Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 04/08

20080098209 - System and method for dynamic page classification for memory dumping: A technique for creating memory page classification that improves memory dumping efficiency. In one example embodiment, this is accomplished by creating DPCs that substantially maps to operational hierarchy of kernel that includes modules/sub-systems that can allocate and manage the kernel. One or more DPCs associated with the kernel's modules/sub-systems that... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080098210 - Method for recovering bios chip in a computer system: A method for recovering a content of a basic input output system (BIOS) of a computing system, includes the steps of: providing an externally electrical connection to said BIOS and said computing system; providing an operable recovery source for said BIOS and connectable with said computing system via said externally... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080098211 - Reconfigurable integrated circuit, circuit reconfiguration method and circuit reconfiguration apparatus: In order to reuse configuration information in a dynamic reconfiguration arithmetic circuit, data lines, address lines, a mask register and the like are required as hardware resources for rewriting only configuration information of dynamic reconfiguration arithmetic cells needed to be changed. However, this results in an increase in area of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080098212 - Downloadable security and protection methods and apparatus: Methods and apparatus for control of data and content protection mechanisms across a network using a download delivery paradigm. In one embodiment, conditional access (CA), digital rights management (DRM), and trusted domain (TD) security policies are delivered, configured and enforced with respect to consumer premises equipment (CPE) within a cable... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20080098214 - Encryption/decryption method, method for safe data transfer across a network, computer program products and computer readable media: An encryption/decryption method is disclosed. The method comprises: using at least one public encryption algorithm for encrypting/decrypting data by using an encryption key, and using a digital certificate for obtaining the encryption key, being the digital certificate one intended for a purpose of guaranteeing a user's identity, with at least... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080098213 - Method of providing digital certificate functionality: There is described a method of providing certification functionality. The method involves: (a) at a certification authority (20), generating a secret P, applying the secret P to sign a data string (mA) on behalf of a first device (30, A), and communicating (50) the signed string to the first device... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080098215 - Tracking of resource utilization during cryptographic transformations: A computer system that communicates cryptographic resource utilization information while processing data packets is described. During operation, the system receives a first data packet and generates a second data packet by performing a cryptographic transformation on the first data packet. Next, the system appends auxiliary information to the second data... Agent: Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20080098217 - Method for efficient and secure data migration between data processing systems: The present invention provides a method for transferring encrypted information from one storage area to other storage area wherein cryptographic data protection scheme having protection attributes are applied on the data. A crypto container having cryptographic properties represents cryptographically protected data. The attributes that have been attached to the container... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20080098216 - System and method for securely updating license files in an automated licensing system: A system for managing license files comprises a memory operable to store a socket module. The system further comprises a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to receive a command to open a license file, wherein the command is associated with a first user identifier. The license file... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080098219 - Method and apparatus for controlling digital evidence: A method and apparatus for controlling digital evidence comprising creating a case record comprising information about an investigative case, electronically storing at least one piece of digital evidence into memory, and associating the stored at least one piece of evidence with the case record.... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20080098218 - Secure communication protocol and method therefor: A method is provided for secure communication between a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter comprises a non-volatile memory for storing a first portion of a count value, where the count value is updated after an elapse of a period of time. The transmitter comprises a volatile memory for storing... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080098220 - Method and system for monitoring online behavior at a remote site and creating online behavior profiles: A method and system for monitoring users on one or more computer networks, disassociating personally identifiable information from the collected data, and storing it in a database so that the privacy of the users is protected. The system includes monitoring transactions at both a client and at a server, collecting... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20080098221 - Method for encrypted communication with a computer system and system therefor: To solve problems in that a load on a VPN device is large in a case where the number of terminal devices increases in encrypted communication using a VPN technique, and that only communication between the terminal device and the VPN device is encrypted, thus disabling end-to-end encrypted communication, a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080098222 - Device with built-in user authentication and method for user authentication and identity theft protection: A method for user authentication and identity theft protection. A typing typeprint is used to validate users for access to a computer system. The typeprint may also include a watermark, a timestamp, or voice stamp for further security. The method provides multi-modal biometric protection by supplementing keystroke-scan methods with fingerprint,... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080098224 - Processes and apparatus for establishing a secured connection with a joint test action group port: Processes and apparatus for establishing a secure joint test action group port on a chip are disclosed herein.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080098223 - Method and system for secure distribution and utilization of data over a network: A method of securely utilizing downloaded data includes the steps of opening a media player; opening a data file; requesting a portable token from and used by a client, the portable token being a physical device removeably coupleable to a client computer; reading a distinguishing number from the token; and... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080098226 - Encryption communication system, apparatus, method, and program: A plurality of encryption communication apparatuses to which terminal apparatuses are connected are connected via a network, data received from the terminal apparatus which is a transmission source is encrypted by the encryption communication apparatus and transmitted to the other encryption communication apparatus, and data received from the other encryption... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080098225 - System and method for authenticating remote server access: A system and method for providing secure authentication for website access or other secure transaction. In one embodiment, when a user accesses a website, the web server identifies the user, and sends an authentication request to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the authentication requests and sends back... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080098227 - Method of enabling secure transfer of a package of information: The present invention relates to a method of enabling secure transfer of a package of information in a digital communications network from a sender to a receiver. According to the method a package of information is encrypted and provided to the receiver. A third party is provided with an encryption... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080098228 - Method and apparatus for authentication of session packets for resource and admission control functions (racf): The invention that addresses the problem of authentication of the transport packet stream (which constitutes a flow within a session), which has been admitted into a managed packet network. Authentication and the subsequent policing of the flows supporting an identified client's authorized service prevent a large class of denial of... Agent: Lucent Technologies Inc. Docket Administrator - Room 2f-190

20080098229 - Identification and visualization of trusted user interface objects: A unique system and method that facilitates visually identifying authentic UI objects, bundles, or windows is provided. A detection component can detect when user-based input has activated a verification mode with respect to one or more trusted UI objects rendered on-screen. A verification component can verify at least one of... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080098230 - Trusted compliance operations inside secure computing boundaries: In one embodiment, a method of implementing trusted compliance operations inside secure computing boundaries comprises receiving, in a secure computing environment, a data envelope from an application operating outside the secure computing environment, the data envelope comprising data and a compliance operation command, verifying, in the secure computing environment, a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080098231 - Data transmission method using an acknowledgement code comprising hidden authentication bits: A method for transmitting data between a first and a second point comprises the steps of transmitting data, from the first to the second point, together with a signature comprising bits of a first authentication code, and transmitting an acknowledgement, from the second to the first point. The length of... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080098232 - Digital signing method: According to the invention, techniques for authenticating that a digitally signed document is genuine. Specific embodiments according to the present invention can determine whether a digital signature was generated by a digital signature generator, or if the digital signature was generated by a third party posing as the digital signature... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080098234 - Fault-containment and/or failure detection using encryption: In one embodiment, a method of processing a received unit of data received at a node comprises using a first key to determine if at least a portion of the received unit of data was encrypted using a key that is compatible with the first key. The method further comprises... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080098233 - Load balancing for a system of cryptographic processors: In an array of groups of cryptographic processors, the processors in each group operate together but are securely connected through an external shared memory. The processors in each group include cryptographic engines capable of operating in a pipelined fashion. Instructions in the form of request blocks are supplied to the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20080098235 - Network centered recovery process for cryptographic processing modules: A method is provided for re-initializing a cryptographic processing module (102) at a location designated as an unclassified environment. The method includes storing in a database (122) a module unique recovery vector (310, 510) assigned to a cryptographic processing module. The method also includes indexing the module unique recovery vector... Agent: Harris Corporation C/o Darby & Darby PC

20080098237 - Secure e-mail services system and methods implementing inversion of security control: A secure e-mail service, executable on a recipient e-mail server or associated computer system, implements inverted security control over recipient content stored by the recipient e-mail server. Recipient content is received in conjunction with e-mail messages transmitted directed to recipients from sender computer systems unassociated with the secure e-mail service.... Agent: Gerald B Rosenberg New Tech Law

20080098236 - System and method for data encryption: A method of processing data from a file includes obtaining a first portion of the file, encrypting the first portion of the file to create a first encrypted portion, obtaining a second portion of the file, encrypting the second portion of the file to create a second encrypted portion, and... Agent: Oracle International Corporation C/o Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080098238 - Data recognition apparatus for copy protection and method thereof and recording medium thereof: The present invention provides a data recognition apparatus for copy protection which recognizes software distributed through a disc in physically different ways through RFID and a USB memory, a method thereof, and storage mediums therefor. The apparatus comprises a disc insertion section for recognizing a first storage medium in the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080098239 - Storage medium control method: A storage medium control apparatus capable of improving the processing performance, while protecting copyright protection information in a security mode, includes: a secure resource which executes mutual authentication processing with an authentication area of a storage medium, and performs encryption or decryption of data; a normal resource which sends or... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080098240 - System and method for communication using an ac signal from a powered device: A system and method for communicating information using Layer 1 from a powered device to power source equipment via Ethernet. In one embodiment, Layer 1 information such as power management, classification, temperature, and disconnect information is transmitted from a powered device to power source equipment using an AC signal that... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20080098241 - Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for services on a network: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for implementing a sleep proxy. The system starts by receiving a request at the sleep proxy for information pertaining to a service provided by a device. In response to this request, the system determines if the device is a member of... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20080098244 - Power controller, a method of operating the power controller and a semiconductor memory system employing the same: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power controller, a method of operating a power controller and a semiconductor memory system. In one embodiment, the power controller is for use with a memory and includes an access module configured to provide an active state of the memory to allow memory... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080098243 - Power-optimizing memory analyzer, method of operating the analyzer and system employing the same: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power-optimizing memory analyzer, a method of operating a power-optimizing memory analyzer and a memory system employing the analyzer or the method. In one embodiment, the power-optimizing memory analyzer is for use with an array of memory blocks and includes a task database configured... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080098242 - System and method of power management for computer processor systems: A system and method of power management for computer processor systems, the method including measuring power usage; monitoring execution of instructions for a finishing instruction; determining a finishing instruction address for the finishing instruction; determining measured power usage for the finishing instruction; and storing the finishing instruction address in association... Agent: Ibm Corp. (clg) C/o Cardinal Law Group

20080098247 - Computer having auxiliary display apparatus: A computer includes a main body having a housing part, a main display unit connected to the main body which displays images, and an auxiliary display apparatus having an auxiliary display unit which displays additional images, wherein the auxiliary display apparatus is insertable into the housing part.... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080098246 - Computer system and control method thereof: A computer system including at least one wake-up unit to sense whether a wake-up event occurs in a standby mode to decrease power consumption, a power supplying unit to supply power to the at least one wake-up unit, and a controlling unit to control a power supplying unit to the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080098245 - Power management system and method: Power management for a computing device is described based on idle thread code execution and other conditions. In one example, a controller is operated at a first power state. Then the controller is transitioned from the first power state to a second lower power state after it starts executing idle... Agent: Bstz/g2 Microsystems, Inc.

20080098248 - Pipelined computer system with power management control: A pipelined computer system with power management control in accordance with one or both of a power management signal and a power management instruction.... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20080098249 - Power supply system: A power supply system suitable for being located in a computer is provided. The system includes a first voltage regulator module (VRM), a second VRM, a first switch unit, and a second switch unit. The first VRM is used to supply a first power. The second VRM is used to... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080098250 - Power supply management system, terminal, information processor, power supply management method and computer readable medium: The power supply management system is provided with an information processor and a terminal that is connected to the information processor by a communication line and a power supply line and that is controlled for power supply by the information processor. The terminal includes a monitor unit that is capable... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080098251 - Digital data buffer: A digital registered data buffer is disclosed that has data paths each with a data input for receiving a digital data input signal (Dn), a clock input for receiving a clock input signal (CLK) and a data output providing a digital data output signal (Qn) for application to a data... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080098252 - Computation of processor clock frequency ratios: An embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus for computation of processor clock frequency ratios in a multi-processor system. The apparatus includes a computation engine configured to determine a processor clock frequency ratio by reading counter values of a first counter and of a second counter within a frequency ratio... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080098253 - Method of timing calibration using slower data rate pattern: An improved technique and associated apparatus for timing calibration of a logic device is provided. A calibration test pattern is transferred to a logic device first at a data rate slower than normal operating speed to ensure correct capture of the pattern at the device to be calibrated. Once the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080098254 - Method for autonomous dynamic voltage and frequency scaling of microprocessors: A method for autonomous dynamic voltage (v) and frequency (f) scaling (DVFS) of a microprocessor, wherein autonomous detection of phases of high microprocessor workload and prediction of their duration is performed (PID). The microprocessor frequency (f) will be temporarily increased (LUT) to an appropriate safe value (even beyond its nominal... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080091929 - Method and system for automatic generation of operating system boot images: A method, system and computer program product for automatically generating an operating system boot image for remotely booting a target machine is provided. The operating system boot image is installed on a first machine. The first machine and the target machine are connected with each other. Further, the hardware information... Agent: William L. Botjer

20080091930 - Security measures for preventing attacks that use test mechanisms: A system comprising processing logic adapted to determine a type of boot performed by the system and a storage coupled to the processing logic. The processing logic is configured to erase or invalidate a predetermined portion of the storage, and to activate or deactivate an interface by which the system... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080091933 - System and method for automated remote booting in a serial attached scsi environment: A system and method is disclosed for identifying the boot targets for an initiator port in point-to-point network, such as a Serial Attached SCSI network. In operation, the initiator port issues a command to an expander that is directly coupled to the initiator port. In response the expander identifies the... Agent: Roger Fulghum Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080091931 - Devices, systems, and methods for assigning a plc module address: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a module communicatively coupled to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The module can comprise a transmission circuit and/or a receiving circuit. The module can be adapted to communicate with the PLC via 8B/10B encoded frames. A frame of the 8B/10B... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080091932 - Devices, systems, and methods for initializing a plc module: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a module communicatively coupled to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The module can comprise a transmission circuit and/or a receiving circuit. The module can be adapted to communicate with the PLC via 8B/10B encoded frames. A frame of the 8B/10B... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080091935 - Hard disk drive with disk embedded dos boot image and firmware download method: A system, related hard disk drive (HDD) and method are disclosed in which a firmware download to the HDD is accomplished by receiving it from the host and storing it to a first region of a disk in the HDD. The value of a download flag is set once the... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080091934 - Method and apparatus for limiting access to sensitive data: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for sharing sensitive data. A trusted operating system is configured to securely execute boot instructions for one or more hardware component. A virtual operating system in communication with the trusted operating system is configured with one or more security policies defining access rights associated... Agent: Weinick & Associates, LLC

20080091936 - Communication apparatus, control method for communication apparatus and computer-readable storage medium: A communication apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of address data for outputting a document data, a control unit configured to relate at least one of a cipher information to encrypt the document data and a certification information for a transmitter of the document data to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080091937 - Trusted communications between untrusting parties: A system and method is disclosed for assuring that networked communications between parties playing a game on a network (e.g., the Internet) are not tampered with by either of the parties for illicitly gaining an advantage over the other party. An initial sequence of tokens (e.g., card representations) for playing... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080091938 - Software algorithm identification: A system and method for determining export requirements for a content file may include examining a content file to identify content used by or included in the content file that is subject to export control, determining, in response to the identified content, export requirements that are applicable to the content... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080091939 - Electronic system location determination: A lost or stolen computing device is recovered. A trusted server is requested to locate the computing device. The trusted server requests coarse location information from the computing device, and the computing device reports its coarse location. The trusted server then requests that the computing device transmit wireless local area... Agent: Lemoine Patent Services, PLLC

20080091940 - Public key infrastructure: The invention provides methods, apparatus, systems, and software for cross-certification in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems. A Public Key Infrastructure is provided having a hierarchy of certification authorities. A first CA is arranged to issue a cross-certificate. A second certification authority, hierarchically superior to the first is arranged so as... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080091941 - Group signature system, member status judging device, group signature method and member status judging program: For group signature data capable of keeping anonymity, it is possible to efficiently determine whether the user having created the group signature data is a valid member of the group. When a message and group signature data are received, the verification unit 3 authenticates the data and inquires, of the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080091942 - Automated two dimensional technical data packaging: Production of a two dimensional technical data package is automated by a computer that receives and stores one or more customer defined data submittal rules for formatting a technical data package. The computer then executes one or more of the rules to create a linked set of output data files... Agent: Brosemer, Kolefas & Associates, LLC - (boeing)

20080091943 - Data security device and the method thereof: A data security device and the method thereof are provided for transmission security via a USB port. A USB protocol analyzer of the data security device is provided for determining the signal type, so as to encrypt a storage data signal but not a command signal. Therefore, the part of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080091944 - Batch settlement transactions system and method: Systems and methods for performing settlement of token access transactions are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides for batch processing bank card transactions, including receiving transaction records for a plurality of bank card transactions, wherein at least some of the transaction records include encrypted token information; determining whether the... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080091945 - Secure device authentication system and method: A technique for security and authentication on block-based media includes involves the use of protected keys, providing authentication and encryption primitives. A system according to the technique may include a secure device having a security kernel with protected keys. A disk drive security mechanism may support authentication of data, secrecy,... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080091946 - Method and system for selective email acceptance via encoded email identifiers: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product are presented for providing a user with the ability to limit the receipt of unwanted email messages. An encoded email identifier is generated by combining the user's local mailbox identifier along with encoded email acceptance parameter values that represent email acceptance criteria.... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP IBM Austin

20080091947 - Software registration system: There is described a computer network system in which a computer is in network communication with a server. In order to install a software package on the computer, installation software forming part of the software package is executed which requests entry of an email address for the user of the... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20080091949 - Propagation of authentication data in an intermediary service component: A system may include a sender computing system, an intermediary service component, and a receiver computing system. The sender computing system may transmit a message and authentication data, and the intermediary service component may receive the message and the authentication data from the sender computing system, process the message, and... Agent: Sap Ag C/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080091948 - Propagation of principal authentication data in a mediated communication scenario: A system may include a sender computing system, an intermediary component, and a receiver computing system. The sender computing system may transmit first authentication data and second authentication data, and the intermediary component may receive the first authentication data and second authentication data from the sender computing system, perform an... Agent: Sap Ag C/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080091950 - System and method to send a message using multiple authentication mechanisms: A system may include a sender computing system to transmit first authentication data in association with a message, the first authentication data conforming to a first authentication mechanism, and to transmit second authentication data in association with the message, the second authentication data conforming to a second authentication mechanism. The... Agent: Sap Ag C/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080091951 - Comparison of documents possessed by two parties: A method of zero-knowledge document comparison between two parties. Each party performs: exchanging a set of random data and a shared hash function, applying the hash function to concatenations of the document and the sets of random data, and comparing the hashes.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080091952 - Certificate renewal: An intermediate certificate authority (ICA) for a hierarchical certificate authority structure (HCAS), the HCAS having a plurality of levels, the levels including a root level, at least one intermediate level, and a leaf level, the root level having a root certificate authority, the ICA being in the at least one... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080091953 - Method and apparatus for managing confidential information: The invention is a method and apparatus for managing the secure acquisition, storage and disclosure of confidential information using biometric keys to lock data storage devices, a secure data input/output device and authorization procedures to facilitate identity rights management; and/or metadata querying techniques to preserve the anonymity of disclosed personal... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080091954 - Method and system for facilitating printed page authentication, unique code generation and content integrity verification of documents: The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating authentication and data/content integrity verification of printed documents underlying legal transactions and other documents requiring durability, including real estate and loan transactions, for example. A Unique Content Identifier parses the document one page (or other pre-determined segment) at a time.... Agent: Williams Mullen

20080091955 - System and method for rotating data in crypto system: A system and method for cryptography. The system may include a cryptography module in communication with a database and configured to perform cryptography operations on data in the database, a rotation module configured to rotate data in the database, and one or more application interfaces configured to remain responsive while... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080091956 - Key transformation unit for a tamper resistant module: Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for securely transporting a software application onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (103) by using an individualized TRM key set. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises: storing a key pair unique to the TRM (103) in a memory located on the TRM (103),... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080091957 - Key transformation unit for a tamper resistant module: Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for securely transporting a software application onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (103) by using an individualized TRM key set. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises: storing a key pair unique to the TRM (103) in a memory located on the TRM (103),... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080091958 - Tamper resistant module certification authority: Methods and apparati for securely loading one or more computer software applications onto a tamper resistant module (TRM) (107) and for securely deleting one or more applications from the TRM. An embodiment of the invention comprises a method for determining, based at least upon an encrypted personalization data block, whether... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080091959 - Auto management for power system: An auto management for a power system is disclosed. The power system disposed on a motherboard. The motherboard comprises a microcomputer controller, a first low power consumption module and a second low power consumption module. The microcomputer controller disposed on the motherboard is adopted for outputting a power control signal... Agent: Evalue Technology Inc.

20080091960 - Individual control circuit and method of multiple power output: An individual control circuit and method of multiple power output to be used on a single server power supply system includes a circuit board to receive power from the single server power supply system, a plurality of power output units located on the circuit board each supplies power required by... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080091961 - Power network reconfiguration using mem switches: A structure and method for power distribution to a network for an integrated circuit chip complex are provided. The chip complex has at least two sectors, each having at least one power providing connection with at least one of said connections beings individually addressable by, and isolatable from, a given... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20080091962 - System and method of controlling power consumption and associated heat generated by a computing device: Embodiments of a system and method for controlling power consumption in a computing device having at least one CPU and memory. Embodiments reduce or increase the amount of memory available to the at least one CPU in response to changes in power consumption and/or changes in temperature. In some embodiments... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080091963 - Link power saving state: Disclosed are embodiments of a method, apparatus and system for a low power state for a point-to-point link. During the low power state, the signal on both conductors of a differential transmit pair are driven to electrical idle. Analog activity detectors are enabled during the low power state and are... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080091964 - Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a logically partitioned data processing system: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing a set of processors. A call from an operating system is received. The call indicates that a selected processor in the set of processors is unneeded for a period of time. In response to receiving this call, the operation of the selected... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080091965 - Discrete power control of components within a computer system: Systems and methods for discrete power control of components within a computer system are described herein. Some illustrative embodiments include a system that includes a subsystem with a plurality of components (configurable to operate at one or more power levels), a control register (coupled to the plurality of components) including... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080091966 - Structure and method for booting an image signal processor: The present invention discloses a structure and a method for booting an image signal processor. The method comprises the steps of: providing an image processing module including an image signal processor and an interface; receiving a booting program from an external source by the interface; and initializing the image processing... Agent: Tung & Associates Suite 120

20080091967 - Method for generating programmable data rate from a single clock: A method for generating a wide range of clock rates from a single clock. A delta is generated from a first clock signal and a second clock signal. An accumulative offset is generated from adding the delta to a previous accumulative offset for each clock period of the first clock... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20080091968 - Clock operation method and module for mobile terminal: A method and module for a mobile terminal that enable A user to freely create an offset clock and reset the time on the offset clock are disclosed. The clock operation method includes: generating a time offset value using a reference time signal from an internal clock and using a... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20080086628 - Method and system for two-stage security code reprogramming: A stored predefined unmodifiable bootable code set may be verified during code reprogramming of a device, and executed as a first stage of code reprogramming of the device. The predefined unmodifiable bootable code set may be stored in a locked memory such as a locked flash memory and may comprise... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080086629 - Method and system for enhanced boot protection: A secondary boot code may be copied to memory during execution of a primary boot code, and executing the copied secondary boot code after completion of execution of said primary boot code. Access to the primary and said secondary boot code may be restricted during execution of the primary boot... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080086630 - Method and system for nand flash support in autonomously loaded secure reprogrammable system: Segmenting a boot code to allow separate and independent storage and validation of the segments in a manner that enable secure system boot by autonomous fetching and assembling of the boot code by a security sub-system. The code fetching may need to be done without the main CPU running on... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080086631 - Flash memory controller controlling various flash memory cells: An electronic data flash card is accessible by a host system, and includes a flash memory controller and at least one flash memory device coupled to the flash controller. The boot code and control code for the flash memory system (flash card) are stored in the flash memory device during... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080086632 - Trial usage for encrypted subscription-based data: Subscription based content is decrypted for one or more trial periods without shortening the subscription period for the device. The subscription period for the content does not start until the expiration of the last trial period. The subscription logic included with the device monitors a packet value received in a... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20080086635 - Method and apparatus for achieving conformant public key infrastructures: Method and apparatus are described wherein, in one example embodiment, a public key certificate issued by a certificate authority includes at least one characteristic that does not conform to at least one rule established for the operation of a public key infrastructure. An attribute certificate is issued to be used... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/adobe

20080086633 - Method to handle ssl certificate expiration and renewal: A method for replacing a current security certificate includes producing a security certificate request at a first device that includes a request for a replacement security certificate. The method additionally includes sending the security certificate request to a security certificate vendor and receiving a replacement security certificate from the security... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080086634 - Techniques for using aaa services for certificate validation and authorization: In one embodiment, techniques to validate certificates using authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services are provided. A service receives a request from a requester for validation of a certificate. The request may include the certificate associated with the requester. The servicer creates a AAA request that includes the certificate. The... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, Pc

20080086636 - Method and apparatus of generating encryption key for broadcast encryption: A method and an apparatus are provided for generating an encryption key for broadcast encryption. The method of generating the encryption key for the broadcast encryption includes generating a first encryption key with respect to all nodes, configured in a plurality of depths, from a root node to a plurality... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20080086638 - Browser reputation indicators with two-way authentication: Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for preventing online fraud. According to one embodiment, a method for providing an indication of the legitimacy of a web page can comprise receiving the web page. A determination can be made as to whether the web page is legitimate based, for... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080086637 - Methods and systems for securing a computer network: Methods and systems for establishing a secure access to a proprietary network is provided. The method includes establishing a communication link between a first device and the proprietary network using a first level of secure access to the network, requesting an access code by the first device. The method further... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080086639 - Processor with encryption function, encryption device, encryption processing method, and computer readable medium: A processor with encryption function includes: an input unit that inputs a user ID; an embedding unit that embeds the user ID in an authentication password for access to a first external device, the authentication password being contained in processing directive data; an input/output unit that inputs and outputs the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080086640 - Systems, methods and apparatus of an email client: Systems, methods and apparatus of email communication are described.... Agent: Ramirez & Smith

20080086642 - Document verification apparatus and control method thereof: This invention shortens a time required for batch verification of a plurality of digital documents. To this end, whether or not an electronic signature in a long-term signature format is added to a digital document is checked. A first verification process is applied to a digital document which is determined... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.c. John J Torrente

20080086641 - Method and system for preventing revocation denial of service attacks: Methods and systems for preventing revocation denial of service attacks are disclosed and may include receiving and decrypting a command for revoking a secure key utilizing a hidden key, and revoking the secure key upon successful verification of a signature. The command may comprise a key ID that is unique... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080086643 - Policy language and state machine model for dynamic authorization in physical access control: An automaton capable of providing an access control decision upon receiving an access control request is produced by processing context based access control policies specified in a formal descriptive language, and by converting the context based access control policies to the automaton.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080086644 - Character position-based password recovery: A password recovery technique includes generating words by sequentially selecting a character for each character position of the word from a character string. The order of the characters in the character string is individually selected for each position of the word. Each sequentially generated word may be entered until the... Agent: Lee & Hayes Pllc

20080086645 - Authentication system and method thereof: To provide a novel authentication scheme to prevent PIN information from being exposed to the outside of a data carrier, without modifying an existing application for authentication management. The data carrier includes means for generating PIN information therein; a PIN storage unit for storing the generated PIN information with respect... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080086646 - System and method of secure encryption for electronic data transfer: A system for secure transfer of encrypted data involves a sender client (36), a recipient client (38), a main server (40), and a key server (42). The sender client (36) receives instructions from a first user identifying transfer data and a recipient identifier, creates an encoding key, encodes the transfer... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080086647 - Method and system for allowing customer or third party testing of secure programmable code: Methods and systems for allowing customer or third party testing of secure programmable code are disclosed and may include verifying code loaded in a set-top box utilizing a test hash or a production hash prior to execution of the code, where the test hash and production hash may be stored... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080086648 - Method for adjusting a charging time of an electronic device coupled to a computer system: When a current for charging an electronic device is too small, when the electronic device has been charged for a long time, or when the electronic device still needs to be charged for a long time, a solution involves increasing the current used for charging the electronic device. This will... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080086649 - Power supply device: The invention relates to a power supply device that has a plurality of power supply components. The power supply components are provided with one communication interface each and are linked with a common analysis and control unit via the communication interface and a communication channel. The analysis and control unit... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080086650 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device: The present invention provides an LSI which comprises first circuit areas (e.g., an I/O area and a VBAT area) in which power is always held ON, a second circuit area (e.g., a CORE area) capable of ON/OFF-switching of the power, a power control circuit which is provided within the corresponding... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080086651 - System and method for detection of an accessory device connection status: Embodiments of this invention provide for a portable computer that determines whether an accessory device is actively connected to it. In one embodiment, the portable computer may include a signal line accessible through an output of the portable computing device. The signal line may be connected to a communication device... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20080086652 - Updating a power supply microcontroller: A system is described that includes a power conversion module, a data port, a controller to receive data from the data port, and a data store containing instructions that when executed by the controller perform operations to control the power conversion module. The operations include executing instructions in a first... Agent: Fish & Richarson P.c.

20080086653 - Power management methods and systems: Power management methods and systems. First, a running cycle of a processing unit processing a data unit is recorded. A gating signal is generated according to the running cycle and a performance requirement, and a working clock is adjusted according to the gating signal. Thereafter, the adjusted working signal is... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080086654 - Device and method for supplying master clock to stream processing apparatus for processing stream data frame by frame in synchronization with master clock: The clock supply device, which supplies a master clock to a stream processing apparatus that processes stream data frame by frame in synchronization with the master clock, includes a clock supply section, a processing amount computation section and a clock control section. The clock supply section supplies a clock having... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080086655 - Method of controlling quality for a print controller: A method performed by a quality assurance integrated circuit for a print controller, the quality assurance integrated circuit comprising a memory; a system clock for generating a clock signal; clock trim circuitry for trimming the frequency of the clock signal; and a processor. the method includes, in the processor, in... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080086656 - Electronic apparatus: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus, comprising: an electronic device, operating according to a target clock signal; and a frequency adjusting circuit, for adjusting the target clock signal before the electronic device begins to operate normally, comprising: a reference value generator, for providing at least a first reference value corresponding to... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080082808 - System and method for increasing platform boot efficiency: Embodiments of the invention involve decreasing boot time by utilizing virtualization or partitioning techniques. In an embodiment, a hypervisor/platform partition controls the platform access to the boot target medium. Boot target data is selectively stored in a fast memory. When the system reboots, or an operating system on the platform... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080082809 - System and method for increasing platform network boot efficiency: Embodiments of the invention involve decreasing boot time by utilizing virtualization or partitioning techniques. In an embodiment, a hypervisor/platform partition controls the platform access to the boot target medium. The boot target medium may be a local medium or a remote medium on a server. When the boot medium is... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080082812 - Accelerated system boot: Increased efficiency in booting a computer uses a process of logging physical-level disk access during a boot cycle for use in creating a boot plan for a subsequent boot. Processing the log from one or more previous boots removes unnecessary reads such as those associated with temporary files and then... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (microsoft)

20080082814 - Electronic system with nand flash memory storing boot code and highly reliable boot up method: A boot up method makes an electronic system boot up by a processor according to a boot code in a NAND flash memory and includes the following steps. First, the flash memory storing a boot code or boot codes is provided. Next, a first boot code is copied to an... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080082811 - System and method for boot loading of programs within a host operating environment having one or more linked guest operating systems: A system and method for loading programs during a system boot using stored configuration data in a predetermined file system from a prior session and providing the stored configuration data to a guest operating system capable of communication with a host operating system, during start-up, within a computing environment having... Agent: Lenovo (united States) Inc. C/o Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080082810 - Semi-persistent relocatable ram-based virtual floppy disk method: The invention is a method and related structure for providing operating system drivers during installation of the operating system, where those operating system drivers are provided by way of a virtual disk drive. Basic input/output system (BIOS) routines are adapted to support showing these operating system drivers as residing on... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080082815 - Apparatus, method and program product for initiating computer system operation: A computer system which includes a CPU for performing various processes by program control and storage elements which store at least one operating system and a BIOS, wherein upon starting a system, the CPU recognizes the system's own hardware configuration, and starts a selected one operating system stored in the... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20080082816 - Application software configured to work with two operating systems: An application program is provided to work with two operating systems of a computer. A first mode of the application program is configured to work with the computer before the primary operating system is booted. The second mode of the application program is provided to work under the environment provide... Agent: Peter Ar-fu Lam

20080082813 - Portable usb device that boots a computer as a server with security measure: Techniques for booting a host computer from a portable storage device with customized settings with secure measure are described herein. According to one embodiment, in response to detecting a portable storage device inserted into a first host computer, the portable storage device is authenticated using a private key stored within... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080082817 - User authentication method, user authenticating device and program product: An authenticating device communicating with a server device includes: a dividing unit that divides secret information into plural secret fragments by a threshold secret sharing scheme; a first generating unit that generates plural cryptographic fragments by encrypting the secret fragments using first plural passwords; a first transmitting unit that transmits... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080082818 - Symmetric key-based authentication in multiple domains: An authentication method capable of securing reliability and scalability by authenticating an authentication entity using a certificate signed by a symmetric key, when a user or device accesses a domain in which an authentication process is required are provided. The method includes: (a) allowing a home domain authentication server to... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080082819 - Authenticating data returned from non-volatile memory commands: In some embodiments, a command may be used by a host processor to access certain information from a non-volatile memory, together with a message authentication code. That information may be utilized to generate a message authentication code on the processor. Then, in any future accesses, the message authentication code generated... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080082820 - Method and apparatus for determining availability of a remote party based on interaction with coupled devices: A method (50) or system (10) of determining availability of a remote party can include a communication device (13, 28 or 30) enabled and authorized to monitor a remote appliance (12, 16, 18, or 19) belonging to the remote party and a processor 11 coupled to the communication device or... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080082821 - Bidirectional authentication for html form processing: A method of posting HTML form data securely is provided. Some embodiments may use an existing security protocol to send the sensitive information as an encrypted challenge from a client to a server, while other embodiments may require a bidirectionally-authenticated tunnel to be created before sensitive data is transmitted. The... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/cisc

20080082824 - Changing of shared encryption key: A system comprises a first operating environment and a second operating environment. The first and second operating environments exchange information in encrypted form using a shared encryption key (K3). The first and second operating environments cooperate to change said encryption key K3 using another shared encryption key (K4). The encryption... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080082822 - Encrypting/decrypting units having symmetric keys and methods of using same: An encrypting/decrypting unit that receives symmetric keys from a key authority point (KAP) within a secure network having a software operating on a management and policy server (MAP) in communication with the KAP for providing key(s) to policy enforcement points (PEPs) on the network.... Agent: Triangle Patents, P.l.l.c.

20080082823 - Systems and methods for management of secured networks with distributed keys: System and methods for simplified management of secured networks with distributed keys and management of same for a data and/or communications network.... Agent: Triangle Patents, P.l.l.c.

20080082825 - Memory card: A memory card has: a flash memory chip for storing digital certificates and a seed of random numbers; a controller chip which can execute a managing process for managing the digital certificates and a random number generating process for generating the pseudo random numbers by using the seed of random... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080082827 - Digital data distribution detection, deterrence and disablement system and method: A method of distributing a data over a network includes protecting the data as a protected document by encryption and watermarking, controlling access to the protected document based on permissions, checking for permissions from a database, recording a record of the step of checking in the database, and accessing the... Agent: H. Dale Langley, Jr. The Law Office Of H. Dale Langley, Jr.

20080082826 - Method and apparatus for updating non-volatile memories: An authenticatable envelope is utilized to allow for the secure and quasi-atomic delivery and execution of an ordered list of externally specified non-volatile memory write commands. In at least some embodiments, an external provider generates an authenticatable envelope that includes write commands and data that is used by a local... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080082829 - Recording medium, digital information verification apparatus, and digital information verification method: A digital information verification program stored in a recording medium according to the present invention allows a computer to determine presence/absence of any change made to the digital information and identify the changed part by the following steps: generating the feature amount information with respect to the digital information to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080082828 - Circuit arrangement and method for starting up a circuit arrangement: A circuit arrangement has a crypto unit which provides at least one cryptographic function. An access monitoring interface is also provided in order to check an access request from an application computer program to a cryptographic function of the crypto unit. The access monitoring interface is designed such that it... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080082830 - Method and system for displaying trust level on a wireless communication device: A method and system for displaying trust level on a wireless communication device (100) is provided. The method includes receiving (204) a list of trusted root authority certificates. The method further includes calculating the trust level of a local wireless communication network by determining (206) how at least one verifying... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080082831 - Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium: An information processing system includes a unit that selects a time stamp authority to which a request for generation of a time stamp, the time stamp authority to be selected is different from a time stamp authority selected in a last selection process which has been performed; a unit that... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080082832 - Configurable data access application for highly secure systems: In a method embodiment, a method for providing access to data includes intercepting a user request for access to data. In response to intercepting the user request, the method includes validating the user request by: authenticating an identification of the user; authenticating a password of the user; storing a first... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20080082834 - Meta-complete data storage: The invention described herein generally relates to systems and methods of securely storing data so that the data contains information about the data and/or the encryption of the data, systems and methods of providing secure access to real world data through data transformations, and systems and methods of managing security... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080082833 - Secure firmware execution environment for systems employing option read-only memories: A method for providing a secure firmware operating environment includes detecting the presence of a new component, for example, a peripheral device. Next, a determination is made as to whether the peripheral device includes an option read-only memory. Next, a determination is made as to whether the option read-only memory... Agent: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

20080082837 - Apparatus and method for continuous data protection in a distributed computing network: A system for secure data storage and transmission is provided. The system comprises a first security module for protecting data in a first data at rest system and a second security moducle for protecting data in a second data at rest system. At least one encryption parameter for the second... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080082835 - Managing encryption for volumes in storage pools: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for managing encryption for volumes in storage pools. At least one storage pool is defined in a database, wherein storage pools are defined to include a plurality of data volumes, wherein each volume is included in at least one storage media.... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20080082836 - Method and apparatus for data protection: Described is a method for secure data disposal. Data stored in storage volume(s) is encrypted with a specific encryption key. Before the key is disposed of, a clear text string is encrypted with the same key and the encrypted data is associated with the clear text string and stored in... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080082840 - Method and apparatus for providing a bus interface with power management features: Methods and apparatus for providing a bus interface are disclosed. An example method for providing a bus interface includes operating first circuitry using a first power supply voltage in a normal operating mode, where the first circuitry includes at least a portion of datapath circuitry of the bus interface. The... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP C/o Intellevate

20080082842 - Power supply control circuit of subsystem and subsystem: The subsystem has, in addition to a USB interface, other interfaces such as a serial ATA. The power control circuit unit has a first changeover circuit which supplies bus power to an internal power terminal by being turned on in the input state of USB bus power from the USB... Agent: Patrick G. Burns, Esq. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20080082838 - System and method for remote use of information handling system audio components: An information handling system plays audio provided from a portable audio device at an information handling system audio subsystem in operating and powered down states of the information handling system. In the operating state, digital audio information is communicated from the portable audio device through a serial link for rendering... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080082841 - Transitioning a computing platform to a low power system state: A method which includes initiating a power management policy based on a processing element for a computing platform entering a given power state. The power management policy includes a determination as to whether an input/output (I/O) controller and a memory controller for the computing platform are substantially quiescent. The computing... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080082839 - Voltage regulator with drive override: Techniques to enable voltage regulators to adjust for coming load changes are presented herein. In some embodiments, a functional block such as a microprocessor core having an associated clock signal is powered by at least one switching-type voltage regulator. When the functional block is about to require an increased level... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080082843 - Dynamic branch prediction predictor: A processor has a fetch unit and a branch execution unit. The fetch unit has a branch predictor. The branch predictor has a branch target buffer and a branch direction predictor. A wake value is a number of instruction fetches that is predicted to be performed after a fetch of... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080082846 - Information processing apparatus and its control method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main memory storing a operating state of a system, a drive apparatus including a magnetic disk and a non-volatile memory, a storing section which stores the operating state stored in the main memory in the non-volatile memory, a setting section... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080082845 - Information processing apparatus and system state control method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first state control unit which stores system information in a hard disk drive and then transitions a system state from a working state to a standby state, a restoration process unit which supplies power to a processor in a state... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080082844 - Method and system for improving processing performance by using activity factor headroom: A method and system for improving processing performance by using activity factor headroom provides improved performance while meeting power management constraints in a processing system. The method and system estimate the power consumption of the system from a model that relates measured activities at a present operating point to power... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20080082847 - System-on-chip embodying sleep mode by using retention input/output device: A system-on-chip includes: a controller generating a first input/output control signal determining an input/output state in a normal mode, a second input/output control signal determining the input/output state in a sleep mode, a normal value, and a sleep value; stored in first through fourth registers; a first selector selecting the... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20080082848 - Test device and method for testing stability of computer: A test device is provided for testing stability of a computer when the computer is started up or shut down. The test device includes a monolithic chip and a switch module. The monolithic chip includes an input port and an output port. The input port receives a high level or... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080082852 - Communication device: A communication device includes storage configured to store information, an output device configured to output the information, a power supply detector configured to detect a supply of power to the communication device when the communication device is coupled to an external power source. Also, the communication device includes a processor... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080082851 - Determining expected exceeding of maximum allowed power consumption of a mobile electronic device: Apparatus and method for determining an expected exceeding of a maximum allowed power consumption of a mobile electronic device is provided, wherein the method includes determining power consumption of the device in a current operating state, determining, for a first process executable by a processor of the device, process-specific power... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080082850 - Method and apparatus for monitoring power failure: A status notification register storing a state of a function executing section is arranged for each function executing section. The function executing section includes at least one circuit for performing a predetermined function. By determining one of two values set in the status notification register, a power failure occurring in... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080082849 - Method and apparatus for monitoring power supply failure: An object of the invention is to render replacement of controllers for identifying failure information unnecessary. Failure monitor units 24 and 26 in power supplies 10 and 12 are connected mutually via paths 38 and 40, the failure monitor units 24 and 26 in the power supplies 10 and 12... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080082853 - Passing client or server instructions via synchronized data objects: Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for passing executable instructions via synchronized data objects. According to one embodiment, passing executable instructions from a first device to a second device during a synchronization operation between the first device and the second device can comprise synchronizing one or more data objects... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080082854 - Methods and systems for adjusting clock frequency: A method for adjusting clock frequency is disclosed. The method includes halting a central processing unit (CPU) while tuning a clock frequency, thereby enabling multiple clock signals with the tuned clock frequency to be generated.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080082855 - Data receiving device and receiving method thereof: The present invention is a data receiving device for receiving data created with a plurality of bits for each frame, and acquiring this data based on a receive side clock, wherein a timing candidate generation section generates at least three clock timings within the bit cycle as candidates of a... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP