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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Clifford P. Strom, Sammamish, WA (US);
Stephen P. Diacetis, Duvall, WA (US);
Mark E. Paley, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Clifford P. Strom, Sammamish, WA (US);
Stephen P. DiAcetis, Duvall, WA (US);
Mark E. Paley, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/121 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
This document describes policies for digital rights management that enable distribution of full-function versions of applications that, while fully functional, have functions limited by an associated policy. A policy may be replaced or updated, thereby enabling use of previously limited functions without distribution of another version of the application.