Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 10/06

20060242396 - Method and apparatus for configuring a computer system: An apparatus for configuring a computer system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processor, a read only memory (ROM) coupled to the processor, and a management device coupled to the read only memory. During operation, the management device preferably receives at least some data from the ROM....

20060242397 - Methods of resizing partition: A system and methodology that securely protects data in a partition of a computer system. According to the invention, the method of resizing a partition comprises the steps of: calculating data in the partition to be modified; replacing a MBR with a new MBR; loading the new MBR; and changing...

20060242395 - Operating system boot from network location: The present invention provides a system for booting an intelligent device with an embedded-type operating system obtained through an external interface disposed in the intelligent device, wherein the system includes an initialization module stored in a read-only memory provided in the intelligent device, the initialization module being executed in a...

20060242398 - Booting from non-volatile memory: A computer system includes a system memory (SM) and a non-volatile memory (NVM). The computer system is arranged to copy at least a part of the system state, stored in the system memory during a clean boot-up procedure, into the non-volatile memory (209, 329). During subsequent start-ups of the computer...

20060242399 - Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems: Methods and apparatus to facilitate fast restarts in processor systems are disclosed. An example processor restart method disclosed herein includes recording a log of pre-boot initialization actions, and replaying a portion of the log during subsequent processor restarts to shorten pre-boot initialization time. The example processor restart method disclosed herein...

20060242401 - Recognition of devices connected to a console server: This document discusses, among other things, methods including recording in a first port log information received through a first port on a console server from a device that is connected to the first port, executing instructions that read the information in the port log and processing the information in the...

20060242402 - Recovering device drivers: A solution to the problem of maintaining application integrity when device drivers fail. This solution employs a new mechanism, the shadow driver, which is an operating system (OS) kernel agent that monitors communication between the OS kernel and the device driver it “shadows.” When a device driver error occurs, the...

20060242400 - Server blade network boot method that minimizes required network bandwidth: A method and system for remotely booting a plurality of server blades in a BLADECENTER® and for updating each blade without the need for an administrator to access each blade via a separate user identification number and corresponding password. A temporary virtual local area network is created to provide an...

20060242404 - Authentication-authorization system for mobile communication terminal and method therefor: An authentication-authorization system for a mobile communication terminal and a method therefor are provided. When a mobile communication terminal is in a connect state, code data randomly generated by a remote encoding terminal is continuously provided to the terminal and data management terminal. When an application service program on the...

20060242403 - Method and system for validating a cli/configlet on a given image: A method and system for validating a Command Line Interface (CLI) configlet on an image is provided. The method includes creating a parse graph using a plurality of self-describing data constructs, identifying a plurality of parse chain data constructs in the parse graph, deriving at least one CLI/configlet from the...

20060242405 - Peer-to-peer authentication and authorization: An authentication mechanism uses a trusted people store that can be populated on an individual basis by users of computing devices, and can comprise certificates of entities that the user wishes to allow to act as certification authorities. Consequently, peer-to-peer connections can be made even if neither device presents a...

20060242406 - Protected computing environment: A method of establishing a protected environment within a computing device including validating a kernel component loaded into a kernel of the computing device, establishing a security state for the kernel based on the validation, creating a secure process and loading a software component into the secure process, periodically checking...

20060242407 - Cryptographic key management: A cryptographic coalition administrator for managing information access across multiple organizations includes a communications interface configured to communicate electronically transmit and receive information, a memory configured to store pairs of public and private cryptographic keys associated with different levels of access, and a key manager configured and connected to communicate...

20060242408 - Cryptographic peer discovery, authentication, and authorization for on-path signaling: A method is disclosed for cryptographic peer discovery, authentication, and authorization. According to one embodiment, a data packet, which is addressed to a destination device other than an intermediary network device, is intercepted at the intermediary network device. The data packet contains a request and a group identifier. A shared...

20060242409 - Linking diffie hellman with hfs authentication by using a seed: A method of chip authentication comprising verifying a driver identity, establishing a Diffie Hellman key, hashing the Diffie Hellman key, picking a seed, and performing a hardware functional scan with the seed....

20060242413 - Certificate validity authentication method and apparatus: A time period which is expended since a request for the authentication of the validity of a public key certificate till the authentication of the validity, is shortened. A certificate validity authentication center VC periodically searches for and verifies paths which extend from a bridge certification authority CAbridge to individual...

20060242411 - Deliver-upon-request secure electronic message system: A method of delivering electronic mail messages upon requests and managing public-secret key pairs of public key cryptography in an electronic message system. A sending party sends an intend-to-deliver associated with an electronic mail message to an intended receiving party. The intended receiving party responds with a request-for-mail-content to request...

20060242412 - Method and communication system for configuring security information in wlan: A communication system including a device, an access point (AP) communicating with the device, and a mobile terminal communicating with the device and the AP, and a method in which the device and the AP share a device key that is a private key used in wireless local area network...

20060242410 - Mobile device authentication with a data source using self-signed certificates: A system for authenticating a mobile computing device is disclosed. The system comprises an access credential module that creates and uses a self-signed access credential. The self-signed access credential indicates that a mobile computing device possessing the access credential is trusted. The system further comprises a data protection module that...

20060242414 - Security methods for use in a wireless communications system: Signal, e.g., message, security techniques are described for wireless systems. A first signal is received by an access node via a wireless link. The signal includes a first authenticator that was generated by the transmitting device, e.g., wireless terminal. The access node determines from an attribute of the signal at...

20060242419 - Method and system for directed documentation of construction projects: Methods and systems for directed creation of construction documentation are provided. Example embodiments provide a Directed Documentation System (a “DDS”), which directs, in a computer-assisted manner, the creation of a historical record of a portion or an entire construction project. In one embodiment, the DDS comprises a directed construction data...

20060242418 - Method for ensuring the integrity of image sets: A method which can be utilized for protecting the integrity of a set of digital documents includes, for each of the digital documents in the set, extracting information from the document, incorporating the information into a watermark, and embedding the watermark into at least one other document in the set....

20060242415 - System and method for key recovery: A secure mechanism for transparent key recovery for a user who has changed authentication information is disclosed. A password manager agent intercepts requests by a user to access secure resources that require user credentials. Upon detecting changed authentication information for the user, the password manager agent automatically regenerates the components...

20060242416 - Systems and methods for embedding messages in look-up tables: System and methods provide a message, generated based on a message authentication code (MAC), embedded in a look-up table associated with an image. The embedding of the message does not affect the image. The message may be used to authenticate the image....

20060242417 - Systems and methods for providing signatures: Systems and methods for providing signatures are described. In an implementation, a system includes a backend configured to generate a plurality of incomplete signatures using an offline portion of an online/offline signature algorithm, storage configured to store the plurality of incomplete signatures and a front end configured to process a...

20060242420 - Electronic cable release coupled with portable computer screensaver: Controlling the actuation of a security latch for attaching a computer to a retaining member is useful in physically protecting a computer from theft. A protruding element is inserted into computer housing while pressing a control arm to disengage a locking arm. The present invention allows the security latch to...

20060242423 - Isolated authentication device and associated methods: An isolated authentication device and related methods to provide a reliable means of authenticating the identity of its user to a network resource or server or other resource, and of authenticating the identity of a network resource or server or other resource to the device's user. The isolated authentication device...

20060242421 - Logon system for an electronic device: A logon system for an electronic device is provided. The system includes an electronic device and a touch display. The touch display is connected to the electronic device for functioning as an input/output device of the electronic device. For a logon to the electronic device, the electronic device displays a...

20060242422 - Rights elevator: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods detect a task which is not authorized for a user account. Responsive to detecting the task, the embodiment presents a different user account that is authorized to allow...

20060242424 - Identity authentication based on keystroke latencies using a genetic adaptive neural network: A system and method identify the person who is using a keyboard based on keystroke latencies as the person types certain key combinations. In some embodiments the latencies are monitored as the person types a password, while in others they are monitored as the person types other information and continues...

20060242425 - Semiconductor memory device: In a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to the present invention, a password protection function is enabled or disabled based on a first specified value M and a second state specified value P such that when both of the first specified value M and the second state specified value P...

20060242426 - Configuring a network connection: The invention relates to a method of accommodating a network apparatus (2) in an existing network (A), wherein a user (1) supplies characteristic biometrical data to the apparatus (2) as well as to the apparatuses of the network (A) via a biometry module. A network identifier and/or a configuration key...

20060242427 - Credential interface: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a credential interface. These systems and/or methods may build a credential user interface enabling a user to choose between multiple credentials and submit an authenticator for a chosen credential. These systems and/or methods may also gather information about arbitrary credentials and build a...

20060242429 - In stream data encryption / decryption method: The throughput of the memory system is improved where data in a data stream is cryptographically processed by a circuit without involving intimately any controller. The data stream is preferably controlled so that it has a selected data source among a plurality of sources and a selected destination among a...

20060242428 - User-controlled management of tpm identities: The invention is in the field of security and trustworthy computing. The invention relates to a method for managing identities in a device comprising a trusted platform module. In the method an identity related command is used for performing identity related action; a delegation agent, a storage key for secure...

20060242430 - Hardware functionality scan for device authentication: Systems and methods for verifying the authenticity of a graphics chip or other hardware chips or hardware devices by performing a hardware functionality scan....

20060242431 - Storage data encryption: Managing data on a storage device includes intercepting unencrypted data to be stored on the storage device, where intercepting unencrypted data is transparent to an application storing the data on the storage device and encrypting the data prior to storage on the storage device. The storage device may include a...

20060242432 - E.magnum: E.MAGNUM is a motion activated apparatus that detects and disables digital electronics it has a built in GENERATOR and a built in CHARGER. E.MAGNUM has a attachment called a Digital Electronic Body Detector that detects frequencies and energy. E.MAGNUM deletes the memory of the chip inside any digital electronic device....

20060242436 - Integrated circuit power management control: Power management control software including power management policies is provided with those policies divided into observation code 18, 20, 22 and response code 26, 28, 30. When predetermined execution points 10, 12 within the operating system 2 are reached registered observation code 18, 20 for those execution points 10, 12...

20060242433 - Method of adjusting cpu clock speed of an electronic appliance: A method of adjusting clock speed of a central processing unit (CPU) of an electronic appliance including the following steps: (a) generating a first system loading of the CPU according to an active time of a first time period; and (b) determining the clock speed of the CPU according to...

20060242438 - Multiple computer equipment and management method thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a management technique for managing power supply modules. In multiple computer equipment 100, in response to a load state, if an operation system 1101 issues a command that changes a processor state of a processor 1021 to a sleep state, a...

20060242434 - Portable device with motion sensor: A portable device is capable of automatically determining if the portable device is moving and achieving a specific function with a button-free procedure. The portable device includes an embedded microprocessor and an acceleration detector. The acceleration detector can determine if the portable device is moving by detecting a vibration of...

20060242435 - Power management system: A power management system includes a voltage source configured to provide at least a first voltage and a second voltage, and a controller configured to couple the first voltage to a first voltage supply terminal or couple the second voltage to a second voltage supply terminal in response to a...

20060242437 - Programming of configuration serial eeprom via an external connector: The present invention is directed to providing configuration data to an EEPROM within a sealed enclosure without having to open the enclosure, using a Test Interface Card (TIC) connected to a particular external multi-use port on the enclosure. The present invention is generally applicable to any sealed enclosure containing a...

20060242440 - Circuit and modes for storing data in operational and sleep modes: The application relates to a circuit for storing a signal during sleep mode, said embodiments of the circuit comprising: a sleep signal input operable to receive a sleep signal; a clock signal input operable to receive a clock signal; a plurality of latches clocked by said clock signal, at least...

20060242441 - Method for controlling power in mobile phone, and mobile phone implementing the same: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling power consumption of a mobile communication terminal, and a mobile communication terminal in which the method is implemented. The mobile communication terminal, having peripheral devices, such as a speaker, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a camera, and a diversity unit for implementing a...

20060242439 - Systems and methods for disabling power management in a computer system: A power adapter comprises a power supply to output power for powering a powered device when the powered device is coupled to the power adapter. The power adapter further comprises a disable throttle indicator that, when the powered device is coupled to the power adapter, indicates to the powered device...

20060242444 - Constraint-based conflict handling for synchronization: The subject invention pertains to data synchronization across replicas. Disclosed are systems and methods of detecting and handling constraint-based conflicts that occur during a synchronization session. In accordance with one particular aspect of the invention, name-constraint violations can be detected. These violations can be resolved by generating a single merged...

20060242445 - Method and apparatus for designing a pll: A method and apparatus for designing a PLL enables initial component characteristics and design specifications of the PLL to be specified. Time constants for a loop filter that would be required to create a PLL having the desired design specifications and component characteristics are then computed. The performance or behavior...

20060242442 - Method, apparatus, and product for an efficient virtualized time base in a scaleable multi-processor computer: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a data processing system for providing a virtualized time base in a logically partitioned data processing system. A time base is determined for each one of multiple processor cores. The time base is used to indicate a current time to...

20060242443 - Synchronization move support systems and methods: Disclosed are systems and methods pertaining to data synchronization and move handling support. In particular, a move log is maintained that identifies data that has moved in, out, and within a synchronization scope. Furthermore, the log comprises times associated with when data moves in and out of the synchronization scope....

20060242446 - Clock control circuit: A clock control circuit including a divider unit for dividing a master clock signal at a falling timing of the same to generate a divided clock signal, a multiplier unit for multiplying the master signal by n at a rising timing of the same, and thinning out an n-th clock...

20060242447 - On-die temperature monitoring in semiconductor devices to limit activity overload: Thermal control for a controller in a data processing environment is described. In one embodiment, the invention includes detecting a temperature of a semiconductor device at a thermal sensor on the semiconductor device, comparing the detected temperature to a threshold, and generating a high interrupt if the temperature is above...

20060242448 - Circuit including a deskew circuit: A circuit including a deskew circuit. The deskew circuit is configured to receive a first signal having a first edge delayed from a second edge of a second signal by a first delay and a third edge delayed from a fourth edge of the second signal by a second delay....

20060242449 - Clock control of a multiple clock domain data processor: A processor clock control device operable to control a plurality of clock signals output to a processor,- said processor comprising a plurality of domains each clocked by a respective one of said plurality of clock signals, said processor being operable in different modes including a functional mode and a test...

20060236082 - Compound computer machine and management method of compound computer machine: A compound computer machine in which a plurality of modules are installed in one casing and in which trouble of management in combining modules to construct a computer machine is reduced. In the compound computer machine including a processor module; a component module which is combined with the processor module...

20060236081 - Computer system and related method of playing audio files when booting: A computer system and related method for playing audio signals when booting the computer system. The computer system includes an audio circuit for playing an audio file when booting and a memory embedded in the audio circuit or externally coupled to the audio circuit for storing the audio file. It...

20060236083 - Method and system for controlling software version updates: Methods and systems are provided for controlling asynchronous distribution and installation of software updates affecting applications installed on terminal devices of a wireless network. A versioning schema enforced by the application development environment enables the runtime environment of a terminal device to evaluate a software update to identify potential compatibility...

20060236087 - Apparatus and method for testing computer system: An apparatus and a method to test a computer system, wherein the apparatus to test a computer system includes: a computer system interface module to receive one or more power on self test (POST) codes from a computer system; a control module to search, or determine, error information corresponding to...

20060236086 - Information processing apparatus and operation control method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body to which an external device is connectable, a power supply control unit configured to turn on a power supply of the main body in response to an operation of one of a first switch arranged on the main...

20060236084 - Method and system for providing an auxiliary bios code in an auxiliary bios memory utilizing time expiry control: The present invention provides a method for providing an auxiliary basic input/output system (BIOS) code in a computer system, where the computer system includes a central processing unit (CPU) for executing an operation system (OS) program. The method comprises: providing a main BIOS memory for storing a main BIOS code...

20060236085 - Method and system of changing a startup list of programs to determine whether computer system performance increases: A method and system of changing a startup list of programs to determine whether performance of a computer system increases. Some illustrative embodiments are a processor-based method comprising changing a startup list of programs from a first list of programs to a predetermined list of programs, rebooting the computer system...

20060236089 - Automatic address-book updating system and method: The present invention is a system and method for ensuring the validity of the personal contact information in a personal database. The invention provides means for receiving automatic updates of changes in the existing records of the personal contact information database without having to expose the data to security breaches...

20060236091 - Encryption method for sip message and encrypted sip communication system: It takes time for an encryption data communication system to transfer encrypted data, because negotiations of security parameters are necessary prior to communications in order to protect security and integrity of a SIP message or public key cryptography is required to be used for an encryption process, a decryption process.,...

20060236090 - Managing pre-release of a game application over a network: A system, method, and apparatus are arranged to enable loading of an application, such as a game application, prior to a formal release date of the application. An end-user is provided components of the application either over a network, CD, DVD, or the like. At least one component of the...

20060236088 - Technique for encrypting communications: A download image containing an encryption agent and a soft key software routine is downloaded to a communication unit coupled to a communications network. The encryption agent enables the communication unit to encrypt/decrypt communications handled by the unit. The soft key routine enables/disables encryption at the unit based on a...

20060236093 - Method and apparatus for preventing bridging of secure networks and insecure networks: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for preventing a bridge between a secure network and an insecure network. Specifically, the method comprises monitoring a network device supporting a secure network connection for an attempt to establish an insecure network connection, and terminating the secure network connection in response to...

20060236092 - Method for secure downloading of applications: The method is for downloading applications takes place in a network that has a server, a mobile terminal, a trusted operator and preferably, a personal computer. In the method a user selects an application to be downloaded at his computer or mobile terminal. The user then sends a request from...

20060236094 - Technique to virtualize processor input/output resources: A technique to improve the performance of virtualized input/output (I/O) resources of a microprocessor within a virtual machine environment. More specifically, embodiments of the invention enable accesses of virtualized I/O resources to be made by guest software without necessarily invoking host software. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention enable more efficient...

20060236095 - Systems and methods for automatically configuring and managing network devices and virtual private networks: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically configuring, managing, and maintaining a network device or VPN using a public network such as the Internet. Initial configuration of a network device or VPN occurs upon a user entering minimal information via a simple HTML page. After receipt of this minimal information,...

20060236096 - Distributed cryptographic management for computer systems: An administrator installs a key management agent on a previously approved client machine. The agent is started on the client machine, which posts requests for keys to a central key management service. The central key management service logs requests posted to it by clients, and checks for existing pre-approval records....

20060236097 - Method and system for device registration within a digital rights management framework: A method of registering network devices in a digital rights management system (DRMS) includes receiving a digital certificate transmitted by the network device requesting registration and verifying the validity of the certificate. The DRMS may then send cryptographic information to the applying network device. The network device may be authorized...

20060236098 - Multisigning - a protocol for robust multiple party digital signatures: Embodiments describe a system and/or method for multiple party digital signatures. According to a first aspect a method comprises establishing a first validity range for a first key, establishing a first validity range for at least a second key, and determining if the validity range of the first key overlaps...

20060236099 - Tag generation method in broadcast encryption system: A tag generation method for generating tags used in data packets in a broadcast encryption system is provided. The method includes detecting at least one revoked leaf node; setting a node identification (node ID) assigned to at least one node among nodes assigned node IDs at a layer 0 and...

20060236100 - System and method for enhanced layer of security to protect a file system from malicious programs: A system and method for providing an enhanced layer of security to protect the file system from malicious programs are provided. An additional layer of security for protecting data and to minimize successful attacks by malicious programs is provided. This additional layer uses the feature of code signing to verify...

20060236101 - Authentication method for medic gateway: The present invention relates to a method of authentication for Media Gateway, comprising: setting up an initial key for validating initial digital signatures between a Media Gateway and a Media Gateway Controller; generating a new shared key having a specific lifetime by performing signaling communication between said Media Gateway and...

20060236103 - Dynamic authentication of mark use: Disclosed are systems and methods for authenticating use of a mark. In one embodiment, a system for facilitation, authentication, and authorization of the use of a mark comprises a mark owner server that receives registration information from a reseller server via a network that requests to use a mark. The...

20060236104 - Method and apparatus for encrypting and decrypting data in a database table: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that decrypts an encrypted column in a row. During operation, the system receives the encrypted column in the row. The system then determines a security domain associated with the encrypted column in the row, wherein the security domain represents a set...

20060236102 - Secret-key-controlled reversible circuit and corresponding method of data processing: A combinatorial key-dependent network suitable for the encryption/decryption of data on buses and in memories of data-processing devices, has a number of layers, where each layer has a number of elementary building blocks operating on very small block sizes. A generic building block acts on a small number of input...

20060236105 - Authenticating a user of a communication device to a wireless network to which the user is not associated with: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for automating authentication of a user. In one embodiment, a method calls for detecting an authentication event at a wireless communication device to gain access to a first wireless network through an access point associated with the first wireless network, automatically...

20060236107 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information providing medium, information decryption apparatus, and information recording medium: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information providing medium are provided. Encrypted information, an encrypted first key for decrypting the encrypted information, and a second key for decrypting the first key are processed to store the information in a storage medium. To be more specific, cross...

20060236106 - Providing fresh session keys: The present invention provides a method of key material generation in which the key material is used to authenticate communication for user equipment and at least one network application function. The method includes providing a bootstrapping identifier associated with first key material and a first random number, receiving information indicative...

20060236108 - Instant process termination tool to recover control of an information handling system: A method and system for automatic termination of unauthorized malevolent processes operating on an information handling system. A list of authenticated and essential process list is stored on the information handling system. Unauthorized processes not contained on the list can be automatically terminated by the user by invoking the present...

20060236109 - System and method for multi-session establishment for a single device: A system and method that allows a device to complete a single complete authentication sequence to a AAA server resulting in as many secure sessions required for the different applications or subsystems determined by the client's identity and the AAA server's policy. As the device is authenticated, it is determined...

20060236114 - Application program verification system, application program verification method and computer program: There is provided a means to perform a source-level verification by a third-party organization in a shorter time, while preventing leakage of technology and know-how of an ISV. An AP verification system is composed of an AP development site and a verification organization connected via a network. An API-in-use extracting...

20060236113 - Information processing apparatus and method thereof: It is simpler to manage an electronic signature on a It is simpler to manage an electronic signature on a server. On the contrary, authentication in a paper is more conveniently managed by a serverless system. However, data embedded in a document relies on an authentication system and security system....

20060236111 - Loading data onto an electronic device: Method of producing an electronic device comprising a data memory for storing data items and a key memory for storing at least one cryptographic key of a cryptographic public key mechanism. The method comprises the steps of loading a factory public key into the key memory; and loading factory software...

20060236110 - Method, device and computer program for verifying the authenticity of non-electronic documents: The invention relates to a method for examining the authenticity of non-electronic documents, whereby a non electronic document comprises a document identifier, text and/or graphic user information, at least implicit information on the document user and a signature which is a coded first test code calculated by means of a...

20060236112 - Watermark information embedding device and method, watermark information detecting device and method, watermarked document: The present invention is relate to watermark information embedding apparatus and method for the same, watermark information detecting apparatus and method for the same, and method of containing watermark document. A document image generator (101) generates a document image according to document data (105). A watermark image generator (102) generates...

20060236115 - User authentication information recording medium, user authentication security card, and user authentication security card recording/reproducing method: A long flat image 310 that expresses a random number in a rectilinear state in a form of a bar code is created, and hologram original image 42 of the random number of the form of a bar code is created based on this. Hologram original image 42 is coiled...

20060236116 - Provisioning root keys: The present invention provides a method of key material generation for authenticating communication with at least one network application function. The method includes determining first key material in response to a bootstrapping key request and determining second key material in response to determining the first key material. The second key...

20060236118 - Computer access security: A method is provided for improved computer access security, the method including protecting an access record to prevent password access to a computer via the access record, creating an alternate access record corresponding to the protected record, enabling password access to the computer via the alternate record, providing the alternate...

20060236117 - Portable smart card reader having secure wireless communications capability: A reader device includes a housing for receiving a smart card, a processor in electronic communication with an integrated circuit chip of the smart card when the smart card is received in the housing, a wireless communications device in electronic communication with the processor for enabling the reader device to...

20060236119 - Biometric identification linked interactive information system and method: A biometric identification linked interactive information system and method is disclosed wherein biometric identification scanning is performed by remote mobile, portable and/or fixed device(s). Databases are created at a central (host) unit of biometric identification scans and specific accumulated, individual data and are linked. Remote device(s) may contain sufficient memory...

20060236120 - Method and apparatus employing stress detection for highly secure communication: A high security communication station delivers information to an authenticated user. The station receives encrypted information intended for a particular user. The station verifies the identity of the current user using the highly secure technology of retinal scan or iris scan in one embodiment. A detector checks physiological information of...

20060236121 - Method and apparatus for highly secure communication: A high security communication station delivers information to an authenticated user. The station receives encrypted information intended for a particular user. The station verifies the identity of the current user using the highly secure technology of retinal scan or iris scan in one embodiment. Once the station authenticates the current...

20060236122 - Secure boot: Systems and methods for performing integrity verifications for computer programs to run on computing systems are provided. An integrity check is completed before passing execution control to the next level of an operating system or before allowing a program to run. The integrity check involves the use of a locally...

20060236124 - Method and apparatus for determining whether to encrypt outbound traffic: An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing outbound traffic passing through a port. This port is for a server and receives a request from a client. The request includes a universal resource identifier to a destination. A determination is made as to whether the request requires encryption using...

20060236123 - Security application using silicon fingerprint identification: A method for using an identification value for a security application is disclosed. The method may include the steps of (A) generating the identification value based on a plurality of semiconductor fabrication process variations, (B) generating a key by reducing a bit error rate of the identification value, wherein the...

20060236130 - Encoded data modification device, modification method, and modification program: An encoded data modification device and the like are obtained which are capable of modifying a signal with a small delay. There is provided the encoded data modification device, including: an operational buffer that stores inputted encoded data formed of a plurality of encoded units; a decoder circuit that decodes...

20060236125 - Hardware-based authentication of a software program: Identity of software is authenticated with hardware on a system. The hardware may be accessible to the operating system, making the mechanisms available to software makers. The identity of the software may be authenticated using fundamental properties of the software itself, providing greater security than merely relying on transferable identifiers,...

20060236127 - Local secure service partitions for operating system security: Systems and methods provide multiple partitions hosted on an isolation technology such as a hypervisor where at least one of the partitions, a local secure service partition (LSSP), provides security services to other partitions. The service partitions (LSSPs) host those high assurance services that require strict security isolation, where the...

20060236128 - Method for authentication of electronic components: A method for authentication of an electronic component requires the initial step of operatively coupling the electronic component to a processing system configured to communicate with the electronic component and to receive data there from. Subsequent to the operative coupling, an electronic representation of a proprietary work of authorship stored...

20060236129 - Method for managing external storage devices: An apparatus, system, and method enable a new platform storage system to have access to an external storage system having data encrypted thereon by an existing platform storage system. Encryption information corresponding to the encrypted data in the external storage system is stored in a memory in the existing platform...

20060236126 - System and method for deleting confidential information: A system includes a first wireless-enabled device that transparently stores confidential information and a second wireless-enabled device that stores the same confidential information. The confidential information is to be used to secure a wireless communication link between the first device and the second device. One or both of the first...

20060236131 - Protected return path from digital rights management dongle: A method, apparatus, and system for providing secure communication between a tamper resistant device (404) and a sink device (406) is disclosed. Encrypted content is received from a source device (402) at the tamper resistant device (404), wherein the content has been encrypted using a first key. The content is...

20060236136 - Apparatus and method for automatic low power mode invocation in a multi-threaded processor: A processor comprises a processor core executing multiple threads. A bifurcated thread scheduler includes an internal processor core component and an external processor core component. The bifurcated thread scheduler identifies when all of the multiple threads are blocked and thereafter automatically enters a default low power sleep mode....

20060236135 - Apparatus and method for software specified power management performance using low power virtual threads: A processor comprises a software control module specifying a power performance metric. A policy manager is responsive to the software control module. A dispatch scheduler is responsive to the policy manager to operate the processor in accordance with the power performance metric....

20060236141 - Automatic switch method and appartus for a usb: An automatic switch method and apparatus are used to set the output current of a USB by slowly increasing the output current under monitoring the voltage on the USB. If the USB could normally operate until the output current reaches a threshold value, a higher level is set for the...

20060236140 - Cluster system and method of controlling power-supply to blade servers included in cluster system: A cluster system includes a plurality of blade servers including at least one auxiliary blade server, the rest of the blade servers being used for actual operation of the cluster system, a power-supply unit supplying electrical power to each of the blade servers, a power-supply controller which controls on/off in...

20060236133 - Computer host with a secondary panel: A computer host is mounted with a secondary panel. When power for the computer host is turned on, multimedia data are accessed from a disk drive, a hard disk driver, or a memory card reader etc. and output by a media player program, without needing to activate an operating system...

20060236134 - Information handling system that supplies power to a memory expansion board: An information handling system (“IHS”) including a processor, a memory controller coupled to the processor, and a memory device interface coupled to the memory controller is provided. The IHS also includes a voltage control circuit, coupled to the interface, for determining whether the interface is coupled to a memory expansion...

20060236139 - Method for transmitting the system command of a computer system: A PCI-Express bus is incorporated in a method for transmitting a power-saving command between a computer system and its plurality of peripheral devices of the present invention. More particularly, a specific power management command is introduced into the signal transmission protocol of a system command, which is transmitted between the...

20060236138 - Methods and apparatus for managing signals during power-up and power-down: A method or system for managing signals to a circuit during initialization of the circuit ensures that the circuit does not receive signals before the circuit is initialized for such reception. The method or system maintains signals to the circuit in an initial condition while the circuit is uninitialized, and...

20060236142 - Methods and systems for accessing email: Methods and systems are employed to access and print email from a printing-capable device via a network connection to a mail server. A document surrogate represents one or more email messages. A user can indicate via the document surrogate selection of one or more emails. A multifunction device at least...

20060236132 - Power-managing key apparatus and method for the same: A power-managing key apparatus uses a power key to integrate the function of ACPI management of computer hardware and hibernation on/off of operation system. A processor coupled to the power key detects pressing-time parameters of the power key and a current state of the computer. The processor sends a hardware...

20060236137 - Semiconductor device and method for designing the same: Disclosed is a method for designing a semiconductor device so as to prevent the device from being broken even when memory circuits are reset. This method is executed using a computer as follows. First, the computer groups the memory circuits arranged on the basis of arrangement information. Then, the computer...

20060236143 - Communication control apparatus, communication control system, power-saving control method, power-saving control program, and recording medium for recording the program: A communication control apparatus having a function for shifting a mode to a power-saving mode that suppresses the power consumption to the level thereof lower than that in a normal mode upon satisfying a given condition includes a normal-operation control mechanism and a power-saving control mechanism. The normal-operation control mechanism...

20060236144 - Method for saving power of a laptop computer: A method for saving power of a laptop computer is capable of reducing brightness of the display automatically based on battery capacity to save power and extend life span of the battery under a condition of not influencing the user so as to enhance competition of product....

20060236145 - Contents reproduction device: A contents reproduction device realizes reduction of power consumption by controlling power supply control according to the input contents. More specifically, in the contents reproduction device, the PSI analysis unit analyzes additional information in the inputted contents so as to check whether video contents are contained or the signal detection...

20060236146 - Digital system, clock signal adjusting method for digital system, recording medium recording processing program executed in the adjusting method: A digital system (1) which performs a digital processing according to a single or a plurality of clock signals to deliver a specified basic function, and which comprises a plurality of delay elements (4) respectively inserted into a plurality of clock circuits for supplying clock signals in a digital system,...

20060236147 - Processor controlled interface: Described are a system and method to control interface timing and/or voltage operations of signals transmitted between devices. A processor may be coupled through one or more bus interfaces of a bus to one or more corresponding interface timing and/or voltage comparison circuits and corresponding interface timing and/or voltage adjustment...

20060236148 - One hot counter proxy: A method and apparatus for sequencing includes sequencing elements in rippled combination, each sequencing element processing a subset of de-multiplexed incoming data over a single resource cycle. Each sequencing element processes a one hot counter proxy that represents a sequencer counter....

20060230261 - Device driver customizing method, program, recording medium and information processing device: A device driver customizing method that is performed when a second driver is installed in an information processing device in which one or more first drivers each for controlling an image processing device have been already installed, the driver customizing method comprising: a searching step of comparing items included in...

20060230260 - Method for configurating a computing system: A method for configuring a computing system having a processing unit and at least one application subsystem for enabling the processing unit to perform system functions, includes packaging the system processing unit in a first housing, and at least one subsystem of the computing system in a second housing separate...

20060230262 - Electronic module and a process for operating a system module: The invention relates to an electronic module, in particular a micro-processor and/or micro-controller module, and a process for operating a system module, able to be connected with a bus, in particular a LIN bus system. The process includes operating the system module in a first operating mode, and operating the...

20060230263 - Method and apparatus to guarantee configuration settings in remote data processing systems: An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for updating configuration settings. In response to starting an application server in the data processing system, a messaging system is contacted to determine whether a configuration change occurred while the application server was unavailable. Configuration data is received to implement the configuration change...

20060230264 - Backup restore in a corporate infrastructure: A method and system for remotely storing a user's admin key to gain access to an intranet is presented. The user's admin key and intranet user identification (ID) are encrypted using an enterprise's public key, and together they are concatenated into a single backup admin file, which is stored in...

20060230265 - Cookie-based acceleration of an authentication protocol: A system uses a proxy server to authenticate a client with an authentication protocol that does not support caching. Rather than cache the client's authentication credentials, or access a client account manager for each network request generated by the client, the proxy server issues a cookie to an authenticated client...

20060230266 - Secure communications across multiple protocols: Systems, methods, and devices for secure communications across multiple protocols are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, at an access device, an encryption key. The access device analyzes the communication to determine a portion of the communication to be encrypted and to determine an additional portion of the...

20060230267 - Switching an application, user and security context based on device orientation: A computer is adapted for changing one or more of the application, security, or user contexts based on the orientation of a component, such as a monitor. Changing the context responsive to the reorientation allows two or more users to use the same hardware to complete a transaction requiring at...

20060230268 - System and method for providing an user's security when setting-up a connection over insecure networks: A method for setting up a secure communication line between a user and a service provider using non-secure communication channels within an insecure network, comprising the steps of transmitting an identity token from a user station to a service provider station both coupled to the insecure network; upon reception of...

20060230269 - Method for encoded data transmission via a communication network: The invention relates to a method for data transmission, comprising the following steps: first data from a stochastic process is inputted into at least a first and a second subscriber of a communication network; and a symmetrical key is produced on the basis of the first data in both the...

20060230270 - Method and apparatus for providing status information from a security and automation system to an emergency responder: An access portal is provided for establishing communication between an environmental management system used on a premises and an authorized responder equipped with an external access device. In some cases a remote host server is provided for obtaining information from the environmental management system, which in turn can transmit the...

20060230271 - Process and method to distribute software product keys electronically to manufacturing entities: A method and system provide digital certificates of authentication for authenticating software installed on computer devices. The digital certificates of authentication authorized the use of software installed on computer devices by binding such a digital certificate to an attribute of the computer device. In one example, the digital certificate of...

20060230276 - Authentication of products using identification tags: An identification tag for authenticating a product is associated with the product and has authentication data transmissible to a reader device. The authentication data include source data including a tag identifier that uniquely identifies the identification tag and a signature value that is a result of a private key encryption...

20060230273 - Hidden mirc printing for security: A printing method, comprising marking an area of a receiver with a first marking material and marking in at least a portion of the area a security image with a second marking material, wherein the first and second marking material are configured such that the security image is unreadable by...

20060230274 - Method and system for hardware accelerator for implementing f9 integrity algorithm in wcdma compliant handsets: In a wireless communication system, a method and system for a hardware accelerator for implementing the f9 integrity algorithm in WCDMA compliant handsets are provided. Intermediate variables may be initialized in an integrity function and a first processing block of bits and at least one additional processing block of bits...

20060230275 - Method of transmitting messages: The invention concerns an electronic communication terminal, a method, and a computer program product for transmitting an electronic message to two or more recipients, whereby the message comprises a public component intended for each of the two or more recipients and one or more private components, each of the one...

20060230272 - Validating the origin of web content: Described herein is a technique of protecting users against certain types of Internet attacks. The technique involves obtaining certificates from visited web sites and qualifying communications with those web sites based on the content of the certificates....

20060230277 - Telecommunication-assisted time stamp: The invention relates to a method and system for providing a time stamp by means of a manipulation-proof time signal (5, 10) via a telecommunication network (2), wherein a network subscriber (1a, 1b, . . . , 1e) requests an especially officially recognized time signal (5,10) from an especially certified...

20060230281 - Data processing system including explicit and generic grants of action authorization: A method of determining whether to authorize a user of a computer system to perform an action in the computer system is described. Besides the explicit authorization grants, a new, more secure semantics is defined where only unassigned users or actions are granted generically....

20060230282 - Dynamically managing access permissions: A method and system with an improved security information is provided to manage permissions of computing objects dynamically. First, an algorithm with the ability to recalculate permissions is created and associated with an object. That algorithm is then invoked every time the object changes, so that modifications of that object's...

20060230279 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for establishing trusted access to a communication network: Methods, systems, and computer program products for establishing trusted access to a communication network by a client detect an available access network providing access to a target communication network and determine a trust indication associated with the available access network. The trust indication is originated by a trust authority that...

20060230278 - Methods,systems, and computer program products for determining a trust indication associated with access to a communication network: Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a trust indication associated with an access network providing access to a communication network are disclosed. A trust-related characteristic of an access network providing access to a target communication network is determined. A trust indication for the access network is determined based...

20060230280 - Os independent device management methods and apparatuses: An apparatus adapted to facilitate remote configuration and/or management of a system, independent of its operating system, is disclosed. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a first and a second interface coupled to an input device and a network interface of the system respectively, and a controller....

20060230283 - Changing passwords with failback: Changing a user's current password for accessing a computer resource, including establishing a provisional password for the user for accessing the computer resource and replacing the user's current password with the provisional password in dependence upon decision criteria. Typical embodiments also include replacing the user's current password with the provisional...

20060230285 - Data recording device and access control method: A data recording device of the present invention acquires passwords of individual recording media attached to a plurality of medium attaching units from a password storage unit which stores the passwords set to the recording media having a password locking function, the device judges whether or not the individual recording...

20060230284 - System for generating requests to a passcode protected entity: Protecting the security of an entity by using passcodes is disclosed. A passcode device generates a passcode. In an embodiment, the passcode is generated in response to receipt of user information. The passcode is received by another system, which authenticates the passcode by at least generating a passcode from a...

20060230287 - Business method and system for security and personal communication: A method and system for security and personal communication providing users a hand-held biomarker communication device for anonymously and securely contacting each other. A first user places the thumb or finger on the scanner of the communication device, points the device at another user, and presses the scanner. A biomarker...

20060230286 - System and method for authenticating a user of an image processing system: A method and system for multi-factor user authentication on an image processing device. The system includes a server used to authenticate a user, and to retrieve user information corresponding to user identification data. The user information is transmitted from the server to an image processing device, and processed by the...

20060230288 - Source code classification method for malicious code detection: A classification mechanism within the source code management system for customizing malicious code searches. This classification mechanism is used to limit the number of searches that are performed on incoming source code, as some malicious code searches may only need to be performed on particular modules, classes, components, etc. of...

20060230289 - Source code management method for malicious code detection: A system and method for enhancing source code management by using existing virus detection methods in a library management system to detect potentially malicious code. With the mechanism of the present invention, malicious code that is introduced into a software product may be detected before the code is able to...

20060230290 - System and method for accessing data from a data storage medium: Systems and methods for managing multiple related pestware processes on a protected computer are described. One embodiment is configured to identify a location of each of a plurality of files in at least one file storage device of the protected computer and store a list of the location of each...

20060230291 - System and method for directly accessing data from a data storage medium: Systems and methods for scanning files for pestware on a protected computer are described. In one variation, locations of each of a plurality of files in a file storage device of the protected computer are identified while substantially circumventing an operating system of the protected computer. Information from each of...

20060230292 - Method, apparatus, and program to post process applications encrypting sensitive objects that are logged: A mechanism is provided to declaratively identify objects that are sensitive and requiring encryption on logging. A user interface allows an administrator to identify the objects that are deemed to be sensitive log objects and the logging class that provides the logging functionality. The user interface may also allow the...

20060230298 - Compact limiter and controller assembly and method: A power control system has a controller housing, a power switch disposed within the controller housing for selectively providing power from a power supply to a power load, a limiter disposed within the controller housing configured for providing a limit switching function in response to a threshold limit, and a...

20060230296 - Controller housing with connector retention assembly and method: A method and a housing assembly including a case defining an opening, and a coupler positioned within the opening and configured for coupling to a connector, wherein the case defines a securing portion positioned proximate to the opening and is configured for securing a portion of the connector when coupled...

20060230293 - Device and method for powering a peripheral device: A device and method for making a peripheral device compliant with a power management standard, such as the USB standard, are described. The device includes a power management unit (PMU) and a timing unit. The PMU is coupled to a battery pack and to a processor of the peripheral device,...

20060230297 - Electronic device mounting assembly and method: A method and assembly for mounting an electronic device in an operating environment including a bracket and a coupler. The bracket has a mounting flange configured for attachment to a surface within the operating environment for mounting the electronic device, a securing flange with a surface, and a plurality of...

20060230295 - Memory module with on-board power-consumption monitoring: A memory module includes memory devices and a power tracker for monitoring power consumption by the memory devices. The power tracker generates digital power consumption data that can be stored and used to anticipate and/or diagnose of power-related problems. The invention allows accurate monitoring of conditions that could otherwise lead...

20060230294 - Method and system for determining if an information handling system is operating within a carrying case: A portable information handling system (“IHS”) is provided. The portable IHS includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor. The memory device is for storing instructions processable by the processor for determining whether a lid of the portable IHS is closed. Also, the instructions are processable by...

20060230300 - Selective power-down for high performance cpu/system: A microelectronic device according to the present invention is made up of two or more functional units, which are all disposed on a single chip, or die. The present invention works on the strategy that all of the functional units on the die are not, and do not need to...

20060230299 - System and method for power usage level management of blades installed within blade servers: Methods and systems are disclosed for power usage level management of blades installed in blade servers. When a new blade added is to a blade server, possible power usage levels for the new blade are assessed to determine possible effects on the total power usage level of the chassis. By...

20060230301 - System and method for adjusting execution frequency of a central processing unit: A method for adjusting execution frequency of a central processing unit (CPU) in an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) obtaining a state of a CPU workload in real time; (b) checking a property frequency and an execution frequency of the CPU; (c) determining whether...

20060230302 - Circuit and method for generating programmable clock signals with minimum skew: A programmable clock deskewer generates an output clock with minimal clock skew. This is accomplished by means of a single series path coupling the input clock to the output clock. The programmable clock deskewer includes: an output clock generator, responsive to the input clock and control information, to generate the...

20060230303 - Circuit, system and method for selectively turning off internal clock drivers: The present invention includes a circuit, system and method for selectively turning off internal clock drivers to reduce operating current. The present invention may be used to reduce power consumption by reducing operating current in a memory device. Operating current may be reduced by turning off internal clock drivers that...

20060230304 - Frequency control method and information processing apparatus: According to one embodiment, a method of controlling an operating frequency of a control unit of an apparatus having the control unit for controlling processing operation, includes accepting designation of an upper limit value of the frequency, calculating a value of the frequency in accordance with a type of processing...

20060224876 - Device driver, program for customizing the driver, information processing apparatus, and information processing method: An information processing apparatus, in which a device driver program including operational configuration information is installed, includes a determining unit that reads confirmation indicating information to determine whether presence of consistency between the operational configuration information and actual device configuration information, which is configuration information of a device to be...

20060224874 - Method for updating system management basic input output system (smbios) data: A method for updating System Management Basic Input Output System (SMBIOS) data in BIOS of a computer system is provided so as to allow a user to store user-defined information in a storage unit of a computer system, wherein the storage unit has a default SMBIOS data. This method establishes...

20060224875 - Portable digital player: A portable player may include a control unit designed to perform an instant replay operation using instant replay data stored in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory during a cold boot operation. The control unit may be designed to perform the instant replay operation without accessing a mechanical mass storage device during...

20060224877 - System and method for controlling boot-up process in a communications network switch: A system and method for controlling an Ethernet node's boot-up process. Upon detecting a system reset condition with respect to the Ethernet node, a link down condition is effectuated on at least a portion of the link ports of the Ethernet node. Initialization and configuration of system switch software continues...

20060224880 - Information processing apparatus and boot processing control method for information processing apparatus: In a boot processing control method for an information processing apparatus according to this invention, the first boot device in which a medium can be loaded or a boot device different from the first boot device is designated. When a boot process cannot be executed from the first boot device...

20060224879 - Method for starting an operating system rapidly by pressing a hotkey: A method for starting an operating system rapidly by a hotkey includes the steps of: setting a hotkey for each operating system; executing a BIOS power on self test program; determining whether any hotkey has been pressed during execution of the power on self test program; activating a disk partition...

20060224878 - System and method for trusted early boot flow: In some embodiments, the invention involves extending trusted computing environments to the boot firmware. In at least one embodiment, the present invention is intended to enable the trusted environment to be extended forward to the pre-boot environment in addition to post-OS load environment. Embodiments of the present invention enable the...

20060224881 - Apparatus and method for managing component identifiers in a data storage system: An apparatus and method are disclosed for managing component identifiers in a data storage system. The apparatus includes a recognition module, a receiving module, a comparison module, and an update module. The recognition module recognizes newly installed components. The receiving module receives a component identifier stored on the newly installed...

20060224882 - Method and system for unlocking a computing device: A password locked computing device may be unlocked by coupling the locked device to a password unlocked computing device that is associated with the same user as the locked device. If the devices recognize each other as being associated with the same user, the locked computing device is automatically password...

20060224883 - Programming interface for configuring network services in a server: A programming interface for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) abstracts manipulation, e.g., configuration and management, of SSL tables based upon an SSL implementation model. The SSL tables can be provided in a forwarding plane. A programming interface for server load balancing (SLB) abstracts configuration and management of SLB tables....

20060224884 - Control key capable of storing multiple and variable data packet classification results: Methods, systems, and an apparatus for generating and dispatching a flexible control key to be appended with the data packets while being dispatched across a plurality of software modules running on the integrated network security device, are provided. The control key is divided into two sections: an operations (ingress/egress) section,...

20060224885 - Remotely configurable bridge system and method for use in secure wireless networks: A system, method and computer program product are provided. Included is a bridge capable of communication with a non-wireless capable device and a wireless network. In use, such bridge incorporates security functionality for remotely and automatically securing the non-wireless capable device during use of the wireless network....

20060224886 - System for finding potential origins of spoofed internet protocol attack traffic: The invention computes approximate origins of data packets transmitted over the Internet. Law enforcement agencies and network operators can use it to assign responsibility for observed Internet activities. The invention uses a small number of cooperative locations (incoming links on routers or switches) to provide link identification data: whether a...

20060224887 - Phone with secure element and critical data: A wireless communication device is implemented with a smart card module to secure the transmission of sensitive or confidential information. The user of the device must request permission to activate an application on the smart card module from a remote source. After this first level of security is satisfied, the...

20060224888 - Methods and apparatuses for security visualization: Methods and apparatuses for preconscious security feedback. In one aspect, a method for secure communication includes: displaying a first visual cue to indicate presence of security measure for communication while an operation for a secure communication transaction is in progress; and playing a first audio cue to indicate the presence...

20060224889 - Methods for authenticating an identity of an article in electrical communication with a verifier system: Methods for authenticating a property of an article in electrical communication with a verifier system including, for example, reading an identification code from the article, generating a challenge phrase from a verifier system, writing a challenge phrase to a first memory location on the article, reading a response phrase from...

20060224890 - System and method for achieving machine authentication without maintaining additional credentials: A Machine Authentication PAC (Protected Access Credential) serves as machine credentials to obtain network access without requiring server storage and management of the additional set of credentials. The first time authentication is performed, user authentication is executed. After the supplicant and server have mutually authenticated each other and satisfied other...

20060224894 - Methods, devices and computer programs for creating ciphertext, plaintext and a cryptographic key: In an embodiment of a method of creating ciphertext, the embodiment includes the step of providing an authority with a piece of information that is associated with an entity. The embodiment also includes the step of acquiring from the authority a cryptographic key that is based on the piece of...

20060224891 - Scheme for sub-realms within an authentication protocol: Branch domain controllers (DCs) contain read only replicas of the data in a normal domain DC. This includes information about the groups a user belongs to so it can be used to determine authorization information. Password information, however, is desirably replicated to the branch DCs only for users and services...

20060224893 - Secure wireless communication apparatus and method for electronic devices incorporating pushed pins: A secure wireless communications connection, such as a secure communications connection using the Bluetooth communications standard, may be established between two electronic devices without requiring user input of a personal identification number and without transmitting a personal identification number such that the personal identification number may be easily intercepted. To...

20060224892 - Securing a link between two devices: A cryptographic key is used to secure a communication link between a first device and a second device. Generating the cryptographic key is accomplished by a) generating a first cryptographic key, b) generating a second cryptographic key, c) applying a hash function to packets transmitted over the communication link to...

20060224896 - Compressed data scrambled distribution device and playback device thereof: The present invention provides a scrambled compressed data distribution device that can perform a high-resistance scrambled compressed data distribution by selectively using a plurality of types of scramble information and a playback device thereof. A scrambling section scrambles compressed data by unique one of a plurality of scrambling methods. A...

20060224895 - System and methods for electronically notarizing scanned documents: Systems and methods of electronically notarizing scanned documents may include an image capturing device that captures data from an original document provided by a user to obtain an electronic image of the original document that forms an electronic document. Systems and methods may also include a user identity verification device...

20060224897 - Access control service and control server: To provide an access control service and control server for protecting a computer from an Illegal access such as a password cracking, in a terminal service and other related services. An access server 3 includes an authentication manager 7 for authenticating a user to operate a terminal, and an ACE...

20060224900 - Data processing apparatus and personal authentication apparatus: A data holding unit holds data sets each composed of a fingerprint image and recording setting data associated with the fingerprint image. A fingerprint image acquisition unit acquires a fingerprint image newly from a user. A similarity value calculation unit compares the fingerprint image newly acquired from the user and...

20060224899 - National identification card system and biometric identity verification method for negotiating transactions: A method and system for preventing or obstructing a person from negotiating a transaction with another person, group, or entity in a population, includes verifying and crosschecking the identity of the person and the status of the national identification card carried by the person, as a prerequisite to negotiating or...

20060224898 - System and method for determining a computer user profile from a motion-based input device: The present invention provides a system and methods for computer user profiling based on behavioral biometrics. The approach consists of establishing distinctive profiles for computer users based on how they use a motion-based input device such as, but not limited to, a mouse and/or a keyboard. The profiles computed in...

20060224901 - System and method for remotely assigning and revoking access credentials using a near field communication equipped mobile phone: The present invention is generally directed toward a mobile device that can be used in a secure access system. More specifically, the mobile device can have credential data loaded thereon remotely updated, enabled, disabled, revoked, or otherwise altered with a message sent from, for example, a control panel and/or controller...

20060224902 - Data management system for removable storage media: Cryptographic keys or metadata implement timely deletion of data stored on removable storage media that has exceeded its desired lifespan. The data itself is not destroyed, rather metadata is deleted or the data is encrypted at the time it is written, and the encryption key used for the data is...

20060224903 - System and methods for secure transaction management and electronics 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....

20060224907 - Computer volatile memory power backup system: A system for placing and maintaining a computer in a standby mode during power failure, the system comprising: a mains power failure sensor; a source of standby power, the source of standby power being less than the power available for full operation; a volatile memory arranged to be powered from...

20060224906 - Fault resilient boot of complex multi-rail processors in an information handling system: Fault resilient booting of complex multi-rail processors in an information handling system insures that all processor voltage rails are functioning properly before any processor fetches operating software code. In addition, the information handling system will automatically reboot when one or more of the processors fail during either a built-in self...

20060224905 - Hybrid power management states: A base ACPI power management state is selected and a feature of a power management state that is to be created is defined. The definition of the power management state to be created is attached to an object of the base ACPI power management state in an ACPI namespace....

20060224904 - Programmatic binding of power management events: A plurality of instructions corresponding to a power management event are received. An instruction of the plurality of instructions is executed in a first programming system with a first interface, in response to determining that the instruction is in accordance with the first interface. The instruction is executed in a...

20060224908 - Sharing apparatus and energy conservation controlling method therefor: When any of a plurality of terminal devices 3 accesses an MFP 1 that is networked to the terminal devices 3, an IP address assigned to the terminal device 3 is stored in an address storage section 172 in the MFP 1. A signal is periodically transmitted to all the...

20060224909 - Semiconductor device with a power down mode: The semiconductor device with the power down mode includes a power down detecting block for generating a power down mode signal by detecting if the power down mode is activated, a power source control block for producing a power control signal whose ratio of an enable period to a disable...

20060224910 - Circuit and method for monitoring the status of a clock signal: A circuit and method are provided herein for monitoring the status of a clock signal. In general, the method may include supplying a pair of clock signals to a clock monitor circuit, which is configured for monitoring a status of one clock signal relative to the other. The status indicates...

20060224911 - Digital clock switching means: A digital clock switching circuit and method is disclosed and is operable to deadlock-free switch a digital clock source for an integrated circuit. The circuit includes a first finite state machine associated with a first clock source and a second finite state machine associated with a second clock source. The...

20060224912 - Clock distribution for interconnect structures: Some embodiments of the invention include an interconnect structure having a plurality of connector circuits to transfer messages among a number of devices. Each of the connector circuits includes a data transfer unit to transfer messages and a clock unit to provide timing to transfer the messages. The interconnect structure...