Cryptography inventions 04/09

20090110188 - Configurable random number generator: A method for random number generation includes generating random number sequences using a Random Number Generator (RNG) circuit having an externally-modifiable configuration. The RNG circuit generates a first random number sequence having a first measure of randomness, and modifies the configuration of the RNG circuit, causing the RNG circuit to... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090110187 - Method and apparatus for protecting an rsa calculation on an output by means of the chinese remainder theorem: An apparatus for protecting an RSA calculation of an output based on input values by means of the Chinese remainder theorem, the apparatus comprising for a first determining device adapted to determine a first security parameter based on the input values, a computing device adapted to compute a control value... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090110189 - Apparatus and method for operating a symmetric cipher engine in cipher-block chaining mode: An apparatus is disclosed for operating a symmetric cipher engine (SCE) in cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode, the apparatus comprises a crypto operation hardware comprising said SCE, an XOR stage, an apparatus for storing a chaining value comprising a state register of said SCE, an input latch supplying said crypto operation... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090110190 - Fast secure boot implementation: A method for data storage includes employing a first CPU to execute code from a ROM associated therewith. A second CPU is employed to upload code from a flash memory to a code RAM associated with the first CPU, while the first CPU is available to perform other tasks.... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090110192 - Systems and methods for encrypting patient data: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for protecting electronic patient data in a healthcare environment. The method includes selecting the patient data to be protected, selecting a biometric identifier from a patient, generating an encryption key based on the biometric identifier, and encrypting the patient data. The... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090110191 - Techniques for encrypting data on storage devices using an intermediate key: A data storage device encrypts data stored in non-volatile memory using a bulk encryption key. The data storage device uses a key derivation function to generate an initial encryption key. The data storage device then wraps an intermediate encryption key with the initial encryption key and stores the wrapped intermediate... Agent: Steven J. Cahill/ Hitachi Gst

20090110193 - Schryption method and device: A schryption of a text message is based on a schryption key for defining one or more aspects of an encryption and/or a decryption of the text message. For an encryption of the text message, the schryption key is derived from a user key in the form of an encryption... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090110194 - Visual universal decryption apparatus and methods: Disclosed is a virtual universal decryption (VUD) service that provides a mechanism for allowing users of camera enabled mobile devices to use their camera to decrypt messages. The VUD service can provide a mechanism for a user of a VUD enabled device to authorize one or more other users of... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson - Yahoo!

20090110195 - Encrypted data installation: A base encryption method may be applied to plain data to form base encrypted data. An installation encryption method may be applied to the base encryption data to provide encrypted installation data. During installation, the encrypted installation data are encrypted to form encrypted storage data for storage on a storage... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20090110196 - Key management system and method for wireless networks: A key management method for wireless networks is disclosed. Before a mobile station residing in a first ASN switches to a neighboring second ASN, an authentication process between the mobile station and the second ASN is implemented. Thus, the authentication process is not required when the mobile station is switching... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090110197 - Cryptographic system configured for extending a repetition period of a random sequence: A cryptographic system (CS) is provided. The CS (500) is comprised of a data stream receiving means (DSRM), a ring generator (RG) and an encryptor. The DSRM (602) provides a data stream (DS). The RG (400) includes a computing (404-408), converting (404-408) and permutation (410) means. The computing means is... Agent: Harris Corporation C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090110198 - Method and apparatus for restoring encrypted files to an encrypting file system based on deprecated keystores: The present invention provides a computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product to restore an encrypted file. A computer receives a command to restore an encrypted file, wherein the encrypted file was previously backed up. The computer identifies a user associated with the encrypted file. The computer... Agent: Ibm Corp. (rcr) C/o Rolnik & Associates, P.C.

20090110200 - Systems and methods for using external authentication service for kerberos pre-authentication: Systems and methods for providing Kerberos pre-authentication are presented. According to a method embodiment, a request for authentication is received from a principal of an authentication service. The principal in the authentication service is authenticated. A key associated with the authenticated principal in the authentication service is provided to a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/novell

20090110199 - Toolbar signature: A method and system are provided for a web browser toolbar signature. In one example, the method includes receiving a submission of user content from a source webpage, receiving a producer identity of a producer who submitted the user content, receiving identifying information about the destination webpage, coding signed content... Agent: Stattler - Suh PC

20090103714 - Encryption device, encryption method, and computer program: The invention realizes a high-security cryptographic processing apparatus that increases difficulty in analyzing its key and a method therefor. In Feistel-type common-key-block cryptographic processing that repeatedly executes an SPN-type F-function having the nonlinear conversion section and the linear conversion section over a plurality of rounds, Linear conversion processing of an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090103716 - Information processing apparatus: A high-security cryptanalysis-resistant cryptographic processing apparatus and a cryptographic processing method are provided. A Feistel common key block cipher is produced by repeatedly performing an SPN-type F-function including a nonlinear transformation part and a linear transformation part over a plurality of rounds. In each round, a linear transformation process is... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090103715 - Rules-driven hash building: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for generating a hash. A data store including multiple hashing tables is provided. A set of data is received on which the hash is to be based. The set of data includes one or more components. An identifier is... Agent: Mollborn Patents, Inc.

20090103717 - System and method for implementing elliptic curve scalar multiplication in cryptography: A system and method for implementing the Elliptic Curve scalar multiplication method in cryptography, where the Double Base Number System is expressed in decreasing order of exponents and further on using it to determine Elliptic curve scalar multiplication over a finite elliptic curve.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090103719 - Cryptographic processing apparatus and cryptographic processing method, and computer program: There is provided a highly secure cryptographic processing apparatus and method where an analysis difficulty is increased. In a Feistel type common key block encrypting process in which an SPN type F function having a nonlinear conversion section and a linear conversion section is repeatedly executed a plurality of rounds.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090103718 - Encryption and decryption methods: Encryption methods are provided. A data block is selected from a plurality of data blocks. A sentry block is determined. The selected data block is encrypted according to the sentry block to obtain a cipher text. The cipher text is used as the sentry block for encrypting the next data... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090103720 - Method and system for secure and anti jamming wireless communication with high spectral efficiency: Invention presented here relates to Low Probability of Exploitation and Anti Jamming communication system offering high spectral efficiency. The object of the present invention is achieved by hopping in polarization domain and by employing an adaptive polarization-nulling algorithm (FIG. 18, H [2,2]) to detect and eliminate jamming signal. The use... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090103721 - Data transmitting apparatus, data receiving apparatus and data communication apparatus: Provided is a data communication apparatus which is highly concealable and significantly increases time necessary for an eavesdropper to analyze cipher text. A multi-level code generation section (156a) generates, by using predetermined key information, a multi-level code sequence in which a signal level changes so as to be random numbers.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090103722 - Apparatus and method to provide secure communication over an insecure communication channel for location information using tracking devices: A system for securing information. The system includes a first tracking device associated with an object or an individual. In one embodiment, the first tracking device generates independently a synchronous secret key and a server generates independently the synchronous secret key. Over an insecure communication channel, the server communicates an... Agent: Law Office Of Robert E. Kasody, Professional Corporation

20090103724 - Communication device and rekeying control method in secured communication: A communication device which performs automatic rekeying in a secured communication system, includes: a rekeying time manager for generating a rekeying request at a previously designated rekeying time; and a rekeying controller for controlling the automatic rekeying to forcefully perform rekeying based on the rekeying request.... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090103723 - System and method for secure storage of data: A method of securely storing a data item including obtaining the data item; translating the data item into a first plurality of data blocks using an erasure code associated with a rate; and storing at least a subset of the first plurality of data blocks, where a size of the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20090103725 - System and method for secure communication in a retail environment: This disclosure provides various embodiments of systems and methods for secure communications. In one aspect, the system includes a secure payment module (SPM) in a fuel dispenser and a point-of-sate (POS) system. The POS system stores a public key certificate uniquely identifying the SPM and is configured to dynamically generate... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090103726 - Dual-mode variable key length cryptography system: In a cryptography system, client and server terminals each generate a private key constituting a randomized compilation of dynamic system parameters. Public keys are then generated based on the private keys, exchanged between the terminals, and used to generate a shared secret. Key stream generators generate a randomized key stream... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090103727 - Sync-bit insertion for timing reference signals to prevent long runs of static data in serial digital interfaces: In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for inserting 2-bit codes into the least significant bit positions of timing reference signal code words, to prevent long runs of zeros from entering the scrambling polynomial. By preventing the long runs of ones and zeros in the... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20090103728 - Secure wireless communication: In one embodiment, the method performed by mobile equipment to authenticate communication with a network includes generating keys using cellular authentication and voice encryption, and then generating an authentication key based on these keys. The authentication key is used to generate an expected message authentication code used in authenticating the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090103729 - Haipe peer discovery using bgp: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing peer discovery of HAIPE devices.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090103730 - Apparatus and method for using a device conforming to a payment standard for access control and/or secure data storage: Secure establishment of a key associated with a first facility identifier is facilitated. The key is shared between a device and an operator of a first facility, via a public key management infrastructure of a payment system operating according to the payment standard, during a first transaction, substantially in accordance... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090103731 - Authentication of 6lowpan nodes using eap-gpsk: A system is provided that includes at least one processor and instructions that when executed by the processor promote exchanging extensible authentication protocol (EAP) messages for authentication by sending a plurality of data packets formatted in accordance with an IEEE 802.15.4 standard. The EAP messages are encapsulated within a data... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090103732 - Method of personalizing a nfc chipset: The invention relates to a method for personalizing a secure processor in a NFC system to execute a secure application, comprising steps of obtaining by a server identification data of a user memorized in a secure storage medium, personalization data corresponding to the user identification data, and identification data of... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090103733 - Method and system for the manipulation-protected generation of a cryptographic key: The embodiments relate to a near field communication system including a plurality of near field communication devices which communicate with each other via a radio interface. During generation of a common cryptographic key between the near field communication devices of the near field communication system, at least one of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090103736 - Device for generating polarization-entangled photons: A device for generating polarization-entangled photons by means of parametric down-conversion, comprising a waveguide structure formed in a substrate of an optically non-linear material with periodically poled regions, wherein, when in operation, pump photons can be supplied from a pump laser to the waveguide structure, and wherein a separating means... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20090103734 - Method and system for securing routing information of a communication using identity-based encryption scheme: Methods and systems for providing confidentiality of communications sent via a network that is efficient, easy to implement, and does not require significant key management. The identity of each node of the routing path of a communication is encrypted utilizing an identity-based encryption scheme. This allows each node of the... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20090103735 - Telemedical system: In the telemedical system securely sharing encryption keys for enabling secure exchange of the encrypted biological data between the measurement terminal and the server to prevent the data from being stolen by the malicious third party, a service key is transferred to the second adapter attached to a measurement terminal... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090097637 - Randomized rsa-based cryptographic exponentiation resistant to side channel and fault attacks: Systems and/or methods that facilitate secure electronic communication of data are presented. A cryptographic component facilitates data encryption, data decryption, and/or generation of digital signatures, associated with messages. The cryptographic component includes a randomized exponentiation component that facilitates decryption of data and/or generation of digital signatures by exponentiating exponents associated... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090097639 - Aes encryption/decryption circuit: This invention makes the number of cycles required for AES encryption or decryption by hardware smaller than before by reducing the difference among the summation of the signal processing time for each sub-block transformations in each clock cycle period. To do this, an encryption/decryption circuit includes a first AddRoundKey Transformation... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090097638 - Information processing apparatus: Three registers are provided in an input register section and each register stores 8 bytes of input packet data upon performing an encryption process or an authorization value creation process on input packet data. Creation of an authorization value using a first EXOR circuit and an AES circuit is performed... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20090097640 - Device and method for determining an inverse of a value related to a modulus: A device for determining an inverse of an initial value related to a modulus, comprising a unit configured to process an iterative algorithm in a plurality of iterations, wherein an iteration includes two modular reductions and has, as an iteration loop result, values obtained by an iteration loop of an... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090097641 - Management-apparatus card, measuring apparatus, health care system, and method for communicating vital sign data: The management-apparatus card capable of being attached to a management apparatus receives, from the measuring apparatus, first unique information indicating the measuring apparatus, and identification information indentifying a user of the measuring apparatus; stores second unique information indicating the management-apparatus card; generates a decryption key corresponding to an encryption key,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090097644 - Playback apparatus and playback control method: According to one embodiment, there is provided a playback apparatus which plays back content including an encrypted video object and an encrypted resource file, including a memory including a file cache area, a module configured to decrypt the video object, a playback process module configured to play back the decrypted... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090097642 - Secure content distribution with distributed hardware: This document describes tools capable of securely distributing entertainment content among and using distributed hardware. These tools may do so robustly by rebinding entertainment content between distributed hardware units. The tools, for example, may distribute content protection in hardware between a policy unit, a transcryption unit, a graphics processing unit,... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090097643 - Security and transcoding system for transfer of content to portable devices: A system for passing content data from a subscription service to a portable media device is provided. The system has a set-top box for receiving the content data from the subscription service. A data storage device is operatively connected with the set-top box. A preprocessor is operatively connected to the... Agent: Robert D. Shedd Thomson Licensing LLC

20090097645 - Playing control files for personal video recorders: The certificate with specified conditions under which copyright did material can be played. Copyrighted material, such as videos are stored in a storage unit. They are stored along with a policy that indicates when the information can be played. The information can, for example be encrypted one stored, and the... Agent: Scott C Harris

20090097646 - Digital video recorder anti-skip system: A method for producing scrambled content (FIG. 6A), the method including providing content (600) to be scrambled, identifying a first portion of the content (620), identifying a second portion of the content (630), computing a disguising function of at least part of the first portion (620) of the content and... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20090097648 - Content service providing method and authentication method between devices using broadcast encryption, display device, and resource-constrained device: A method of providing a content service and an authentication method between devices using broadcast encryption, a display device, and a resource-constrained device are provided. A method of providing a content service, the method including: transmitting, to a display device, an identification (ID) of a resource-constrained device via the resource-constrained... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090097647 - Counterfeit prevention system based on random positioning on a pattern: A genuine detection part for a product formed by a label with a continually repeating pattern and with a sticker over the pattern. The position of the sticker is converted to a number, and encrypted with a private key, to form a signature. The product is only legitimate if the... Agent: Scott C Harris

20090097649 - Device for receiving messages, in particular within the framework of secure data exchanges, associated aircraft and method: A device and method for receiving messages each having an order number includes a storage to store a plurality of prior-reception statuses, a mechanism to modify the status associated with an order number on receipt of a message having the order number, and a mechanism to process the message as... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090097650 - Detection arrangement: Exemplary embodiments of detection and transmission arrangements are disclosed herein. For example, some of the disclosed embodiments comprise a splitter, a detector, first and second paths defined between the splitter and the detector, and a manipulation arrangement. In certain embodiments, the splitter is arranged to direct an incoming particle along... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090097651 - Imparting cryptographic information in network communications: This specification describes technologies relating to imparting cryptographic information in network communications. In general, aspects of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include identifying a location in a pre-defined portion of a network communication to be sent in a client-server environment, wherein the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090097652 - Quantum computational systems: Apparatus and methods for performing quantum computations are disclosed. Such quantum computational systems may include quantum computers, quantum cryptography systems, quantum information processing systems, quantum storage media, and special purpose quantum simulators.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20090097657 - Constructive channel key: A method of generating a constructive channel key includes providing an issuer with a card public key as the keying part of a CKM credential. An ephemeral key pair is computed by the issuer using pre-established enterprise domain parameters. A shared value for the ephemeral private key and the card... Agent: Ip Strategies

20090097656 - Electronic device and encryption method thereof: An electronic device and an encryption method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a control unit which encrypts an encryption key using an inherent key, and transmits the encrypted encryption key and a key index corresponding to the inherent key to a recording medium. Accordingly, encrypted content stored in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090097653 - Encryption key stored and carried by a tape cartridge: In a cartridge key carrier, a data processing system employing an encryption key carrier, and a method for communicating an encryption key, an empty cartridge housing is provided that has a standardized form factor allowing insertion of the cartridge into a standardized magnetic tape drive. A memory chip is permanently... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090097658 - Method and system for archiving communication data by means of data tracing: In a method for operating a computer system connected to a telecommunication network and provided with a data memory for storing communication data, a data trace is compiled from parameters selected from time, at least one position designation, and at least one content. A communication data set together with the... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090097654 - Method and system for performing exact match searches using multiple hash tables: A method and system to perform exact match searches for fixed- or variable-length keys stored in a search database. The method is implemented using a plurality of hash tables, each indexed using an independent hash function. A system implementing this method provides deterministic search time, independent of the number of... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20090097655 - Storage system and storage system management method: Encrypting predetermined information by using a first key managed by a first manager when temporarily keeping the predetermined information in a data holding unit; decrypting the predetermined information encrypted with a second key kept in a storage device managed by a second storage manager when moving the encrypted predetermined information... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20090097659 - Method for detection of a hacked decoder: A method of identifying a receiver device from which pirated video decryption keys have been obtained consistent with certain embodiments involves organizing a population of receiver devices into a plurality of N groups; associating the N groups with a plurality of N decryption keys, where each of the N groups... Agent: Miller Patent Services

20090097660 - Multi-factor content protection: Protecting content. A recipient receives content from a publisher. Some content is managed by an access server. The access server controls the recipient's use of managed content through interaction with a trusted agent at the recipient. The content is encrypted to a content key, and the content is associated with... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090097661 - Systems and methods for managing cryptographic keys: A common interface for managing cryptographic keys is provided. A request to manage a cryptographic key may be received in a first interface format, translated to a common interface format, and then executed remotely from the first interface. Return arguments may then be translated from the common interface format to... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090097662 - Processing encrypted electronic documents: Electronic document processing logic coupled to a computer and to a quarantine is operable to identify an encrypted electronic document received at the computer; determine whether the key server stores particular decryption data, or credentials to access decryption data, that can decrypt the encrypted electronic document; in response to determining... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090092246 - Calculation apparatus and encrypt and decrypt processing apparatus: A calculation apparatus capable of executing any of a first calculating process operation including a first matrix calculation, and a second calculating process operation including a second matrix calculation, includes: a first calculation unit for executing the second matrix calculation; at least one calculation unit other than the first calculation... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090092244 - Method and device for incorporating additional information into main information through electronic watermarking technique: Two data units are selected from main information, such as MIDI data, into which additional information is to be incorporated, to calculate a difference between respective values of the two data units. A particular data segment to be incorporated into one of the MIDI data units is selected from a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090092245 - Protection against side channel attacks: The invention relates to a cryptographic mechanism and to a cryptographic device incorporating such cryptographic mechanism. The cryptographic mechanism offers a better resistance to side channel attacks than that of known cryptographic mechanisms by incorporating a new type of masking mechanism.... Agent: The Jansson Firm

20090092247 - Server certificate issuing system: A server certificate issuing system confirms existence of a Web server for which a certificate is to be issued. The web server includes means for generating an entry screen to input application matters for an issuance of a server certificate, means for generating a key pair of a public key... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090092248 - Encryption-based authentication for binding modules: A first electronic module authenticates a second electronic module via encrypted communications between the first electronic module and the second electronic module. In response to determining the second electronic module is authenticated, the first electronic module is configured to conduct unencrypted communications with the second electronic module. Otherwise, in response... Agent: Larson Newman Abel & Polansky, LLP

20090092249 - Media key-transformation obfuscation in advanced access content system: A modified media key used to decrypt protected media content stored on an optical disc, such as an HD-DVD or Blu-ray disc, is created through application of a transformation using a constant value which is programmatically generated by procedural code that runs on a player. The transformation is obfuscated through... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090092250 - Methods and systems for n-state signal processing with binary devices: Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSRs) based 2p state with p>2 or p≧2 scramblers, descramblers, sequence generators and sequence detectors in binary implementation are provided. An LFSR may apply devices implementing a binary XOR or EQUIVALENT function, a binary shift register and binary inverters and binary state generator, wherein at least... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20090092251 - Symmetric key cryptographic method and apparatus for information encryption and decryption: For information encryption and decryption the apparatus uses the same hardware keys, which have the transition matrix of a key-automaton with no output signal and with an initial state and a final state burnt in. To each character in the character set of the plaintext message there is one or... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20090092252 - Method and system for identifying and managing keys: A system and method for managing encryption keys, wherein one of more of they keys incorporates a disabled state, and wherein the system further incorporates a namespace.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090092254 - Method for efficiently providing key in a portable broadcasting system and system using the same: A method for efficiently providing a key in a portable broadcasting system and a system using the same are provided, in which when a user selects a service to be purchased after invoking a broadcasting application, a terminal transmits a service request message including information about the selected service, a... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090092253 - Optimizing amount of data passed during software license activation: During a software activation process, a processing device may provide a software license key to be communicated to an activation authority. The software license key may be provided to the activation authority via one of a number of communication methods, such as, for example, via a telephone, via a facsimile,... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090092255 - Dynamic authentication in secured wireless networks: Systems and methods for authentication using paired dynamic secrets in secured wireless networks are provided. Each authenticated user is assigned a random secret generated so as to be unique to the user. The secret is associated with a wireless interface belonging to the user, so that no other wireless interface... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090092256 - Program control apparatus, method and program: An activation restriction confirmation processing unit concatenates the basic portion of the name of an activation-restricted program and constituent information indicating a destination, specifies the activation-restricted program that is to be an expansion program of a basic program, and determines whether this activation-restricted program is included in a group of... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090086962 - Encryption operating apparatus: Valid code data and invalid code data are alternately input to a register that fetches data synchronously with a clock signal. A state of a data value input to the register is monitored. Each time when it is determined that the data is stabilized by the valid code data, the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090086961 - Montgomery masked modular multiplication process and associated device: This invention concerns a Montgomery masked modular multiplication process and the associated device. The modular multiplication, in congruence n, includes at least a stage generating a pseudo-random number z and a stage adding to the result the product of the said number by n. The invention applies in particular to... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090086963 - Systems and methods for protecting the anonymity of entities: Systems and methods for protecting the anonymity of one or more entities comprising personalizing a reference associated with information about an entity using one or more codes associated with a viewing entity to generate a personalized reference with which to present the information to the viewing entity.... Agent: Giorgos A. Georgakis Chowdhury & Georgakis, PC

20090086968 - A method for the application of implicit signature schemes: A method of verifying a transaction over a data communication system between a first and second correspondent through the use of a certifying authority. The certifying authority has control of a certificate's validity, which is used by at least the first correspondent. The method comprises the following steps. One of... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20090086967 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus is supplied capable of preventing an information leakage even if encrypted print data outflows from the image forming apparatus. In the image forming apparatus, a first encryption key storing section stores a first part encryption key generated by a part of an encryption key; a second... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090086964 - Providing local storage service to applications that run in an application execution environment: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for providing local storage service to applications that run in an application execution environment. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request from one of the applications, wherein the request triggers local storage of information; obtaining an encryption key based... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090086966 - Reproduction apparatus, reproduction method and information recording medium: According to one embodiment, an information storage medium comprises a content encrypted by a content encryption key; a content encryption key file encrypted by a first encryption key or third encryption key; an encryption key block from which a third encryption key prime providing a source of the first encryption... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090086965 - Secure, two-stage storage system: A two-stage storage security system comprising an address translator and a cryptographic engine for a mobile computing platform is provided. In response to a write operation, the address translator receives unencrypted data blocks, from an initiator, and associates the blocks with corresponding scrambled data storage addresses. The cryptographic engine encrypts... Agent: CenturyIPGroup, Inc. [intel]

20090086969 - Method and system for providing content to a content distribution system suitable for a multiple dwelling unit using an encryption: A communication system 10 includes a head end 12. The head end communicates with a system gateway 26. A plurality of user devices 28 is coupled to the gateway 26. The gateway receives the plurality of first encrypted signals, decrypts the plurality of first encrypted signals to form unencrypted signals... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090086970 - Method and system for securely providing and storing content in a multiple dwelling unit system: A communication system 10 includes a head end 12. The head end communicates with a system gateway 26. A plurality of user devices 28 is coupled to the gateway 26 that includes a memory device 94 for storing content therein. The gateway 26 receives the plurality of first encrypted signals... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20090086971 - Selective security termination in next generation mobile networks: Systems and/or methods of selectively terminating security in mobile networks are presented. User equipment (UE) can specify cipher termination location capabilities for encrypting/decrypting data packets to a base station in a mobile network. The mobile network can subsequently determine at which node in the network to terminate the cipher in... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090086972 - Suppressing power supply noise using data scrambling in double data rate memory systems: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for suppressing power supply noise using data scrambling in double data rate memory systems. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit includes a transmit data path to transmit data to one or more memory devices. The transmit data path... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090086973 - Method and apparatus for authenticating nodes in a wireless network: The invention includes a method and apparatus for authenticating a wireless node requesting to join a network. A method includes receiving an authentication request from the wireless node, negotiating at least one authentication parameter with the wireless node, deriving a first encryption key using the at least one authentication parameter,... Agent: Wall & Tong, LLP/ Alcatel-lucent Usa Inc.

20090086975 - Flexible format media content and method for providing same: There is presented a method for providing a media content, one embodiment comprising recording a first version of a movie on a first content medium in a first format, encrypting one or more content supplement to the movie, each content supplement having a format different from the first format, embedding... Agent: Disney Enterprises C/o Farjami & Farjami LLP

20090086976 - Substitution table masking for cryptographic processes: A computing device-implemented method and system is provided for obtaining an interim masked substitution table value for a given input component in a cryptographic round, such as an AES cryptographic round, using a substitution table and a self-cancelling mask. A mask with a length equal to an entry in the... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20090086974 - Support for multiple security policies on a unified authentication architecture: A method, computer program product, and data processing system are disclosed for ensuring that applications executed in the data processing system originate only from trusted sources are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a secure operating kernel maintains a “key ring” containing keys corresponding to trusted software vendors. The secure kernel... Agent: Ibm Corp. (mrn) C/o Law Office Of Michael R. Nichols

20090086977 - System and method to pass a private encryption key: A system is provided including a distribution location providing access to a network, a terminal selectively connected to the network via the distribution location. The system further includes a network authority selectively connected to the network and the terminal, and a certificate authority selectively connected to the network. The certificate... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090086978 - System and methods for digital content distribution: Method and system for transferring encrypted content from a server to a storage device are provided. The method includes encrypting the content using a first key, wherein the server encrypts the content; establishing a secure communication channel between the server and the storage device using a random session key; sending... Agent: Toler Law Group

20090086979 - Virtual tpm keys rooted in a hardware tpm: The present subject matter related to trusted computing, and more particularly, to virtual trusted platform module keys rooted in a hardware trusted platform module. Some embodiments include a trusted platform virtualization module operable to capture virtual machine trusted platform module calls and operates to generate, maintain, and utilize hardware trusted... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090086980 - Enabling a secure oem platform feature in a computing environment: A platform feature licensing module (e.g., a USB Smart Card Token) securely stores and communicates a platform feature enabling license, corresponding to a selectable platform feature, to an authenticated platform. The module includes a secure microcontroller, a secure communication port, and secure non-volatile memory in which is stored the platform... Agent: CenturyIPGroup, Inc. [intel]

20090086981 - Methods and apparatus for batch bound authentication: A processing system may include a processing unit and nonvolatile storage responsive to the processing unit. The nonvolatile storage may include a candidate boot code module and an authentication code module. The processing unit may be configured to execute code from the authentication code module before executing code from the... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC