Philip Soran

Title: Philip Soran and Selectively Ephemeral Content

Introduction

Philip Soran is an inventor associated with Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. His patent work includes a system designed to let people share protected digital content while retaining the ability to revoke access. The supplied information lists 1 patent for him.

Latest Patents

Soran’s listed patent, “System for Sharing Selectively Ephemeral Content,” describes an electronic device that prepares secure content using the content itself and protection information, then provides it to a computer system. When the user issues a share command, the device sends the system a unique token associated with a recipient and an instruction allowing that recipient’s device to view the content. The token enables the computer system to retrieve and deliver the protected content. If the user later issues an un-share command, the token can be temporarily or permanently disabled, preventing further access through the system.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on controlled digital sharing, including recipient-specific access and the ability to revoke access after content has been shared. Soran is associated with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, which is named in the supplied information.

Collaborations

Brad Hosack and Charles Miller are identified as Soran’s coworkers. The supplied information does not specify their roles in the patent or describe particular collaborations.

Conclusion

Philip Soran’s listed invention addresses secure content sharing by combining recipient-linked access tokens with the option to disable access later.