Patents

The Company’s extensive patent estate includes the following issued United States and International Patents. This listing should NOT be relied upon as being a complete listing, nor should it be relied upon for current status of any listed patent. Additional pending patents relate to bandwidth pricing and securitization instruments, signal abstracts, signal analysis and monitoring, scrambling and chaffing, forensic watermarks, software watermarks and obfuscation techniques, keyed-content, file manipulation, secure personal content servers, packet watermarks and network traceability schemes, network watermark and forensics, data reduction applied to security, bandwidth payment systems, content management and monetization, nanotechnology, telemetry, and trusted transactions. This listing was last updated in March 11, 2016 though it will be expanding, given the number of filings – some dozens at this time – that are pending. Some citations from this page are hyper-linked to the patent server at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

US Patent #9,270,859	Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems February 23, 2016
US Patent #9,258,116	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects February 9, 2016
US Patent #9,231,980	Secure personal content server January 5, 2016
US Patent #9,191,206	Multiple transform utilization and applications for secure digital watermarking November 17, 2015
US Patent #9,191,205	Multiple transform utilization and applications for secure digital watermarking November 17, 2015
US Patent #9,171,136	Data protection method and device October 27, 2015
US Patent #9,104,842	Data protection method and device August 11, 2015
European Patent No. 1843507 Steganographic method and device B1 August 5, 2015
US Patent #9,070,151	Systems, methods and devices for trusted transactions June 30, 2015
US Patent #9,021,602	Data protection method and device April 28, 2015
US Patent #8,930,719	Data protection method and device January 6, 2015
US Patent #8,798,268	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects August 5, 2014
US Patent #8,789,201	Secure personal content server July 22, 2014
US Patent #8,781,121	Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems July 15, 2014
US Patent #8,774,216	Exchange mechanisms for digital information packages with bandwidth securitization, multichannel digital watermarks, and key management July 8, 2014
US Patent #8,767,962	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects July 1, 2014
US Patent #8,739,295	Secure personal content server May 27, 2014
US Patent #8,712,728	Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals April 29, 2014
US Patent #8,706,570	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth April 22, 2014
US Patent #8,612,765	Security based on subliminal and supraliminal channels for data objects December 17, 2013
US Patent #8,549,305	Steganographic Method and Device October 1, 2013
US Patent #8,542,831	Multiple transform utilization and applications for secure digital watermarking September 24, 2013
US Patent #8,538,011	Systems, methods and devices for trusted transactions September 17, 2013
US Patent #8,526,611	Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems September 3, 2013
US Patent #8,473,746	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth June 25, 2013
US Patent #RE44,307	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth June 18, 2013
US Patent #8,467,525	Steganographic Method and Device June 18, 2013
US Patent #RE44,222	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth May 14, 2013
US Patent #8,307,213	Method and system for digital watermarking November 6, 2012
US Patent #8,281,140	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data October 2, 2012
US Patent #8,271,795	Security based on subliminal and supraliminal channels for data objects September 18, 2012
US Patent #8,265,278	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects September 11, 2012
US Patent #8,265,276	Method for combining transfer functions with predetermined key creation September 11, 2012
US Patent #8,238,553	Steganographic method and device August 7, 2012
US Patent #8,225,099	Linear predictive coding implementation of digital watermarks July 17, 2012
US Patent #8,224,705	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth July 17, 2012
US Patent #8,214,175	Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals July 3, 2012
US Patent #8,175,330	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data May 8, 2012
US Patent #8,171,561	Secure personal content server May 1, 2012
US Patent #8,161,286	Method and system for digital watermarking February 17, 2012
US Patent #8,160,249	Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems April 17, 2012
US Patent #8,121,343	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data February 21, 2012
US Patent #8,104,079	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth January 24, 2012
US Patent #8,046,841	Steganographic method and device October 25, 2011
US Patent #7,991,188	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data August 2, 2011
US Patent #7,987,371	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data July 26, 2011
US Patent #7,953,981	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data May 31, 2011
US Patent #7,949,494	Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals May 24, 2011
US Patent #7,930,545	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data April 19, 2011
US Patent #7,913,087	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data March 22, 2011
US Patent #7,877,609	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data January 25, 2011
US Patent #7,870,393	Steganographic method and device January 11, 2011
US Patent #7,844,074	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data November 30, 2010
US Patent #7,822,197	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data October 26, 2010
US Patent #7,813,506	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects October 12, 2010
US Patent #7,779,261	Method and system for digital watermarking August 17, 2010
US Patent #7,770,017	Method and system for digital watermarking August 3, 2010
US Patent #7,761,712	Steganographic method and device July 20, 2010
US Patent #7,738,659	Multiple transform utilization and applications for secure digital watermarking June 15, 2010
US Patent #7,730,317	Linear predictive coding implementation of digital watermarks June 1, 2010
US Patent #7,664,958	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data February 16, 2010
US Patent #7,664,264	Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems February 16, 2010
US Patent #7,664,263	Method for combining transfer functions with predetermined key creation February 16, 2010
US Patent #7,660,700	Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals February 9, 2010
US Patent #7,647,503	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data January 12, 2010
US Patent #7,647,502	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data January 12, 2010
US Patent #7,568,100	Steganographic method and device July 28, 2009
US Patent #7,532,725	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects May 12, 2009
US Patent #7,530,102	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth May 5, 2009
US Patent #7,475,246	Secure personal content server January 6, 2009
US Patent #7,457,962	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data November 25, 2008
US Patent #7,409,073	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data August 5, 2008
US Patent #7,362,775	Methods for assigning values to and exchanging bandwidth securitization instruments (title amended September 6, 2000) April 22, 2008
US Patent #7,346,472	Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals March 18, 2008
US Patent #7,343,492	Method and system for digital watermarking March 11, 2008
European Patent No. 0872073 Steganographic method and device B1 November 28, 2007
US Patent #7,287,275	Methods, systems and devices for packet watermarking and efficient provisioning of bandwidth October 23, 2007
US Patent #7,177,429	System and methods for permitting open access to data objects and for securing data within the data objects February 13, 2007
US Patent #7,159,116	Systems, methods and devices for trusted transactions January 2, 2007
US Patent #7,152,162	Z-transform implementation of digital watermarks December 19, 2006
US Patent #7,127,615	Security based on subliminal and supraliminal channels for data objects October 24, 2006
US Patent #7,123,718	Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems October 17, 2006
US Patent #7,107,451	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data September 12, 2006
US Patent #7,095,874	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data August 22, 2006
US Patent #7,035,409	Multiple transform utilization and applications for secure digital watermarking April 25, 2006
US Patent #7,007,166	Method and system for digital watermarking February 28, 2006
US Patent #6,853,726	Z-transform implementation of digital watermarks February 8, 2005
US Patent #6,598,162	Method for combining transfer functions with predetermined key creation July 22, 2003
US Patent #6,522,767	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data February 18, 2003
US Patent #6,205,249	Multiple-transform utilization and applications for secure digital watermarking March 20, 2001
US Patent #6,078,664	Z-transform implementation of digital watermarks June 20, 2000
US Patent #5,905,800	Method and system for digital watermarking May 18, 1999
US Patent #5,889,868	Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data March 30,1999
European Patent No. 0872073 Steganographic method and device October 21,1998
US Patent 5,822,432	Method for human-assisted random key generation and application for digital watermark system October 13,1998
US Patent #5,745,569	Method for stega-cipher protection of computer code April 28,1998
International Patent No. WO9802864A1 Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data January 22,1998
US Patent #5,687,236	Steganographic method and device November 11,1997
International Patent No. WO9726733A Method for an encrypted digital watermark July 24,1997
International Patent No. WO9726732A1 Method for stega-cipher protection of computer code July 24,1997
US Patent #5,613,004	Steganographic method and device March 18,1997
International Patent No. WO9642151A3 Steganographic method and device February 13,1997
International Patent No. WO9642151A2 Steganographic method and device December 27,1996