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Michael Raley
Also filed as: RALEY MICHAEL · RALEY MICHAEL C · RALEY MICHAEL CHARLES
41 granted patents·33 pending applications·1,136 citations·filing 2000–2019
98Inventor score
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74 records- 0198US6876984B2Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the futureCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 5, 2005·84 cites·25 claims
- 0296US7028009B2Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·103 cites·75 claims
- 0395US6895503B2Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 17, 2005·90 cites·14 claims
- 0493US7725401B2Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the futureCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·11 cites·29 claims
- 0593US7206941B2Method and apparatus for validating security components through a request for contentCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 17, 2007·54 cites·10 claims
- 0693US7073199B1Document distribution management method and apparatus using a standard rendering engine and a method and apparatus for controlling a standard rendering engineCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 4, 2006·100 cites·26 claims
- 0793US6954738B2Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 11, 2005·66 cites·49 claims
- 0892US7162633B2Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·25 cites·68 claims
- 0991US7222104B2Method and apparatus for transferring usage rights and digital work having transferrable usage rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 22, 2007·58 cites·14 claims
- 1091US6976009B2Method and apparatus for assigning consequential rights to documents and documents having such rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 13, 2005·101 cites·25 claims
- 1190US7412605B2Method and apparatus for variable encryption of dataCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 12, 2008·39 cites·24 claims
- 1290US7237125B2Method and apparatus for automatically deploying security components in a content distribution systemCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 26, 2007·40 cites·39 claims
- 1390US6754642B2Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital worksCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·45 cites·32 claims
- 1488US6973445B2Demarcated digital content and method for creating and processing demarcated digital worksCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 6, 2005·47 cites·32 claims
- 1587US8275709B2Digital rights management of content when content is a future live eventWANG XIN·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 25, 2012·21 cites·18 claims
- 1687US7269735B2Instance specific digital watermarksCONTENTGAURD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 11, 2007·33 cites·28 claims
- 1786US6963858B2Method and apparatus for assigning consequential rights to documents and documents having such rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 8, 2005·33 cites·32 claims
- 1882US7743259B2System and method for digital rights management using a standard rendering engineCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2010·23 cites·27 claims
- 1981US8914906B2Method and apparatus for identifying installed software and regulating access to contentRALEY MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 16, 2014·3 cites·18 claims
- 2081US7359884B2Method and apparatus for processing usage rights expressionsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 15, 2008·16 cites·70 claims
- 2180US9336366B2Method and apparatus for identifying installed software and regulating access to contentCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 10, 2016·2 cites·12 claims
- 2280US8862517B2Digital rights management of content when content is a future live eventPADHYE TUSHAR N·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 14, 2014·5 cites·30 claims
- 2379US8108313B2Rights expression profile system and method using templatesRALEY MICHAEL·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2012·14 cites·48 claims
- 2479US7152046B2Method and apparatus for tracking status of resource in a system for managing use of the resourcesCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 19, 2006·29 cites·15 claims
- 2577US8869293B2Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rightsWANG XIN·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 21, 2014·5 cites·14 claims
- 2676US8832852B2Method and apparatus for dynamic protection of static and dynamic contentRALEY MICHAEL·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 9, 2014·7 cites·36 claims
- 2776US8412644B2Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the futureRALEY MICHAEL C·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 2, 2013·2 cites·45 claims
- 2872US9626668B2Rights expression profile system and method using templatesRALEY MICHAEL C·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 18, 2017·3 cites·21 claims
- 2972US7603319B2Method and apparatus for preserving customer identity in on-line transactionsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 13, 2009·8 cites·16 claims
- 3071US8555408B2Method and apparatus for providing a specific user interface in a system for managing contentRALEY MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·1 cites·36 claims
- 3171US8489900B2Method and apparatus for providing a specific user interface in a system for managing contentRALEY MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 16, 2013·1 cites·34 claims
- 3271US8244579B2Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rightsWANG XIN·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 14, 2012·3 cites·26 claims
- 3371US8225414B2Method and apparatus for identifying installed software and regulating access to contentRALEY MICHAEL C·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 17, 2012·8 cites·7 claims
- 3469US7386513B2Networked services licensing system and methodCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 10, 2008·14 cites·12 claims
- 3569US2010050272A1Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3669US2015088768A1Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital worksCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3768US8660961B2Method, system, and device for license-centric content consumptionRALEY MICHAEL CHARLES·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 25, 2014·13 cites·123 claims
- 3868US7805371B2Rights expression profile system and methodCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 28, 2010·13 cites·20 claims
- 3967US7913095B2Method and apparatus for providing a specific user interface in a system for managing contentCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2011·5 cites·34 claims
- 4065US2004162784A1Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital worksFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4162US10540484B2Networked services licensing system and methodCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 21, 2020·1 cites·15 claims
- 4262US2020074046A1Method, system, and device for license-centric content consumptionCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4362US2013152174A1Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for content access authorizationCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4461US2007162398A1Method and apparatus for transferring usage rights and digital work having transferable usage rightsTADAYON BIJAN·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4560US8099364B2Digital rights management of content when content is a future live eventPADHYE TUSHAR N·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 17, 2012·10 cites·20 claims
- 4660US2015082453A1Method and apparatus for hierarchical assignment of rights to documents and documents having such rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4760US2015149369A1Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the futureCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4859US2014173749A1Method and apparatus for providing a specific user interface in a system for managing contentCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4959US2013185805A1Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the futureCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 5056US2014245404A1Method and apparatus for transferring usage rights and digital work having transferable usage rightsCONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
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