Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 07/08

20080184020 - Apparatus and method to update firmware disposed in multiple devices sharing a common address in a computing system: A method is disclosed to update firmware disposed in multiple devices sharing a common address in a computing system. The method supplies a computing system comprising a device assembly comprising a first controller, a second controller, and a communication link comprising an address and interconnecting the first controller and said... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Quarles & Brady, LLP

20080184025 - Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment: A system, computer program product and method for booting to a partition in a non-volatile storage unit without a local operator. In one embodiment, one or more bits in a BOOT register may be set by an operating system indicating if the BIOS should boot to the partition. The BIOS... Agent: Lenovo (us)IPLaw

20080184023 - Computer platform boot block program corruption recovery handling method and system: A computer platform boot block program corruption recovery handling method and system is proposed, which is designed for integration to a computer platform for providing the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) of the computer platform with a boot block program corruption recovery handling function that is characterized by the partition of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080184021 - Flexibly configurable multi central processing unit (cpu) supported hypertransport switching: Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to hypertransport-based switching for multi-CPU systems and provide a method, system and computer program product for flexibly configurable multi-CPU supported hypertransport switching. In one embodiment of the invention, a hypertransport switching data processing system can be provided. The system... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080184024 - Initialization of a data processing system: Technique for initializing a data processing system. Sequences of initialization steps for selected functional hardware elements of a data processing system are defined and dependencies between the initialization steps are determined. These definition steps are preferably performed during the design and development of the data processing system. The sequences of... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20080184022 - Master boot record management: In one embodiment a computer system comprises a processor and a memory module coupled to the processor and comprising logic instructions stored in a computer readable medium. The logic instructions, when executed, configure the processor to initiate power on self test processing in the basic input/output system of a computing... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080184026 - Metered personal computer lifecycle: A metered-use computer is operable in a number of states or modes to accommodate manufacture, test, operation and end-of-life. During manufacturing, a security module may be set to a non-metered mode, where no measurements are taken. At the end of the manufacturing process, the security module may be set to... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (microsoft)

20080184027 - Method and apparatus for getting content information when drm agent and rendering application are implemented on separate devices: A method and apparatus which can reduce the communication time that occurs due to transmission of an encrypted content, when a Digital Rights Management (DRM) agent and a rendering application are implemented in different devices respectively, is provided. A method of obtaining content information in an environment where a DRM... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080184030 - Method and system for authentication among peer appliances within a computer network: A digital certificate associating a unique identifier for a computer-based appliance with an authentication key pair for that appliance is obtained from a certificate authority using a different, manufacturing key pair for the appliance. The manufacturing key pair may be generated by the appliance at or about its time of... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080184029 - Method and system for generating digital fingerprint: A method and system for authenticating the identity of a client device that is calling a remotely located server over a network. A client device inputs information pertaining to a hardware characteristic and a network address thereof into a cryptographic hash function stored on the client device. The hash function... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080184028 - Methods, apparatus and products for establishing a trusted information handling system: A method for modifying a trusted information handling system (IHS) is disclosed that includes providing a trusted component (TC) on the IHS and providing at least one third party TC on the IHS. A trusted IHS is disclosed that includes a processor in data communication with memory, a user TC... Agent: Andrea E. Tran Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20080184032 - Generating keys for protection in next generation mobile networks: A set of associated keys for an authentication process to be performed in a second network is calculated based on a random value used in an authentication process of a first network.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080184031 - Real privacy management authentication system: A system for secure communications. An authentication procedure establishes a session key between communicating entities that is used to encrypt subsequent communications. The authentication procedure can be repeated for each n messages exchanged, where n is an integer, for each web page sent and received and for any other suitable... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080184033 - System and method for generating agreements: System and method for creation and use of an agreement object having content packages and a transportable agreement, including both the content of the agreement and data used to validate the signatories and an audit trail for the agreement.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20080184034 - Image forming apparatus and control method thereof: An image forming apparatus of the invention includes a radio communication unit that is capable of performing radio communication with an external terminal apparatus and a control unit that controls the radio communication unit. The image forming apparatus controls the radio communication unit to transmit, when a transmission signal from... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080184035 - System and method of storage device data encryption and data access: Systems and methods of storage device data encryption and data access are described herein. Some embodiments of the present invention are summarized in this section. One embodiment includes receiving a request to access data stored on a storage device, wherein the data stored on the storage device has been encrypted... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (onspec/tpl)

20080184036 - Password authentication via a one-time keyboard map: A static password is converted into a One-Time Authenticator (OTA) in accordance with a one-time keyboard map. The one-time keyboard map is generated in accordance with a nonce and a secret shared by the user entering the static password and an intended recipient. In response to receiving a prompt to... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080184037 - System and method for secured voting transactions: A secured electronic system and method for taking and counting votes. A database of unique ballot security codes, each ballot security code consisting of a ballot code representing the ballot selections of a voter and a security code derived from sensing with a biometric sensor a biometric presentation of a... Agent: J. David Nelson Nelson Snuffer Dahle & Poulsen, P.C.

20080184038 - Method for providing high assurance integrity of installed software images in a software defined radio: Method for rapidly booting two or more computer processors (32, 28, 58-1, 58-2, 36-1, 38-2) in a device (200) designed for communicating sensitive or classified Information. The method includes verifying an absence of any modification of a software image for each computer processor relative to an original authentic version of... Agent: Harris Corporation C/o Darby & Darby PC

20080184039 - Cryptographically controlling access to documents: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to cryptographically controlling access to documents. In aspects, documents are encrypted to protect them from unauthorized access. A security principal seeking to access a document first obtains the document. The document includes an identifier that identifies security data associated with the document.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080184040 - Method for extending the crtm in a trusted platform: A method, system and computer program product for enhancing the functionality of the existing core root of trust measurement (CRTM). The CRTM is extended to allow platform manufacturer controlled and certified code to be incorporated into the function of the CRTM, wherein the manufacturer may define the policy for accepting... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080184041 - Graph-based tamper resistance modeling for software protection: Implementation of graph-based tamper resistance modeling for software protection is described. In one implementation, paths of execution of a program are modeled as a graph having nodes and edges. A tamper resistance tool receives an input program code corresponding to the program and generates a tamper-resistant program code using integrity... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20080184042 - I/o co-processor coupled hybrid computing device: An apparatus and method provide power to perform functions on a computing device. In one example, the apparatus contains multiple processors that may operate at different power levels to consume different amounts of power. Also, any of the multiple processors may perform different functions. For example, one processor may be... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080184044 - Method of managing power consumption for collections of computer systems: Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for managing power consumption in a computer system. One embodiment includes a method that queries a blade for its power requirements when the blade is inserted into a blade computer enclosure. The method then determines, by the blade computer enclosure, whether the power requirements... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080184043 - Multiprocessor power-on switch circuit: A multiprocessor power-on switch circuit applied to a mainboard having multiple power-on circuits is provided, in which each power-on circuit includes a peripheral circuit corresponding to a processor. A selection circuit in the power-on switch circuit is responsible for selecting a power-on circuit as a first power-on circuit or a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080184045 - Power supply device and communication apparatus: A power supply device of the present invention that supplies power to a processing device for processes data, includes: plural supply sections that each supply power to the processing device; a load detection section that detects a load of processing executed by the processing device; and a power control section... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080184046 - Power supply device and communication apparatus: A power supply device of the present invention includes: a supply section that supplies power to a processing device which processes data and outputs a result of processing the data; a load prediction section that predicts, based on a load of processing executed by the processing device at a time... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080184049 - Method and system for estimating power consumption of integrated circuit design: A method and system for estimating power consumption for at least one Intellectual Property (IP) block in an integrated circuit (IC) design includes identifying at least one port in the at least one IP block. The at least one port is associated with at least one operation. A sequence of... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080184048 - Power supply device and communication apparatus: A power supply device of the invention includes: a supply section that supplies power to a second processing device which processes data in response to processing execution by a first processing device which processes data; a load detection section that detects a load of processing execution by the first processing... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080184047 - System and method for implementing a quiet operating mode in a computing system: A computing system comprising a module configured to receive an indication to enter a quiet operating mode and, in response to the request, maintain power consumption of at least one element of the computing system at a reduced level while enabling use of the computing system in the quiet operating... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080184050 - Apparatus, method and computer program for processing information: An information processing apparatus working in pause states containing at least both a suspension state and a hibernation state, may include a time counting unit for counting time elapsed in the suspension state from a transition to the suspension state, and a transitioning unit for transitioning to the hibernation state... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080184051 - Method of controlling power saving mode used in sata interface: A method of controlling a power saving mode used in a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) interface. The method of controlling a power saving mode used in a SATA interface for data transmission between a transmitter and a receiver includes: requesting the receiver to enter one of a plurality of... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080184052 - Information processing apparatus with resume function and information processing system: An information processing apparatus having a resume function which can maintain the security even when a plurality of users commonly use the apparatus. A work state at a power-off time of the apparatus is preserved together with a work state name including a user's ID in a different area in... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080184053 - Pluggable transceiver module: A pluggable module connected to the backplane or other connection interface of an information system unit so as to provide additional functionality thereto (such as a communications interface to an electrical or fiber optics cable), and arranged to draw electrical power from the system. In order to prevent excessive in-rush... Agent: Casey Toohey Emcore Corp.

20080184054 - Power supply device and communication apparatus: A power supply device of the present invention that supplies power to each of plural processing devices in a package which the processing devices are mounted on, the power supply device includes: a power supply network that supplies power to each of the processing devices; and a power control section... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080184055 - Instruction-based timer control during debug: A processing device includes a timer and a processor core configured to execute an instruction during a debug session. The processing device further includes a timer control module configured to selectively enable/disable the timer based on a characteristic of the instruction. Another processing device includes a timer, a processor core... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080184056 - Selective timer control during single-step instruction execution: A processing device includes a timer and a processor core configured to execute an instruction during a debug session. The processing device further includes a timer control module configured to selectively enable/disable the timer based on a characteristic of the instruction. Another processing device includes a timer, a processor core... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080177995 - Method and apparatus for integrating personal computer and electronic device functions: An apparatus and a method for integrating personal computer and electronic device functions. An input device, personal computer host, and encoder in turn integrate hardware, operating system, and application programs to provide personal computer and electronic device functions at the same time.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080177994 - System and method for improving the efficiency, comfort, and/or reliability in operating systems, such as for example windows: Although MS Windows (in its various versions) is at present the most popular OS (Operating System) in personal computers, after years of consecutive improvements there are still various issues which need to be improved, which include for example issues of efficiency, comfort, and/or reliability. The present invention tries to solve... Agent: Yaron Mayer

20080177996 - Method for design of programmable data processors: A method of integrated circuit programmed data processor design includes selecting a benchmark application, selecting an initial set of architecture parameters, reconfiguring a compiler for the selected architecture parameters, compiling the benchmark, reconfiguring a data processor simulator to the selected architecture parameters, running the complied benchmark on the reconfigured simulator,... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080177997 - Security gateway for online console-based gaming: An exemplary implementation of a security gateway for online console-based gaming operates as a gateway between a public network (e.g., the Internet), and a private network (e.g., an internal data center network). The security gateway allows secure communication channels to be established with game consoles via the public network, and... Agent: Lee & Hayes Pllc

20080177998 - Apparatus and methods for provisioning in a download-enabled system: Apparatus and methods for provisioning of customer premise equipment (CPE) equipped with a secure microprocessor to receive e.g., digital video content by entering unique identification of the CPE at one or more servers located at the headend or other location of a content-based network. In one embodiment, the CPE comprises... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates Robert F. Gazdzinski

20080177999 - Content providing apparatus and method, content using apparatus and method, and content providing apparatus and method for revoking content using apparatus: Provided are an apparatus and method for determining the integrity of content in at least one packet of a plurality of packets. A content using apparatus includes a receiver which receives a transport packet including content in at least one packet and a secret set, which includes an integrity check... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080178000 - Security setting system: The present invention discloses an access point for performing a security setting process for wireless communication with a wireless LAN terminal by means of wireless communication, the access point comprising: an access point side wireless communication unit for establishing wireless communication with the wireless LAN terminal; an access point side... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20080178001 - Method and system for sharing digital rights management file between portable terminals: Disclosed is a method and system for sharing a DRM file between portable terminals. The method includes selecting a DRM file stored in a memory by a transmitting terminal, extracting license information from the DRM file by the transmitting terminal, transmitting the license information to a receiving terminal by the... Agent: Cha & Reiter, Llc

20080178002 - System, server, terminal and tamper resistant device for authenticating a user: The authentication server authenticated by a public key certificate at the time of authentication generates a difference parameter, transforms a template by the difference parameter to create a temporary registration template, and transmits the difference parameter to a tamper resistant device. The tamper resistant device generates a temporary parameter from... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080178004 - Method, system and authentication centre for authenticating in end-to-end communications based on a mobile network: The invention discloses a method for authenticating in end-to-end communications based on a mobile network, applied to a system including a first service entity requesting a service, a second service entity providing the service and an entity authentication centre, EAC; respectively performing a mutual authentication between the first service entity... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080178003 - Systems and methods for determining a time delay for sending a key update request: A method for determining a time delay for sending an update request by a computing device is described. A first update request is sent by a computing device at the termination of a first random delay. A first load data is received. A second update request is sent by the... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080178005 - Signature schemes using bilinear mappings: Methods and systems are provided for generating and verifying signatures of digital messages communicated between signers and verifiers. Using bilinear mappings, such as Weil or Tate pairings, these methods and systems enable generation and verification of efficient multisignatures, identity-based ring signatures, hierarchical proxy signatures, and hierarchical online/offline signatures.... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080178006 - Secure pin transmission: A secure channel is established between a processor and a smart card such that authentication can be achieved without transmitting a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to or from the smart card in the clear. A session ticket indicative of the PIN is generated, and the session ticket is securely negotiated... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080178007 - Removable hard disk with embedded security card: A system and method is disclosed for authenticating a removable data storage device (RDSD) by implementing a removable trusted information module (TIM) comprising a non-volatile storage medium operable to securely store passwords, digital keys, digital certificates and other security credentials (“security credentials”). An RDSD enclosure comprising a disk storage drive,... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080178008 - Biometric authentication system, enrollment terminal, authentication terminal and authentication server: The present invention captures user's biometric data during enrollment and converts it by a given conversion parameter to create a template. It creates verification information for the conversion parameter, and enrolls it in an authentication server together with the template. The conversion parameter is stored in an IC card or... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080178009 - Electronic apparatus and information processing method: An electronic apparatus connectable to an information processing apparatus includes: a reading unit configured to read biometric information; a receiving unit configured to receive a removable storage medium; and a control unit configured to perform user authentication using the biometric information read by the reading unit, and controlling, on the... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080178010 - Cryptographic web service: A system that supports cryptographic web services is provided. A program running on program computing equipment may call a local cryptographic function. A web services interface such as a simple object access protocol interface on the program computing equipment makes a corresponding remote cryptographic function call to a web services... Agent: G. Victor Treyz

20080178017 - Apparatus and method to selectively provide power to one or more components disposed in an information storage and retrieval system: A method is disclosed to selectively provide power to a component disposed in an information storage and retrieval system, where the method supplies a controller comprising a control portion in combination with a plurality of components comprising one or more host adapters, one or more device adapter ports, and a... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Quarles & Brady, LLP

20080178012 - Determining optimal power down of a system while indexes are being rebuilt: A method, system and computer-readable medium for managing the building of indexes are presented. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: initiating an index rebuilding process in a computer; detecting a “Power down” command for the computer; evaluating a progress level of the index rebuilding process; in response... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080178015 - Electronic control apparatus: The electronic control apparatus includes a control section supplied with electric power through a power switch to operate, and a timer circuit always supplied with electric power to operate irrespective of an on/off state of the power switch. The control section is configured to perform a process in which the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080178013 - Method and apparatus for providing updated information using power control in portable terminal device: A method of providing updated information using power control in a portable terminal device. The method includes connecting to a server periodically by supplying power at predetermined time intervals; determining whether or not updated information exists in the connected server; and according to a result of determining, selectively outputting the... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080178011 - Method and apparatus for usb/otg connection providing active hnp requests and saving host power: A method and apparatus are disclosed for connecting USB devices in a USB connection to save power and enable role changes between the USB devices in a USB-OTG connection, while the USB devices are in an active state wherein an A-Device informs a B-device, that the A-Device will lower the... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080178014 - Power sourcing unit for power over ethernet system: A power sourcing unit for a power over ethernet system. The unit includes a chassis with a power supply guide and a CPU guide, and a power supply including a power supply connector. The unit also includes a printed circuit board including first and second connectors and being coupled to... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080178016 - Power supply circuit for display unit and display unit: A power supply circuit for display unit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply circuit having outputs connected to a plurality of capacitance elements and supplying power to a plurality of drivers, and a controller switching connection of the power supply circuit and the capacitance... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080178022 - Always ready computing device: Systems and methods for producing a simulated off condition in a computing device using a set of software drivers that interact with a system service and the device BIOS. The computing device includes system components such as a power supply, processors and fans that are put into a low power... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20080178018 - Data structure for budgeting power for multiple devices: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to a data structure for budgeting power for multiple devices. In aspects, devices are allotted a power budget. The devices are each capable of operating at one or more power levels. A console queries the devices to obtain the power capabilities of... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080178021 - Power efficiency in microprocessors: A method of reducing the power consumption of microprocessor system is provided, wherein: said microprocessor system comprises a microprocessor (2) and a memory (4) connected by a bus (6); said memory (4) contains a plurality of data values, each represented by a number of bits, for transmission to said microprocessor... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080178020 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device and electronic device: In a semiconductor integrated circuit device using a ZSCCMOS circuit, a combinational circuit includes a plurality of logic gate circuits, and receives an output of a data holding circuit. The data holding circuit can continue to hold data during cut-off of power supply, and when receiving a predetermined value as... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080178019 - Using priorities and power usage to allocate power budget: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to using priorities and power usage to allocate power budget to devices. In aspects, a console that maintains power usage, priorities, and other power data regarding a set of devices may receive a notification that a device has exceeded its budgeted power.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080178023 - Method and system for independent processor voltage supply: Systems, methods and program codes are provided for selectively adjusting multi-core processor chip structure individual processor core power supply voltages through controlling individual power supplies for each core, in one aspect to ensure that one or more cores operate at clock rates in compliance with one or more performance specifications.... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20080178024 - Multilayered bus system: The present invention provides a multilayered bus system capable of performing transition to a power-saving mode reliably and rapidly. When a mode designation signal for designating the power-saving mode is outputted from a clock controller in response to mode setting information outputted from a CPU, respective arbiters respectively output response... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett Pc

20080178026 - Computer system and power saving method thereof: A power saving method is disclosed. A halt instruction is issued to enable transition from an operational state to a power saving state. The processor broadcasts a message to a chipset. The chipset receives the sleep message and enters a power saving state, and asserts a hardware pin to disable... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080178028 - Controlling power change for a semiconductor module: The present invention provides a method for controlling power change for a semiconductor module. Specifically, under the present invention power is applied to, or removed from a semiconductor module between a lower power state such as a zero power, nap or sleep state and a full power state over a... Agent: Hoffman Warnick Llc

20080178027 - Music reproducing device: A music reproducing device comprises an operating function unit and a reproducing function unit, wherein the reproducing function unit comprises an information notifying section for notifying the operating function unit of information of a piece of music to be reproduced, a notification controlling section for controlling the notification of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080178025 - System and method for data manipulation: An arrangement is provided for a data manipulation device disposed in a low profile form factor housing. A data manipulation device includes a memory configured to provide data storage and a backup storage configure to provide backup space when the memory is being backed up.... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080178030 - Semiconductor integrated circuit and electric power supply controlling method thereof: An interrupt power supply control unit 5 monitors interrupts 11, 21, 31 issued from function blocks 1, 2, 3, and also, a power supply control instruction 41 issued from a CPU 4. When either an interrupt or an instruction is issued, the interrupt power supply control unit 5 performs a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080178029 - Using priorities to select power usage for multiple devices: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to using priorities to select power usage for multiple devices. In aspects, workloads or the devices to which they are assigned are each assigned a priority. To remain within a power budget, the power levels on one or more of the devices... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080178031 - Power control apparatus and method thereof: A power control apparatus including an active block in which power is always maintained in an on state and an N number of power management units having a hierarchical structure where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 1. Each of the power management units controls power... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080178032 - Power management system and method: A power management system comprises a power management module configured to determine a power draw limit for operating an electronic device by a power source, the power management module configured to control use of power-consuming elements of the electronic device based on a prioritization of the power-consuming elements to limit... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080178033 - Apparatus, system, and method for resetting an inter-integrated circuit data line with a clock line: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for resetting an inter-integrated circuit data line with a clock line. A hang module detects that a data line that carries data between an I2C bus master and an I2C bus slave is hung, wherein the I2C bus master and I2C bus slave... Agent: Brian C. Kunzler Kunzler And Associates

20080178034 - Real-time clock apparatus, a semiconductor device, and an electrical apparatus including the real-time clock apparatus: The real-time clock apparatus includes a crystal oscillation circuit, a high-speed timing circuit for dividing an output of the crystal oscillation circuit, a low-speed timing circuit for dividing an output of the high-speed timing circuit, and an interface unit for exchanging a signal with an external apparatus. The crystal oscillation... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080172555 - Bootable thin client personal initialization device: The invention provides a “thin client”, such as software loaded on a USB memory “stick” or other bootable media, that boots a host machine without using the machine's hard-drive or software and without local applications running in the background. The USB thin client device's use and control of the host... Agent: James C. Eaves Jr. Greenebaum Doll & Mcdonald PLLC

20080172554 - Controlling an operational mode for a logical partition on a computing system: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for controlling an operational mode for a logical partition on a computing system that include: receiving, in a hypervisor installed on the computing system, a processor compatibility mode for the logical partition and a firmware compatibility mode for the logical partition, the processor compatibility... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20080172553 - Data center boot order control: A method and system for determining an optimal order for rebooting servers in a data center. After an abnormal shutdown event in a data center, a power restoration management (PRM) server detects a restoration of power capable of being available for a rebooting of servers in the data center. A... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080172556 - Information processing apparatus and program: An information processing apparatus including: a first recording medium which stores a first program; a connection section which is capable of connecting with a second recording medium from outside; and a controller which determines, during BIOS boot-up operation, whether or not the connection section is connected with the second recording... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080172557 - Rom bios based trusted encrypted operating system: There is disclosed a device, system, and method for a ROM BIOS based trusted encrypted operating system for use in a gaming environment. The gaming device includes a ROM storing a BIOS, a secure loader, an encrypted operating system, and a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted operating system. The... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20080172558 - System and article of manufacture for system recovery: Provided are a system, and article of manufacture for system recovery. An operating system and a backup copy of the operating system are both maintained in a partition of a computational device. A boot loader receives an indication to load the backup copy of the operating system. The boot loader... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP. Attn: Ibm37

20080172559 - Method and system for configuring highly available online certificate status protocol: A method and system is presented for configuring a group of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) responders so that they are highly available. Each of the grouped OCSP responders share a common public key. When responding to an OCSP request, an OCSP responder generates an OCSP response that is signed... Agent: Ibm Corp. (dhj) C/o David H. Judson

20080172561 - Cooperative non-repudiated message exchange in a network environment: A system and method of performing cooperative non-repudiated message exchange from a first system to a second system in a computer network comprises checking for discrepancies between a current system time in the second system with an actual time; performing a time synchronization process to match the current system time... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080172560 - Reversible hashing for e-signature verification: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods to authenticate software licenses. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method where a vendor creates a reversible hash from a known, predetermined seed value, encrypts the hash to generate a digital signature, and sends the digital signature to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080172562 - Encryption and authentication of data and for decryption and verification of authenticity of data: Techniques for encryption and authentication of data. One or more plaintext data blocks ciphertext data blocks and corresponding authentication tags are generated by means of authenticated encryption. A tag tree is generated by means of the authentication tags. The ciphertext data blocks and the tag tree data of the tag... Agent: Ido Tuchman

20080172563 - System and method for worm data storage: A system and method for Write Once, Read Many (WORM) compliant storage is disclosed. A storage administrator in user space is employed as an interface between the kernel space WORM VFS and the user applications. The storage administrator accesses the WORM VFS through the operating system's Virtual File System. The... Agent: Terry L Stokes

20080172565 - Multi-processor system and performance adjustment method thereof: A multi-processor system and a performance adjustment method thereof are disclosed. The multi-processor system includes a first processing unit and a second processing unit, the performance adjustment method includes: first, detecting the load of each processing unit to obtain corresponding detected data; then, determining whether one of the processing units... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080172564 - System and method for controlling a power budget at a power source equipment using a phy: A system and method for controlling the delivery of power to a powered device in a Power over Ethernet Broad Reach (PoE-BR) application. Cabling power loss in a PoE-BR application is related to the resistance of the cable itself. A PHY can be designed to measure electrical characteristics (e.g., insertion... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20080172566 - Battery module, computer system and power supply method thereof: A battery module usable with a computer system includes a circuit to generate a power, and a controller to output the power of the circuit to an external device, for example, the computer system, and to prevent the power from being output from the circuit to the external device according... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20080172568 - Apparatus for power control of electronic device: For controlling power to an electronic device such as a CPU (central processing unit), each of at least two regulators provides a respective power at a common node of the electronic device. In addition, a logic unit controls each of the at least two regulators to provide variable power such... Agent: Law Office Of Monica H Choi

20080172567 - System and method of power management: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of power management of a device. In a particular embodiment, the method includes determining a first power consumption value for a first power management operating sequence of an electronic device. The method also includes determining a second power consumption value for... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080172569 - Portable electronic device: A portable display device comprises: a first panel emitting light in a first direction; a second panel emitting light in a second direction; a substrate disposed between the first panel and the second panel; a first power supply unit applying a power supply voltage to the first panel; a second... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080168264 - Configuring a device for operation on a computing platform: A method which includes initializing a device following a power cycle. The initialization includes an agent for the device implementing one or more command sequences to configure the device for operation on a computing platform. The one or more implemented command sequences are recorded and a configuration flag is asserted... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080168265 - Method for advertising using the bios of a peripheral card, a software program based on the said method, and a hardware peripheral card using the said method and program: The information is presented after powering on of the computer and before booting an operating system, or after rebooting the operating system and before the next boot. The computer system contains a motherboard, to which is attached a peripheral card, which includes a memory chip, which includes peripheral BIOS. The... Agent: Paul Arssov

20080168266 - Multimedia content protection: A system on a chip including a bus, a bootup module coupled to the bus and configured to cause the system on a chip to bootup in accordance with a selected security mode, an input module coupled to the bus and configured to receive an input signal and to provide... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 30623

20080168267 - System and method for dynamically configuring a mobile device: A mobile device includes a sensor configured to detect a usage profile of the mobile device, and a processor configured to reconfigure the mobile device in response to the usage profile. The usage profile may be based on at least one of time, dates, location and user of the mobile... Agent: Thorne & Halajian Applied Technology Center

20080168268 - Method for providing a secured communication between a user and an entity: The invention relates to a method for providing a secured communication between a user and an entity containing a first set of biometric data relating to the user. According to the invention, a second set of biometric data relating to the user is obtained. An error correction protocol is applied... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20080168269 - E-mail utility to lock reply recipients field: Methods and systems are provided for locking the reply recipients field of an e-mail to ensure that reply e-mails or forwarded e-mails include the original recipients of the e-mail. In some embodiments a reply e-mail or forwarded e-mail that does not include the locked recipients will be prevented from being... Agent: The Brevetto Law Group, PLLC

20080168270 - Electronic secure authentication for exchange buying system (esafebuy): The invention provides customers the ability to reserve, order, or purchase products or services directly from eCommerce providers, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, brokers, auctions and service providers (collectively referred to as “retailers”) in a safe and secure fashion by receiving authentication notifications and product certification throughout the ordering/purchase procurement process. It... Agent: Michael Kulakowski

20080168271 - Automated method for securely establishing simple network management protocol version 3 (snmpv3) authentication and privacy keys: In an SNMP network including a Manager Station having a first digital certificate and an Agent Station having a second digital certificate, the MS generates a simple network management protocol (SNMP) configuration file which includes SNMP authentication keys and SNMP encryption keys for use by the MS and the AS... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080168272 - Communication scheme using outside dtcp bridge for realizing copyright protection: An outside DTCP bridge for relaying information between an outside communication device connected to an outside network and a home communication device connected to a home network, carries out a first authentication and key exchange processing for purpose of copyright protection between the outside DTCP bridge and the home communication... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080168273 - Configuration mechanism for flexible messaging security protocols: Methods and arrangements to handle network messages containing security information are disclosed. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to handle network messages containing security information by configuring an application to generate and process security information of network messages. An embodiment may involve creating a data structure to... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jss) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20080168274 - System and method for selectively enabling features on a media device: A system and method for selectively enabling a feature of a controlled device. At least one feature on a controlled device is initially disabled. Content including a test is downloaded from a server to a mobile device. A user inputs into the mobile device background information and answers to the... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080168278 - Information recording/reproducing device and information recording medium: Embodiments of the present invention help to protect user data in its entirety from any unauthorized access, by making encryption key data used to encrypt the user data not available for reading, when a user having an authorized access right does not access an information recording medium for a predetermined... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080168277 - Method for selective encryption within documents: The present invention allows the user (author or creator) of a document to specify that certain portions of a document be selected for encryption while other portions of the document remain displayed as created. The user could employ a standard word processing editor technique to highlight (or swipe) portions of... Agent: Ibm Corporation C/o Darcell Walker, Attorney At Law

20080168276 - Recording medium, and contents reproduction system: A recording medium provided with a lead-in area and a data recording area, wherein position information indicating the position of the key information is stored in the lead-in area and key information to be used for managing the copyrights of content is recorded in the data recording area. As a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080168275 - Securely recovering a computing device: A method and an apparatus for establishing an operating environment by certifying a code image received from a host over a communication link are described. The code image may be digitally signed through a central authority server. Certification of the code image may be determined by a fingerprint embedded within... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc./blakely

20080168279 - Processor, memory device, computer system, and method for transferring data: A processor connected to a memory device includes a random number generator that generates random numbers identical to random numbers generated in the memory device; an XOR logic unit that performs a XOR operation of the random numbers and an address in the memory device to be accessed; and an... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080168280 - Apparatus for improving computer security: Indicating when the cover for a computer chassis has been opened is disclosed. A computer of an embodiment of the invention includes a chassis and a basic input/output system (BIOS), or another type of firmware. The chassis has an openable cover, and circuitry indicating when the openable cover has been... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Dryja

20080168281 - Cascaded multi-supply power supply: A multi-supply power supply circuit has a first power supply regulating circuit that produces a first power supply voltage; and a second power supply regulating circuit that receives the first power supply voltage form the first power supply regulating circuit as an enable input signal and is operative to produce... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price P.C.

20080168282 - Power distribution system including a control module and a method of using the system: A method of employing a power supply grid can include transmitting an identification initiation command from a control module to a first power supply unit to initiate a corresponding identification command. The method can also include transmitting an identification command from the first power supply unit to other power supply... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080168283 - Apparatus and methods for managing power distribution over ethernet: A network apparatus and method for managing power supplied to a network device. A plurality of power inputs to the network device are scanned to ascertain if a power signal is present and to identify an active power source. Available power is determined from the active power source and required... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080168284 - Design structure for system for extending the useful life of another system: Disclosed is a design structure for an associated first system for extending product life of a second system in the presence of phenomena that cause the exhibition of both performance degradation and recovery properties within system devices. The first system includes duplicate devices incorporated into the second system (e.g., on... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080168285 - Methods and systems for power management in a data processing system: Methods and systems for managing power consumption in data processing systems are described. In one embodiment, a data processing system includes a general purpose processing unit, a graphics processing unit (GPU), at least one peripheral interface controller, at least one bus coupled to the general purpose processing unit, and a... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc./blakely

20080168286 - Power management systems and methods: Systems and methods for efficiently managing power consumption in portable electronic devices are provided. In one embodiment, power management circuitry may operate the device in a low power mode (e.g., a HIBERNATION mode), but enables the device to quickly become fully operational in response to a power-ON event, despite having... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080168289 - Adaptive power management method in portable electronic device: A power management method in a portable electronic device includes storing a plurality of pieces of sub-state information indicating setting states of functions from a user interface (UI) of the portable electronic device, constructing a field by combining sectors, each formed with a predetermined number of bits, indicating the plurality... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080168287 - Method and apparatus for power throttling a processor in an information handling system: A power system couples to a multi-core processor to provide power to the processor. The power system throttles at least one of the cores of the processor when the power that the processor consumes from the power system exceeds a predetermined threshold power. The power system may reduce the rate... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20080168288 - Power-save circuit for computer: A circuit adopted in a computer includes a power supply (20) with an output (PS_+5VSB) for providing a standby voltage, a motherboard (10) with a pin (MB_+5VSB) for receiving the standby voltage, a switch circuit (30) connected between the output of the power supply and the pin of the motherboard.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080168290 - Power-off methods for portable electronic devices: In some embodiments of the invention, a graphical user interface in an electronic device with a touch screen display and power switch includes one or more user-interface objects to assist a user in powering-off the device while avoiding unintended power-off events due to inadvertent contact with the power switch or... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/ Apple Inc.

20080168291 - Synchronization methods and systems: Systems, methods and computer readable media for synchronization tasks and non-synchronization tasks being executed concurrently. In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes executing at least one user-level non-synchronization processing thread and executing at least one synchronization processing thread concurrently with the executing of the at least one user-level non-synchronization processing... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc./blakely

20080168292 - Synchronization methods and systems: Bookmark synchronization methods, systems and computer readable media are described. One exemplary method includes storing a mapping relationship between a first topology for bookmarks of a first web browser on a host and at least one of an intermediate topology and a device topology for bookmarks of a second web... Agent: Apple Computer, Inc./blakely

20080168295 - Data processing system and image processing system: A data processor comprising: a bus control circuit adapted to be interfaced with a synchronous DRAM which can be accessed in synchronism with a clock signal; a plurality of data processing modules coupled to said bus control circuit for producing data and addresses for accessing a memory; and a clock... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080168293 - Method and apparatus for reducing latency associated with read operations in a memory system: Methods and system for reducing latency associated with a read operation in a processor memory system are provided. In one implementation, the method includes receiving an early indicator corresponding to read data from a memory, delaying the early indicator in accordance with a pre-determined delay such that the early read... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080168294 - Time synchronization of multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks: Techniques are described for synchronizing multiple time-based data streams with independent clocks wherein relationships between clock rates of timing devices associated with the time-based data streams are determined, and based on these relationships, times in at least one of the time-based data streams may be translated to times in any... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP/apple Inc.

20080168296 - Apparatus and method for communicating with semiconductor devices of a serial interconnection: A system controller communicates with devices in a serial interconnection. The system controller sends a read command, a device address identifying a target device in the serial interconnection and a memory location. The target device responds to the read command to read data in the location identified by the memory... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20080168297 - Method and apparatus for characterizing properties of electronic devices depending on device parameters: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for obtaining information about an electronic device, wherein a criterion or function for a property of said electronic device depending on at least one device parameter is used.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/infineon Infineon

20080168298 - Methods and apparatus for calibrating heterogeneous memory interfaces: In a first aspect, a first method of interfacing a processor and memory is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) providing a computer system including (a) a memory; (b) a processor adapted to issue a functional command to the memory; (c) a translation chip; (d) a first... Agent: Matthew C. Zehrer, Agent Dept. 917

20080162912 - Expansion device for bios chip: A BIOS chip expansion card for starting a computer when the computer needs to be tested, includes a BIOS chip for starting the computer a first connector configured for connecting with a motherboard of the computer, and a switch member connected to the BIOS chip and the first connector for... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080162921 - Application-aware wireless network system and method: A technique for dynamically responding to threats in a wireless network involves deploying a single network including APs capable of booting from a plurality of software images. Individual APs can switch (or be switched) between multiple sets of software so that network managers can select the AP software most appropriate... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080162919 - Booting utilizing electronic mail: The present disclosure relates to a technique for starting (or restarting) a computer system and loading the operating system, and specifically to starting (or restarting) a computer system and loading the operating system utilizing an electronic mail or messaging protocol.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c.

20080162914 - Dual operating system computing system: A computer system, method, article of manufacture, and system is provided comprising a processor, a first storage device with a primary operating system stored within and a second storage device with a secondary operating system stored within. The computer system contains BIOS capable of booting either the primary operating system... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c.

20080162913 - Failover of computing devices assigned to storage-area network (san) storage volumes: In response to determining that a computing device to which one or more storage volumes within a storage-area network (SAN) have been assigned has satisfied a shutdown criterion, the storage volumes within the SAN are unassigned from the computing device. The storage volumes within the SAN are assigned to a... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Dryja

20080162918 - Hide boot: A mobile apparatus is disclosed, including a processor; a volatile memory connected to the processor; a non-volatile storage connected to the processor; and an operating system executable by the processor for controlling operations of the mobile apparatus. The mobile apparatus has an off-mode, a hibernation mode, wherein any contents only... Agent: Perman & Green

20080162917 - Multi-platform portable-booting systems and architectures: Methods, systems, and architectures for multiplatform booting from a portable module with nonvolatile memory. Preferably the portable module carries the correct binaries for booting multiple system architectures, together with a table from which the host, at power-up, can calculate the correct offset to load the appropriate binary.... Agent: Groover/unassigned

20080162920 - On-chip decompression engine: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a microcontroller which includes a Register Load Assist engine. The microcontroller can include no or minimal non-volatile memory which stores boot data. Thus, most of the boot data can be stored at a non-volatile memory external to the microcontroller. An external circuit... Agent: Apple C/o Morrison And Foerster ,llp Los Angeles

20080162916 - Portable multi-platform booting: Methods, systems, and architectures for multiplatform booting from a portable module with nonvolatile memory. Preferably the portable module carries the correct binaries for booting multiple system architectures, together with a table from which the host, at power-up, can calculate the correct offset to load the appropriate binary.... Agent: Groover/unassigned

20080162915 - Self-healing computing system: Methods and apparatus for software recovery in a computing system are disclosed. Software installation is authorized, for example, by a user providing a password or a finger print or some other authorization mechanism. The software may then be installed to a flash memory drive. Write access to the flash memory... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080162922 - Fragmenting security encapsulated ethernet frames: Providing security functions, such as data origin authentication, data integrity, and data confidentiality to data packets communicated over a communications pathway, in some instances, may result in data packets too large in size to be communicated over the pathway. A technique is provided which security encapsulates a data packet, and... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080162923 - Method and system for using email messages to remotely control a computer resource: A Trojan horse method and apparatus to permit email access to secure enterprise resources within an enterprise's firewall. An email message is used to permit a user to gain access to computer resources such as databases maintained within a secure enterprise's firewall. An email message generated from a palmtop computer... Agent: Berry & Associates P.c.

20080162924 - Handoff of a secure connection among gateways: A method includes establishing a secure connection between a client device and a first security gateway, the first security gateway being associated with a service provider for providing a service to the client device, and handing off the secure connection from the first security gateway to a second security gateway.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080162925 - Authentication key device having media content storage and rendering capabilities: An arrangement is provided in which an authentication key with media content and storage capabilities is configured as a removable module that interoperates with a set top box (“STB”) to enable two-factor authentication to be implemented when authenticating a user to unblock media content recorded by a digital video recorder... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080162926 - Authentication protocol: A method includes sending a first authentication challenge from an authenticator to an access terminal, and receiving, at the authenticator, a first return message from the access terminal that includes an identifier of the access terminal and a response to the first challenge. A second authentication challenge is sent from... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080162927 - System and method for wireless mobile network authentication: A method for operating a wireless communication system including a mobile relay station group, a base station group, and an authentication server, includes: configuring, by the authentication server, group information into the mobile relay station group and the base station group; requesting, by the base station group, group authentication data... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080162928 - Method and apparatus for distributing root certification: An apparatus and method for providing at least one root certificate are disclosed. Specifically, a plurality of root certificates is received and stored. Afterwards, a request is received from a first endpoint device for a desired root certificate, where the desired root certificate is used by the first endpoint device... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080162929 - Communication system of client terminals and relay server and communication method: In a client terminal of a communication system, a cipher session establishing section establishes a cipher session use connection between the client terminal as a source client terminal and a relay server by transmitting/receiving a cipher session establishment message between the source client terminal and the relay server, and notifies... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080162930 - Apparatus, methods, and system for role-based access in an intelligent electronic device: The present disclosure describes apparatus, methods, and system for secure access control of an intelligent electronic device (“IED”) by multiple personnel. Within the IED a set of basic permissions is defined. A software program allows a security administrator create specific roles from the basic permissions. The software program can then... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080162931 - Digital asset management system: Access to a digital asset by a user may be controlled by encrypting the digital asset, embedding the encrypted digital asset in a file, providing a file viewer to the user, responding to a request by the user to access the digital asset by sending a request from the file... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20080162932 - Authenticating suspect data using key tables: A system and method for authenticating suspect code includes steps of: receiving the suspect code for a first instance of a trusted platform module; loading the suspect code into a trusted platform module device operatively associated with a processor, wherein the suspect code is loaded outside of a shielded location... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20080162933 - E-mail communication apparatus: An E-mail communication apparatus relays an E-mail transmitted from a source to a destination, stores information indicating a destination and an electronic certificate of the destination in a correspondence, receives the E-mail in which an address of the source and an address of the destination are specified; refers a certificate... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20080162934 - Secure transmission system:

20080162935 - Securing communication: An apparatus comprising a processor, the processor configured to select a first cryptographic key, encrypt a message with the first cryptographic key to produce a first encrypted message, and further encrypt the first cryptographic key and an identifier of a second apparatus with a first encryption key to form a... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080162938 - Key agreement and transport protocol: A key establishment protocol includes the generation of a value of cryptographic function, typically a hash, of a session key and public information. This value is transferred between correspondents together with the information necessary to generate the session key. Provided the session key has not been compromised, the value of... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20080162936 - Method and nodes for optimized and secure communication between routers and hosts: A method, a router and a host are introduced for providing secure communication with limited use of processing intensive cryptographic means. Strong cryptographic keys are first used between the host and the router to sign messages therebetween, thereby ensuring that a first communication between the host and the router is... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080162937 - Method for exchanging strong encryption keys between devices using alternate input methods in wireless personal area networks (wpan): A method for exchanging strong encryption keys between devices using alternate input methods. At least two devices that want to communicate with one another are set in key exchange mode. The at least two devices are to communicate with one another using a short range radio or personal area network.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080162939 - Multi-hop wireless network system and authentication method thereof: A multi-hop wireless network system and an authentication method thereof, wherein during initial mutual authentication between multi-hop nodes and a multi-hop wireless network, a shared key is acquired for hop-by-hop mutual authentication between the multi-hop nodes using a centralized authentication scheme. Using the acquired shared key, distributed authentication between the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080162940 - Key agreement and transport protocol with implicit signatures: A key establishment protocol between a pair of correspondents includes the generation by each correspondent of respective signatures. The signatures are derived from information that is private to the correspondent and information that is public. After exchange of signatures, the integrity of exchange messages can be verified by extracting the... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20080162941 - Method for limiting service, method for limiting image processing and image processing system: A driver management apparatus is installed in a system including an image forming apparatus and plural information processing apparatuses. The driver management apparatus sends the information processing apparatus a driver for the image forming apparatus with a first key incorporated. The driver is so set that printing processing conditions whose... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080162943 - Biometric security system and method: A biometric security system comprises a token generator executable by a processor and configured to combine biometric information with a security payload to form a security token, the security payload usable to verify integrity of the biometric information.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080162944 - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and computer readable storage medium: There is provided a information processing apparatus, including a receiving unit that receives a derivation information item; a derivation relationship storage that stores the derivation information item; a registration unit that registers the child identification information included in the derivation information item in an isolated information storage, if no derivation... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080162942 - Wireless authorization mechanism for mobile devices and data thereon: In a bi-directional embodiment, an authorization transponder 114 coupled to the mobile device 128 transmits an interrogating message, which includes a UID 116 associated with the mobile device, to a nearby wireless key 100. The wireless key compares this received UID 116 with the one or more UID's 102 stored... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080162945 - Data recorder having data encryption function and data reproducing device: A data recording apparatus and a data reproducing apparatus which ensure security of a portable recording medium, such as an optical disk. The apparatus has a security mode and a normal mode as operation modes. In the security mode, a system controller of the apparatus records a security identification signal... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20080162948 - Digital information storage system, digital information security system, method for storing digital information and method for service digital information: Provided is a digital information storage system, a digital information security system, and a digital information storing method, and a digital information providing method, and more particularly, to a digital information storage system including: a shared storage containing unique hardware information; and one or more user terminals interoperating with the... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20080162946 - Method and system for content-based encrypted access to a database: Some aspects of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for inserting an encrypted problem signature into a symptom database. A problem signature is first provided, which is then used to derive a hash value. The problem signature is then encrypted using the hash value. The hash value... Agent: Sughrue Mion Pllc Uspto Customer No With Ibm/svl

20080162947 - Methods of upgrading a memory card that has security mechanisms that prevent copying of secure content and applications: A secure flash memory card or flash drive protects user content from unauthorized duplication. However, even the protected user content can be moved from one flash card or drive to another by its rightful owner or licensee. Additionally, secure firmware applications that may be added to the flash card over... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve Sampson LLP

20080162949 - Program conversion device and program execution device: It is troublesome for a distributor (server) to manage a plurality of programs of different obfuscated levels that are suitable for various devices, including ones having a high-speed CPU but with low security level (PCs) and ones having a low-speed CPU but with high security level (consumer products). A program... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080162952 - Managing power usage in a data processing system by changing the clock speed of a processing unit: A computer implemented method for managing power usage in a data processing system. Power usage by a set of input/output devices attached to the data processing system is monitored. If it is determined that the power usage requires a change in power consumption by a processing unit, the clock speed... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.c.

20080162950 - Methods and systems of controlling power of a computer system: Methods and systems of controlling power of a computer system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising actuating a power button of a peripheral device coupled to a computer system, sending a message from the peripheral device to the computer system over a message-based communication pathway indicating... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080162954 - Selectively powered data interfaces: A plurality of separately powered data interface circuits, a controller circuit, and power switch circuits that collectively enable a supply of power to only one of the data interface circuits and disable the supply of power to the other data interface circuits.... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20080162951 - System having a memory voltage controller and method therefor: A system and method saves power in a system memory of a processing system. A peripheral, a processor, an arbiter and a system memory are coupled to a system communication bus for communicating via the system communication bus. In one form a voltage controller is coupled to the system memory... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080162955 - Usb host, usb device, and methods of controlling the host and the device: A USB host includes a first connection unit capable of being connected to and disconnected from one end of a USB cable including two power lines and two signal lines, the other end of the USB cable being connected to a USB device; a first output unit that outputs information... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080162953 - Wi-fi power saving method: The present invention discloses that a power saving method for Wi-Fi (wireless local area network; Wireless Fidelity) module comprising the following steps. An associating step is performed with at least one of a full speed mode and a deep sleep mode controlled by a power management system. A network connecting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080162956 - Method of power state control for a clientblades™ in a bladecenter™ system: A method for controlling the different power states of a ClientBlade™ from a remote desktop environment is described. A remote user is permitted to control the different power states of the ClientBlade™ remotely via a remote client having an operating system or a thin client (or decompression brick) with no... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080162958 - Method of power state control for a clientbladetm in a bladecentertm system: A method for controlling the different power states of a ClientBlade™ from a remote desktop environment is described. The remote user's (device) connects his computer device (laptop or desktop) to the ClientBlade™ (at the Blade Center) via a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which performs minimal video compression and provides an... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080162959 - Power source control circuit, power source control device, power source control system, and information processing device: In order to make it possible to reduce the time required for the central power source control unit to perform power source control of the power source unit of the expanded apparatus, the central power source control unit includes: a power source control information holding unit which holds power source... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080162957 - Selectively powering data interfaces: A plurality of separately powered data interface circuits, a controller circuit, and power switch circuits that collectively enable a supply of power to only one of the data interface circuits and disable the supply of power to the other data interface circuits.... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20080162960 - Storage controller, storage control system, and storage control method: There is provided a storage control system in which various controls to a plurality of storage controllers connected to each other can be effectively performed. The storage control system controls first and second storage controllers, in which a second storage controller 10 is connected to a first storage controller 1-1... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080162964 - Enabling idle states for a component associated with an interconnect: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving an information packet in a first port from an interconnect while an agent associated with the first port is in an idle low power state, transmitting a first signal from the first port along the interconnect to request re-transmission... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, Pc

20080162965 - Managing performance of a processor in a data processing image: A data processing apparatus and method are provided for managing performance of a processor. A plurality of predetermined processor performance levels are provided at which the processor may operate. The method comprises the steps of receiving an indication of a required processor performance level, determining a modulation period, and selecting,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080162961 - Portable player, power management apparatus, and power management algorithm thereof: A portable player, a power management apparatus, and a power management algorithm thereof are provided. The portable player comprises a plurality of functional blocks, a power management apparatus, and a display apparatus. The plurality of functional blocks are configured to complete a task. The power management apparatus comprises a sensor,... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, Pllc

20080162962 - Termination techniques for bus interfaces: Techniques involving the transfer of signals across interconnection media are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include an apparatus having an interconnection medium, a first device that may drive the interconnection medium, and a second device. The second device may include a pull-up resistor that is selectively coupled between the... Agent: Kacvinsky Llc C/o Intellevate

20080162963 - Wave-modulated switching frequency voltage regulator: A method and apparatus for a wave-modulated switching frequency voltage regulator VR are described. In one embodiment, a controller dynamically adjusts a phase switching frequency of the VR to render the VR immune from synchronization between an IC load frequency and the VR phase switching frequency. In one embodiment, the... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080162967 - Gated power management over a system bus: A method and system for managing power in a computer system is disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes providing output signals from a sensor panel to a controller, wherein the controller includes a data bus and a plurality of devices communicatively coupled to the data bus; monitoring an activity... Agent: Apple C/o Morrison And Foerster ,llp Los Angeles

20080162966 - System and method for handling access to memory modules: A method includes the provision of a list, which identifies a condition of at least one memory module. Attempted access to the at least one memory module is identified. The list is utilized to determine whether or not the at least one memory module is in a first condition. An... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080162969 - Detecting wake-up events for a chip based on an i/o power supply: A device is provided that includes a chip having a processor and wake-up logic. The device also includes power management circuitry coupled to the chip. The power management circuitry selectively provides a core power supply and an input/output (I/O) power supply to the chip. Even if the power management circuitry... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080162970 - Information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium: An information processing apparatus transitions from an active state, in which processing according to an application program is executed, to a paused state due to a predetermined trigger, and transitions from the paused state to the active state due to another trigger different from the predetermined trigger, and includes: a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080162968 - Wake interval adjustment based on charge level: A method and system are disclosed for adjusting a wake interval in a telematics device having a charge sensor. The telematics device cyclically provides full power from a power supply during a wake duration, and limited power from the power supply during the wake interval. A charge level for a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080162972 - Optimizing power usage by factoring processor architecutral events to pmu: A method and apparatus to monitor architecture events is disclosed. The architecture events are linked together via a push bus mechanism with each architectural event having a designated time slot. There is at least one branch of the push bus in each core. Each branch of the push bus may... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080162971 - User interface for searches: A method including activating a standby mode of a device, where the standby mode includes a search function, inputting a search criteria and searching an application based on the search criteria while in the standby mode.... Agent: Perman & Green

20080162973 - System and method of classification in power over ethernet systems: A power sourcing equipment (PSE) device is disclosed that includes an interface adapted to communicate with a powered device via wire pairs of a cable, a power supply circuit adapted to provide power to the interface, and device detection logic to detect the powered device coupled to the interface. The... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20080162974 - Universal serial bus host controller: In some embodiments a signal is sent to start a current time frame for a Universal Serial Bus host controller. After the sending, a time period is entered during which a pending transaction may be transmitted by the host controller. If a transaction has been formed, the formed transaction is... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080162975 - Clock generating circuit and digital circuit system incorporating the same: A digital circuit system includes: a register, for receiving and registering digital data; an operation unit, for operating and generating resulting data according to the digital data registered in the first registering unit; a second register, for receiving and registering the resulting data; a multi-phase clock signal generating unit, for... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080162976 - Method and apparatus of collecting timer ticks: Described within is a power management system for a computing platform that provides additional reductions in power consumption from that provided by only periodically putting the CPU or peripheral devices in low power non-operational states. In particular, the embodiment prevents the OS from generating an interrupt due to timer ticks... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080162977 - Modular memory controller clocking architecture: According to one embodiment, a memory controller is disclosed. The memory controller includes a phase locked loop (PLL) to generate a differential reference clock and a first clocking component coupled to the PLL. The first clocking component includes a first delay locked loop (DLL) to receive the reference clock and... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080162978 - Pool counting circuit of a microcontroller and the pool counting method thereof: A microcontroller of the present invention integrates a plurality of independent counters of corresponding operation functions into a pool counting circuit and executes each corresponding operation function based on each of different operation cycles. Therefore, the present invention can increase the circuit pool level and reduce the power consumption and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080162979 - Providing cpu smoothing of cryptographic function timings: An approach that smoothes a cryptographic function's timing footprint is presented. A processor includes a “function timing smoother” that smoothes out spikes in the amount of time that a particular cryptographic function requires to execute. When a cryptographic function executes, the function timing smoother tracks the amount of time that... Agent: Ibm Corporation- Austin (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20080162980 - Memory controller idle mode: An apparatus and method for dynamically modifying one or more operating conditions of a memory controller in an electronic device. Operating conditions may comprise clock frequency and power, which may be modified or removed. Dynamic modification of operating conditions may be done for purposes of optimizing a parameter, such as... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated