Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 01/06

20060020778 - Programmable memory initialization system and method: The present invention provides for a system for programmable memory initialization. A configuration module is configured with initialization control commands and associated configuration information. An initialization module is coupled to the configuration module and a memory device and is configured to receive initialization control commands and associated configuration information from...

20060020779 - Establishing a virtual drive accessible to pre-boot and operating system runtime phases: A method, system and article of manufacture to establish a virtual drive accessible to pre-boot and operating system runtime phases. A virtual drive is constructed from a physical storage device of a computer system during a pre-boot phase of the computer system. A virtual drive controller is initialized during the...

20060020780 - System and method for implementing an extensible firmware interface: Disclosed is a system and a method for implementing an extensible firmware interface (EFI). In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to launching an EFI utility during a boot process of a computer system, and building an EFI layer that resides between an operating system of the computer...

20060020781 - Method and apparatus for providing secure virtualization of a trusted platform module: A method and a related apparatus provide a virtual trusted platform module (TPM). In an example embodiment, a virtual TPM service creates a virtual TPM for use in a processing system that contains a physical TPM. The virtual TPM service may store a key for the virtual TPM in the...

20060020782 - Certificate transmission apparatus, communication system, certificate transmission method, and computer-executable program product and computer-readable recording medium thereof: A certificate transmission apparatus includes a receiving part receiving a public key created by a sender device, an examination part examining the sender device of the public key, and a sending part sending a public key certificate including the public key received by the receiving part to the sender device...

20060020783 - Method, system and service for conducting authenticated business transactions: The invention pertains to a method, on-line service, and system, for creating partnerships based on trust relationships over a public network, authenticating trade partners, infrastructure providers, and collaborators to each other, and providing users with an environment suitable for conducting transactions requiring a high level of trust. A service according...

20060020784 - Certificate based authorized domains: The present invention relates to a method, a system and a central device for secure content distribution among devices in a network. The invention is based on the idea that an authorized domain is set up with a central device administering the network. When a device enters the network, the...

20060020785 - Secure distribution of a video card public key: A system and method for secure distribution of a video card public key. The method provides for loading an authentication code module into a processor, authenticating the authentication code module, and executing the authentication code module. Executing the authentication module causes the authentication code module to assert a hardware indicator...

20060020787 - Secure communication methods and systems: Methods and systems for secure communications are provided. Secure end-to-end connections are established as separate multiple secure connections, illustratively between a first system and an intermediate system and between a second system and an intermediate system. The multiple secure connections may be bound, by binding Internet Protocol Security Protocol (IPSec)...

20060020788 - Self-service terminal: A self-service terminal comprising a core unit (10) that includes a processor and one or more peripheral devices (14) operable to communicate with the core (10). Included in each of the core (10) and the peripheral devices (14) are means for encrypting messages (20, 22) using key based encryption, so...

20060020786 - Technique for securely communicating and storing programming material in a trusted domain: A “trusted domain” is established within which content received from a communications network, e.g., a cable TV network, is protected from unauthorized copying thereof, in accordance with the invention. In an illustrative embodiment, the trusted domain includes a device associated with a user which receives content from the cable TV...

20060020790 - Authorization using ciphertext tokens in a content receiver: According to the invention, a method for securing a plaintext object within a content receiver is disclosed. In one step, a secure portion of a secure object and a plaintext remainder of the secure object are received. Which portion of the secure object is the secure portion is determined. The...

20060020789 - Secure infrastructure for path determination system: Aspects of the present invention relate to providing control for a secure infrastructure of a path determination system. In embodiments, methods and systems are provided for controlling objects in a computer-based system. The methods and systems may involve storing an object in the system, the object being related to data...

20060020791 - Entity for use in a generic authentication architecture: An entity uses generic authentication architecture and Liberty architecture. The entity provides both a Liberty enabled proxy function and a network application function....

20060020796 - Human input security codes: The hash extension technique used to generate an ECGA may be used to increase the strength of one-way hash functions and/or decrease the number of bits in any situation where some external requirement limits the number of hash bits, and that limit is below what is (or may be in...

20060020793 - Method and system for authentication in a computer network: Method and system for authentication in a computer network is provided. A first message from a client to a server is transmitted, where the first message includes erroneous user information. In response to the first message, a second message is transmitted from the server to the client, where the second...

20060020794 - System and method for displaying a warning message: A system and method for displaying a warning message are disclosed. The system for displaying the warning message includes a display device for displaying digital image signal, and a host apparatus for providing the digital image signal and determining whether the display device supports a prescribed encryption standard adopted by...

20060020795 - System and method for validating e-mail messages: A system and method authenticates an e-mail message containing a code that may be sent as part of an advertising campaign. The code is a hashed hash result of a combination of the e-mail address to which the message was sent and a pass phrase for the campaign, along with...

20060020792 - Volume mount authentication: There is a variety of media that may be inserted into a reading or writing device, such as CD's, USB drives, floppy disks, memory sticks, and many other devices. Media is inserted into a media reading or writing device that is in communication with a computer or network device. Upon...

20060020797 - Method for verifying a secure association between devices: There is disclosed a method for verifying that a secure association has been formed between a first device and a second device by comparing a secret key of the first device to a secret key of the second device. The method includes transforming the secret key of the first device...

20060020798 - Method of verifying network transactions: The present invention is to provide a method of verifying network transactions, which comprises the steps of issuing a first transaction request from a user end to a verifying server; randomly creating a dynamic password by the verifying server; sending the dynamic password back to the user end; issuing a...

20060020799 - Secure messaging: A messaging method and system sends secure emails (14) by the email originator (10) removing the portion of the email (14) which is confidential (24) from the body of the email (14). The removed portion (24) is sent to a secure storage site (30). The residue (20) of the email...

20060020800 - Mixed enclave operation in a computer network: A method is disclosed for mixed enclave operation of a computer network with users employing a multi-level network security interface and users without any network security interface. Either the network security user selects or the network security interface automatically selects whether communications are permissible with other unsecured users. Where a...

20060020801 - Adaptive management method with workflow control: A self-adaptive resource management method and a corresponding system. An authority publishes multiple rules into a corresponding repository. Each rule defines a desired target configuration for a category of subjects. Some rules are also associated with a corresponding stage in a predefined flow of application of the rules. A supervisor...

20060020804 - Cross-pollination synchronization of data: A technique and mechanism to effect cross-pollination synchronization of PIM (personal information manager) data to multiple sources. Additionally, a novel feature of the subject invention is the ability to effect cross-pollination synchronization with any number of devices and sources in a network. The invention provides for a user to employ...

20060020809 - Data processing apparatus and method, data processing program, and storage medium: The present invention has an object to provide a data processing apparatus which can perform digital watermark embedding/extraction in accordance with manipulation, editing, and compression. To achieve the object, the data processing apparatus for performing compression processing on digital data comprises: a digital watermark extracting device extracting additional information, embedded...

20060020808 - Image forming apparatus and electronizing method for information mentioned in paper: An image forming apparatus configured to generate image data by reading information in a paper, includes a machine signature generation part configured to generate a first electronic signature for the image data by using a secret key peculiar to the image forming apparatus, and an operator signature generation part configured...

20060020805 - Image-forming device, method for controlling image-forming device, terminal, method for controlling terminal, and computer program: An image-forming device comprises an identifier-storage unit for storing an identifier in correlation with one of a plurality of feeding units on which at least one sheet used for image-forming processing is loaded, a specification unit for specifying the feeding unit by using the identifier, and a usability-determination unit for...

20060020806 - Method and apparatus for imprinting id information into a digital content and for reading out the same: After a digital content is loaded into an information terminal such as a PC, ID information unique to a viewer or a user of the PC is imprinted into the content. The ID information is imprinted into a predetermined location of the content or alternatively, it may be imprinted over...

20060020807 - Non-cryptographic addressing: To allow down-level devices to participate in a network controlled by a protocol including CGAS or ECGAs, the CGA or ECGA authentication may be made optional to allow the down-level devices to execute non-CGA or non-ECGA versions of network protocols, while at the same time allowing the use of CGA-...

20060020803 - Systems and methods for authentication of items or documents: Systems and methods for securing documents combine a physical document characteristic with variable information to form an authentication key. The key can be applied to the document along with the variable information. Subsequently, the document can be authenticated by re-reading the characteristic and variable information present on the document, forming...

20060020802 - Tonal compensation for graphic security features: A printed image includes a plurality of sample gray scale regions. A method of determining authenticity of the printed image includes scanning the printed image to produce pixel data that corresponds to the printed image. A gray scale level is detected for each of a plurality of subsets of the...

20060020810 - System and method for software load authentication: A system, method and program product for authenticating a software load to a data processing system that includes a stored basic input/output system (BIOS). The method of the present invention is initiated responsive to initiating an install or load transfer of computer software to or within a data processing system....

20060020811 - System and method for implementing digital signature using one time private keys: The OTPK module 40 is essential to the present embodiment. It may be considered to be a software module implemented on the signing entity 20. The OTPK module 40 may be dynamically downloaded for use or implemented as a pre-installed client plug-in. The OTPK module 40 may perform its role...

20060020812 - System and method of using human friendly representations of mathematical function results and transaction analysis to prevent fraud: A system and method for identity authentication that comprises the use of a one-way mathematical (hash) value for log-in verification, user friendly graphical/audible verification representations of the same, and log/transaction monitoring that acts as a redundant check to avoid the subsequent execution of transactions that may have been fraudulently issued...

20060020818 - Disk control unit: A disk control unit of a storage system stores identifies of initiators that are capable of communications with storage devices and information of the storage devices correlated with the initiators. When an initiator performs a discovery processing, the disk control unit judges based on the information correlated with the initiator...

20060020813 - Dynamic cache lookup based on dynamic data: A system and method for tracking user security credentials in a distributed computing environment. The security credentials of an authenticated user includes not just his unique user identifier, but also a set of security attributes such as the time of authentication, the location where the user is authenticated (i.e., intranet...

20060020814 - End user risk management: A flexible, efficient and easy-to-use computer security management system effectively evaluates and responds to informational risks on a wide variety of computing platforms and in a rapidly changing network environment. An individual computer system dynamically monitors its end user, without regard to network connectivity, in order to calculate a risk...

20060020817 - Interactive security control system with real time activity reports: An interactive system for managing access via a communications network by one or more Device-Users and Database-Users with regard to at least one secured Location and an entry control Device assignable for use in gaining access to the Location by the one or more Device-Users. The system may include a...

20060020816 - Method and system for managing authentication attempts: The present invention provides, in certain embodiments, identification and management of authentication attempts using having a real time communication channel with the end user that is separate from the channel being used for authentication. An example is where Internet users are a) identified by their cell phone numbers and may...

20060020815 - Online data encryption and decryption: Systems and methods for providing encryption and decryption of data transmitted on a computer implemented network, preferably user authentication identifier data, such as a password, at the point of entry into the user's computer. The systems and methods enable an end user to mentally select a marker from one of...

20060020819 - Information processing apparatus and system startup method: When the apparatus power supply is turned on, a CPU executes a password input processing routine in the initialization processing routine of the BIOS, and check, using information on the checking result of the previous password input operation, whether the current password input operation has failed....

20060020820 - System and method for secure document processing: This invention is directed to a system and method for secure document processing. More particularly, this invention is directed to a system and method for secure document processing wherein a user has the ability to confidentially generate or print a document without generating a log entry or other information related...

20060020822 - Device and method for calculating encrypted data from unencrypted data or unencrypted data from encrypted data: In a device for calculating encrypted data from plaintext data or plaintext data from encrypted data, in which a cryptographic algorithm having an initial stage, an intermediate stage or final stage and an intermediate stage upstream of the final stage is implemented, the processor for performing the cryptographic algorithm is...

20060020821 - System and method for data processing system planar authentication: A system and method for providing a system planar specific pre-load authentication that enables a supplier of system hardware and software components to detect assembly of unauthorized systems. The method includes authenticating a data processing system having a hardware inventory device that is uniquely associated with the data processing system....

20060020829 - Copy protection using detailed copy control information: Based on the detailed reproduction control information defining the reproduction control state of data to be transmitted, the CPU 12 of the data transmission apparatus creates a simplified reproduction control information roughly defining the reproduction control state of the data, stores the simplified reproduction control information of the data in...

20060020823 - Data protecting apparatus and data protecting method: After power-on of an MFP, a data protecting apparatus receives an encryption key from a host server via a network I/F, stores the received encryption key in an encryption key storage unit, delivers the encryption key to a decryption key generation unit, and stores a generated decryption key in a...

20060020828 - Data restoring method, information processing apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium recording data restoring program: In a system designed to back up data of an information processing apparatus such as PDA, portable telephone or personal computer and further to restore data of a memory card into an information processing apparatus after authentication based on a UUID, a specified password is used so as to enable...

20060020825 - Optimized secure media playback control: A media player manages and controls rights to playback of media content by the media player, which stores, during a registration process in which the media player need not be connected to an external computing system, information used by the media player to control playback. A minimal amount of the...

20060020827 - Password-protected data writing and reproducing device and method: A data writing and reproducing device using a password when writing and reproducing data is provided. The data writing and reproducing device includes a signal processor to scramble video data using an encryption key, a data writing module to write the video data scrambled by the signal processor to a...

20060020824 - Platform independent zero footprint decompression: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium capable of extracting a payload file or files from a platform-independent, self-extracting, encrypted document. Embodiments include the creation of platform-independent, self-extracting archives that may be encrypted or unencrypted, execution of a platform-independent self-extracting archive....

20060020826 - Secure operation indicator: A data processing apparatus and a method of indicating operation of a data processor within a secure domain. The apparatus comprising a display for displaying data; a processor operable in a secure domain, said processor when operating in said secure domain having access to a user specific image; wherein said...

20060020830 - Localisation of image tampering: A method and device (8) for verifying the authenticity of media content is provided. According to an embodiment accurate tampering location for digital image authentication is provided. Typically, a suspect image is divided into blocks. For each block, an authentication bit is generated by computing a property of the image...

20060020834 - Accessing information associated with an advanced configuration and power interface environment: A computer system includes an operating system. An advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) system is in communication with the operating system and receives an ACPI request from the operating system. A cache is in communication with the ACPI system and receives the ACPI request from the ACPI system and...

20060020832 - Circuit capable of updating power supply specification of microprocessor and method thereof: A circuit capable of updating the power supply specification of microprocessor and a method thereof are proposed. The circuit is disposed on a computer motherboard, and makes use of downloaded program data of the power supply specification of a new microprocessor a microprocessor is updated. The circuit uses a programmable...

20060020833 - Information handling system with power fault protection circuit: An information handling system (IHS) employs a power fault protection circuit to protect the IHS from overvoltages which may occur on an information line from a power adapter to the IHS. The system includes a processor coupled to the protection circuit. The circuit is operative in a first mode to...

20060020835 - Method and apparatus for dynamic dll powerdown and memory self-refresh: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for conserving power in an electronic device. In particular, embodiments of the present invention dynamically place the memory in self-refresh and chipset clock circuits in power down mode while keeping the isochronous streams (such as display) updated and servicing bus...

20060020831 - Method and appratus for power throttling in a multi-thread processor: A method and apparatus for controlling power consumption in a processor. In one embodiment, a processor includes a pipeline. The pipeline includes logic for fetching instructions, issuing instructions, and executing instructions. The processor also includes a power management unit. The power management unit is configured to input M stalls into...

20060020836 - Semiconductor integrated circuit: A circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first power supply region supplied with a first power supply voltage, and having a first clock distribution network, a second power supply region supplied with a second power supply voltage, and having a second clock distribution network, a...

20060020837 - Booting from a remote bios image: A method, system and article of manufacture to boot a computer system from a remote Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) image. A request for a local Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) image of a computer system is intercepted by a controller of the computer system. A remote BIOS image for the computer...

20060020838 - Method, apparatus and system of adjusting one or more performance-related parameters of a processor: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system for dynamically adjusting one or more performance-related parameters of a processor core based on at least one operation parameter related to an operating condition of the processor core....

20060020841 - Alternate multi-threaded pipeline: An alternate multi-thread pipeline structure and method are provided. A deep pipeline is provided in which two threads of two separate pipeline stages are alternatively presented to the various logic and latch circuits for execution. The execution and latching of the threads alternates from one thread to the other within...

20060020839 - Drift-tolerant sync pulse circuit in a sync pulse generator: A drift-tolerant sync generation circuit and sync generation method for a sync pulse generator operable in a clock synchronizer that effectuates data transfer between first circuitry disposed in a first clock domain and second circuitry disposed in a second clock domain. The first clock domain is operable with a first...

20060020840 - Timing vector program mechanism: Timing vectors are used to pass execution of time-dependent operations from firmware/software to a hardware component (e.g., a state machine). These vectors may be stored as a vector table in a data memory that is accessible by both the firmware/software and the hardware component. Based on the processing being performed...

20060020842 - Timer management for reducing power consumption and workload in computers: A method, information processing system and computer readable medium for pooling software timers. The method includes storing information associated with at least one software timer, wherein the information includes at least one of phase adjustment data and a timeout value for the at least one software timer and reading the...

20060020843 - Technique to create link determinism: A technique for promoting determinism among bus agents within a point-to-point (PtP) network. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to techniques to compensate for link latency, data skew, and clock shift within a PtP network of common system interface (CSI) bus agents....

20060015710 - Method for sharing host processor for non-operating system uses: A method for using an operating system device for non-operating system uses. A false event signal is generated to indicate that a device should be shut down. After this is accomplished, the device is used for a different purpose while the operating system thinks it is inoperative. Once the other...

20060015711 - Apparatus and method for crisis recovery: Embodiments of an apparatus and method for recovering a system from system crisis can start a crisis recovering routine by pressing a prescribed button (e.g., existing power button) for a predetermined time when the system is not started or abnormally operated. Embodiments can recover a ROM BIOS by reading information...

20060015712 - Configuring a physical platform in a reconfigurable data center: A description of components in a reconfigurable data center is received. A set of components from the description is selected for a physical platform based on a logical platform specification....

20060015713 - Economically secure digital mass media systems: Content is encoded with a watermark that associates it with a particular consumer. When presented for playback, the rendering equipment examines the watermark to confirm that the consumer with whom the content is associated, is also the consumer with whom the equipment is associated. If there is no watermark—or if...

20060015714 - Authentication system, network line concentrator, authentication method and authentication program: A DHCP server 8 dispenses an IP address in response to a request from a terminal equipment 1. An authentication server 3 receives an authentication frame transmitted from the terminal equipment 1 using the dispensed IP address as a sender address and authenticates the terminal equipment 1. Upon completion of...

20060015715 - Automatically protecting network service from network attack: A system for detecting and responding to an attack comprises a filter module, a node, a management module, and a test node. The filter module allows questionable messages to proceed. The node receives the questionable messages and maintains logical operations associated with the questionable messages within a restricted region. The...

20060015716 - Program product for maintaining certificate on client network devices1: Disclosed herein are several digital certificate discovery and management systems. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims....

20060015717 - Establishing a trusted platform in a digital processing system: A trusted platform in a digital processing system is maintained even when modules, or other processes or data, are loaded after a boot sequence. A configuration file is used to include measurements (e.g., hash values, signatures, etc.) of modules to be loaded. After secure boot-up the operating system kernel uses...

20060015719 - Platform and method for remote attestation of a platform: In one embodiment, a method of remote attestation for a special mode of operation. The method comprises storing an audit log within protected memory of a platform. The audit log is a listing of data representing each of a plurality of IsoX software modules loaded into the platform. The audit...

20060015718 - Use of kernel authorization data to maintain security in a digital processing system: A system to manage and control usage rights for cryptographic keys. A kernel process is provided with secure and exclusive authorization to access certain keys in a key hierarchy. Special authorization is required for other processes or users to access keys used by the kernel. A persistent storage area is...

20060015721 - Apparatus and method for moving contents having a restricted number of copies between storage media: An apparatus for moving contents includes an input unit for inputting the contents and a control unit for controlling the movement of the contents between storage media by analyzing a copy control code of the contents. The method for moving contents includes the steps of analyzing a copy control code...

20060015720 - Information providing apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium: The present invention is intended to quickly download contents while preventing unauthorized contents usage. PD authentication program authenticates telephone-integrated terminal device. Server authentication program authenticate key server. Server LCM controls the reception of a request for data for identifying key server and a key from telephone-integrated terminal device. On the...

20060015722 - Security systems and services to provide identity and uniform resource identifier verification: A service is provided to allow a user, such as an API or web service, Internet input, or software or hardware client to perform a search on any one or multiple Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and/or other protocol addresses accessible via a public or private network to establish a report...

20060015723 - System and method for authorizing the use of stored information in an operating system: A method and apparatus for authorizing a file to use stored information for executing a process in a Linux operating system. The file includes an executable linking format, an application authorization data, and other attributes for the application....

20060015724 - Host credentials authorization protocol: A protocol, method, apparatus and computer program product for providing and utilizing a host credential authorization protocol (HCAP) is presented. The protocol is utilized by an AAA server and a posture validation server. The AAA server and the posture validation server are utilized to determine whether a host is allowed...

20060015725 - Offline methods for authentication in a client/server authentication system: A method for providing authentication of a user of a recipient unit when the recipient unit is off-line includes storing one or a plurality of challenge-reply sets associated with an article based on an on-line communication with a sender unit. Each of the challenge-reply sets includes at least a challenge-reply...

20060015726 - Apparatus for partial authentication of messages: A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to insert partial authentication content into a message. The modified message is then delivered through an electronic network to a recipient. Upon receipt, the partial authentication content is processed without processing the entire message. This results in an authentication response indicative of the...

20060015727 - Method and apparatus for identifying purpose and behavior of run time security objects using an extensible token framework: An extensible token framework is provided for identifying purpose and behavior of run time security objects. The framework includes a set of marker token interfaces, which extends from a default token interface. A service provider may implement one or more marker token interfaces for a Subject or a thread of...

20060015728 - Establishment of security context: The present invention provides for maintaining security context during a communication session between applications, without having to have executable code in either application for obtaining or generating a security context token (SCT) used to secure the communication. On a service side, a configuration file is provided that can be configured...

20060015729 - Automatic digital certificate discovery and management: A scanner discovers digital certificates by scanning an address range. The scanner scans the address range to determine whether a digital certificate has been installed for each address in the address range. The scanner receives digital certificate information when the digital certificate has been installed for an address. The address...

20060015730 - Authentication system: Herein disclosed is a certification system including a plurality of storage devices each storing therein identification information and a certification apparatus including certification unit for certifying whether or not each of the storage devices is an authorized device authorized to use components mounted on a vehicle. The storage devices include...

20060015736 - Apparatus for partial authentication of messages: A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to insert partial authentication content into a message. The modified message is then delivered through an electronic network to a recipient. Upon receipt, the partial authentication content is processed without processing the entire message. This results in an authentication response indicative of the...

20060015734 - Communication system, image processing apparatus, image processing method, authentication server, image managing method, image managing program, and image processing system: A communication system which is capable of improving the security of a protected image. The protected image on which a predetermined protection process has been carried out and authentication information are transmitted from an information processing apparatus to an image processing apparatus and an authentication server, respectively. Permission information for...

20060015735 - Electronic watermarking method and storage medium for storing electronic watermarking program: In embedding an electronic watermark in a plurality of frames making up video data, the filtering processing is executed by omitting a portion of the frames in terms of time or space. By using a result of the filtering processing, the electronic watermarking processing is executed on a portion that...

20060015731 - Method and apparatus to provide secure mobile file system: In an exemplary embodiment of this invention there is disclosed a mobile wireless terminal (50) that includes a transceiver (52) for coupling the mobile wireless terminal to a wireless network operator (60), a controller (54) and a memory (56). The memory may be assumed to store a file system program...

20060015733 - Process and system for the material reduction of counterfeit and identity-maker fraud: A method, system and product for the material reduction of counterfeit and identity/maker fraud as it relates to payment vehicles and other authentication-requiring documents. The authentication system allows an institution to apply a code comprising relevant elements of an end-user to an authentication-requiring document. The authentication system allows institutions to...

20060015732 - Processing system using internal digital signatures: A preferred embodiment of the invention uses local or internal public and private keys for signatures. The keys are obtained and managed internally by a kernel process having access to a secure key storage area. The kernel process is booted within a trusted platform and is the only process that...

20060015737 - List signature method and application to electronic voting: The invention concerns a list signature method comprising: an organization phase whereby reliable authority defines parameters for implementing an anonymous electronic signature; a phase which consists in registering persons on a list of authorized members to generate a list signature, during which each person calculates a private key, and the...

20060015740 - A system and method for executing interactive applications with minimal privileges: A mechanism for running interactive applications with a minimal set of privileges is disclosed. The privileges form a subset of the privileges afforded to the user requesting the application and are allocated consistent with the principle of least privilege. The application runs with the minimal amount of permissions necessary to...

20060015739 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method: An information processing apparatus having a security server and a reader/writer includes a demodulator of the reader/writer for reading information from an RFID tag, a modulator of the reader/writer for writing information into the RFID tag and also writing area information indicating whether the RFID tag exists in a secret...

20060015745 - Information processing system, information processing device, and program: In an authentication section 22 of a license server 4, a user using a user terminal 1 is authenticated by using a user ID and a password provided by a user terminal 11 for the purpose of user identification. Then, the user terminal 1 is to be authenticated by using...

20060015744 - Method for ensuring security, data storage apparatus, security ensuring server, and storage medium storing program for the same: A method for ensuring security and a data storage apparatus that enable an efficient security check on a notebook PC or like that are taken outside are provided. By executing a program that is read from the data storage apparatus, the processing for determining whether or not a piece of...

20060015738 - Method for requesting user access to an application: The invention relates to a method for requesting users access to an application by a network. The application is provided by an entity that is not part of the network. The invention allows a unified access to the application independent from the network used to access it. Therefore a network...

20060015742 - System and method for blocking unauthorized network log in using stolen password: To limit access to thieves of passwords, at initial registration with a Web server, a user is given a password and user name, and a cookie including a login key and machine ID is downloaded to the user. For subsequent log ins, the user inputs the user name and password...

20060015743 - System and method for blocking unauthorized network log in using stolen password: When a user successfully logs in to an information server such as an online banking server, an e-commerce server, or a VPN server, for greater security communication is transferred transparently to the user to an authentication server for additional authentication. The additional authentication can include comparing elements of a previously...

20060015741 - System for protecting domain system configurations from users with local privilege rights: A group change lockout system for protecting the configuration of a securable object in an operating system from members of a locally privileged group, such as the local administrators group, when a security descriptor exists for the securable object that includes a discretionary access control list (DACL). A copy of...

20060015746 - Method for authenticating and executing a program: Unlike the technology for a program downloaded through conventional broadcast waves, in the case of downloading a program via a network, there is a possibility that such program will be activated without noticing that the program is tampered with. For this reason, when a program is downloaded via a network,...

20060015747 - System and method for detecting computer virus: A method is disclosed for detecting computer viruses. The method allows receipt of an electronic mail message that includes at least one encrypted attachment. The electronic mail message is examined in order to identify potential encryption codes. The encryption codes are used in order to attempt and decrypt the attachments....

20060015749 - Method and apparatus for secure execution using a secure memory partition: A processor capable of secure execution. The processor contains an execution unit and secure partition logic that secures a partition in memory. The processor also contains cryptographic logic coupled to the execution unit that encrypts and decrypts secure data and code....

20060015748 - Secure processor and a program for a secure processor: The instruction code including an instruction code stored in the area where the encrypted instruction code is stored in a non-rewritable format is authenticated using a specific key which is specific to the core where the instruction code is executed or an authenticated key by a specific key to perform...

20060015755 - Data collector systems and methods: Systems, methods, and machine-readable mediums are provided for collecting data. In one embodiment, a data collector system comprises a data requester interface to receive an information request from a data requester, the information request including a recipient and information collector parameters; an information request creator, communicatively coupled with the data...

20060015754 - E-fuses for storing security version data: Methods and devices that may be utilized in systems to dynamically update a security version parameter used to encrypt secure data are provided. The version may be maintained in persistent storage located on a device implementing the encryption, such as a system on a chip (SOC). The persistent storage does...

20060015753 - Internal ram for integrity check values: Methods and apparatus that may be utilized to reduce the amount of data related to encryption (hereinafter security metadata) that is accessible external to a device implementing the encryption, such as a system on a chip (SOC), are provided. The security metadata may be stored internal, for example in a...

20060015752 - Memory having rfid tag, decryption technique for use with the memory, and memory reader or writer for use with the memory: A system comprising a memory, an RFID tag, a memory reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by the memory, an RFID reading unit that is configured to read information that is stored by the RFID tag, and a decryption unit that is configured to decrypt...

20060015751 - Method of storing unique constant values: Secure storage and retrieval of a unique value associated with a device to/from a memory of a processing system. In at least one embodiment, the device needs to be able to access the unique value across processing system resets, and the device does not have sufficient non-volatile storage to store...

20060015756 - Random bit mask generation for obscuring data on nonvolatile memory device: A method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized access to information temporarily stored in memory, such as a hard disk drive, associated with a digital document processor, such as a digital copier, printer, or facsimile machine. This invention includes storing information to memory, conducting an operation on the information, and automatically...

20060015750 - Storage of encrypted digital signals: Digital video signals are encrypted by a broadcaster based on a key stream and transmitted to a receiver. At the receiver, the signals are decrypted using the broadcaster's keys and processed in unencrypted form to improve recording and/or playback operation. The processed signals are then re-encrypted using the broadcaster's keys,...

20060015759 - Computer peripheral device, its control method, image pickup device, storage medium, computer system, and computer: A peripheral device which is connected with a host computer is prevented from unexpectedly coming to be in a disconnection state due to control of the host computer. Further, even when the peripheral device such as an electronic camera can not enough receive power necessary for the device itself from...

20060015758 - Method and apparatus for managing power of portable computer system: Provided is a method and apparatus for managing the power of a portable computer system, in which a convenient user interface is provided. The method includes calculating a range of a desired time-of-use based on power consumption of the portable computer system and a remaining battery capacity at a minimum...

20060015757 - Method and system for discovering a power source on a peripheral bus: Improved techniques to recognize a power source on a peripheral bus and/or determine power available from the power source via the peripheral bus are disclosed. Typically, the peripheral bus is supported by a cable connected between a host device and an electronic device. In this case, the host device is...

20060015760 - Semiconductor device for supplying power supply voltage to semiconductor device: A semiconductor device that includes a first power supply terminal supplied with a first power supply voltage, a second power supply terminal supplied with a second power supply voltage, and a third power supply terminal supplied with a third power supply voltage. The semiconductor device also includes a first terminal...

20060015761 - Dynamic lane, voltage and frequency adjustment for serial interconnect: A method is described which comprises propagating electronic signals within circuitry comprising a transmitter to select a number of the transmitter's lanes, set a speed for each of the lanes, and set at least a driver supply voltage for each of the lanes. The number and speed determine the transmitter's...

20060015762 - Switching power supply system for automatically regulating circuit operating power and method thereof: The invention describes a switching power supply system for automatically regulating circuit operating power and the method thereof. The switching power supply system has a sensing and monitoring unit connected to the computer system for detecting the operating status of the computer system and outputting a detection value, a setting...

20060010312 - Information processing method, program for realizing the method, and recording medium: There is provided an information processing method characterized in that, in accordance with an instruction from a host CPU 411, either CPU 103 or 104 loads a common code and an instruction code defined to be executed by itself from an external memory 110 into an internal memory 101, the...

20060010313 - Methods and devices for dram initialization: A device for DRAM initialization of a computer system. A detection circuit detects memory condition and outputs a fast initialization signal. A buffer stores initialization parameters of the memory. A memory controller sets the initialization parameters according to memory information, and reads the memory condition to initialize the memory when...

20060010314 - Methods and systems for running multiple operating systems in a single mobile device: Methods and systems for running multiple operating systems in a single embedded or mobile device (include PDA, cellular phone and other devices) are disclosed. The invention allows a mobile device that normally can only run a single operating system to run another operating system while preserving the state and data...

20060010317 - Pre-boot authentication system: The invention provides a method for providing enhancements to a BIOS system without using replacement hardware in a microprocessor-based device. The microprocessor-based device boots from a BIOS procedure and interrupts the BIOS procedure to read information from an information module inserted to a information module reader connected to the microprocessor-based...

20060010315 - System and method for re-imaging computers: According to an embodiment, a system comprises a client, a BIOS on the client, and an image support application in the BIOS operable to re-image the client....

20060010316 - System for and method of network booting of an operating system to a client computer using hibernation: A system for and method of network booting of an operating system (O/S) on one or more client devices, such as personal computers (PC's), employing a hibernation image. Remote booting of sets of client devices is facilitated by employing virtual disk emulation and, in certain preferred embodiments, broadcasting or multicasting...

20060010318 - Secure manufacturing devices in a switched ethernet network: A method and apparatus for providing security to factory automation devices in a switched Ethernet network. Traffic between factory automation devices and an Ethernet switch is limited to packets including approved TCP/UDP port numbers and to selected data rates....

20060010319 - Method of communicating between applications which is intended to secure access to application data: A procedure for communication between at least two applications A and B in an operating system intended to prevent application A from accessing information content of an application window B, including creating at least one variable by application B; receiving a request from application A by application B; verifying a...

20060010320 - Method of secure data exchange: A method of secure data exchange is applied to a system that includes a server and at least a client. After starting to first connect to the server, the client sends a reset message to the server using an initial key. Once receiving the message, the server verifies the received...

20060010321 - Network system, data transmission device, session monitor system and packet monitor transmission device: In a network system for communication between a first terminal with an encrypting function and a second terminal without the encrypting function, a control data transmission device includes a receiving unit receiving control data sent from the first terminal to the second terminal, a data processing unit for extracting cipher...

20060010322 - Record management of secured email: Email can be securely stored using a secure record management system. An encrypted email is received at the secure record management system. The received email is a duplicated copy of a transmitted email and is decryptable by the secure record management system. The received email is processed and providing to...

20060010323 - Method for a repository to provide access to a document, and a repository arranged in accordance with the same method: A method is provided by which private data are stored in a repository so that the information is inaccessible even to the owner of the repository. The repository facilitates providing access to the information to arbitrary users. The data are protected by being stored in encrypted form, the encryption taking...

20060010324 - Secure messaging system with derived keys: Secure messages may be sent between senders and recipients using symmetric message keys. The symmetric message keys may be derived from a master key using a key generator at an organization. A gateway may encrypt outgoing message using the derived keys. Senders in the organization can send messages to recipients...

20060010325 - Security system for computer transactions: A Security system for computer transactions incorporates a USB Security Key, a remote terminal and a secure access appliance to provide Security for a central computer. The USB Security Key is coded with a personal digital certificate and is required to be inserted into the remote terminal, along with the...

20060010326 - Method for extending the crtm in a trusted platform: A method, system and computer program product for enhancing the functionality of the existing core root of trust measurement (CRTM). The CRTM is extended to allow platform manufacturer controlled and certified code to be incorporated into the function of the CRTM, wherein the manufacturer may define the policy for accepting...

20060010327 - Apparatus and method for performing md5 digesting: An arrangement is provided for performing MD5 digesting. The arrangement includes apparatuses and methods that pipeline the MD5 digesting process to produce a 128 bit digest for an input message of any arbitrary length....

20060010328 - Semiconductor integrated circuit and information processing apparatus: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an encryption unit for generating encrypted data by encrypting data to be stored in an external memory disposed outside the semiconductor integrated circuit, a write unit for writing the encrypted data into the external memory, a reading unit for reading out the encrypted data from...

20060010329 - Methods, systems and computer program products for detecting tampering of electronic equipment based on constrained time to obtain computational result: Tampering of electronic equipment may be detected by instructing the electronic equipment to perform at least one computational operation at the electronic equipment, such as hashing of at least some of the memory of the electronic equipment, to produce a result. The result is received from the electronic equipment. Tampering...

20060010330 - Power monitoring circuit having automatic feedback and overload protection: A power monitoring circuit having an automatic feedback function and an overload protection function is described. The power monitoring circuit has a current detection module, a voltage detection module, a multiplication module, and an overload protection module. The current detection module is used to obtain the current value of a...

20060010331 - Data processing device and power saving control method: A data processing device which can communicate with a computer terminal, comprises: a receiver to receive data transmitted from the computer terminal; a shifter to shift a state of the data processing device to a power saving state, after elapse of a predetermined time; and a releaser to release the...

20060010332 - Information processing apparatus, power mode management method, power mode management program and computer readable information recording medium: An information processing apparatus having a plurality of power modes having different power consumptions, includes: a storing part storing therein predetermined information; and a control part using the predetermined information from another server apparatus in which the predetermined information has been copied and stored, upon receiving a request for the...

20060010333 - Multi-output power supply device for power sequencing: A packaged power supply device (10) is configured to output multiple supply voltages, which are converted from a single input voltage (VIN). The packaged power supply device may can be configured as a DC/DC converter, which is operable to output each of the output supply voltages in a sequential manner,...

20060010334 - Information processing device, method, and program: This invention relates to an information processing apparatus as well as to an information processing method and a program for use therewith, the apparatus being arranged to prevent a drop in its processing performance while minimizing power dissipation when a frequency-variable synchronizing clock signal CLK of the apparatus is lowered...

20060005002 - Common platform pre-boot and run-time firmware services: Common operations that are to be performed by various environment-specific entities are identified. The environments may include pre-boot environment and run-time environment. A common entity is established to include the common operations. The common entity may be stored in memory associated with system management mode (SMM). A system management interrupt...

20060005000 - Enhancing trusted platform module performance: A computer system comprises a system trust module for taking measurements for platform specific firmware during a system boot and a trust subsystem comprising a subsystem trust module for taking measurements for software provisioned on the computer system. The subsystem trust module is in communication with the system trust module....

20060005001 - Using hierarchical ini files to represent complex user settings in a multi user environment: A method is disclosed comprising initializing and/or modifying a first set of computer configuration data for a first user based on the first user's membership in a first group, initializing and/or modifying a second set of computer configuration data for the first user without regard to the first user's membership...

20060005004 - Bios-level incident response system and method: An apparatus and method for BIOS level depiction and response of incident relevant messages are described herein....

20060005005 - Method and apparatus for executing the boot code of embedded systems: A memory system and corresponding method for executing boot code stored therein are provided, the memory system including a mode decoder, a first memory in signal communication with the mode decoder, a second memory in signal communication with the mode decoder, and a mode generator in signal communication with the...

20060005006 - Method and device for playing compressed multimedia files in semi-power on state of a computer: A method and device for playing compressed multimedia files in a semi-power on state of a computer is provided. A program is provided in the BIOS so that POST (Power On Self Test) is not performed after the power is turned on. The program directly initializes multimedia chips or chipsets....

20060005003 - Method for guest operating system integrity validation: A method includes performing a file system integrity validation on a host machine having a hypervisor architecture when a file system of a second process is mounted on a file system of a first process. The file system integrity validation occurs independently of booting the host machine....

20060005008 - Security gateway utilizing ssl protocol protection and related method: A security gateway, for use in a network system for linking at least a client end and a server end, includes a user interface, a SSL VPN driver, a connection interface and an IPSEC VPN driver. The security gateway supports IPSEC and SSL protocols. Before establishing an IPSEC VPN between...

20060005007 - System, method and computer program product for authenticating a data source in multicast communications: A system is provided for multicasting a data packet in a multicast group. The system includes a source member and a plurality of destination members. The source member is capable of generating a code for the data packet using a symmetric key associated with the source member, and thereafter multicasting...

20060005009 - Method, system and program product for verifying an attribute of a computing device: A solution for verifying an attribute of a computing device. In particular, a computing device can obtain an attribute from another computing device. The attribute can be measure by, for example, a Trusted Platform Module integrated on the other computing device. The computing device can then use an attestation server...

20060005010 - Identification and authentication system and method for a secure data exchange: An identification and authentication system for secure data exchange over a communications network with a controlled name space, the system having a digital credential generation authority, a credential revocation service, multiple computers, each having: an engine for communicating over the communications network; and at least one application communicating with the...

20060005011 - System and method for authentication of a hardware token: Authentication of a hardware token connected to a computer includes storing, in the hardware token, a computer public key Ck generated in the computer; reading out, from the hardware token to the computer, a user public key Uk, registering the user public key Uk from the computer with a certificate...

20060005012 - Efficient security parameter index selection in virtual private networks: A solution is provided for manual configuration of SPIs without requiring time-consuming checks for overlapping allocations between multiple customers by utilizing a unique decryption process. In this process, the data available in the incoming encrypted packets is considered to uniquely identify the different traffic streams even with overlapping SPIs. The...

20060005013 - Call signs: A method of generating a call sign. A method of generating a call sign comprising determining a distinguished qualifier, finding a distinguished salt, and hashing the distinguished salt with the distinguished qualifier....

20060005014 - Using time to determine a hash extension: An extensible cryptographically generated network address may be generated by forming at least a portion of the network address as a portion of a first hash value. The first hash value may be formed by generating a plurality of hash values by hashing a concatenation of a public key and...

20060005016 - Operating system installation: A programmable electronic device automatically identifies at least a portion of a system configuration for the programmable electronic device and automatically generates an image request based at least in part on the identified system configuration. The programmable electronic device transmits the image request over one or more networks to a...

20060005015 - System and method for secure inter-platform and intra-platform communications: A system and method are provided to preserve the confidentiality and/or integrity of a sensitive communication from its source to its destination whether locally on the platform, between platforms, or even the same program over time....

20060005017 - Method and apparatus for recognition and real time encryption of sensitive terms in documents: A process for automatically selecting sensitive information in documents being displayed and/or generated on a computer to select sensitive information for encryption using pattern recognition rules, dictionaries of sensitive terms and/or manual selection of text. The sensitive text is automatically encrypted on the fly in the same manner as a...

20060005018 - Method of encrypting and transferring data between a sender and a receiver using a network: The present invention relates to a method of encrypting and transferring data between a sender and a receiver using a network thereby transferring data in a secure manner. The method comprises the steps of a server receiving from the sender an identifier of the receiver (S4A, S4B); establishing a transfer...

20060005020 - Graduated authentication in an identity management system: A method and system for graduated security in an identity management system utilize differing levels of time sensitivity, channel security and authentication security to provide a multi-dimensional approach to providing the right fit for differing identity requests. The differing levels of security can be selected by user preference, membersite request...

20060005019 - System and method for using security levels to improve permission checking performance and manageability: A system and method is provided for reducing the complexity and improving the performance of enforcing security restrictions on the execution of program code in a runtime environment. In a preferred embodiment, units of executable code, such as methods or functions, are classified by “security level.” Code units belonging to...

20060005021 - Methods and apparatus for secure distribution of software: Software is securely distributed with limited usage rights. The software may be an executable program and/or one or more data files such as image or multimedia data files. The software includes an access control object which prevents at least some usage of the software without use of a first access...

20060005022 - Authentication system: The authentication system is hard against fraudulent acts even if the authenticator or the system of retail store is forged, resulting in the system with a high security. The system includes: an authenticator having an authentication processor to authenticate whether the user is registered previously, and a data output part...

20060005024 - Dual-path pre-approval authentication method: An authentication method for use between a first party and a second party for performing a transaction, includes establishing a second communication path and sending by the first party of an approval code via the second communication path receiving by the second party of the approval code; establishing a first...

20060005023 - Input device feature: An input device includes a security feature to transmit information to a corresponding system....

20060005025 - System, apparatus, program, and method for authentication: According to an aspect of the invention, a management of each authentication subprocess assures the each authentication subprocess, and assurance contents can be verified by verification side, so that trustworthiness of the whole authentication process can be improved. An authentication system includes authentication entity devices which separately execute authentication subprocesses...

20060005026 - Method and apparatus for secure communication reusing session key between client and server: A method and apparatus for secure communication between a client and a server are provided. In the method, in order to enable communication between the client and the server, a session key is managed according to session identification information corresponding to the session key, and if there is a valid...

20060005027 - Method and system for verifying authenticity of an object: A method for verifying authenticity of an object that has a unique identification number includes the steps of: generating a varying secret key, a first authentication code based on the varying secret key, and a second authentication code based on the unique identification number of the object and the varying...

20060005028 - Methods and device for digitally signing data: Methods and device for digitally signing documents by using a portable device that encodes a signature string to sound. The acoustic signature string may be transmitted and then decoded back into digital data. The signature string may be further processed to verify the signature of the document and to produce...

20060005029 - Pre-processed information embedding system: Methods are provided for embedding auxiliary information in a host content signal which reduce the memory, bandwidth and computational complexity of the embedding and transmission systems. In one embodiment, a first reduced-scale signal is produced which corresponds to the host content embedded with a first logical value and producing a...

20060005030 - System and method for managing copyright information of electronic content: The present invention improves the way information related to copyright of electronic content, such as virtual documents and corresponding formatted print pages is received, managed, and distributed. A database is preferably provided that stores information regarding electronic content, such as virtual documents, formatted print pages, and related copyright information. Preferably,...

20060005031 - Methods and systems for utilizing a single cryptographic integrity check to generate multiple cryptographic integrity check values for components of transcodable content: A method for utilizing a single cryptographic integrity check to generate multiple cryptographic integrity check values for components of transcodable content is disclosed. In one embodiment, a single cryptographic integrity check for content is initiated, where the content includes a plurality of components. It should be appreciated that when the...

20060005036 - Enterprise security management system using hierarchical organization and multiple ownership structure: A hierarchical security model for networked computer users is described. Files and resources are controlled or created by users within the network. Each user within the network has an account that is managed by a network administrator. The account specifies the user identifier and password. Users are grouped into organizations...

20060005038 - Image forming apparatus, controlling method for image forming apparatus, control program for image forming apparatus and storage medium storing program therein: An image forming apparatus communicated across a network to a server for effecting personal authentication, including: a personal authentication data inputting device for inputting personal authentication data; a personal authentication data transmitting device for transmitting to the server the personal authentication data inputted by the authentication data inputting device; an...

20060005035 - Keystroke input device for use with an rfid tag and user verification system: A keystroke input device (10) for use with an RFID tag and user verification system connects to a keyboard (12) and to a host computer (14). The device (10) includes an antenna (22) for receiving an identification signal from the RF identification tag worn by a user, wherein the device...

20060005032 - Method and system for enabling trust-based authorization over a network: Method and devices are directed to managing access to a resource over a network. Upon receiving a request for access to the resource over the network, a resource controller determines a parameter associated with the request based on a query of the user and a scan of a client device...

20060005037 - Non-algorithmic vectored steganography: According to the invention, a system for verifying a steganogram is disclosed. Included in the system are a first system, a second system, a steganogram, and a steganogram preparer. The first system is coupled to an access device by way of a public network. The second system coupled to the...

20060005034 - System and method for protected operating system boot using state validation: A mechanism for protected operating system boot that prevents rogue components from being loaded with the operating system, and thus prevents divulgence of the system key under inappropriate circumstances. After a portion of the machine startup procedure has occurred, the operating system loader is run, the loader is validated, and...

20060005033 - System and method for secure communications between at least one user device and a network entity: A system and method are provided for secure encryption via use of at least two different communication channels, such as the internet and a Short Message Service (SMS) channel, to transmit an authentication request and/or encryption information between at least one user device that is associated with a common user...

20060005039 - Authentication control system and method thereof: A system and method thereof for authentication control are provided. A display device displays a password input screen. The password input screen comprises multiple display characters being displayed at a coordinate location individually. A storage device stores at least one password configuration record individually comprising a detection character and coordinate...

20060005040 - Methods and systems for generating encryption keys using random bit generators: A security key, such as an encryption key, is generated so as to make it more difficult for eavesdroppers to identify the key. Specifically, a cryptographically secure random number generator generates a random bit sequence that is included in a seed. This random seed is provided along with a negotiated...

20060005042 - Data security system: A data security system comprises a host processor, and a plurality of remote computers. Each remote computer provides biometric authentication of a user prior to responding to the user request for data access. The remote computers are handheld when in operational mode. A sensor in the handheld computer captures a...

20060005041 - System for identifying a person: The invention relates to a system for identifying a person, comprising means for detecting a distribution of pressures, exerted by at least one foot (20) of the person on a surface, means for storing data of a number of persons, the data comprising a detected pressure distribution pattern (A,B,C) and...

20060005043 - Method of scanning computer virus within internet packet: Disclosed is a method of scanning computer virus within internet packets, where a TSR anti-virus program that is stay-resident in the internet equipment at user's site, which anti-virus program is capable of scanning the packets sent from and received by the internet equipment at user's site; the packet is transmitted...

20060005044 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium: There is provided an information processing apparatus which can communicate data between an external apparatus, including a setting unit for setting up condition of encryption communication in a case of communicating with the external apparatus, in accordance with designation from a user, and a selecting unit for selecting one of...

20060005045 - Control system for security apparatus and control method using same: A security apparatus and method automatically set and cancel a crime-prevention monitoring mode, while preventing unauthorized control. The security apparatus includes a portable terminal, carried by a person allowed to enter and exit a predetermined area, for transmitting address data identifying the person, an address data memory 34 for registering...

20060005046 - Secure firmware update procedure for programmable security devices: A method of updating firmware in a programmable device comprises: downloading encrypted updated firmware to a programmable device, using a combination of previously installed firmware code and auxiliary data to produce a key, and using the key to decrypt the updated firmware....

20060005047 - Memory encryption architecture: A system architecture is disclosed that can support fast random access to encrypted memory....

20060005048 - Method and apparatus for encrypted remote copy for secure data backup and restoration: Data at a primary storage system is encrypted and remote copied to a secondary storage system. A Remote Copy Configuration Information (RCCI) is created that identifies the encryption mechanism, keys, data source volume, and target volume for the remote copy. The RCCI is backed up on a trusted computer system....

20060005049 - Method and system for securing data utilizing redundant secure key storage: A system and method which protects a data processing system against encryption key errors by providing redundant encryption keys stored in different locations, and providing the software with the ability to select an alternate redundant key if there is any possibility that the encryption key being used may be corrupted....

20060005050 - Tamper-free and forgery-proof passport and methods for providing same: A smart passport comprising a smart inlay that includes a core substrate operative to store and exchange information contactlessly with an external reader, at least one physical security component coupled to the core substrate and operative to render the smart inlay and thereby the passport tamper-proof, and a logical security...

20060005053 - Cache and tag power-down function during low-power data retention standby mode technique for cached integrated circuit memory devices: A cache and tag power-down function during low-power data retention standby mode technique for cached integrated circuit memory devices, in particular cached dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and cached static random access memory (SRAM), wherein the data in the cache is written back from cache to the main memory arrays...

20060005054 - Micro controller unit (mcu) with rtc: A microcontroller unit (MCU) is disclosed with a stand-alone Real Time Clock (RTC). The MCU includes a processing circuit for receiving digital information and processing said received digital information. A primary clock circuit provides the timing for the processing circuit. A power control circuit controls the power to the processing...

20060005056 - Multiprocessor control apparatus, control method thereof, and integrated circuit: Provided is a multiprocessor control apparatus that restrains impairment of processing speed of entire operations, while pursuing power consumption saving for a multiprocessor. The multiprocessor control apparatus has: an execution control unit operable to control a processor to, when processors other than the processor have ended respective operations performed in...

20060005052 - Power management mechanism for a universal plug and play device: According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device having a power management service to indicate the power mode in which the device is operating. In addition, the system includes a monitoring system to track the power mode of the device...

20060005055 - Requirements for supplying power to a device: Hardware assemblies, either embedded (100) or external (400), which use software (101 or 800) for processes (330 to 356) such as acquiring power-related values (342), principally by the use of a connector (132) that accesses a battery (134), in order for a processor (102) to calculate an optimized power signal...

20060005051 - Thread-based clock enabling in a multi-threaded processor: A method and apparatus for controlling power consumption in a multi-threaded processor. In one embodiment, the processor includes at least one logic unit for processing instructions. The logic unit includes a plurality of positions, wherein each of the plurality of positions corresponds to at least one instruction thread. Clock signals...

20060005057 - Dynamic power requirement budget manager: A system and method to determine a presence of devices coupled to one a more peripheral buses in a system, and dynamically reducing power consumption of a subset of the devices that are present, based on correlating application/device association and a predetermined power source budget. In one embodiment, the reducing...

20060005058 - Portable communication device with multi-tiered power save operation: A system and method for providing multi-tiered power save operation in a portable communication device. A portable communication device may be operated in a first power-save mode. A power-save module of the portable communication device may, for example, provide for operation in such a first power-save mode. It may be...

20060005059 - Method and apparatus for