Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 03/06

20060069904 - Information processing apparatus and startup control method: According to one embodiment of the invention, the second processor working as a sub-processor starts up when power has been turned on, runs the boot program stored in the ROM, and starts the first processor working as a main processor. After having been started, the first processor loads a DRAM...

20060069903 - Method and apparatus for establishing safe processor operating points: A system and method is provided for establishing safe processor operating points. Some embodiments may include a tamper resistant storage element that stores information regarding one or more operating points of an adjustable processor operating parameter. Some embodiments may further include an element to determine what the current processor operating...

20060069902 - Method for recovering operating system and user data executed in a computer and its recovery system thereof: This invention discloses a recovery method comprising the step of (a) preparing an optical disc which comprises a small operating system, a recovery utility program, and recovered computer operating system/application program/user data; (b) starting the optical disc to run the small operating system and the recovery utility program in the...

20060069905 - Optical transceiver module: A physical-layer unit carries out startup processing in response to a first reset signal delivered from a host, generates and outputs a second reset signal to a data control unit in consideration of time required for the startup processing, reads data for initial setting stored in a storage unit of...

20060069908 - Information processing apparatus and boot control method: When a computer system including a LAN device is to be booted, a LAN option ROM code of the LAN device and BIOS-ROM information are loaded in a RAM. Thus, boot is executed....

20060069906 - Method and apparatus for bios determination of network information and diagnostics: A computer with a network controller has suitable programming for determining the address of the network controller by means of the computer BIOS. Suitable instructions can be provided to obtain the MAC address of an ETHERNET-based system or the UUID of a 1394-based network controller. The BIOS is optionally programmed...

20060069907 - Method for installing and reinstalling an operating system: A method for installing an operating system in a computer includes: enabling the computer to execute a bootstrapping program; enabling the computer to configure a storage device thereof with a system partition and an operating partition, and to make a backup of the bootstrapping program and an operating system loading...

20060069910 - Configuration aware pre-fetch switch setting: A default setting, associated with speculative transfers of information from a main memory to a cache memory, is selected for a system based on the number of CPUs and the size of instruction and/or data caches included in the system. A matrix relating the number of processors and the size...

20060069909 - Kernel registry write operations: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for kernel registry write operations. One embodiment includes a computer readable medium having a program to cause a device to perform a method. The method includes forcing a write operation of kernel configuration information in a kernel registry service memory to a disk. The...

20060069911 - Inter-apparatus authentication system andinter-apparatus authentication method, communication device, and computer program: In view of the fact that devices connected on a home network are located in home, that is, at close range and therefore a user can physically access the devices within a relatively short period of time, identifying whether or not a home server for distributing the contents and a...

20060069912 - Systems and methods for enhanced network security: Systems and methods for an information system security infrastructure are described. One embodiment of the present invention comprises global Internet-scale defense infrastructure, referred to as the Intrusion Detection Force (IDF). The IDF comprises a virtual infrastructure implemented on top of an existing network, such as the Internet. The IDF enables...

20060069913 - Hierarchical open security information delegation and acquisition: The invention provides a method and system for secure data transfer and dynamic definition of trustworthiness of various entities by multiple parties in a hierarchy tree or graph structure. The invention uses digital certificates. Each party in the business hierarchy can control and define various trust information including trustworthiness and...

20060069915 - Method for restricting the use of an application program, system for authenticating the user of a measuring apparatus, authentication server, client apparatus and storage medium: A user authentication system is provided with a client apparatus and an authentication server. An application program used for processing the measurement results of the measuring apparatus is installed on the client apparatus. Databases for storing use authority information of the application program are provided on the authentication server. A...

20060069914 - Mobile authentication for network access: The present invention provides a method for authenticating a user to a network by means of a temporary and/or one-time password. The temporary and/or one-time password being provided by a service provider that can be accessed by means of a mobile telecommunication device. The temporary password is provided on demand,...

20060069916 - Mobile authentication for network access: The present invention provides a method for authenticating a user to a network by means of a temporary and/or one-time password. The temporary and/or one-time password is provided by a service provider that can be accessed by means of a mobile telecommunication device. The temporary password is provided on demand,...

20060069917 - Portal system, method and program, and associated user computer and content supplier: Portal, and a method and program executed by a portal. The portal receives a data request and a public certificate from a user. The portal transmits the data request and the public certificate to a content supplier. The portal receives confidential data and non-confidential data responsive to the data request....

20060069919 - Derivation and quantization of robust non-local characteristics for blind watermarking: An implementation of a technology is described herein for deriving robust non-local characteristics and quantizing such characteristics for blind watermarking of a digital good....

20060069918 - Image processing system, image processing apparatus and image processing method: An image processing system includes: a document storage apparatus for storing document data therein; an image processing apparatus connected to the document storage apparatus via a network, for processing the document data in association with the document storage apparatus; a first authenticator for performing user authentication at the time of...

20060069920 - Backing files for portal element controls: Backing files and backing contexts can be associated with portal elements controls for the construction of a portal. The backing files and backing contexts can allow interactions with the portal element controls before rendering. In one embodiment, developers are allowed to have access to backing files and backing contexts. The...

20060069921 - System and method for blocking unauthorized network log in using stolen password: The geographic location of a computer attempting to gain authentication to a server is obtained using the IP address of the computer, with authentication being denied if the geographic location is not approved....

20060069923 - Authentication system using biological information: An authentication system comprises a plurality of authentication devices connected one another via a communication line. A user inputs biological information in the first authentication device. The input biological information is registered in the first authentication device and also is transmitted to the authentication devices from the first authentication device....

20060069922 - Visual authentication of user identity: An apparatus for visually authenticating a user, the apparatus including a digital device, a camera coupled to said digital device, and an identity module coupled to said digital device and including a secured memory with a photo image of the user stored therein....

20060069924 - Flash device security method utilizing a check register: A security method for preventing accidental or unauthorized writes to a flash memory. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a BIOS program stored in a flash memory array generates a random access code when executed by a processor. A check register stores the random access code and enables...

20060069925 - Content processing device, content accumulation medium, content processing method and content processing program: With respect to encrypted content 104 stored in content storage medium 102, by storing information with a small data amount related to the encrypted content 104 in content storage medium 102 in association with the encrypted content 104, it is possible to distinguish between encrypted content 104 based on the...

20060069926 - Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection: The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers equipped in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only in authorized ways, and maintain the integrity, availability, and/or confidentiality of the information....

20060069934 - Arrangement and method for controlling communication of data between processors: The communication of data between two coupled processors is controlled using a ready-to-receive signal which is provided by the first processor such that it has an activated signal level or a deactivated signal level and which is used to indicate to the second processor that the first processor is or...

20060069930 - Bus architecture with reduced power mode during an access time: A circuit includes a bus architecture with an active mode and a reduced power mode. A host system provides a request for device data to the bus architecture and a device receives the request during the active mode. The device provides the device data after a device access time. The...

20060069929 - Circuit to reduce power supply fluctuations in high frequency/ high power circuits: The present invention provides for a circuit for transitioning clocking speeds. A counter is coupled to the clocking means. A comparator is coupled to an output of the counter. A first divider is coupled to the output of the counter. A processor means is coupled to the output of the...

20060069932 - Data storage device and control method for power-saving modes of serial interface thereof: Embodiments of the invention reduce consumption power of a data storage device. In one embodiment, an HDD according to the embodiment selectively switches a serial interface among other circuits to a power-save mode. The HDD receives a command from a host, and, in a command execution sequence thereof, sets and...

20060069931 - Method and apparatus for managing power in portable information device: A method and apparatus for managing power in a portable information device. The method includes entering a low power consumption state if power of the device drops below a first threshold; and backing up data stored in an internal memory of the device through a network if the power of...

20060069933 - Microcomputer having rewritable nonvolatile memory: A CPU, when shifting to a sleep mode, discontinues the oscillating operations of an oscillation circuit and of a frequency multiplier circuit through a low power consumption control circuit. A flash power source circuit discontinues the oscillating operations of the circuits or interrupts or resumes the supply of an external...

20060069928 - Responding to dc power degradation: Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with detecting and responding to a degradation of a direct current provided to a frequency scalable processor are described. One exemplary frequency scalable processor includes a voltage regulating logic configured to request that a direct current having a reference voltage be provided to...

20060069927 - Use of one voltage regulator module to support two processors to improve power and thermal limitations: Several processors have specifications setting forth that each processor be coupled to a separate specified voltage regulator circuit. Instead, a number of specified voltage regulator circuit(s) is coupled to the several processors. The number of voltage regulator circuit(s) is less than the number of processors. The processors and voltage regulator...

20060069935 - Voltage set point control scheme: A system and method is provided for determining a voltage output of a programmable power converter based on programming voltage data received from one of a variety of alternate sources. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, a control unit is adapted to monitor a digital data serial interface,...

20060069936 - Global and pseudo power state management for multiple processing elements: A method and apparatus for global and local power management is herein described. Hardware within monitor/receives power management requests for any number of processing elements and adjusts global performance resources to change the global power state of all the processing elements or adjusts a local performance resource for a processing...

20060069937 - Power-saving circuitry and method of cpu: A power-saving circuitry of CPU is provided. The power-saving circuitry comprises a switching transistor having a first source/drain electrode being grounded, a second source/drain electrode being electrically coupled to a DC power, and a gate electrode being electrically coupled to the CPU. When the CPU is under a normal operation...

20060069938 - Method and apparatus for monitoring variable speed microprocessor performance caused by power management: A power level monitor and performance tracking tool are provided for correlating system performance with processor management events. When power management requires a change to the state of a microprocessor, software will be notified. Multiple layers of software may be notified, including a firmware level, an operating system, as well...

20060069939 - Device in a modularized system for effecting time-stamping of events/reference events: A device for a modularized system with decentralized and function-executing modules comprising a module with associated clock that is arranged to effect time-stamping of events associated with the system and of reference events selected from among these. The module comprises a memory device for storing the module's time stamps relating...

20060069940 - Measure controlled delay with duty cycle control: The disclosed embodiments relate to circuits that produce synchronized output signals. More specifically, there is provided a synchronization circuit adapted to receive an input signal, the synchronization circuit comprising a delay monitor adapted to produce a delayed input signal, a counter adapted to determine a difference between the input signal...

20060059328 - Data processing system having a channel adapter shared by multiple operating systems: A channel adaptor is provided which can be shared by a plurality of operating systems (OS's) running in a data processing system, by generating an address translation table without changing input/output process control data. A plurality of OS's execute an input/output process for the channel adaptor by using input/output process...

20060059327 - Method to reset an image to a known state: A method and apparatus for resetting an image to a known state are provided. The method comprises autonomously deleting a plurality of first registry files associated with a current state and a non-proprietary file system; loading a kernel associated with a known state; and restoring a plurality of second registry...

20060059329 - Network interface sharing methods and apparatuses that support kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic: Methods and apparatuses are provided that allow kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic to share a common network communication port. One apparatus includes user mode logic, kernel mode logic, and kernel mode to user mode interface logic. The interface logic is configured to receive data packets and...

20060059331 - Console-less boot: Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with a system boot are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a system for a computing device that includes at least a console. The example system includes a boot logic configured to detect whether communication with the console is functional or non-functional and...

20060059330 - Remotely providing basic input/output system to a client system: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of initializing a system without a basic input/output system (BIOS) to vector to a memory dedicated to a network controller, requesting the BIOS from a remote source using code stored in the memory, and storing the BIOS in a volatile memory...

20060059333 - Revocation of cryptographic digital certificates: Different targets (c0, N1) of a digital certificate are mapped into a “super-target” using methods allowing a certificate validity verifier (110) to compute the super-target. The certificate includes the super-target instead of the targets. Also, a certificate with multiple targets can be signed with a redactable signature by the certification...

20060059332 - System and method for searching and retrieving certificates: A system and method for searching and retrieving certificates, which may be used in the processing of encoded messages. In one broad aspect, a method is provided in which a certificate search request is received, a search of one or more certificate servers for certificates satisfying the request is performed,...

20060059334 - Method to grant access to a data communication network and related devices: A method to grant a supplicant access to a data communication network and related devices is claimed. A first supplicant is associated to a Medium Access Control address and is coupled to a first port of an authenticator of the data communication network. The method comprises: a step of transmitting...

20060059335 - Systems and methods for providing security through sessions: Systems and methods are described for providing security through sessions. In an implementation, a method includes initiating a session, by an operating system, in which operating system services are executable and initiating another session, by the operating system, in which a user-interactive application is executable....

20060059338 - Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and...

20060059336 - Secure communication port redirector: A method and system that allows a host system application to securely communicate with a legacy device is provided. A redirector software module receives data that is destined for a host system serial COM port. Data is secured and re-directed to a legacy device via a network port instead of...

20060059337 - Systems and methods for secured domain name system use based on pre-existing trust: Systems, devices and methods are presented for providing controlled use of information stored publicly within the domain name system (DNS). Controlled use is established by storing encrypted data at the DNS servers and establishing trust, in the form of transfer of keying material, with requisite parties. The invention provides backward...

20060059339 - Reproducing apparatus and recording/reproducing apparatus: A reproducing apparatus includes a software executing block for executing software having a predetermined format and a setting block capable of setting an arbitrary security level, wherein the software is executed in association with the AV data; and also includes a control unit for controlling to change an authentication operation...

20060059341 - Apparatus and method capable of network access: An apparatus comprising at least one credential token interfaced with the apparatus and capable of enabling access by the apparatus to at least one network; and a peripheral link from the apparatus to at least one additional apparatus, wherein the at least one credential token enables access by the at...

20060059340 - Method and system for dynamic authentication and authorization: The method is for dynamically authenticating and authorizing a user. A request signal (104) is received from a user into a service unit (97). The service unit extracts identification information (101) from the request signal. The service unit evaluates the identification information and identifies potential users (X, Y, Z). The...

20060059342 - System and method for providing authorized access to digital content: Described herein are embodiments that provide an approach to cryptographic key management for a digital rights management (DRM) architecture that includes multiple levels of key management for minimizing bandwidth usage while maximizing security for the DRM architecture. In one embodiment, there is provided a data structure for cryptographic key management...

20060059343 - Key expansion for qkd: A method of encrypting information using an encryption pad based on keys exchanged between quantum key distribution (QKD) stations is disclosed. The method includes establishing raw keys between two stations using QKD, processing the keys to establish a plurality of matching privacy amplified keys at each station and buffering the...

20060059344 - Service authentication: A system and method of receiving key information for calculating at least one password by a user equipment from a communication network system via a secure channel, generating at least one password on the basis of the key information in the user equipment, and performing authentication between the user equipment...

20060059345 - System and method for providing dynamically authorized access to functionality present on an integrated circuit chip: A mechanism is provided in which access to the functionality present on an integrated circuit chip is controllable via an encrypted certificate of authority which includes time information indicating allowable periods of operation or allowable duration of operation. The chip includes at least one cryptographic engine and at least one...

20060059346 - Authentication with expiring binding digital certificates: In various embodiments of the present invention systems and methods for authenticating a client for access to a business service of a firm and methods of creating a binding between a client's public key and a client identifier are provided. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a...

20060059353 - Derivation and quantization of robust non-local characteristics for blind watermarking: An implementation of a technology is described herein for deriving robust non-local characteristics and quantizing such characteristics for blind watermarking of a digital good....

20060059354 - Derivation and quantization of robust non-local characteristics for blind watermarking: An implementation of a technology is described herein for deriving robust non-local characteristics and quantizing such characteristics for blind watermarking of a digital good....

20060059356 - Derivation and quantization of robust non-local characteristics for blind watermarking: An implementation of a technology is described herein for deriving robust non-local characteristics and quantizing such characteristics for blind watermarking of a digital good....

20060059348 - Dynamic management of access rights lists in a portable electronic object: Access rights lists, such as capacity or access control lists, are dynamically managed in a data processing element such as a smart card from an administrator server. To access an access rights list from the server, the list is signed in the server so that a signature can be transmitted...

20060059351 - Method and apparatus for searching for rights objects stored in portable storage device using object identifier: A method for searching a portable storage device for a rights object by using an identifier of the rights object, including a host device accessing the portable storage device, retrieving the identifier of the stored rights object from the portable storage device, storing the retrieved object identifier, searching for the...

20060059352 - Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and...

20060059355 - Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and...

20060059349 - Robust signature for signal authentication: A method, system and computer readable medium for the authenticating of an audio-visual signal, such as digital images or video comprising the generation of a robust image signature with variable size. In a preferred embodiment DC-values of blocks of a digital image are calculated and areas with similar DC-values are...

20060059350 - Strong names: Systems and methods for using private keys in software development that minimizes the risks of the private key being lost or stolen. A strong name consists of the assembly's identity, e.g., its simple text name, version number, and culture information (if provided), plus a public key and a digital signature....

20060059347 - System and method which employs a multi user secure scheme utilizing shared keys: We propose a multi user information theoretically secure scheme. Our scheme allows any two parties in a multi user system to exchange messages securely using encryption, and to sign messages. Our scheme achieves a significant saving in the number of total keys in the system and in the keys each...

20060059357 - Method and system for recovering the validity of cryptographically signed digital data: According to the present invention, techniques, including a method and system, for restoring and/or validating data and/or associated signature log entries are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for validating a restored message, having an entry generated in a signature log for a message, where the...

20060059358 - Method and apparatus to preserve a hash value of an executable module: An executable module includes a dynamic data area that contains all data that may be changed by execution of the executable module. A header in the module includes a start address and an end address for the dynamic data area. The executable module is loaded in a memory. An alternate...

20060059359 - Method and system for controlling access privileges for trusted network nodes: A system and method for controlling access to a computer provides for loose security within a local network while retaining strong security against external access to the network. In one embodiment, a user has access to trusted nodes in a secured group within an unmanaged network, without being required to...

20060059360 - Authenticating controller: An apparatus including an authenticating controller that controls maximum duration of continuous unattended apparatus operation and modifies the maximum duration after authenticating a command to modify the maximum duration. The apparatus may be an oven, range, or stove, or other household appliance that is a potential source of danger if...

20060059362 - Automated password reset via an interactive voice response system: A method for resetting Internet access account passwords can include the step of connecting a user with an interactive voice response system (IVR). At least one access account associated with the user can be determined. The IVR can validate that the user is authorized to access the access account. The...

20060059361 - Resetting access account passwords of a multitude of compartmentalized systems: A method for resetting access account passwords using an interactive voice response system (IVR) can include the step of the IVR receiving a user request to reset a password. Account identification data can be acquired. The acquired data can be matched to account information stored in at least one compartmentalized...

20060059363 - Method for controlling access to a computerized device: Controlling access to a computerized device includes deriving a hash from two pieces of information, signing the hash to create a signed password and storing the password in the device. In response to an initial access attempt, the user is prompted to enter two input values. A local hash is...

20060059364 - Bio-linking a user and authorization means: The invention relates to a system (100) for authorizing a user (111) to use a device requiring authorization (140), and a method of authorizing a user to use such a device. The system comprises identification means (130) arranged to identify the user, authorization means (120, 320) arranged to authorize the...

20060059365 - Facility security with optical cards: Security of a distribution facility is maintained. Authorization information is read from a security optical card or other technology card presented by a person attempting to engage in a restricted activity within the distribution facility or gain access to the facility. An identity of the person is verified as corresponding...

20060059366 - Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and...

20060059370 - Architecture for routing and ipsec integration: The invention is directed towards routing a packet using both IPSec and common routing protocols within dynamic network topologies in a VPN. The routing of IPSec packets employs Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer three information. In one embodiment, a tree mechanism is used for looking up layer three information that...

20060059369 - Circuit chip for cryptographic processing having a secure interface to an external memory: A mechanism is provided in which a secure chip for performing cryptographic and/or other functions is able to securely access a separate random access memory externally disposed with respect to a secure chip boundary. Addressing of the external memory is controlled so as to define certain regions therein which receive...

20060059371 - Code scrambling: The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus and system for scrambling of error and warning codes, or the like. Such method may be used for at least in part deterring fraud or enhancing the security of a system. Such a technique may include detecting an error, scrambling the error...

20060059367 - Radio frequency identification tag lock and key: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a radio frequency identification tag system includes a lock tag to secure an item or an area, and one or more key tags associated with the lock tag to allow access to the item or area or to otherwise validate the...

20060059368 - System and method for processing by distinct entities securely configurable circuit chips: A system and method are provided in which a third party chip vendor is enabled to securely program an electronic circuit chip supplied from a chip manufacturer. The chip vendor supplies a vendor's public cryptography key to the chip manufacturer who hard codes it on the chip along with a...

20060059372 - Integrated circuit chip for encryption and decryption having a secure mechanism for programming on-chip hardware: An integrated circuit chip is provided which contains one or more processors and one or more cryptographic engines. A flow control circuit having a command processor accepts requests and data via a secure external interface through which only encrypted information is passed. The flow control circuit mediates decryption of this...

20060059373 - Integrated circuit chip for encryption and decryption using instructions supplied through a secure interface: An integrated circuit chip is provided which contains one or more processors and one or more cryptographic engines. A flow control circuit having a command processor accepts requests and data via a secure external interface through which only encrypted information is passed. The flow control circuit mediates decryption of this...

20060059374 - Method for securing computer systems by software containment: The invention relates to a method of securing computer systems involving the logical containment of data. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of securing computer systems, which offers the possibility of executing codes that manipulate data which must be processed separately. The inventive method essentially involves the use...

20060059375 - Storage medium access control method: The present invention controls to read encrypted digital data from a detachable storage medium, in which the digital data and a decode key for decoding encryption of the digital data are stored. In reading the digital data, the decode key is read, the decode key is deleted from the storage...

20060059376 - Dynamic leakage control circuit: A low power consumption pipeline circuit architecture has power partitioned pipeline stages. The first pipeline stage is non-power-gated for fast response in processing input data after receipt of a valid data signal. A power-gated second pipeline stage has two power-gated modes. Normally the power rail in the power-gated second pipeline...

20060059378 - Industrial control circuit using a single-chip microprocessor: An industrial control circuit includes: a first isolation circuit (22) for converting an analog signal to a low level voltage; a single-chip microprocessor SCM (23) for receiving the low level voltage from the first isolation circuit, and generating a control signal according to the low level voltage; and a second...

20060059377 - Low power clocking systems and methods: A low power a reconfigurable processor core includes one or more processing units, each unit having a clock input that controls the performance of the unit; and a controller having a plurality of clock outputs each coupled to the clock inputs of the processing units, the controller varying the clock...

20060059379 - Portable appliance, power saving method and sound volume compensating method, and storage medium: There are provided a mobile device that is equipped with a musical composition-reproducing section and capable of curtailing the battery drain as much as possible, and a mobile device that prevents the quality of reproduced musical tones from being degraded even if the voltage level of the battery lowers. A...

20060059380 - Information processing apparatus and power supply control method: In standby mode, memory contents are saved to a hard disk. After AC power has been removed by disconnecting the AC plug, when the AC power is restored the data saved on the hard disk is automatically restored into memory to set the power-saving mode back to the standby mode....

20060059381 - System and method for configuring a microcontroller clock system: A method is provided for configuring a microcontroller clock system that includes a main oscillator, a phase locked loop, and a backup oscillator. According to the method, the main oscillator and the backup oscillator are activated in reset mode. A clock signal is generated from the backup oscillator, and the...

20060059382 - Method of skew adjustment: In a multi-service platform system (300), a method of skew adjustment can include providing an initiator VME module (302) coupled to a responder VME module (304) over a parallel multi-drop bus network (306). The initiator VME module communicates a calibration cycle (316) to the responder VME module during a calibration...

20060053274 - Information processing apparatus for changing firmware data: An information processing apparatus is characterized in that firmware is easily replaced in the case where a booting operating system is changed for another to improve the operational efficiency associated with the changing of the operating system; plural pieces of firmware, each of which is compatible with each of plural...

20060053272 - Kernel configuration recovery: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for kernel configurations. One embodiment includes a kernel configuration tool, a system file accessible by the kernel configuration tool, and means for recovering kernel configurations without the use of a manually creating a “known good post update” kernel configuration....

20060053273 - Methods for memory initialization: A memory initialization method for a plurality of memories. The memories are initialized according to predetermined initial parameters. A first quantity of the memories is detected. Optimum parameters are set according hardware information of the memories. The memories are re-initialized according to the optimum parameters. A second quantity of the...

20060053275 - Network interface sharing methods and apparatuses that support kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic: Methods and apparatuses are provided that allow kernel mode data traffic and user mode data traffic to share a common network communication port. One apparatus includes user mode logic, kernel mode logic, and kernel mode to user mode interface logic. The interface logic is configured to receive data packets and...

20060053276 - Device introduction and access control framework: In an embodiment, a method includes registering applications and network services for notification of an out-of-band introduction, and using the out-of-band introduction to bootstrap secure in-band provisioning of credentials and policies that are used to control subsequent access and resource sharing on an in-band channel. In another embodiment, an apparatus...

20060053277 - System and method for remote security enablement: A system for remote security enablement comprises a trusted platform module (TPM) disposed on a user client and an administration client adapted to access, via a communication network, the user client to cause enablement of the TPM on a subsequent boot of the user client....

20060053278 - Encryption device: An encryption device which enables a client not having an encryption function to easily use a function of encrypted mail without carrying out a management of certification and a key and an encryption and a decryption. When an Internet facsimile machine transmits electronic mail to an encryption device, the encryption...

20060053279 - Controlling electronic messages: A receiver is shielded from undesirable electronic messages, sometimes referred to as “spam”, by requiring any sender who wants to send an electronic message to the receiver to first submit to a filter. The filter is specified by the receiver. The receiver-specified filter can be downloaded to the sender's computer...

20060053280 - Secure e-mail messaging system: A method and system for the secure transmission of electronic mail from a sender device to a recipient device, where at an e-mail server an e-mail sent from a sender device is received, where the e-mail may be encrypted with a sender personal key, or transmitted over a secure communiation...

20060053281 - Network authentication: An existing communications device, such as a WAP-enabled mobile phone or other device, can be used as an authentication token. This has the advantage that WAP-enabled devices include components which are used in public key/private key cryptographic systems as a part of their standard communication functions. These components therefore advantageously...

20060053282 - Canister-based storage system security: Security is provided for a data set stored in a data storage canister. The data set has a data size when received for storage within the canister. At least one data security operation is performed on the received data set to generate secure data having a secure data size that...

20060053283 - Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and...

20060053284 - Restricted software and hardware usage on a computer: A client computer runs an operating system that executes additional applications by loading them using an application loader and executes device drivers for peripheral devices by loading the drivers using a device loader. The operating system restricts the functionality of the operating system, such as by making selected portions and...

20060053285 - Object access level: A system for regulating access to information of different levels of sensitivity includes an input configured to receive authentication information from a user, and a processor configured to: produce a first token key; encrypt a read-write portion of a first cryptographic key associated with a first sensitivity level using the...

20060053286 - Unique identifier label: The present invention is directed to a label for authenticating and tracking an object. The label includes an electronic security layer including an antenna configured to receive an interrogation signal propagating within a predetermined distance from the label and transmit a response message. A programmable circuit is coupled to the...

20060053287 - Storage apparatus, system and method using a plurality of object-based storage devices: An apparatus and method for a storage system for storing data on an object basis, where the object has attribute information and data. The storage system has a plurality of (N) data storage devices and at least one redundant data storage device. When the storage system receives a write request...

20060053288 - Interface method and device for the on-line exchange of content data in a secure manner: The invention relates to a method for the on-line exchange of contents data, comprising the following method steps: reception of a code entered by a user on an interface device (4a-c), transmission of a first read request from said interface device to a first server device (3), in which are...

20060053289 - Peer-to-peer communications: A protocol for secure peer-to-peer communications is established based on existing cryptographic techniques and encryption algorithms. The peers (120, 130, 140) and a central security agent (110) undergo mutual authentication. A newly generated nonce is used for authentication, and a random session key is used for a session. The security...

20060053290 - Secure network gateway: A secure gateway is disclosed which facilitates communication between a first network and a second network through an intermediate network. The secure gateway, when operated in conjunction with at least one other secure gateway, supports secure peer to peer connectivity with integral security features such as mutual authentication, authorization specific...

20060053291 - System and method for updating message trust status: Systems and methods for processing encoded messages within a wireless communications system are disclosed. A server within the wireless communications system performs signature verification of an encoded message and provides, together with the message, an indication to the mobile device that the message has been verified. In addition, the server...

20060053293 - User interface and anti-phishing functions for an anti-spam micropayments system: A protocol for protected email transmission using micropayments and a segregated inbox in which protected emails are displayed. The protocol also involves authentication of the sender to defeat phishers and an opt out protocol which can be used to block protected emails from sources from which the user no longer...

20060053292 - Watermarking of a variable bit-rate signal: Methods and apparatus for embedding a watermark in an information signal (MPin) are described. The watermark embedding process is controlled by at least one embedding parameter. The value of the embedding parameter is dependent upon the bit-rate of the information signal (MPin)....

20060053294 - System and method for proving time and content of digital data in a monitored system: Method for monitoring and saving data records in a monitored system (100) with the purpose of preventing the possibility to tamper with said data records at a later time. The inventive method comprises the steps of saving data content together with a time-limited active key and encrypting the data content...

20060053295 - Methods and systems for content detection in a reconfigurable hardware: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention identify a repeating content in a data stream. A hash function is computed for at least one portion of a plurality of portions of the data stream. The at least one portion of the data stream has benign characters removed therefrom to...

20060053296 - Method for authenticating a user to a service of a service provider: Methods, devices, and computer programs for an authentication of a user to a service of a service provider (SP) are disclosed. Access for the user to the service of the service provider (SP) is requested. One or more authentication security profiles are selected by the service provider SP) for specifying...

20060053300 - Relay device, authentication server, and authentication method: A relay device includes a security information reception unit, a security information processing unit, and a security information transmission unit. The security information reception unit receives, from a terminal device, first security information containing a user ID and user authentication information of a user of the terminal device. The security...

20060053298 - Securing audio-based access to application data: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for securing audio-based access to application data. A client sends and a server receives a request for audio-based access to application data. The server sends a first audio challenge for a user credential in response to the request. The...

20060053299 - Storage network system: A storage network system (1) includes a sever (100), a storage device (300), and a management server (400). A device control processor (120) of the server (100) includes an authentication ID management unit (130). The authentication ID management unit (130) has an authentication ID management table (131) which manages an...

20060053297 - System and method for protecting equipment data: Processing equipment for protecting equipment data. A processing unit processes an article, such as a wafer. A storage unit stores equipment data for the processing unit. A controlling unit receives a data retrieval request for the equipment data, wherein the data retrieval request comprises identification data. An authentication unit validates...

20060053301 - Device and method for inputting password using random keypad: A device and a method for inputting passwords in ATM or door-lock and etc, having display means are provided. In particular, said device comprises a keypad in display means where numbers or letters for passwords are arranged randomly, and further comprises a keypad providing an indirect password numbers or letters...

20060053302 - Information processing apparatus with security module: An information processing apparatus includes a TPM, a key management module for managing a key database, a memory, and a file processing module for encrypting and decrypting a file. The TPM stores a first TPM key therein and encrypts a third TPM key. The key management module stores and manages...

20060053303 - Method for identification and authenticating without specific reader an identifier: Identification and authentication procedure without specific reader of a three-dimensional identifier (1), (9), (10), (11) attached to an object or living being by using sensory capabilities of the human being notably its stereoscopic vision capabilities (A) and its tactile sense (A′) permitting the appreciation of the particularity of the identifier...

20060053305 - Method, system, and apparatus for creating saved searches and auto discovery groups for a data protection system: A method for detecting changes to a production location is provided. The method includes receiving a selection of a portion of the production location that is to be protected and identifying a larger portion of the production location that contains the selected portion of the production location. Upon identifying the...

20060053304 - Method, system, and apparatus for translating logical information representative of physical data in a data protection system: A method for creating a group plan for protecting an object located at a production location is provided. A selection of an object for which a group plan is to be created is received along with protection intents for the selected object. The protection intents are translated into a group...

20060053306 - System and method for generating a secure state indicator on a display: A system and method for generating a security indicator on a display of a computing device (e.g. a mobile device), to indicate when the computing device is in a secure state while locked. A determination is made (e.g. by a data protection system) as to whether at least some of...

20060053307 - System for obfuscating computer code upon disassembly: A system for preventing accurate disassembly of computer code. Such code masking, referred to as “obfuscation,” is useful to prevent unwanted parties from making copies of an original author's software, obtaining valuable information from the software for purposes of breaking into a program, stealing secrets, making derivative works, etc. The...

20060053308 - Secured redundant memory subsystem: A storage device consists of multiple solid state memory devices and a memory controller. The memory devices are configured as a redundant array, such as a RAID memory array. The memory controller performs data encryption to provide secured access to the array. The encryption may be performed with an encryption...

20060053315 - Advanced sleep timer: A sleep timer for changing a power state of a device includes a detector, a memory, a sleep interval setting unit, a timer, and a power unit. The detector detects interactions between a user and an active device. The memory is linked to the detector and stores the historical user...

20060053310 - Apparatus and related method of coordinating north bridge and south bridge for controlling power saving state transition of a central processing unit: A connected indicator wire of open-drained configuration is set between a north bridge and a south bridge. When either the south or north bridge is handling a bus master request, a bus master indicator (BMI) signal is asserted to the connected indicator wire. With open-drained configuration, the signal of the...

20060053318 - Apparatus having power saving mode function and method for controlling power saving mode: An apparatus having a power saving mode function and method controlling the power saving mode thereof is provided. A USB connector provides a communication interface with a USB external device by use of a USB cable. A USB controller determines whether a voltage is supplied from the USB external device...

20060053312 - Apparatus, system, and method for securely providing power supply commands: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for securely providing power supply commands. A security feature is added to the remote management of power-on and power-off sequences. The feature allows for multiple controller nodes to receive a command to initiate a power sequence. Each controller node possesses a unique identifier....

20060053322 - Circuit for saving power of a battery within an electronic equipment while the electronic equipment is powered off: A circuit for saving battery power within an electronic equipment while the electronic equipment is powered off, the circuit includes a switch circuit, a voltage regulator, a power management unit, and a system voltage terminal. The switch circuit is connected to the battery for controlling the supply of power from...

20060053311 - Context based power management: According to some embodiments, context information associated with a processing system is determined. It is then automatically arranged for a power state associated with the processing system to transition from a first power state to a second power state based on the context information....

20060053320 - Data processing system capable of reducing power consumption and method of the same: The present invention discloses a data processing system including a plurality of functional modules, a power control module, and a plurality of predetermined power profiles. The power control module is used for controlling ON/OFF of power for the functional modules. The predetermined power profiles correspond to a plurality of power...

20060053316 - Information processing apparatus, control method, and program product: An information processing apparatus is provided, which includes: plural devices, each having a high-power mode as an operation mode in which power consumption and processing speed are high, and a low-power mode as an operation mode in which power consumption and processing speed are lower than the power consumption and...

20060053317 - Memory control apparatus, the program and method, and reproduction apparatus: A reproduction apparatus capable of saving power consumption, wherein starting time data of an HDD is detected every time the HDD starts and, based on threshold value data generated by using a value obtained by adding standard deviation data to average value data of the starting time data, a timing...

20060053323 - Method and apparatus for disassociating power consumed within a processing system with instructions it is executing: An apparatus and method are provided that disassociates the power consumed by a processing system from the instructions that it executes. The apparatus includes a power predictor that predicts the power that will be consumed by the processing system during execution of particular instructions, and a subsystem inhibition control, that...

20060053319 - Method and apparatus providing final test and trimming for a power supply controller: A power supply controller having final test and trim circuitry. In one embodiment, a power supply controller for switched mode power supply includes a selector circuit, a trim circuit, a shutdown circuit and a disable circuit. The trim circuit includes a programmable circuit connection that can be selected by the...

20060053313 - Multiple functionality associated with a computer on/off pushbutton switch: The invention in one implementation encompasses a computer having an operating system and a power ON/OFF pushbutton switch. A microcontroller is coupled to receive ON/OFF information generated by the pushbutton switch. Responsive to receiving the ON/OFF information, the microcontroller generates a command causing the operating system to cause the computer...

20060053309 - Optical network terminal with low-power sleep logic that substantially extends the life of the battery after the ac main power supply has been lost: An optical network terminal includes a sleep logic circuit that assumes responsibility for monitoring off-hook transitions after the AC main power supply has failed for a predetermined period of time. The sleep logic circuit is very low power and, as a result, allows the optical network terminal to remain active...

20060053324 - Rack level power management for power over ethernet: A method for rapidly powering a plurality of power over Ethernet ports, the method comprising: inputting an indication of available power; allocating a power budget to each of a first plurality of power over Ethernet devices; transmitting an enabling command for ports of a first priority to the first plurality...

20060053321 - Radio communication terminal: A radio communication terminal has a plurality of matching circuits that optimize the efficiency of a power amplifier for a range of different battery voltages. A first matching circuit optimizes the efficiency of the power amplifier for a battery voltage higher than a predetermined threshold value. A second matching circuit...

20060053314 - Semiconductor circuit with mask register: A semiconductor circuit includes an integrated circuit having a backup area that is constantly powered and a power-off area that is powered off in a standby mode. A register in the power-off area stores a mask signal that is normally set to the high level but is changed to the...

20060053325 - Storing system information in a low-latency persistent memory device upon transition to a lower-power state: According to some embodiments, it may be determined that a processing system is to transition from a higher-power state to a lower-power state. System information may then be copied from a volatile memory device to a low-latency persistent memory device, and it may be arranged for the processing system to...

20060053326 - Coordinating idle state transitions in multi-core processors: Systems and methods of managing processors provide for detecting a command at a core of a processor having a plurality of cores, where the command requests a transition of the core to an idle state. Power consumption of the core is managed based on the command and an idle state...

20060053327 - Method and system for a message processor switch for performing incremental redundancy in edge compliant terminals: Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for processing messages. Aspects of the method may comprise receiving at least one signal on a chip that controls switching from a core processor to a DSP. At least a first bus that couples the core processor...

20060053328 - Training pattern based de-skew mechanism and frame alignment: Some embodiments of the invention provide a training sequence that may be used in a deskewing process or a protocol to be implemented in a training sequence deskew. Embodiments may also comprise a training pattern that allows for header or frame alignment....

20060053329 - Data transfer control device, electronic equipment, and data transfer control method: A data transfer control device including a buffer is provided which includes an EP2 area (a data storage area set to FIFO) and a CSW area (a randomly accessible status storage area), when data and a CSW are allocated as information to be transferred through one end point EP2. When...

20060047938 - Method and apparatus to initialize cpu: A method and apparatus to initialize a central processing unit (CPU). The apparatus includes: the CPU decoding a program command of an electronic device and executing the command; a first memory to store a booting program to boot the electronic device and initialization data to initialize the CPU; and a...

20060047945 - Boot disk management utility: A computer utility for reducing downtime required for applying patches to a UNIX system, and for allowing changes to the system to be rolled back in the event of problems with a patch....

20060047943 - Computer cluster control network: Apparatus and a method for booting each of a plurality of computer processor nodes in a cluster system to run the same cluster operating system....

20060047940 - Computer multi-buttons booting system and method: A multi-buttons booting system comprises an on-switch button logic unit, an embedded chip (EC) and its RAM, a lookup module, and a loading module. A plurality of on-switch buttons are connected to the EC and corresponds to a plurality of operating systems. In response to the push on a button,...

20060047946 - Distributed operating system management: A system and method are provided for a distributed operating system manager. In one example, the method includes retrieving an internet protocol address of a boot server connected to a client computer via a network; determining whether the boot server is available via the network; transferring to the boot server...

20060047939 - Method and apparatus for initializing multiple processors residing in an integrated circuit: A method and apparatus for initializing multiple processors in an integrated circuit. Each processor is uniquely identifiable. Boot code for the initialization of the processors is written so that any specialized code for a specific processor is accessed using identity of the processor....

20060047942 - Method, program and system to update files in a computer system: Provided is a method, program and system to update files in a computer system. A boot sequence is executed in the computer system to query a server over a network before loading an operating system to determine whether there is a patch to apply. The patch is received from the...

20060047941 - Resource compatible system for efi (extensible firmware interface) and bios (basic input/output system): A resource compatible system for EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) and BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) to be used in a computer system having both the EFI and BIOS at the same time. The computer system can execute the EFI first after being powered on, and then when transferring to the BIOS,...

20060047944 - Secure booting of a computing device: Systems, methods, and computer program products implementing techniques for secure booting of a computing device. In one aspect, the techniques include verifying the trustworthiness of the target computing system and only after the trustworthiness of the target computing system has been verified, loading user data onto the target computing system....

20060047947 - End-to-end reliable messaging with complete acknowledgement: Reliable end-to-end messaging in which tracking and acknowledgement information are contained in the electronic message that is visible to layers above the transport layer, thereby being independent of what transport protocols, and whether different transport protocols, are used to communicate between the two end points. Furthermore, acknowledgment messages may identify...

20060047948 - Security system for data processing: A security system for data processing applied to a data transmission processing architecture is provided, which includes an encoding/decoding module, a processing unit, and a local memory unit. The encoding/decoding module is used to encode transmission data packets to be transmitted, decode received data according to a particular encoding/decoding algorithm...

20060047950 - Methods and systems for dynamic updates of digital certificates via subscription: Methods and systems of the present invention allow for dynamic updates of digital certificates, such as X.509 SSL certificates. The updates are available via a subscription, where the subscription is a technical, administrative, and/or financial arrangements between a Subscriber and a Certification Authority or between a Hosting Provider and the...

20060047949 - System and method for retrieving related certificates: A system and method for searching and retrieving certificates, which may be used in the processing of encoded messages. In one embodiment, a certificate synchronization application is programmed to perform certificate searches by querying one or more certificate servers for all certificate authority (CA) certificates and cross-certificates on the certificate...

20060047951 - Continuing public key infrastructure operation while regenerating a new certification authority keypair and certificate: In accordance with one embodiment, continued PKI operation during regenerating a new Certification Authority (CA) keypair and certificate or the like is provided by a root Certification Authority preparing a second CA certificate responsive to a request from a subordinate certification authority. The root Certification Authority and the subordinate certification...

20060047953 - Low-latency data decryption interface: Methods and apparatus for reducing the impact of latency associated with decrypting encrypted data are provided. Rather than wait until an entire packet of encrypted data is validated (e.g., by checking for data transfer errors), the encrypted data may be pipelined to a decryption engine as it is received, thus...

20060047952 - Method, system, device , signal and computer program product for metadata protection in tv-anytime: This invention concerns a method, system, device, and signal for the protection of the integrity of TV anytime meta-data, and a signal carrying such protected information accordingly. Protection is obtained by applying a signature and certification approach. Optionally, an additional step of cannolization or a transform function is used. Data...

20060047955 - Application code integrity check during virtual machine runtime: Protecting an application of a multi-application smart card against unauthorized manipulations. A system and method for guarding against unauthorized modifications includes partitioning the application into a plurality of basic blocks. Basic blocks are programming atomic units that have one entry point and one exit point and comprises a set of...

20060047954 - Data access security implementation using the public key mechanism: Providing application programs the right to access a data item while preventing security breaches, allowing applications and data to be independently updated, and allowing multiple applications to share the data item. Each application program has associated therewith a first public key and each data file has associated therewith a second...

20060047956 - Methods and apparatus for secure online access on a client device: A method of securely accessing at a client device content from a server without using the non-volatile memory of the client device is disclosed. The bypassing of non-volatile memory lessens the security risk of unauthorized viewing of the server originated content. An transport mechanism is initiated on a client device...

20060047957 - Technique for securely communicating programming content: A technique is provided for securely transferring programming content from a first device in a first layer, e.g., a trusted domain, to a second device in a second layer, e.g., outside the trusted domain. When a user requests that the first device transfer protected content to the second device, the...

20060047959 - System and method for secure computing: A secure execution environment is established in a computer system comprising a memory and a processor that supports the execution of different program code at different privilege levels, wherein one privilege level enables program code executing at that privilege level to map portions of memory and to assign access permissions...

20060047958 - System and method for secure execution of program code: A system comprises a memory and a processor that supports different privilege levels. Only program code executing at a certain privilege level is permitted to map memory and to assign access permission to the mapped memory, such as read-only, writable, and executable. Control code executing on the processor at that...

20060047960 - Session control server, communication system: A communication device, connected via a network so as to be able to communicate with a session control server, and which establishes a session with another communication device by performing signal transmission to and reception from the session control server, includes: a unit which generates an asymmetric key pair; a...

20060047961 - Wireless tag system, wireless tag access control device, wireless tag access control method, wireless tag access control program and wireless tag: A wireless tag system and a wireless tag access control device make it easy to keep and manage keys of cryptograph with an enhanced level of security. The wireless tag system comprises a plurality of wireless slave tags 1 through 3 which store information encrypted by means of a first...

20060047962 - Providing certificate matching in a system and method for searching and retrieving certificates: A system and method for searching and retrieving certificates, which may be used in the processing of encoded messages. In one broad aspect, a message management server generates certificate identification data from a message that uniquely identifies a certificate associated with the message. The certificate identification data can then be...

20060047964 - Data server, print data distribution method, print data distribution program and network printing system: A network printing system includes a data server 10 connected to a plurality of terminals (21 to 23) via a network and a printing system 40 connected to the network. When receiving, from a source terminal, print data, an address to be used for data transfer to a destination terminal,...

20060047966 - Data-processing system and method for controlling same, computer program, and computer-readable recording medium: A data-processing system and method for controlling synthesizing digital-signature information. The system and method include holding first private-key information, inputting second private-key information, generating third private-key information based on the first private-key information and the second private-key information, holding the third private-key information, generating signature information based on information to...

20060047967 - Method and system for data authentication for use with computer systems: Authentication of digital compressed data. In one aspect, a method for securing digital data for authentication includes generating a projection for each compressed video image and a projection hash of each of the projections. A data hash of the compressed video data in each compressed video image is also created....

20060047963 - Method and system for expeditious processing of guaranteed signature documents and the like: A method and a system for expeditious processing of guaranteed signature documents. Signers and recipients are enrolled with the guarantee signature company whereby recipients acknowledge the authenticity of the documents signed by the signers. Optionally, a guarantor bond can be provided by the guarantee signature company to the document recipients....

20060047965 - Methods and systems for dynamic updates of digital certificates with hosting provider: Methods and systems of the present invention allow for dynamic updates of digital certificates, such as X.509 SSL certificates. The updates are available via a subscription, where the subscription is a technical, administrative, and/or financial arrangements between a Subscriber and a Certification Authority or between a Hosting Provider and the...

20060047968 - Service discovery system, client terminal, service providing device, and service discovery method: A service discovery system including a client terminal and a service providing device which provides data or a function to the client terminal, including: a service request unit which generates a message requesting a service of the service providing device; a communication unit which sends the message generated by the...

20060047969 - Method and system for securing interface access via visual array paths in combination with hidden operators: A method and system for securing interface access via visual array patterns in combination with hidden operations improves the security of computer systems and dedicated terminals. A hint display is generated in at least a quasi-random fashion that may be an array of numerical digit values. A user input is...

20060047970 - Authentication method based on biological characteristic information: The present invention provides authentication equipment having functions for prevention of erroneous authentication using biometrics data, and which can reduce the burden of registration placed on users. The authentication equipment is characterized in comprising an input portion, which generates primitive-format information of biological characteristics based on biological characteristics specific to...

20060047971 - Integrated circuit card: An IC card including a capacitance type fingerprint sensor and a display device displaying an encrypted image that is readable by an external device is described....

20060047973 - Method of preventing multimedia copy: A method of preventing a multimedia copy is disclosed, by which an illegal use such as a distribution, a copy and the like without permission can be prevented through fast transformation and security management of multimedia downloaded via a network (Internet, wireless Internet, etc.) and by which an illegal inter-user-equipment...

20060047972 - System and method for applying security to memory reads and writes: A computing environment maintains the integrity of data stored in system memory. The system has an address bus that comprises a plurality of address lines. The value of at least a portion of the address line is determined by a real page number stored in a page table. The system...

20060047974 - Method and apparatus for simplifying the deployment and serviceability of commercial software environments: A method for executing on a first computer an application having an installed image prepared on a second computer, wherein the installed image is virtually installed on the first computer, is disclosed. The method includes emulating on the first computer a native environment of the second computer. The method further...

20060047975 - Data encryption interface for reducing encrypt latency impact on standard traffic: Methods and apparatus that may be utilized in systems to reduce the impact of latency associated with encrypting data on non-encrypted data are provided. Secure and non-secure data may be routed independently. Thus, non-secure data may be forwarded on (e.g., to targeted write buffers), without waiting for previously sent secure...

20060047978 - Information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium: The CPU 11 of the personal computer 1 controls the CPU 32 of the adaptor 26 made of a semiconductor ID to compute a hash value of a content-managing music data base recorded in the HDD 21 and store it into the nonvolatile memory 34. When playing back a content...

20060047977 - Key management apparatus, document security and editing system, and key management method: An objective is to provide a key management apparatus in a document security and editing system that controls and manages the usage rights of a document, allows a user with usage rights to read and edit freely according to user qualification, and manages the usage rights in compliance with document...

20060047976 - Method and apparatus for generating a decrpytion content key: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for securely generating a content decryption key in an endpoint device. In one example, a nonce is acquired from a packet header from a message received at the endpoint device. The content decryption key is derived utilizing a one-way content function that...

20060047985 - Data storage apparatus and control method thereof: The present invention provides a data storage apparatus capable of reducing an amount of electric current flowing in a bus. The data storage apparatus includes a data storage unit adapted to store data, a plurality of buffer units adapted to output data to the data storage unit through a bus,...

20060047982 - Mult-interface auto-switch circuit and memory device with dual interface auto-switch circuit: This invention is related to a multi-interface auto-switch circuit which can be implanted in a memory device. This memory device can use either the first interface or the second interface to communicate with an external device. The multi-interface auto-switch circuit comprises a power detecting and supplying module and an interface...

20060047983 - Multiple source/multiple device connector: Apparatus and process to couple a power source to a powered device. The apparatus includes a power manager structured and arranged to adjust at least one of voltage, current and power supplied from the power source to the powered device based upon consumption requirements of the powered device, and a...

20060047979 - Power control and management method for uninterruptible power system and servers: A power control and management method for servers connected to an uninterruptible power system (UPS) comprises: detecting current power supply statuses of the UPS and the servers; detecting instantaneous status data of the UPS and the servers to generate a server power control and management table; and according to the...

20060047984 - Power management of computer system: In a power management method of a computer system, the CPU asserts a clock-suspending grant cycle in response to a clock-suspending signal issued by the south bridge chip, and the south bridge chip issues the clock-suspending signal in response to a data write cycle asserted by the CPU. The clock-suspending...

20060047981 - Power supply control method, power supply control unit and information processing apparatus: A power supply control method controls a supply of a power supply voltage from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to an information processing apparatus based on time information that is set in advance and indicates a date and time of turning ON and cutting OFF the supply of the power...

20060047980 - System and method for a configurable portable information handling system cover switch delay: Power down to a reduced power state, such as a standby or off state, of an information handling system is delayed by a user-configured time after detection of closing of the cover of the information handling system. In one embodiment, a cover delay module associated with the BIOS of the...

20060047986 - Method and apparatus for controlling power management state transitions: An integrated circuit device, such as a processor initiates a transition to a first power management state. The device then receives a request to exit the first power management state and, in response exits the first power management state at the highest of a reference operating