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Cay S. Horstmann
Also filed as: HORSTMANN CAY · HORSTMANN CAY S
8 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,217 citations·filing 1997–2004
93Inventor score
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10 records- 0195US6009525AMulti-tier electronic software distributionPREVIEW SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·340 cites·10 claims
- 0290US6243692B1Secure electronic software packaging using setup-external unlocking modulePREVIEW SOFTWARE·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·205 cites·22 claims
- 0390US6009401ARelicensing of electronically purchased softwarePREVIEW SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 28, 1999·557 cites·19 claims
- 0487US6055503ASoftware program self-modificationPREVIEW SYSTEMS·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·156 cites·7 claims
- 0586US6285985B1Advertising-subsidized and advertising-enabled softwarePREVIEW SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·403 cites·14 claims
- 0679US6044469ASoftware publisher or distributor configurable software security mechanismPREVIEW SOFTWARE·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 28, 2000·281 cites·9 claims
- 0772US6363356B1Referrer-based system for try/buy electronic software distributionPREVIEW SOFTWARE·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 26, 2002·207 cites·14 claims
- 0872US6334214B1Try/buy wrapping of installation-ready software for electronic distributionPREVIEW SOFTWARE·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 25, 2001·68 cites·22 claims
- 0960US2005289016A1Personal electronic repositoryHORSTMANN CAY·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 1026US2002161709A1Server-side commerce for deliver-then-pay content deliveryFiled 1998·Application pending·0 cites
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