ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,218, issued on Oct. 21.
"Rights controlled communication" was invented by Alan Earl Swahn (Fairview, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for exchanging secure and controlled messages between a first entity and a second entity is described. The system includes a data transport mechanism, software operating on one or more processors wherein said software allows for composing, saving, encrypting, decrypting, downloading, and streaming messages and associated message rights. The system includes an input means for the first entity and the second entity. To send a secure and controlled message, the sender the composes a message and...