Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 01/07

20070022281 - Apparatus, system, and method for the autonomic configuration of a data storage device: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for autonomically configuring a data storage device. A storage module stores configuration data on a remote storage system that may include operating systems, applications, updates, and an index. A boot module boots a computer system from a program other than the regular boot... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20070022283 - Method for fast activation of computer from a data disk with pre-installed operating system: A method for fast activation and playing of multimedia data from a data disk with pre-installed operating system is provided. A boot sector of the data disk is pre-installed with a selected operating system for activating the computer. The data disk also stores a multimedia playing application program and multimedia... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070022282 - Method of displaying foreground visual data in foreground and executing system booting in background for computer system: Disclosed is a method of displaying foreground visual data in foreground and executing system booting in background for a computer system, including the following steps: a computer system detecting a pre-configured hot key being pressed; the computer system being activated and executing the BIOS; the BIOS loading and executing the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070022284 - Method, cluster system and computer-readable medium for distributing data packets: A method, a cluster system, and a computer-readable medium for distributing data packets addressed to at least one virtual address over a communication network using a protocol, which allows for at least some content of the data packet to be encrypted, to a multiplicity of service nodes. The method includes... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070022285 - Administration of data encryption in enterprise computer systems: Encrypting data on an originating computer and prevent access to this data if the computer is stolen or otherwise unauthorized for use. Access to the encrypted data is granted based on the originating computer's ability to successful send the data encryption keys, via an electronic connection, to a remote computer... Agent: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP

20070022286 - Method and apparatus for providing a multi-user encrypted environment: A method and system are disclosed for providing a multi-user encrypted environment to each of a plurality of user groups. Each user group has a plurality of corresponding users. The system comprises a plurality of virtual network interface cards, each for authenticating and communicating according to a corresponding encryption scheme.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070022287 - Detecting user-mode rootkits: A method and system for determining whether resources of a computer system are being hidden is provided. The security system invokes a high-level function of user mode that is intercepted and filtered by the malware to identify resources. The security system also directly invokes a low-level function of kernel mode... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20070022288 - Checking of a digital quantity stored in a memory area: A method for checking a digital quantity contained in a non-volatile storage element of a processor and such a processor, including dividing the block into blocks of identical size, applying a symmetrical ciphering algorithm to each block, and applying a non-linear bijective function to results of the previous steps to... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070022290 - Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and computer program: An apparatus includes a first storage unit configured to store first data to be backup, an encryption unit configured to generate second data by encrypting the first data by using a cryptographic key, a second storage unit configured to store the second data together with a first identifier of the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070022289 - Method and system for providing secure credential storage to support interdomain traversal: An approach provides interdomain traversal to support packetized voice transmissions. A request is received from a first endpoint of a first domain for establishing a communication session with a second endpoint of a second domain. Encrypted user credential information is retrieved from a credentials database resident within the first domain,... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20070022293 - Information processing apparatus and method: An information processing method enables verification of validity of signed data using received partial signed data parts, even when all the signed data is not received. According to the information processing method, signature data including a signature value and digests of a plurality of partial signed data parts is received.... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20070022294 - Method of authenticating an object: A method of authenticating an object comprising an identifier is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (i) reading the identifier using a data reader to generate identity data; (ii) sending an authentication request from the data reader to a computer system, the request comprising the identity data; (iii) receiving,... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070022292 - Receiving encrypted emails via a web-based email system: The present invention provides systems and methods for allowing an Email User to create a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Email Account and thereafter to digitally sign, send, verify and receive PKI encrypted emails over a computer network, such as the Internet. The systems and methods preferably include a Web-based Email... Agent: Go Daddy Group, Inc.

20070022291 - Sending digitally signed emails via a web-based email system: The present invention provides systems and methods for allowing an Email User to create a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Email Account and thereafter to digitally sign, send, verify and receive PKI encrypted emails over a computer network, such as the Internet. The systems and methods preferably include a Web-based Email... Agent: Go Daddy Group, Inc.

20070022295 - System and method for providing secure message signature status and trust status indication: A system and method for providing secure message signature status and trust status indications are disclosed. When a secure message having a digital signature generated by a sender is selected for processing on a messaging client, the digital signature on the message and trust status of the sender are checked.... Agent: John V. Biernacki, Esq. Jones Day

20070022296 - Electronic data registry and certification system and method: A method and system of capturing, validating, and certifying (or otherwise authenticating) electronic data samples on which consumers may rely. It includes a system and method for sampling, validating, verifying, storing, registering, and certifying electronic transmissions, such as websites, Internet packets or data from any Internet protocol, e-mails, electronic files,... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070022298 - Extensible and flexible electronic information tracking systems and methods: A method and system for tracking electronic information includes the steps of: encrypting an electronic file stored on a hardware storage device; attaching or incorporating with the file a standalone executable program that implements a request for a decryption key accompanied by tracking information when an attempt is made to... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20070022297 - Screening using a personal identification code: A system of screening servers, screener client computers, and screening kiosks distribute an applicant screening process among multiple sites and multiple participants. To facilitate and secure communications of screening results and applicant actions, a personal identification code is provided that identifies individual sets of screening results. In this manner, the... Agent: Hensley Kim & Edgington, LLC

20070022300 - Memory based authentication system: An authentication system for authenticating an identity of a user which has a database having a plurality of training questions about the user's past and a corresponding testing question for each of the training questions stored thereon. The authentication system also has a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the... Agent: Vermette & Co.

20070022299 - Password authentication device, recording medium which records an authentication program, and authentication method: A password authentication device is disclosed which authenticates the identity of an individual who is attempting to use a digital device, and includes authentication means and input acceptance/rejection means. The authentication means compares a text string input from an input means with a plurality of registered passwords in order to... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070022301 - System and method for highly reliable multi-factor authentication: A system and method for authenticating an online user by using different and independent communication services to enhance security. A key server validates the factors of authentication, namely a first factor (username/password) and a second factor (key). The key server generates and sends the key to the user with a... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070022302 - Method for providing secure access to information held in a shared repository: A method for providing secure access to information held in a shared repository, for example to electronic business cards stored on a server. A data owner registers with the server and provides information to be shared with selected data users. The server returns public-key cryptography keys. To access the information,... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070022303 - Method of modification of authorization details for a biometrics authentication device, biometrics authentication method, and biometrics authentication device: A biometrics authentication device utilizes biometrics information and performs individual authentication enables secure modification of authorization details for an authorized agent other than the principal. A verification device verifies biometrics information registered on an IC card against biometrics information detected by a detection unit. When results in satisfactory biometrics authentication,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070022304 - Monitoring apparatus: An operator of a monitored instrument is authenticated and a maintenance function for the monitored instrument is released. The head of the authenticated operator is then tracked in a dynamic image and the maintenance function for the monitored instrument is operated when the tracking fails.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070022305 - Information exchanging system, information communication terminal, information exchanging method, and computer product: Information communication terminals for transmitting/receiving information that includes a plurality of elements are connected to each other via a network. A information communication terminal at a transmitting side sets security-coupling levels to a plurality of elements, sets a dividing rule for dividing the information into a plurality of pieces of... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070022307 - Access protection method for digital data carriers, in particular dvds: Method for safeguarding access to digital data carrier, in particular DVD or another data carrier based on DVD standard. Playback data on these data carriers includes pre-commands or post-commands before or after the playback data. The user may be prompted, before each playback, to input a key through pre-command or... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070022306 - Method and apparatus for providing protected digital content: Digital Rights Management (DRM) requirements are removed from aggregators (206) that store digital content. DRM is then utilized in the end-client (107) to render the digital content. Aggregators thus become “un-trusted” devices that store DRM-protected (usually encrypted) content. Client devices that wish to render the DRM-protected content will need to... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070022310 - Energy detect with auto pair select: Energy detect with auto pair select for energy management without ‘a priori’ knowledge of the wire pairs connectivity. The energy detect with auto pair select is operable within systems performing automatic detection of connectivity in systems that employ the Ethernet based media dependent interface crossover (MDIX). Where there has been... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070022309 - Method and system for power consumption management, and corresponding computer program product: A system for reducing power consumption in processing apparatus including a memory comprises a clock controller for controlling the clock period of the processing apparatus to switch the processing apparatus to a slow operating mode wherein the clock period is longer then the time required to recover from memory standby... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP

20070022308 - Method for instant on multimedia playing: A method for instant on multimedia playing is provided, which enables a computer to selectively enter an operation mode of an IOMP (Instant On Multimedia Player) program when it enters a power conservation mode. First, a computer system stays in the power conservation mode, until an IOMP activating signal has... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070022311 - Electronic equipment system and control method thereof: An electronic equipment supplying power to an external device in response to unique identification information provided by the external device. The electronic equipment includes a power supply supplying power to the external device and a controller controlling the power supply to the external device. Basic power is initially supplied to... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070022312 - Clock generation circuit: A clock generation circuit for an integrated circuit device, such as an SOC, has increased test coverage. The clock generation circuit includes first and second latches that receive an input clock signal at their clock inputs and a selector that receives at first and second data inputs respectively, the input... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20070016762 - Bootless activation: In an Internet Protocol (IP) based network having a distributed end devices that receive their respective IP routing and device specific configuration information from a central location using dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and other related protocols, bootless activation enables the network operator to dynamically control and automatically switch an... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070016763 - Data processing apparatus and control method for a data processing apparatus: A data processing apparatus and a control method for a data processing apparatus can start up by running a normal boot program the next time the power turns on in the event the power turns off while rewriting the boot program to flash ROM by temporarily providing a plurality of... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070016761 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing enhanced system behavior control: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing enhanced system behavior control in a computer system. A system behavior control tool is attached to a computer system during power on or runtime. The attachment of the system behavior control tool causes predefined default behaviors to be overridden... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070016764 - Starting point configuration determination for complex configurable systems: A single starting point configuration for a complex, configurable system, is determined by collecting machine-reported data from a configurable system; obtaining non-machine reported configuration information regarding said configurable system from one or more external document applications, merging the machine-reported data and the external document, and producing a proposed configuration starting... Agent: Ibm Corporation (rhf)

20070016765 - Information handling system for storing basic input output system configurations: An information handling system (“IHS”) includes a processor and a memory device for storing instructions processable by the processor for causing the IHS to determine whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified. The instructions are also processable by the processor for causing the IHS to,... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070016766 - Low cost trusted platform: A method and apparatus is described herein for emulating a physical trusted platform module (TPM) in a virtual monitor, such as a system management mode (SMM) or a system management interrupt (SMI) transfer monitor (STM). By allowing SMIs during a secure launch, SMM is allowed into the secure launch trust... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070016767 - Switching devices avoiding degradation of forwarding throughput performance when downloading signature data related to security applications: Using one set of processors for downloading (and associated processing of) signature data corresponding to security application, and using another set of processors for forwarding/switching. The associated processing may include decompression of the data, authentication (hash computation and verification). Due to the use of separate processors for signature downloads, the... Agent: Law Firm Of Naren Thappeta

20070016768 - Detection of a change of the data of a dataset: An undesired change of encrypted data words of a stored encrypted dataset may be concluded from the fact that redundancy information is associated with the data words of a dataset prior to encryption, wherein the redundancy information is also encrypted and stored at least partially together with the encrypted data... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070016769 - Broadcast encryption using rsa: Methods, components and systems for implementing secure and efficient broadcast encryption schemes with configurable and practical tradeoffs among a pre-broadcast transmission bandwidth t, a key storage cost k, and a key derivation cost c, in which the schemes use subtree difference and key decomposition to generate secondary keys, use the... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070016770 - System and method for managing the initiation of software programs in an information handling system: A system and method is disclosed for authenticating the right of a user to user a software application is disclosed. When the user attempts to access a software application, a software authentication program accesses the operating system directory service of the operating system to determine if the user has rights... Agent: Roger Fulghum Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070016771 - Maintaining security for file copy operations: Securing computer files in which a publish permission is present in a file system. Upon receiving a request to write data from one file to another, the file system determines whether publish permission is needed. If so and the user lacks the publish permission, the request is rejected. Disclosed is... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20070016772 - Methods and systems for managing securities among various trades: A method and system for security management are described. According to one implementation, information concerning a plurality of export documents such as export licenses is maintained, wherein each export document is associated with a monetary amount that needs to be securitized. Further, information concerning a plurality of security positions that... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20070016773 - System and method for exchanging user interface data in a multi-user system: A centralized process is provided for elevating portions of an application running under a user account to administrator privilege. A service security identifier is temporarily associated with the user and the portions of the application to be elevated to administrator privileges. The service security identifier is registered in the access... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070016776 - Method for securing a transmission, associated system and mediation platform: In a system comprising a broadcasting subsystem and a radiocommunication subsystem each connected to a mediation platform, said transmission being ciphered and arranged for being deciphered by using a key, the following steps are performed at the mediation platform, relatively to a user or group of users having terminals: determining... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070016775 - Scheme for resolving authentication in a wireless packet data network after a key update: In one embodiment, a scheme is disclosed for resolving authentication of a mobile node that negotiates with a packet data serving node (PDSN) for establishing a Simple IP (SIP) connection after encountering a failure in Mobile IP (MIP) service mode.... Agent: Danamraj & Youst, P.C.

20070016774 - Secure proxy mobile apparatus, systems, and methods: Secure proxy mobile apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070016778 - Method and apparatus for encrypting data transmitted over a serial link: A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link (for example, a TMDS-like link) in which video data (or other data) are encrypted, the encrypted data are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, and the transmitted data are decrypted in the receiver, a transmitter and a... Agent: Alfred A. Equitz Girard & Equitz LLP

20070016779 - Method and apparatus for encrypting data transmitted over a serial link: A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link (for example, a TMDS-like link) in which video data (or other data) are encrypted, the encrypted data are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, and the transmitted data are decrypted in the receiver, a transmitter and a... Agent: Alfred A. Equitz Girard & Equitz LLP

20070016777 - Method of and system for biometric-based access to secure resources with dual authentication: A biometric-based access mechanism implements a dual authentication scheme. It is assumed that an authorized user has enrolled in the system by generating a set of biometric data from which at least first and second templates have been generated and stored in an authentication server. When the user at a... Agent: Law Office Of David H. Judson

20070016780 - Authentication system and method thereof in a communication system: An authentication method and system in a communication system are provided. An MS, a BS and an AAA server acquire a first MSK by a first EAP authentication for the MS in an EAP-in-EAP scheme. After the first EAP authentication, they acquire a second MSK by a second EAP authentication... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070016781 - Secure data transfer: The invention concerns secure data transfer from a first radio communication device of a first party to a second radio communication device. A random first symmetric key is generated at the first terminal device. User data of the first terminal device is encrypted with the first symmetric key. The first... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070016783 - Image forming apparatus for generating electronic signature: An image forming apparatus for attaching an electronic signature to image data read from a paper document is disclosed. Validity of a first public key certificate that certifies a first signature key is determined. A first electronic signature-for the image data is generated by using the first signature key. The... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070016782 - User mapping information extension for protocols: A hint containing user mapping information is provided in messages that may be exchanged during authentication handshakes. For example, a client may provide user mapping information to the server during authentication. The hint (e.g., in the form of a TLS extension mechanism) may be used to send the domain/user name... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070016788 - Digital signature computer, system, method, and storage medium storing program for collectively affixing signature to plurality of messages: A medium having stored thereon a digital signature program used to cause a digital signature generating computer to function as: a digest generation unit which generates a digest from each of a plurality of messages; a collective signature generation unit which generates a single signature, as a collective signature, to... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070016790 - Identification document and related methods: The present invention provides methods and systems for authenticating identification documents. We also teach an identification document including two or more digital watermarks. The watermarks correspond with each other or with indicia carried by the identification document. The correspondence can be verified to determine authenticity. We also provide digital watermark... Agent: Digimarc Corporation

20070016784 - Method of storing revocation list: A device implementing DRM may contain local storage to hold a revocation list, especially if it is not permanently connected in order to retrieve this list. This device has limited storage capability. Traditionally the device stores the certificate revocation lists as distributed. This invention proposes to only store for each... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070016789 - Methods and systems for signing physical documents and for authenticating signatures on physical documents: In a method for providing physical documents with a signature, a document code is derived from at least a part of a content of the physical document. A signature code is derived at least from the document code and from an identification code of a signing party. The physical document... Agent: Perman & Green

20070016785 - System and method for digital signature and authentication: A system and method for digital signature captures an electronic rendition of a user's handwritten signature, initials or other writing on a digitizer tablet interfaced with a personal computer, workstation or other computing device. A software plug-in incorporates the signature into the electronic document. The software then hashes the signed... Agent: Olson & Hierl, Ltd.

20070016786 - System and method for iso image update and iso image deconstruction into modular components: A method for updating an ISO file, e.g., to add a digital signature to the ISO file, includes adding a supplemental file composed of, e.g., all zeroes to the ISO file before recording, and then recording the ISO file with supplemental file to an optical disk using ISO format. A... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070016787 - Unique block header patterns for media verification: Authenticating the source of digital media is performed by using unique, randomly generated variably encoded frequency patterns to create mastering specific, profiles for sets end user media which can be verified by a manufacturer. A method for verifying the authenticity of an optical storage device includes the steps of: reading... Agent: Vierra Magen/microsoft Corporation

20070016795 - Authentication system, authentication apparatus, authentication method and authentication program: An authentication system is provided. The authentication system includes: a storage section that stores association information where a plurality of instructions for individual data is associated with authentication methods which are to be used to authenticate a user (the individual data is previously allocated to a legitimate user individually); a... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC

20070016791 - Issuing a command and multiple user credentials to a remote system: A login shell and command access checking supporting multiple user credentials are provided. The login shell receives a request to execute a command from a remote computer including a multi-user credential. The login shell authenticates the command access rights of the multi-user credential. In response to command access rights being... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20070016794 - Method and device using one-time pad data: In carrying out a task that consumes data from a one-time pad, task inputs comprising at least first data and second data from the pad, are combined together to form an output from which the data used from the pad cannot be recovered without knowledge of at least one of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070016792 - Middleware sign-on: An application for middleware sign-on is provided. A secure engine in the middleware generates a soft keyboard and scroll area. The scroll area includes coordinates associated with the soft keyboard. A selector is generated overlaid on the soft keyboard. The selector moves with respect to the soft keyboard in response... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20070016793 - System and method to determine a proxy login: A system, method, and computer program for accessing a secured application by a proxy user, comprising the steps of identifying a proxy user by a first user name and a second user; and entering a first user passcode whereby said proxy user is able to perform operations as said second... Agent: Ugs Corp.

20070016796 - Systems and methods for remote user authentication: Systems for methods for remote user authentication by using a cellular phone and an authentication system that generates and uses transient pass codes. The Authentication system is used to store a user's existing passwords; alternatively, the authentication system creates on demand a transient random pass code that is good for... Agent: Tara Chand Singhal

20070016797 - Sheet processing apparatus, method of preventing falsification of processing program in sheet processing apparatus and method of preventing falsification of processing program in sheet processing system: In this invention, CPUs previously calculate hash function values based on programs during the startup time (initialization time) at the power-ON time of equipment and a management device. Therefore, when a hash function value is re-calculated, the hash function value is re-calculated based on the date and hour and 160-bit... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070016798 - Asymmetric cryptography with user authentication: A device uses a user authentication factor to generate a decryption key for use in asymmetric cryptography. An encryption key is generated from the decryption key using a one-way function.... Agent: Lemoine Patent Services, PLLC C/o Portfolioip

20070016799 - Dram to mass memory interface with security processor: A circuit has a first memory, which may be a flash memory or a mass memory, and a random access memory RAM that is distinct from the first memory. A central processing unit CPU couples the first memory to the RAM. Means for encrypting and decrypting in the circuit couples... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070016805 - Data security for digital data storage: A computing system includes data encryption in the data path between a data source and data storage devices. The data encryption may utilize a key which is derived at least in part from an identification code stored in a non-volatile memory. The key may also be derived at least in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070016802 - Method and apparatus for encrypting/decrypting multimedia content to allow random access: A method is disclosed for encrypting a multimedia file including parsing the multimedia file to identify a media data portion; encrypting the media data portion; and, combining the encrypted media data portion with a non-encrypted non-media data portion. A method is also disclosed for playing a multimedia file including parsing... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070016801 - Method, apparatus, and product for establishing virtual endorsement credentials for dynamically generated endorsement keys in a trusted computing platform: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed in a data processing system for establishing virtual endorsement credentials. The data processing system includes a hardware trusted platform module (TPM). Logical partitions are generated in the system. A different virtual TPM is generated for each one of the logical partitions.... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20070016804 - Password management system: A password management system is based on a complex password format having two portions, a first portion which stays the same and a second portion which can be regularly updated. The first portion may for example be a Personal Identification Number (“PIN”) and which is memorable. The second portion meanwhile... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070016803 - Securing sensitive data in memory: Sensitive data is stored in a secure buffer, and never in an unencrypted, accessible location at any time. The data is accessed only by low-level processor instructions that load only a portion of the data into processor registers. The portion of data can then be used before the next portion... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070016800 - System and method for programming a data storage device with a password: There is provided a system and method for programming a data storage device with a password. Specifically, there is provided a method comprising initiating a password programming routine for a data storage device, and programming the data storage device with the password associated with an external storage medium, wherein the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070016806 - Apparatus and methods for information handling system with power supply device with variable output power: An information handling system includes a power source configured to provide a plurality of power levels to a load. At least one of the plurality of power levels corresponds to a level obtained by de-rating a capacity of the power source from a nominal design specification of the power source.... Agent: O'keefe, Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP

20070016811 - Disk array device and method of supplying power to disk array device: A disk array device and a method of supplying power to a disk array device to which power is supplied by at least two AC inputs are provided. Where at least two AC/DC power-supply groups are provided in correspondence with each of the AC inputs and each AC/DC power-supply group... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070016810 - Information processing apparatus and program for causing computer to execute power control method: An information processing apparatus that has multiple functional parts and power management domains that serve as control units when supplying power to the functional parts, and that autonomously controls supply of power to the power management domains, the apparatus including a power supply control part that supplies power to only... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070016812 - Media access controller with power-save mode: There is provided a media access controller with a power-save mode. Particularly, the media access controller of the present invention minimizes power loss by disabling clocks applied to all blocks, including CPU, of the media access controller during the power-save mode. The media access controller of the present invention includes:... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070016807 - Method for reducing memory power consumption: Provided is a method for reducing memory power consumption. A period of time allocated to a process is split into time slices each have a predetermined time interval, and a timer interrupt is generated for every time slice. It is checked whether context switch between processes occurs when the timer... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070016813 - Power management system for a communication device: A power management system for a communication device, including an accessory-signal generating device; the communication device; and a power management device for supplying electric power to the communication device if the accessory-signal generating device is not generating accessory signals and the communication device is in a communication-ready state.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070016809 - Power supply device: A power supply device is disclosed in which a power supply control unit thereof includes (i) a sleep mode switch that switches the device from a ready mode to a sleep mode, and at the same time, turns off a display, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, (ii) a sleep... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070016808 - Synthesis approach for active leakage power reduction using dynamic supply gating: A logic synthesis method to apply supply gating to idle portions of general logic circuits in their active mode of operation to reduce power requirements and the circuits resulting therefrom. A Shannon expansion is utilized to determine idle portions and active portions of the general logic circuits.... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP James Coles

20070016814 - Method and apparatus for adjusting the voltage and frequency to minimize power dissipation in a multiprocessor system: A method for adjusting the voltage and frequency to minimize power dissipation in a processor. The method of one embodiment comprises determining a power consumption value. The power consumption value is evaluated to obtain a new operating point. The new operating point is compared with a present operating point. A... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070016815 - Cpu power management based on utilization with lowest performance mode at the mid-utilization range: A demand-based method and system of a processor power management is described. A processor is caused to enter a particular performance mode based on a first and a second utilization threshold. The particular performance mode includes at least a first performance mode, a second performance mode, and a third performance... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070016816 - Method and system for a clock circuit: Systems and methods for circuits which can reduce the average frequency of a clock signal while keeping the maximum frequency of the clock signal are disclosed. Embodiments of these systems and methods may allow for a circuit which receives a clock signal and can output a clock signal with a... Agent: SprinkleIPLaw Group

20070016819 - Method and system for fast frequency switch for a power throttle in an integrated device: The ability to change from a first bus ratio to a second bus ratio without draining the transaction queues of a processor.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070016817 - Multiple clock domain microprocessor: A multiple clock domain (MCD) microarchitecture uses a globally-asynchronous, locally-synchronous (GALS) clocking style. In an MCD microprocessor each functional block operates with a separately generated clock, and synchronizing circuits ensure reliable inter-domain communication. Thus, fully synchronous design practices are used in the design of each domain.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070016818 - System and method for tracking engine cycles: A system and method for detecting/calculating engine cycles, tracking engine cycles and correlating the engine cycles to parts to measure accumulated cycles associated with the parts. A system is disclosed that includes a parts tracking system for tracking serialized parts contained within the machine; an interface for importing cycles data... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070016820 - Method and system for fast frequency switch for a power throttle in an integrated device: The ability to change from a first bus ratio to a second bus ratio without draining the transaction queues of a processor.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070016821 - Method and apparatus to change transmission line impedance: For at least one disclosed embodiment, a die may be provided that includes a transmission line (or waveguide) and a signal-generating device to generate a pulse on the transmission line and to receive a pulse from the transmission line. A plurality of transistors may be provided along a length of... Agent: Fleshner-kim, LLP Intel Corporation

20070011443 - Computer startup method, program, storage medium, and information processing apparatus: A startup method of a computer which sequentially reads an OS, drivers, and applications stored in an external storage device and deploys them in a memory in a startup is provided. In a first startup, the contents of the memory at the point when the drivers are read and deployed... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070011444 - Method, apparatus and system for bundling virtualized and non-virtualized components in a single binary: A method, apparatus and system enable a virtual and a non-virtual component to be bundled together in a single binary. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an operating system may boot directly on host hardware or on a virtual machine manager. If the operating system boots directly on... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070011445 - System and method for loading programs from hdd independent of operating system: A method for booting into computer memory a non-operating system (O.S.) program from a hard disk drive (HDD) prior to booting into memory an O.S. from the HDD. The method includes establishing a table of contents (TOC) on the HDD that contains entries for special O.S. programs. A pointer to... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070011446 - Device management system: In a client/server architecture system, a device management system having the function of safely sharing a device without compromising user convenience is provided. The device is coupled to a terminal that the user uses or a hub coupled to a network. A device management manager having a device driver function... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070011447 - System for providing access to operation information: A method for providing access to operation information relating to a digital signal, including providing a digital signal encoded, in accordance with a layered encoding scheme, in a plurality of layers, and extracting operation information from a first layer of encoding within the digital signal, and placing the extracted information... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070011448 - Using non 5-tuple information with ipsec: A method of communicating using IPSec security protocol. Security associations are provided for a connection based on session information that may include user information and/or information related to an application running on the device. One or more filters determine whether or not to accept a connection based on session information.... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070011449 - Attachment integrated claims systems and operating methods therefor: Systems and methods for processing textual messages which are integrated with one or more digital attachments is described. These systems and methods are useful in the electronic filing and processing of, for example, image data, and of textual data associated with the image data. One particular application of these systems... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20070011450 - System and method for concurrent discovery and survey of networked devices: A system and method for concurrent investigations of network devices in a data communications network. The network includes an examining machine, a secure server, and various target machines. The secure server receives a request from the examining machine to capture volatile data stored in the target machines, and in response,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070011451 - Workstation application server programming protection via classloader policy based visibility control: Provided is a method for providing Java modularity class loader protection by controlling the visibility of WebSphere, service provider, library and utility code interfaces. Interface access authorization is checked once, during module and class loading to effectively protect vulnerable programming interfaces, eliminating permission checking during execution. Code in a WebSphere... Agent: Greg Goshorn, P.C.

20070011453 - Establishment of a trusted relationship between unknown communication parties: The present invention provides an establishment of a trusted relationship between two mutually unknown communication parties in a communication system without the use of a trusted third party. The invention is based on non-interactive proofs-of-work being purpose-bound for establishing the trusted relationship and cryptographically signing information to be transferred between... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070011454 - Method for safely downloading setting data in voip system: A method for safely downloading setting data in a Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) system including a server, a VoIP device, and a console, includes steps of: establishing communication between the console and the VoIP device; determining whether a certificate authority of the VoIP device is valid; generating a session... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070011452 - Multi-level and multi-factor security credentials management for network element authentication: A secured execution device (SED) maintains security credentials for a certain user that requests access to the network for performing specified operations or for obtaining specified information. The NE from where the user requests access to the network is authenticated using SED credentials against a multi-level and multi-factor credentials table... Agent: Kramer & Amado, P.C.

20070011455 - System and method using information based indicia for securing and authenticating transactions: A method, system, and apparatus for authenticating transactions and records is disclosed. An information-based indicium includes an article bearing a first identifier, wherein the first identifier substantially prevents a single user from accumulating multiple articles bearing the same first identifier, and a first digital certificate that is derived in part... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan L.L.P.

20070011456 - Method and system for identifying original copying source of audiovisual content: A system for identifying an original copying source of audiovisual content includes a recording device configured for receiving input data thereto, means for embedding the user specific information within the input data, the user specific information indicative of the identity of said recording device, and a data storage device within... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20070011457 - Method for displaying and printing different sizes of smart docs: The present invention uses XHTML and XML to output a varied resolution PNG (Portable Network Graphics) representation of a document. The resulting image file is too large to be displayed on a standard computer monitor without forcing the user to scroll the document horizontally and/or vertically. The present invention manually... Agent: Dallas Office Of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070011458 - Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digitized data: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding digital watermarks into content signals. Also disclosed are systems and methods for detecting and/or verifying digital watermarks in content signals. According to one embodiment, a system for encoding of digital watermark information includes: a window identifier for identifying a sample window in... Agent: Scott A. Moskowitz

20070011459 - Method and system for securely managing application transactions using cryptographic techniques: A method and system for secure managing transactions between application devices over a network. The present invention provides a method and system for receiving data from an application device, such as computer workstation, ATM, credit card point-of-sale terminal, or application software, and transferring that data securely over a network to... Agent: Robert L. Mcrae

20070011460 - Method for representing security features of a distributed system: A method for representing security features of a distributed system is presented. The method includes creating abstractions to describe security mechanisms of a system, and creating a specification using the abstractions. The specification models components of the security mechanisms, features of an environment in which the system operates, and supporting... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070011462 - Computer system and control method thereof: A computer system which has a connection port to transmit data is provided with a user input unit through which a user inputs a password; a switch which is turned ON/OFF to transmit data through the connection port; and a processor subsystem which outputs a control signal to control operation... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070011461 - Personal data security system and method for handheld devices: A personal data security system and method for hand held devices are resolved for only locking all the applications or the personal data at a time, or to not lock a single application/function or port of the information in the hand held device quickly. The hand held device has a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070011463 - Method, system, and computer program product for providing authentication and entitlement services: A method, system, and computer program product for providing authentication and entitlement services is provided. The method includes creating a profile record and associating an access element with the record, the access element coupled to a biometric scan device. The method also includes receiving a first instance of at least... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20070011465 - Methods and systems for ensuring accuracy of health-related data transmission over a network: Methods and systems are described for ensuring a high degree of accuracy in the transmission of biometric data (e.g., from a home monitoring device) over a potentially high-noise, error-introducing communication link, such as the Internet, wireless networks, and the telephone system. An intermediate biometric data transmission device is used to... Agent: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP

20070011466 - Mobil terminal device, personal identification number verification program, and method of verifying personal identification number: A mobile terminal device includes biometric information detecting means for detecting biometric information; encryption key generating means for generating an encryption key on the basis of the biometric information in registration; encrypting means for encrypting a predetermined personal identification number with the encryption key to generate a biometric encrypted personal... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070011464 - Secure biometric authentication scheme: A method of secure biometric authentication is disclosed that shuffles the arrays of biometric data in the sequence determined by user's secret input. The shuffled biometric is used to authenticate the user by comparison against the biometric stored at server and shuffled in the very same sequence. Additional layer of... Agent: Victor Gorelik

20070011468 - Lsi design method and verification method: An encryption process is employed in the LSI design so as to improve confidentiality of the circuit design data over conventional examples. In the encryption process, confidential circuit design data is encrypted to produce encrypted design data and a cipher key. The encrypted design data is provided to the user... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070011467 - Methods and apparatus for hardware normalization and denormalization: Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently normalizing and denormalizing data for cryptography processing. The normalization and denormalization techniques can be applied in the context of a cryptography accelerator coupled with a processor. Hardware normalization techniques are applied to data prior to cryptography processing. Context circuitry tracks the shift amount... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070011469 - Secure local storage of files: Securing computer files in which a publish permission is present in a file system. Upon receiving a request to write data from one file to another, the file system determines whether publish permission is needed. If so and the user lacks the publish permission, the request is rejected. Disclosed is... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20070011475 - Intermittent computing: An intermittent computing system state and intermittent computing module is described for a power-constrained personal computer. In the intermittent computing system state, the power-constrained personal computer may transition between sub-states of the intermittent computing system state according to an intermittent computing schedule. Each intermittent computing sub-state may be associated with... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070011470 - Method and apparatus for rendering multimedia data objects: Portable devices for rendering multimedia data objects are widely known; mainly for reproducing audio, but also for reproducing video. These devices are powered by battery, which is known to have a limited amount of energy available. This carries the risk that no energy is available any more, while a multimedia... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070011473 - Method and apparatus of power management for video playback device: A power management method of estimating the battery power automatically and entering power saving mode automatically is presented. Power level measuring of the battery and the needed amount of power to run till the end of the selected program is firstly done before a power saving method is selected to... Agent: Chih-ta Star Sung Rm. 308, Bld. 52, No. 195

20070011471 - Method of communicating with embedded controller: A method of communicating with an embedded controller is disclosed. The method is adapted for an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification (ACPI). According to the method, a busy flag is set in the status register of the embedded controller. While the Operating System Power Management handler (OSPM) accesses the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070011477 - Method, system, and apparatus for dynamically configuring the operating point utilized for thermal management of an integrated circuit: Methods and circuits to define a thermal operating mode for a integrated device by defining an operating voltage and a frequency range.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070011476 - Performance level selection in a data processing system: Performance level selection is carried out by calculating a plurality of performance requests using a plurality of performance request calculating algorithms, combining those different performance requests to form a global performance request and then selecting a performance level in dependence upon the global performance level request. The performance request calculating... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070011474 - Processor employing a power managing mechanism and method of saving power for the same: A processor includes a plurality of execution units configured to execute instructions, a pre-decoder configured to sieve out a power-switching instruction from the instructions, and a power controller configured to control the status of the execution unit based on the power-switching instruction. The power controller includes an identification decoder configured... Agent: John S. Egbert Egbert Law Offices

20070011478 - Remotely powerable device with powerability circuitry for indicating presence to power apparatus: A powerability condition of a computer network, such as the existence of a remotely powerable device attached to a connecting medium of the computer network, is discovered. Such detection can then control whether a remote power source (e.g., a data communications device such as a switch) provides remote power (e.g.,... Agent: David E. Huang, Esq. Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20070011472 - Secure power-saving harddisk storage system and method: A secure power-saving hard disk storage system and method having a plurality of storage units and a control unit connected to an external controller. The system detects and checks information of installation of each storage unit and control unit, driving program and format stored at the control end while executing... Agent: Hdsl

20070011479 - Branch based activity monitoring: During execution of a program of computer instructions, the execution of branch instructions is detected, and in response, the activity of processing circuitry during execution of instructions following a branch instruction is measured. Respective information about the measured activity is recorded for each of a plurality of branch instructions. The... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070011480 - Processor power management: Some embodiments provide determination of a processor performance characteristic associated with a first workload, and determination of a processor performance state for the first workload based on the performance characteristic. Further aspects may include determination of a second processor performance characteristic associated with a second workload, determination of a second... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff, Talwalkar LLC

20070011481 - Data output device and method of semiconductor device: A data output device and method is disclosed, the device having a first comparator for comparing first output data with arbitrary output data on a bit-by-bit basis and outputting a first pre-flag signal which is enabled or disabled according to the number of bits of the first output data having... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070011482 - Clock generator, radio receiver using the same, function system, and sensing system: A clock generator having phase locked loops to receive reference signals from a shared reference signal source and generate clock signals differing in frequency, respectively, includes a phase comparator which generates a voltage signal in response to a phase difference between a phase of the reference signal and a phase... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070011483 - Delay-lock loop and method adapting itself to operate over a wide frequency range: A delay-lock loop receives an input clock signal from the output of a programmable divider that receives a reference clock signal. The delay-lock loop includes a voltage-controlled delay line generating a plurality of delayed clock signals having different phases. A plurality of the delayed clock signals are combined to generate... Agent: Edward W. Bulchis, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070005948 - Method for booting up software in the boot sector of a programmable read-only memory: A method of booting up update software in a writable memory area of a boot sector of a programmable control device of a vehicle is provided. The method Provides a boot-up software that can be booted up in a writable memory area of the programmable control device which is situated... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070005946 - Offloading the processing of a network protocol stack: A computer system is partitioned during a pre-boot phase of the computer system between a first partition and a second partition, wherein the first partition to include a first processing unit and the second partition to include a second processing unit. An Input/Output (I/O) operating system is booted on the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005947 - Operating system mode transfer: Provided are a method, system and program for effecting an operating system mode change from one mode to another. In one embodiment, the operating system in one mode is placed in a sleep state in which volatile memory remains active. In booting an operating system from the sleep state, a... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Int77

20070005952 - Boot-up method for computer system: A boot-up method for a computer system comprises the steps of after turning on the power on the system, a Central Process Unit (CPU) accessing the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) within the Read Only Memory (ROM) to execute the boot-up self-testing procedure; enabling a cache memory for assisting to quickly... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070005949 - Method for booting a computer system: A computer system has a processor, a basic input and output system (BIOS), a plurality of configurable hardware components, configuration data and an operating system (OS). The method includes executing the plurality of code segments from a starting point of the BIOS for initializing the plurality of hardware components, preparing... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070005950 - System and method for enabling automated run-time input to network bootstrapping processes: A system and method are provided for enabling runtime parameter value input into a computer device during a network bootstrapping process. The system and method may use a memory block to store values needed at runtime that are ordinarily input by a user. A configuration file having one or more... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070005951 - System and method for secure o.s. boot from password-protected hdd: If a user forgets the power-on password of his computer, he can depress the “enter” key or “access” key once to cause the BIOS to locate the power-on password in memory and attempt to unlock the HDD using the power-on password to boot a secure O.S. The HDD password either... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070005953 - Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof: A container and contents monitoring system includes a device, a reader, a server, and a software backbone. The device communicates with the reader in order to determine the security and/or location of the container to which the device is attached. The reader transmits the information from the device to the... Agent: Ross T. Robinson Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

20070005954 - Distributed subscriber management system: A distributed subscriber management system and method that controls access to a network preventing unauthorized traffic through the access network and providing centralized access control between user networks. The system and method provide controlled access through the use of one of several technologies including user authentication, using PAP, CHAP, RADIUS,... Agent: Tropic Networks Inc. Dr. Victoria Donnelly

20070005957 - Agent presence monitor configured to execute in a secure environment: Embodiments of a method and system for detecting and confirming an agent presence are disclosed herein. The agent presence can be confirmed by a secure management engine configured to execute in a secure execution environment. In various embodiments, a secure execution environment includes a service processor, a virtual partition, and... Agent: Courtney Stanford & Gregory LLP

20070005955 - Establishing secure mutual trust using an insecure password: A process for establishing secure mutual trust includes generating a one-time-password. The one-time-password is transferred between the devices in a communication occurring off of the network. Each device generates a set of authenticators by hashing a plurality of sub-strings of the password and the device's authentication certificate with a respective... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070005956 - Remote certificate management: A system for managing security certificates on a plurality of remote computers comprises a certificate manager that can determine in accordance with at least one preestablished criterion whether a security certificate on a remote computer is to be managed. The system also includes an installer module that can access an... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070005958 - Cipher method and system for multicast service: A cipher method and system for multicast service. A group includes multiple user equipment, each having a respective key. The keys are orthogonal to one another. A content provider provides a raw message to the user equipment of the group. A BM-SC server has a key set composed of the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070005959 - Data security for digital data storage: A computing system includes data encryption in the data path between a data source and data storage devices. The data storage devices may be local or they may be network resident. The data encryption may utilize a key which is derived at least in part from an identification code stored... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070005960 - Wait free coherent multi-level file system: A file system is adapted to employ a hierarchical data structure having a plurality of linked nodes of data pointers identifying data blocks of a file to manage writing of the data blocks without knowledge of, or substantive communication with any file systems with read access. The manner of management... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070005961 - Providing user on computer operating system with full privileges token and limited privileges token: An operating system for a computing device has a first session for a user that includes a first base process that has a first privileges token attached thereto. The first privileges token includes substantially a full set of privileges of the user on the operating system. The operating system also... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070005969 - Anonymous communication system and method: A system for anonymous communication wherein a first party, subscriber, stores private contact address information with a server controlled by a trusted third party. The subscriber is associated with a token in the server database. The subscriber may publish the token with information of interest to a second party. The... Agent: James Richards

20070005965 - Client authentication using multiple user certificates: Example embodiments provide for authenticating a device to multiple servers without using delegation or having to have a password stored on the device. Multiple certificates that are typically non-delegable are used to authenticate the device to each server. One certificate is used to authenticate the client with the front-end server... Agent: Rick Nydegger Workman Nydegger

20070005966 - Derivation of a shared keystream from a shared secret: Techniques and architectures that allow two electronic devices to derive a shared keystream from a shared secret. In one embodiment, each of the electronic devices generates a random number and transmits the random number to the other electronic device. Each electronic device may generate value by performing a hash on... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005967 - Method and apparatus for providing authentication between a sending unit and a recipient based on challenge usage data: A method, apparatus and/or system generates a challenge for user authentication, having a challenge data element from a stored pool of challenge data elements. The challenge is based on rule data and stored usage data associated with at least some of the challenge data elements in the stored pool of... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070005964 - Methods and apparatus for authenticating a remote service to another service on behalf of a user: Methods and apparatus are provided for authenticating a remote service to another service on behalf of a user. A user client authorizes a remote application client to perform one or more actions on behalf of the user client. The user client provides one or more keys to a remote authentication... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20070005962 - Methods and apparatus for negotiating agreement over concealed terms through a blind agent: The present invention relates to methods, processes, apparatus, algorithms, etc., for secure identification of secret answers that satisfy secret questions. The methods, etc., can be used for the negotiated exchange of information, goods, or services when the Seeker and the Provider conceal their negotiating positions.... Agent: Hollander Law Firm, P.L.C

20070005968 - Multi-chassis interconnect: The present invention provides a system, apparatus and method for providing point-to-point inter-chassis connections within chassis systems and/or network nodes. Multi-chassis systems within a network employ a protocol wherein a peer discovery process is initiated and the discovered neighbors are authentically verified before establishing an active state between point-to-point inter-chassis... Agent: Infinera Corporation

20070005963 - Secured one time access code: Techniques are described that may provide secure access to a computing device. In one embodiment, a nonce and a device identifier are utilized to generate a secured one time access code.... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Portfolioip

20070005970 - E-mail authentication protocol or map: The invention is a more efficient system and method to eliminate undesirable electronic mail (email) communications sent via the Internet. The invention eliminates undesirable email by refusing to accept delivery of the email message thereby minimizing the negative impact of undesirable email while adhering to established Internet protocols and processes... Agent: Futeres Technology

20070005973 - Approaches for switching transport protocol connection keys: Approaches are disclosed for switching transport protocol connection keys. In a transport protocol module configured to use a first key for signing messages associated with a transport protocol connection, a second key is configured for the transport protocol connection. A first message that is associated with the transport protocol connection... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070005971 - Facilitating mobility for a mobile station: Providing a mobility key for a communication session for a mobile station includes facilitating initiation of the communication session. A master key for the communication session is established, where the master key is generated at an authentication server in response to authenticating the mobile station. A mobility key is derived... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070005975 - Method and system for easily and securely managing multiple keys used to have access to multiple computing resources: The present invention is directed to a system, method and computer program for easily and securely managing multiple keys on a computer, each key being used to access one or a plurality of computing resources. The method comprises the steps of receiving a command for selecting a key among one... Agent: Steven Fischman, Esq. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070005972 - Method for refreshing a pairwise master key: The present invention provides a method for communication involving a supplicant, an authenticator, and an authentication server having an established security association based on a first key. The supplicant and the authenticator also have an established security association based on a second key. The method may include modifying the second... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070005974 - Method for transferring encrypted data and information processing system: A method for transferring encrypted data and an information processing system for implementing the method, wherein provisions are made to enhance the security of the encrypted data by allowing only the intended data recipient to handle the decryption key when transferring the encrypted data. In a computer network over which... Agent: Patrick G. Burns, Esq. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd

20070005976 - System, terminal, network entity, method and computer program product for authorizing communication messages: A system, terminal, method, and computer program product use a capability certificate to authorize a sender to send a communication message to a recipient, such that the recipient can quickly and easily determine whether to receive the message. In this regard, a system for controlling receipt of a communication message... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070005982 - Communication apparatus and communication method: According to one embodiment, there is provided a communication apparatus has a communication unit which makes a communication via a network, a database unit which stores route certificate data, a control unit which makes a control to supply address information of a server device that manages content, a command to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070005980 - Communication device and communication system: There is provided a communication system in which a public key certificate is easily updated when identification information is changed, while network traffic increase is prevented. A print server executes encryption communication using a public key certificate which attests that own public key corresponds to own identification information. Then, if... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070005981 - Communication system, certificate update device, and communication device: There is provided a communication systems in which a public key certificate is easily updated. The administration PC transmits SSL communication request to the print server which is searched by the print server search broadcast. If the server certificate (public key certificate) received from the print server at the time... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070005978 - Digital signatures for network forms: Systems and/or methods enabling an individual to digitally sign data using an identifier where the data being digitally signed and the identifier are not accessed at the same location are described. In some cases, the systems and/or methods permit an individual to digitally sign data for an electronic document using... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20070005983 - E-mail firewall with stored key encryption/decryption: An e-mail firewall (105) applies policies to e-mail messages (204) between a first 5 site and a plurality of second sites in accordance with a plurality of administrator selectable policies (216). The firewall comprises a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) relay (202) for causing the e-mail messages (204) to be... Agent: Andrew F. Strobert Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

20070005979 - Image forming apparatus: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a storing section for storing electronic data for printout and an electronic signature attached to the electronic data; an image forming section for printing the stored electronic data on a predetermined recording medium; and a control section for decrypting the stored electronic signature,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070005977 - Watermark information detection method: There is provided a watermark information detecting method capable of detecting confidential information accurately from a document including confidential information. In this method, a filtering process is performed on the whole surface of an input image (S310), and a position of signal is obtained by using a signal position searching... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070005984 - Attack resistant phishing detection: A phishing detection server component and method is provided. The component can be employed as part of a system to detect/phishing attacks. The phishing detection server component can receive password reuse event report(s), for example, from a protection component of client component(s). Due to the malicious nature of phishing in... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070005985 - Techniques for password attack mitigation: Apparatus, system, and method having a first counter to record a number of invalid authentication requests, a first timer to set a first time period based on a value of the first counter, and an authentication module associated with the first counter and the first timer to receive an initial... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevates

20070005986 - Authentication method in data communication and smart card for implementing the same: The invention sets forth an authentication method for use in a system including a first entity and a second entity in a network, the first entity being adapted to authenticate the second entity and data received therefrom, both first and second entities storing the same secret key. The method is... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070005987 - Wireless detection and/or containment of compromised electronic devices in multiple power states: Architectures and techniques that allow an electronic platform having a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag to transmit platform security status information regardless of the power state of the platform. The RFID tag contains both an external passive RF interface as well as an internal bus interface that may allow components... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005988 - Multimodal authentication: A multimodal system that employs a plurality of sensing modalities which can be processed concurrently to increase confidence in connection with authentication. The multimodal system and/or set of various devices can provide several points of information entry in connection with authentication. Authentication can be improved, for example, by combining face... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070005990 - Multidevice session establishment for multimodal browsing: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer program products for establishing a single session for processing a multimodal application with multiple devices and for distributing the multimodal application amongst the multiple devices participating in the single session based on the respective capabilities of each device are provided. A system, method and computer... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070005989 - User identity privacy in authorization certificates: The present invention relates to methods, devices, computer program products as well as a signal for providing privacy to a user in relation to data, which data can be a content identifier (cr_id) for identifying content. For that reason a usage right certificate (UR) generated in relation to the data,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070005991 - Method for checking the data integrity of software in control appliances: In checking the data integrity of software for transmission errors and authenticity during a download process, the flashed data is checked repeatedly. Such checking is configured in an efficient way by performing the calculation methods for checking for transmission errors and for checking for authenticity while the flashware is located... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070005992 - Signed manifest for run-time verification of software program identity and integrity: A measurement engine performs active platform observation. A program includes an integrity manifest to indicate an integrity check value for a section of the program's source code. The measurement engine computes a comparison value on the program's image in memory and determines if the comparison value matches the expected integrity... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005999 - Cache leakage shut-off mechanism: In one embodiment of the present invention, a technique is provided to control leakage of a cache sub-array. Other embodiments are disclosed herein. A sleep and shut-off circuit is connected between a virtual supply terminal and a first physical supply terminal to reduce leakage from the cache sub-array when the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005996 - Collecting thermal, acoustic or power data about a computing platform and deriving characterization data for use by a driver: Thermal, acoustic, and/or power data is collected about a platform, in its runtime environment. A component of the platform is selected, and predetermined data traffic is forced through the component while collecting the data. Characterization data for the platform is derived, from the collected data, and stored for access by... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070006003 - Conserving power by reducing voltage supplied to an instruction-processing portion of a processor: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates reducing static power consumption of a processor. During operation, the system receives a signal indicating that instruction execution within the processor is to be temporarily halted. In response to this signal, the system halts an instruction-processing portion of the... Agent: A. Richard Park Park & Vaughan LLP

20070006002 - Information processing apparatus with central processing unit and main memory having power saving mode, and power saving controlling method: A power saving type information processing apparatus is provided which is not expensive and can provide a high interruption performance without using an expensive and dedicated memory and a complicated software process. After an SDRAM setting register of an SDRAM controller outputs a SELF allowance signal for allowing SDRAM to... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070005994 - Power management server and method for managing power consumption: A power management server and method for managing power consumption is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a power management server data processing system is provided, where the power management server data processing system comprises a power management communication port to communicatively couple the power management server data processing system to... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070005995 - Power management system for computing platform: A power management system for a computing platform is described. In one embodiment, the power management system provides additional device states which the device controllers of the platform assume when the device controllers are operational but idle. These additional device states are states in which the device controller commits to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070006001 - Storage controller and storage system: A controller performs data communication with a host system based on fibre channel protocol and controls data input/output to or from a SATA disk drive. The controller includes an FC/SATA converter powered by a main power supply, and a resource management processor powered by a standby power supply. The resource... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070005993 - System and method of theft prevention for an electronic device by lowering quality-of- service: This invention provides a system and method for preventing theft of an electronic device that degrades the QoS of at least one function of the device to a pre-determined or “locked” status if pre-set authentication information is not input and validated. The method is carried out by control component on-board... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070006000 - Using fine-grained power management of physical system memory to improve system sleep: The methods for fine-grained power management of physical system memory allow portions of the system volatile memory to be independently power managed. The system volatile memory may be partitioned into a plurality of power management units (PMUs). Each PMU may have a pre-determined size or a variable size, which may... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005998 - Various apparatuses and methods for reduced power states in system memory: A method, apparatus, and system are described in which a memory controller may have two or more registers to create and track zones of memory in a volatile memory device. The memory controller controls a power consumption state of a first zone of memory in the volatile memory device and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070005997 - Various methods and apparatuses for power states in a controller: Various methods, apparatuses, and systems are described in which a chipset controller has circuitry to control communications with a peripheral device in a computing device. The chipset controller has logic configured 1) to detect a plug-in event when the peripheral device connects to the chipset controller and 2) to transition... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070006004 - Dynamic bus parking: Systems and methods of power management provide for issuing a power saving message from a processor toward a controller and using the controller to conduct a power saving activity in response to the power saving message. In one embodiment, the power saving message is issued by de-asserting a bus arbitration... Agent: Intel Corporation

20070006005 - Policy table rule based processor side bus signaling: A system and method for selecting a computer hardware component of a computing system to throttle based on a selection policy is disclosed. A co-thermal control system may receive a first signal indicating a first condition for a plurality of computer hardware components has occurred. The co-thermal control system may... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070006007 - Frequency-dependent voltage control in digital logic: An electronic circuit comprises at least one digital logic circuit; and a power control circuit. The power control circuit is operable to adjust the voltage of a power signal supplied to the at least one digital logic circuit in response to a change in a clock frequency provided to the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070006006 - System and method of managing clock speed in an electronic device: A method of controlling a clock frequency is disclosed and includes monitoring a plurality of master devices that are coupled to a bus within a system. The method also includes receiving an input from at least one of the plurality of master devices. The input can be a request an... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070006008 - Replaceable layout manager for use in a device idle mode: An improved system and method for displaying information on an electronic device when the electronic device is in an idle mode. The present invention includes an idle display program for exhibiting information on a display when the module is in idle mode, at least one plug-in program, and a layout... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070006009 - Methods and apparatus for aligning data: In a first aspect, a first method is provided for aligning data. The first method includes the steps of (1) transmitting identical reference data from first logic to second logic on each of a plurality of busses coupling the first logic to the second logic; (2) determining values indicative of... Agent: Leslie J. Payne, Attorney IBM Corporation

20070006010 - Synchronous signal generator: A synchronous signal generator is provided that contains a first and second counting and delay circuit, which both are in a subhierarchical position with respect to a reset signal synchronization/delay circuit. The reset signal synchronization/delay circuit and the first and second counting and delay circuit are triggered by a basic... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20070006011 - Nibble de-skew method, apparatus, and system: De-skew is performed on a nibble-by-nibble basis where a nibble is not limited to four bits.... Agent: Lemoine Patent Services, PLLC

20070006012 - Engineering the di/dt curve: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for engineering di/dt. The apparatus includes a plurality of functional blocks to perform different functions. The apparatus also includes a clock source to provide a clock signal to said plurality of functional blocks. At least one gating device is used... Agent: RyderIPLaw C/o Intellevate