James R Swanson

US Patent:

20060190409, Aug 24, 2006

Filed:

Dec 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/323209

Inventors:

James Hillegass - Wayzata MN, US
Yaobing Deng - Flossmoor IL, US
Mark Eastom - New Brighton MN, US
Richard Fritz - Maple Grove MN, US
John Gateley - Plymouth MN, US
James Grinsfelder - St. Paul MN, US
Stephen Grove - Minneapolis MN, US
Eric Hockett - Minneapolis MN, US
Nikolay Sokratov - Bellevue WA, US
James Swanson - Eagan MN, US
John Thompson - Afton MN, US
Boris Mamedov - Plymouth MN, US
James Nordgaard - Minneapolis MN, US
Paul Onnen - Sammamish WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705059000

Abstract:

A method and system is presented for a digital licensing scheme that separates the license from the digital file containing the copyrightable material. According to the present invention, the files can be downloaded from any server, and transferred from user to user, even after the file has been licensed. The present invention utilizes producer software running on a vendor's computer, server software running on a computer provided by the license provider, and player software operating on the user's computer. Digitally encrypted communication streams keep communications between the producer software, the license provider, and the player software confidential. A software component running on the user's computer checks to make sure that the appropriate product license has been purchased. This is accomplished by comparing the product ID in the product license with the product ID contained in the product file. The software also checks that the person seeking to play the product file is the user that actually paid for the license. This is accomplished by comparing the user ID in the product license with a user ID in a user license. Finally, an operating system ID found in the user license is compared with the same information obtained from the currently running operating system, to ensure that the user license was created for the currently operating computer.

US Patent:

20150112738, Apr 23, 2015

Filed:

Oct 20, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/518858

Inventors:

- Palo Alto CA, US
Scott Colestock - Andover MN, US
James Swanson - Eagan MN, US
Aleksandra Marchenko - San Jose CA, US
Mark Gilbreath - Ketchum ID, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/02

US Classification:

705 5

Abstract:

Provided is a system for reserving a venue for a calendar event. The system may comprise a processor and a database. The processor may be configured to receive an invitation to the calendar event from an event organizer, gather data about the event, and define event requirements based on the data. Based on the event requirements and a permission of the organizer, the processor determines suitable venues. The suitable venues are ranked based on information on the organizer, invitees, event data, and venue data, and optimal venues are identified. A predefined number of optimal venues is sent to the organizer. The organizer selects a venue from the presented options and provides payment information. The processor reserves the selected venue and collects a payment using the payment information. The database stores at least available venues, the data about the calendar event, event requirements, suitable venues, optimal venues, and the selected venue.