ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,483,540, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to NBA Properties Inc. (New York).
"Partner integration network" was invented by Kenneth DeGennaro (Oakland, N.J.), Hector Arguelles Menendez (New York), Christopher Quansah Benyarko (Weehawken, N.J.) and Edwin Edem Akrong (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for a media provider to allow a user to access media objects with a third-party partner that authenticates the user and authorizes the user to access certain media objects. The media provider offers access to media objects, such as video content or audio content. The partner, through a relationship w...