent second request for a second video stream, the system and method validate a second token based on the first video stream, terminate the first video stream and provide the second video stream to the client.