Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 02/09

20090055638 - Algorithm update system: A design data storage unit stores a plurality of pieces of design data. A judgment unit 203 judges whether a circuit for decrypting an encrypted content received from a content server 10 is realized in a reconfigurable unit 208, and judges whether a piece of the design data for realizing... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090055637 - Secure power-on reset engine: A secure Power-on Reset (POR) engine is provided, inside a processor chip, which guarantees a secure initialization of the chip to enable secure code execution. External access to chip resources is limited to a very few targeted settings that do not compromise the chip security. The POR engine comprises a... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090055640 - Masking a hardware boot sequence: One of the processors of a multiprocessor system is chosen to be a boot processor. The other processors of the multiprocessor system execute masking code that generates electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures that mask the electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures of the actual boot processor. Such masking may involve running the same... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090055639 - Methods and system for modular device booting: The present invention a method for modular device booting comprising retrieving a first boot code from a non-volatile memory element, receiving a memory access request from at least one subsystem, said memory access including at least a boot status indication indicating a memory region and a memory address, if said... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090055641 - Method and apparatus for virtualization of a multi-context hardware trusted platform module (tpm): In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving a request for a trusted platform module (TPM) operation from a virtual machine, determining whether the request is for a modification of a TPM version, and associating part of a multi-context hardware TPM with a virtual TPM (vTPM) to... Agent: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.

20090055642 - Method, system and computer program for protecting user credentials against security attacks: A method, system and computer program is provided for protecting against one or more security attacks from third parties directed at obtaining user credentials on an unauthorized basis, as between a client computer associated with a user and a server computer is provided. The server computer defines a trusted Public... Agent: Bennett Jones LLP

20090055643 - System and method for displaying a security encoding indicator associated with a message attachment: An apparatus and method of displaying a message on a display of a computing device. The message comprises at least a first attachment. At least a portion of the message is displayed to a user. The displayed portion comprises an identifier for the first attachment. In one embodiment, a security... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090055644 - Address list management apparatus, address list management method, and storage medium: An address list management apparatus stores, for each user of an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral), a different address list that lists address information pieces for transmission of image data by the MFP. Upon being instructed by a logged-in user to transmit image data, the MFP transmits, to the address list... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090055647 - Auxiliary display system, device and method: The present invention provides an auxiliary display system, device and method. The auxiliary display system includes a client and a server. The client includes an auxiliary display unit which further includes a security module. The server generates information to be shown in the auxiliary display unit, and uses a shared... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090055646 - Distributed management of crypto module white lists: An apparatus and method for managing the distribution and expansion of public keys held by a group or array of systems in white lists. The addition of a new system to the array entails a manual input to authorize the introduction of the new system to one trusted system in... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20090055645 - Method and apparatus for checking round trip time based on challenge response, and computer readable medium having recorded thereon program for the method: An apparatus and method of checking adjacency between devices are provided. A challenge response based round trip time (RTT) checking method includes: generating a random number; encrypting the random number using a symmetrical key; transmitting a challenge request message including the encrypted random number to a device; receiving a challenge... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090055649 - Key allocating method and key allocation system for encrypted communication: Both a management server and a validation server are installed. Both a terminal and a terminal register setting information which is usable in an encrypted communication in the management server. When carrying out the encrypted communication, the management server searches the registered setting information for coincident setting information. The management... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090055648 - Method of and apparatus for sharing secret information between device in home network: A method and apparatus for sharing secret information between devices in a home network are provided. In the method and apparatus, home network devices receive a password (credential) input by a user and encrypt secret information based on the credential by using keys generated according to a predetermined identity-based encryption... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090055651 - Authenticated media communication system and approach: Media authentication is facilitated. In connection with an example embodiment, media is authenticated using an encoded projection of the media that is decoded using the media as an input. A condition of authenticity of the media is determined based upon an indication of distortion of the media characterized by a... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20090055650 - Content playback device, content playback method, content playback program, and integrated circuit: When a plurality of types of copyright information are detected on a disk or the like, a content playback device and method can appropriately control playback of content in accordance with the copyright information. As the content playback device, a digital watermark detection device attempts to detect watermark information in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090055652 - System and method for securing online chat conversations: A system, method and program product for securing online chat conversations. The disclosed method includes the steps of capturing a chat conversation into an image file; adding a watermark to the image file; extracting the watermark from the watermarked image file; and validating the watermark.... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090055653 - Computerized data management method and computerized data management system using the same: A computerized data management method and a computerized data management system using the same are provided. The computerized data management method is used for encrypting/decrypting a digital data of an electronic device. The computerized data management method comprises the following steps. Firstly, a user's facial characteristic is captured. Next, whether... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090055654 - Secure entry of a user-identifier in a publicly positioned device: A method for secure entry of a user-identifier in a publicly positioned device can include establishing a private communications link between a user and the publicly positioned device; dividing the user-identifier into at least two portions; separately prompting the user for each portion of the user-identifier; prompting the user for... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090055655 - Apparatus and method for securing data on a portable storage device: A portable storage device including a microprocessor and a secure user data area, the microprocessor operable to perform on-the-fly encryption/decryption of secure data stored on the storage device under a user password, the microprocessor also operable to exclude access to the secure user data area unless the user password is... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/sandisk

20090055656 - Method of maintaining software integrity: A method of maintaining the integrity of software stored in memory, the method comprising: storing an indicator associated with the memory; calculating a reference value from the stored indicator; storing the reference value; modifying the indicator when the software in the memory is modified; storing the modified indicator; recalculating the... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20090055658 - Authenticating and verifying an authenticable and verifiable module: A module-specific public key and cryptographically protected data related to the module-specific public key are extracted from an authenticable and verifiable module. The cryptographically protected data is compared with the module-specific public key to authenticate the authenticable and verifiable module. A value calculated from an image, including a size and... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090055659 - Method and apparatus for processing arbitrary key bit length encryption operations with similar efficiencies: A calculating apparatus, or system, having a plurality of stages, such as in a pipeline arrangement, has the clocking rail or conductor positioned alongside the stages. With a large number, i.e., hundreds, of stages arranged in parallel sub-arrays, the clocking conductor is snaked alongside the sub-arrays. In individual stages it... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20090055657 - Program converting device, secure processing device, computer program, and recording medium: To provide a program conversion device capable of executing a program that includes a secret operation for decrypting encrypted data using secret information without exposure of the secret information in a memory thereby to improve confidentiality in execution of the program. In an execution program generation device 10, with respect... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090055660 - Security flash memory, data encryption device and method for accessing security flash memory: The present invention discloses a security flash memory which includes a flash memory chip with a plurality of data transmission terminals, and a data encryption device. The data encryption device includes a verifier module with default pass code, a secret key module and a switching module. The verifier module compares... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090055661 - Always-on system: The invention relates to an always-on system mainly provided with a control unit to govern a power supply switch unit. When one of main power supply units or a bypass power supply unit of an external power supply device is to be installed or uninstalled, a user can operate the... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090055664 - Communication device: A communication device includes a bus including a signal line supplied with a pull-up voltage Vp, a first power supply operating during both a standby state and a power-ON state, and supplies a source of a first predetermined voltage of 3.3V, a second power supply operating during only the power-ON... Agent: Yokoi & Company U.s.a., Inc.

20090055662 - Midspan powering in a power over ethernet system: A midspan power sourcing equipment (PSE) for operation with power over Ethernet (PoE). The midspan PSE provides powering over wire pairs that are also used for data communication. To ensure compatibility with legacy Ethernet devices, the ports used for transmission of data are designed to present an increased level of... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20090055663 - Power supply control signal generating circuit: A power supply control signal generating circuit includes a connector, a switch, a transistor, and an input-output (I/O) controller. The connector includes a first pin and a grounded second pin. The switch has two terminals respectively coupled to the first pin and the second pin of the connector. The transistor... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090055665 - Power control of servers using advanced configuration and power interface (acpi) states: A method of managing power consumption by a plurality of blade servers within a processing system. The speed of at least one of the plurality of blade servers is reduced in response to the processing system reaching a power or thermal threshold. At least one of the plurality of blade... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090055666 - Power savings for a network device: An example embodiment is illustrated to reduce power consumed by inactive connections. This embodiment may include detecting a connection condition signifying a requirement for an active connection between one network device and another network device. Thereafter, an enable instruction may be retrieved based upon the detecting of the connection condition,... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090055667 - Memory card with power saving: A memory system includes power saving arbitrator responsive to a clock oscillator and having a first clock rate. The power saving arbitrator includes an active enable circuit responsive to a host clock and a host command and operative to generate an active enable signal for causing the power saving arbitrator... Agent: Maryam Imam

20090055668 - Method and apparatus for detecting clock gating opportunities in a pipelined electronic circuit design: A pipeline electronic circuit and design methodology enables power conservation in the stages of the pipeline via a simulation that identifies clock-gating opportunities among the stages of the pipeline. In one embodiment, simulation results assist a designer in the design of the pipeline electronic circuit to achieve power conservation by... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20090055669 - Method, computer system and control device for reducing power consumption: A computer system is provided. In one embodiment, the computer system includes a memory, a peripheral device, a central processing unit (CPU), and a peripheral device controller. The CPU stores information about the data transmission in a descriptor in the memory when data transmission between the CPU and the peripheral... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090055671 - Apparatus and method for entering idle mode in a broadband wireless access (bwa) system: A power saving mode is provided. A method for entering a power saving mode of a terminal includes a first operation for starting a first timer after transmitting an idle mode request message; a second operation for, when an idle mode approval message is not received until the first timer... Agent: Docket Clerk

20090055670 - Mode-switching system and camera: A mode-switching system, comprising plural switches, a timer, and a controller, is provided. The mode-switching system switches an operation mode of a first unit to one of normal and power-saving modes. The plural switches separately correspond to plural specific functions. Each of the specific functions is carried out when the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090055673 - Multi-function perpiheral device: A multi-function peripheral device includes: a plurality of interfaces that communicate data with an external devices; a power source for supplying the interfaces with power required for the respective interfaces to operate; a monitoring unit that monitors operational statuses of the respective interfaces; a display unit that displays a parameter... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20090055672 - Power budget management in power over ethernet systems: A power budget monitoring circuit in a multi-port PSE includes a differential amplifier and a transistor for setting a reference voltage across a first resistor to establish a reference current, multiple current mirror output devices each associated with a power port of the PSE, a second resistor and a comparator.... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20090055674 - Method and device for a switchover and for a data comparison in a computer system having at least two processing units: A method and a device are provided for performing switching and data comparison in a computer system having at least two processing units which each process data at a specified clock pulse, in which a switchover arrangement is provided and switching takes place between at least two operating modes, and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090055675 - Adjustable byte lane offset for memory module to reduce skew: Disclosed herein are solutions for addressing the problem of skew of data within a byte lane by factors caused external to the integrated circuit or module providing the data. To compensate for such skew, an on-chip delay is added to the data out paths of those bits in the byte... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20090055676 - Apparatus and method for redundant and spread spectrum clocking: An apparatus and method for fault-tolerant and spread spectrum clocking. In one embodiment a master clock synthesizer circuit generates an output clock signal of varying frequency within a predetermined range of frequencies. A slave clock synthesizer circuit is provided to track the output clock signal generated by the master clock... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090055677 - Asynchronous first in first out interface and operation method thereof: The invention provides an asynchronous first in first out (FIFO) interface and operation method wherein a read-out clock and a write-in clock of the asynchronous FIFO interface is asynchronous. The asynchronous FIFO interface comprises a FIFO buffer, a clock controller and a variable integer divider. The FIFO buffer inputs at... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090055678 - Clock processors in high-speed signal converter systems: Clock processors are provided to economically control system and data clocks in high-speed signal converters. The processors generally include at least one of a delay-locked loop, phase-locked loop or a duty cycle stabilizer which generates an error signal in its operation. In the example of a stabilizer, it is configured... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20090049289 - Method and apparatus for assigning devices to a partition: Devices in a processing system may be managed by performing a first scan of a bus of the processing system from a first partition. In one embodiment, the first scan may discover location information for devices on the bus. A communications hub of the processing system may be programmed to... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090049293 - Booting a computer using a boot list when a non-volatile memory on the computer does not contain the boot list: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for booting a computer using a boot list. A determination is made as to whether a boot list is present in a non-volatile memory of the computer. The boot list is a set of paths, in which each path in the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090049292 - Computer with extensible firmware interface implementing parallel storage-device enumeration: A computer includes an extensible firmware interface with a storage device enumeration function that performs storage device enumeration operations in parallel.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090049290 - Consistent data storage subsystem configuration replication: Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a “golden” configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system with a plurality of slots, the blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storage system, each arranged in a predetermined slot of the blade... Agent: John H. Holcombe IBM Corporation,IPLaw Dept.

20090049291 - Consistent data storage subsystem configuration replication in accordance with sequence information: Consistency for replicating data storage subsystem configurations in accordance with a “golden” configuration file. A data storage subsystem comprises a blade system with a plurality of slots, the blade system configured to support a plurality of blades and a storage system, each arranged in a predetermined slot of the blade... Agent: John H. Holcombe IBM Corporation,IPLaw Dept.

20090049295 - Determining a boot image based on a requesting client address: A method, computer-readable storage medium, and boot server that, in an embodiment, receive a command that requests a name of a boot image and a network address of a boot server that contains the boot image, invoke a plug-in to determine the name of the boot image based on an... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20090049294 - Method for booting computer system: The invention relates to a method for booting a computer system. The method includes the steps of executing a hardware initialization process, starting a setting interface according to a trigger signal, determining whether a specific setting option belongs to a specific option group when the value of the specific setting... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090049296 - Customizable instant messaging private tags: Systems for customizing the privatizing of instant messages preferably comprise a processing device configured to detect a marking of select portions of an instant message as sensitive data. The instant message is parsed for marked sensitive data. An encryption engine encrypts the sensitive data. A modified unencoder is also preferably... Agent: At&t Corp.

20090049297 - Systems and methods for verifying the authenticity of a remote device: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to, among other things, systems, computer readable media, methods and any other means for verifying the authenticity of a client device. In some embodiments, a token is issued by one or more remote media servers that allows the client device to download video,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090049299 - Data integrity and non-repudiation system: A system is disclosed for establishing data integrity and non-repudiation without hashing and without performing a bit to bit comparison of the message. The system includes necessary hardware and/or software to generate a random symmetric key for use with a symmetric encryption algorithm; generate a random sequence having a plurality... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

20090049304 - Digital watermark embedding apparatus and method, and digital watermark analysis apparatus, method and program: A digital watermark embedding apparatus comprises below units. A first generation unit generates a plurality of symbol sequences each of which includes a plurality of symbols including ranks, each of the ranks being uniquely numbered among each of the symbol sequences, each of the symbol sequences uniquely corresponding to each... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090049303 - Method and system for data delivery and reproduction: Methods and apparatus for processing title data watermarked with a code. At least a portion of the title data may be watermarked at a plurality of locations within the title data with customer information data, so that the title data provided to a customer includes the watermark information. To obtain... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090049300 - Method and system for user attestation-signatures with attributes: The present invention discloses a method for generating and verifying a user attestation-signature value (DAA′) and issuing an attestation value (cert) for the generation of the user attestation-signature value (DAA′). Further, the invention is related to a system for using a user attestation-signature value (DAA′) that corresponds to at least... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20090049301 - Method of providing assured transactions by watermarked file display verification: Electronic transactions employing prior art approaches of digital certificates and authentification are subject to attacks resulting in fraudulent transactions and abuse of identity information. Disclosed is a method of improving electronic security by establishing a secure trusted path between a user and an institution seeking an electronic signature to verify... Agent: Freedman & Associates Suite 350

20090049302 - System and method for processing conent for later insertion of digital watermark and other data: A method and system for processing content are described including generating a dummy value, inserting the dummy value into encoded content, selecting a position in the encoded content where the dummy value in the encoded content is to be replaced by a real value, generating the real value and replacing... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing LLC

20090049298 - System for remote electronic notarization and signatory verification and authentication/ interface/ interlinked with an advanced steganographic cryptographic protocol: A method for remote electronic verification and authentication and screening of potential signatories for remote electronic notary transactions via remote pc encrypted platform to a broadband digitally or WIFI cellular/PDA device or portable pc device. The system implements the following electronic components, but not limited to, electronic signature device, digital... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20090049305 - Method and system for hierarchical platform boot measurements in a trusted computing environment: An architecture for a distributed data processing system comprises a system-level service processor along with one or more node-level service processors; each are uniquely associated with a node, and each is extended to comprise any components that are necessary for operating the nodes as trusted platforms, such as a TPM... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jvm)

20090049306 - Method, computer system, and computer program product for password generation: The generation of a unique password using a secret key and an application name is disclosed. Other passwords may be generated for other applications using the same key. A user provides a key that is not easily able to be guessed by third parties. The user also inputs a name... Agent: Ibm Endicott (anthony England) Law Office Of Anthony England

20090049307 - System and method for providing a multifunction computer security usb token device: The invention discloses a small token device, ideally about the size of a key, which can plug into the USB interface of a host computer, which need not be fully trusted, and handle a variety of different security functions. The device is capable of serving as a secure USB hub,... Agent: Stevens Law Group

20090049308 - Method for effective tamper resistance: A system, method, and computer program product for preventing a malicious user from analyzing and modifying software content. The one-way functions used in prior art systems using dynamically evolving audit logs or self-modifying applications are replaced with a one-way function based on group theory. With this modification, untampered key evolution... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Intellectual Property Law

20090049309 - Method and apparatus for verifying integrity of computer system vital data components: Vital data components of a computer system are protected by a mechanism for detecting unauthorized alteration, preferably in the form of digital signatures to detect unauthorized alteration. A vital data validation mechanism is provided to verify that vital data modules have not been tampered with. The vital data validation mechanism... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20090049310 - Efficient elimination of access to data on a writable storage media: A method and computer program product are provided for eliminating access to data within a writable storage media cartridge. If it is determined if at least a first portion of data on the writable storage media is encrypted then a second portion of data within the writable storage media cartridge... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090049311 - Efficient elimination of access to data on a writable storage media: A system provided for eliminating access to data within a writable storage media cartridge. The system comprises a writable storage media drive, such as a tape drive. The writable storage drive determines if at least a first portion of data on the writable storage media is encrypted. If it is... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090049314 - Method and system for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (dvfs): Methods and systems for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) may include monitoring change in resource utilization of an electronic device. If the change is greater than a threshold amount, a frequency of at least one clock and/or voltage for at least one voltage island may be adjusted. The resource... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090049312 - Power management for system having one or more integrated circuits: Power management control software including power management policies is provided with those policies divided into observation code and response code. When predetermined execution points within the operating system 2 are reached or an application specific task is executed, registered observation code is triggered and executed to store event data within... Agent: Legal Department Mips Technologies, Inc.

20090049313 - Proactive power management in a parallel computer: Proactive power management in a parallel computer, the parallel computer including a service node and a plurality of compute nodes, the service node connected to the compute nodes through an out-of-band service network, each compute node including a computer processor and a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor.... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090049315 - System and method for power over ethernet provisioning for a computing device using a network profile: A system and method for power over Ethernet (PoE) provisioning for a computing device using a network profile. Various types of power management information can be used in a process for determining a power request/priority. Power management information such as user information or device information can be stored in a... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20090049317 - Managing power in a parallel computer: Managing power in a parallel computer, the parallel computer including a power supply and a plurality of compute nodes, the plurality of compute nodes powered by the power supply through a plurality of DC-DC converters, each DC-DC converter supplying current to an assigned group of compute nodes, each DC-DC converter... Agent: Ibm (roc-blf)

20090049318 - Method and system for controlling power in a chip through a power-performance monitor and control unit: A system and method for controlling power and performance in a microprocessor system includes a monitoring and control system integrated into a microprocessor system. The monitoring and control system includes a hierarchical architecture having a plurality of layers. Each layer in the hierarchal architecture is responsive to commands from a... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090049316 - System and method of modifying power use within an information handling system: A system and method of modifying power use within an information handling system is disclosed. In one form, a method of managing power within an information handling system is disclosed. The method can include establishing a threshold power level of a first information handling system, and detecting a first power... Agent: Larson Newman Abel & Polansky, LLP

20090049319 - Electronic power conversion circuit: An electronic power conversion circuit is presented for converting an input power to an output power. The circuit comprises at least one conversion block and a clock generator. Each conversion block comprises an input, an output and a plurality of charge storage elements and switches between the input and output.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090049321 - Circuits with transient isolation operable in a low power state: An integrated circuit suitable for power conservation is disclosed. The circuit includes a core-logic providing a core-logic output, a latch in communication with the core-logic to store a state of the core-logic output, and an isolation circuit for selectively interconnecting the core-logic output to an input of the latch. The... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price P.C.

20090049320 - System and method for managing storage device capacity usage: Information handling system storage devices are managed to reduce power consumption by consolidating stored information to less than all of plural storage devices and powering down the storage devices that are no longer storing information. If a predetermined buffer of unused capacity is detected at the storage devices, then a... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20090049322 - Power backup system: A power backup system includes a temporary power supply system and a power source switch unit. The power backup system is connected to at least one regular power supply system. In the event that output power of the regular power supply system is abnormal the power source switch unit is... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090049323 - Synchronization of processors in a multiprocessor system: A method for synchronizing a first processor and multiple second processors is presented. In the method, each of the second processors waits at a second synchronization point after reaching a first synchronization point. The last of the second processors to reach the first synchronization point sends a signal to the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090049324 - Methods and systems for operating memory in two modes: A memory system permits synchronized transmission of data with multiple memory modules in a dynamically expandable bus system such as with a point-to-point memory bus using strobed data transmission. Memory modules of the system are selectively configured to switch transmission modes to either transmit data to a memory controller or... Agent: Rambus Lerner, David, Et Al.

20090049326 - Clock signal generator for generating stable clock signal, semiconductor memory device including the same, and methods of operating: A clock signal generator can include a clock signal generation unit that is configured to generate a clock signal. A clock signal control unit is configured to count a number of pulses of the clock signal during a reference time, and to compare the number of pulses with a reference... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090049325 - Data processor: It is aimed at providing a data processor capable of suppressing a sudden current change from the viewpoint of a synchronization clock. A data processor 1 comprises a clock pulse generation circuit and a circuit module operating on input clock signal CLKi output from the clock pulse generation circuit. In... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090049327 - Computer system with adjustable data transmission rate: A computer system has an adjustable data transmission rate between a CPU and a core logic chip thereof. In the computer system, the CPU has a power state adjustable in response to a power management control signal issued by the core logic chip. For adjusting data transmission rate between the... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20090043999 - Method for changing booting configuration and computer system capable of booting os: In a computer system in which a server has, in addition to a disk used for booting, an operation transfer destination disk that has the same content as the boot disk, a method for changing the disk used by the server or another server in the computer system for booting... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20090044000 - Storage subsystem and storage controller: A storage subsystem and a storage controller adapted to take advantage of high data transfer rates of fibre channels while offering enhanced reliability and availability and capable of connecting with a plurality of host computers having multiple different interfaces. A loop is provided to serve as a common loop channel... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090043998 - System and method for network setup of wireless device through a single interface: A method to add a new wireless device to a home network through one common interface administrator such as a TV hosting an application. A user simply inputs one identification code of the new wireless device to the TV using a remote commander. Since all wireless devices are registered through... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090044001 - method of powering up a terminal, memory and terminal thereof: A method of powering up a portable terminal, which automatically executes a software program when powered on, the terminal having a manually operated power-up key, wherein the method comprises the step of: a) at the beginning, moving (in 32) the key from an idle position in which the terminal is... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20090044002 - Computer system and booting method thereof: A computer system, including a data storage unit which stores first operating system data of the computer system therein; a main memory to which the first operating system data is copied; a data transmission unit which transmits data between the data storage unit and the main memory; and a controller... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20090044004 - Method for operating computer and operating system thereof: A method for operating a computer having at least an operating system is provided. The method includes the steps of building a plurality of working platforms each of which has a corresponding user interface in the operating system and providing at least a calling link for each working platform to... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090044003 - Methods and apparatus to change a feature set on data collection devices: Methods and apparatus for modifying the feature set of data collection devices are disclosed. Requests are receiving at a computer system different from the data collection device for a new configuration of the data collection device, the request including an identifier for the data collection device, identification of one or... Agent: Hand Held Products, Inc.

20090044005 - Unauthorized communication detection method: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for controlling an apparatus for transferring data from a plurality of first devices to a second device via a network, the data being transferred by using a packet, the method comprises the steps of: extracting encryption information identifying method of encryption... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090044006 - System for blocking spam mail and method of the same: The present invention generally relates to a system for blocking spam mail and a method of the same, and the system in accordance with the present invention, comprising: a Mail transceiver receiving the e-mail, temporarily storing the e-mail in a temporary storage for a set time after authentication mail is... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090044007 - Secure communication between a data processing device and a security module: A method of creating a secure link between a data processing device (MOB) and a security module (USIM), the data processing device being adapted to communicate with a security module storing a secret data item (k) necessary for the execution by the device of a data processing task, the data... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090044008 - Drm system and method of managing drm content: The present invention relate to a DRM system and a method of managing DRM content, which allow the user of content protected by DRM to use DRM content even through an unconnected device, which is not connected to a network. The DRM system includes a DRM server for issuing a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090044009 - Secure identification system: Methods and apparatus are described which provide secure interactive communication of text and image information between a central server computer and one or more client computers located at remote sites for the purpose of storing and retrieving files describing and identifying unique products, services, or individuals. Textual information and image... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa And Associates, P.C.

20090044010 - System and methiod for storing data using a virtual worm file system: A system and method for storing data in a virtual file system using write once read many (WORM) protection includes a WORM server in communication with one or more storage devices and a controller in communication with the WORM server. A first time stamping process for creating a first time... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Sun / Stk

20090044012 - Rf transaction authentication using a random number: A system and method for securing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transactions is provided. An exemplary method includes using a random number in an authentication tag and authorizing an RF transaction in response to verifying the authentication tag. The method may also involve variously validating an RFID device authentication tag and... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090044011 - Systems, devices and methods for managing cryptographic authorizations: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method that includes a proof of authorization for any number of activities within an organization, where the proof of authorization associates a specific set of rights, privileges, permissions and/or powers with a collection of entities, each of which has a distinct digital identity. The... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090044013 - Systems and methods for preventing spam: Systems and methods are disclosed for preventing spam, including email spam and telephone spam, through the use of dynamic passcodes or dynamic signatures included with transmitted messages. Both the dynamic passcodes and dynamic signatures may be changed periodically or continually, according to an example embodiment of the invention. Qualified senders... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20090044014 - Network constructing method and communication apparatus: In a wireless network communication device, multiple items of network identification information, which are for identifying wireless network systems, are read out of a memory and displayed on a display unit. Network identification information of a wireless network system, which is capable of being constructed anew, is selected from the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090044015 - System and method for managing sonic token verifiers: A hand-held token can be operated to generate an acoustic signal representing the digital signature generated by a private key of a public key/private key pair. Verifiers that might be located at, e.g. buildings, in vehicles, at bank ATMs, etc. receive the signal and retrieve the corresponding public key to... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin LLP

20090044020 - Method and system for modular authentication and session management: Modular authentication and session management involves the use of discrete modules to perform specific tasks in a networked computing environment. There may be a separate authentication server that verifies the identity of the user and an authorization client that grants various levels of access to users. There may also be... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (amex)

20090044016 - Protecting a dsp algorithm: A software implementation of a digital signal processing function is protected by selecting a subset of parameters (210) of the signal processing function and embedding a watermark (230) in the selected parameters.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090044018 - Section inclusion and section order authentication method for computer electronic documents: This invention creates an electronic “document authentication chain” providing authentication capability of certain document characteristics. Certain operational scenarios require that a primary or third party can prove the section inclusion and section “inclusion order” of document entries. A minimally intrusive and chained watermarking technique is invented facilitating the authentication of... Agent: Mark Louis Kirchner

20090044017 - Signature and verifying method, and signature and verifying device: An RSA signature method is provided in which the length of a signature does not depend on the number of signature devices when multiple signature devices are related to the creation of the signature. A signature device i_{m} includes first conversion means SS1B105 that performs no operation if a received... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090044019 - System and method for digitally signing electronic documents: A system for digitally signing electronic documents is disclosed. The system includes a mobile device, an application server and a database, the mobile device includes a requesting module and a digest encrypting module, the application server includes an obtaining module, a digest generating module and a merging module. The requesting... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090044021 - Method, apparatus and article for off-line certification in mobile applications: A tamper-resistant certification device receives a certified digital time stamp from a trusted third party, resets a time function and produces a time stamp receipt in an on-line mode; The tamper-resistant certification device receives a digital file from a mobile computing device, and produces a certified digitally signed digital file... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090044022 - Secure verification system: A secure verification system 1 and a method of providing a secure verification system 1, the system 1 including a first user input terminal 5, a key generating device 29, a server 3 and a second user input terminal 7. The first user input terminal 5 enables a user to... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090044023 - Control device with an integrated user interface: A control device for controlling operation of a controlled apparatus is disclosed. The control device may include a sensor configured to acquire a first biometric signal, a second biometric signal, and a third biometric signal. A difference between the first biometric signal and the second biometric signal may be utilized... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090044024 - Network service for the detection, analysis and quarantine of malicious and unwanted files: A system is provided for detecting, analyzing and quarantining unwanted files in a network environment. A host agent residing on a computing device in the network environment detects a new file introduced to the computing device and sends the new file to a network service for analysis. The network service... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090044025 - Smart card data protection method and system thereof: A data protection method and system thereof used for a smart card, wherein, the user may select a data frame in a smart card through a data access interface, and input data into the data frame. The data protection system includes a data protection module, an encryption-decryption module, and a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090044030 - Apparatus for dynamic power management in an execution unit using pipeline wave flow control: Power is conserved by dynamically applying clocks to execution units in a pipeline of a microprocessor. A clock to an execution unit is applied only when an instruction to the execution unit is valid. At other times when the execution unit needs not to be operational, the clock is not... Agent: Gregory W. Carr Carr & Storm, L.l. P.

20090044029 - Computer apparatus, storage apparatus, system management apparatus, and hard disk unit power supply controlling method: To provide a storage system capable of minimizing a performance deterioration, saving power consumption, and realizing a high reliability. A storage system according to the present invention includes a computer, a storage apparatus 1 connected with the computer, and a storage management apparatus connected to the storage apparatus, the storage... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090044026 - Integrated uninterrupted power supply unit: A system may provide integrated uninterrupted power supply for computer systems. The system comprise a first unit that outputs an AC input voltage, and produces an AC output voltage from a battery voltage in response to the AC input voltage being absent; and a second unit that produces a DC... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090044027 - Limiting power consumption by controlling airflow: A power management scheme is disclosed wherein power limits are imposed on devices of an electronic system using selective airflow reduction. In one embodiment, each server in a rack system includes a throttling system for maximizing processor throughput within a fixed temperature constraint. An airflow system is capable of providing... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090044028 - Portable computer with shared hardware resources: The invention provides a portable computer with shared hardware resources that can be used by other computers. The portable computer includes an interface converter, a control module, a power management module, and a power path switch. When the portable computer is powered off and connected with a computer host through... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090044031 - Power combining power supply system: A power supply system comprises a low-speed power supply and a high-speed power supply configured to operate in first and second frequency ranges, respectively, and generate first and second outputs, respectively. The lower end of the second frequency range is at least higher than a lower end of the first... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090044032 - Method, apparatus and computer program product providing instruction monitoring for reduction of energy usage: A method is disclosed to operate a power advisor. The method includes, reading a first instruction set; reading a data bus; and reading register value(s) stored in at least one data register. This information is analyzed for energy usage purposes. If a set of instruction can provide the same result... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090044033 - Method for computing power savings and determining the preferred clock gating circuit of an integrated circuit design: A method for computing the power savings in an integrated circuit (IC) design is disclosed. The method computes the difference in power savings between techniques used for clock gating. Based on the computation results, the method outputs a script to control the implementation tool so as to provide for the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090044034 - Power control and status circuitry for communicating power on reset control and status via a single electrode: A system and method providing, via a single output electrode of an integrated circuit having internal circuitry, a status signal having time multiplexed states indicative of a power on reset condition for external circuitry following enablement of operations of portions of the internal circuitry, and further indicative of subsequent operation... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20090044035 - Management apparatus, management method and storage management system: A power consumption for each of a plurality of memory apparatus groups each consisting of a plurality of memory apparatuses in a storage system is computed based on a performance for each of a plurality of logical storage extents defined in a plurality of storage extents provided by each of... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20090044036 - System for maximizing server utilization in a resource constrained environment: A mechanism for controlling the hardware resources on a blade server, and thereby limiting the power consumption of the blade server is disclosed. The enforceable hardware resources that are controlled include the base frequency of the central processing unit (CPU) as well as power to individual banks of physical memory,... Agent: Robert A. Voigt, Jr. Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC

20090044037 - Image processing apparatus and control method thereof: Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, which can differently set a clock ratio according to a use rate of a CPU, and a control method thereof. The image processing apparatus may include a receiver to receive a print command from a user terminal, and a controller to differently set a... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20090044038 - Apparatus and method for dynamic clock control in a pipeline system: An apparatus and method for dynamically controlling a clock signal in a pipeline system are provided. In the apparatus and method, a clock generator outputs the clock signal at every period, a PDR is included with each stage for outputting information about a processing speed of each stage, and a... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090044039 - Memory system, a memory device, a memory controller and method thereof: The memory system, memory device, memory controller and method may have a reduced power consumption. The memory system, memory device, memory controller and method may transition a data strobe signal to a valid logic level during a standby state. The valid logic level may be less than a logic level... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090037720 - Hard disk security method in a computer system: This invention presented a hard disk security method in a computer system, which provides a hard disk security mechanism combining with the power-on password function for the storage data in a hard disk by restoring the partition table into the BIOS ROM in advance, and deleting the partition table of... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090037722 - Integration model for instant-on environment: An instant-on environment consists of components residing in a computer boot ROM and/or also on a mass storage device. Main components to the instant-on environment include a loader, EPG1, and EPG2. The loader is a module that is integrated into the computer boot ROM, based on an embedded OS, that... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20090037723 - Method for the autonomic configuration of a data storage device: A method is disclosed for configuring a data storage device. A storage module stores configuration data on a remote storage system that may include operating systems, applications, updates, and an index. A boot module boots a computer system from a program other than the regular boot program to provide access... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090037721 - Program development method, program development supporting system, and program installation method: An development environment of a high security level is provided for a key-installed system. Development of a program for a system having an LSI device which includes a secure memory is performed by providing another LSI device having the same structure and setting the provided LSI device to a development... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090037724 - Server method and system for rendering content on a wireless device: A server implemented method for processing data for a wireless device. The server in response to a user request executes an application program for generating content for rendering on the wireless device where the content is wireless device generic. A first screen description based on the content and a device... Agent: Murabito Hao & Barnes LLP Third Floor

20090037725 - Client-server opaque token passing apparatus and method: In the computer client-server context, typically used in the Internet for communicating between a central server and user computers (clients), a method is provided for token passing which enhances security for client-server communications. The token passing is opaque, that is tokens as generated by the client and server are different... Agent: Apple C/o Mofo Palo Alto

20090037726 - Secure verification using a set-top-box chip: One or more methods and systems of authenticating or verifying a set-top-box chip in a set-top-box are presented. In one embodiment, a set-top-box incorporates a set-top-box chip used to decode or decrypt media content provided by a cable television operator or carrier. The set-top-box chip incorporates a decryption circuitry, a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090037728 - Authentication system, ce device, mobile terminal, key certificate issuing station, and key certificate acquisition method: Provided is an authentication system for improving user-friendliness. An IC card (100) of the authentication system (10) includes: a key/certificate storage unit (120) connected to a terminal device (200) and capable of storing a key pair and a temporary certificate or a permanent certificate while correlating them; a CE temporary... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090037727 - Method and apparatus for securely exchanging cryptographic identities through a mutually trusted intermediary: A method of securely exchanging cryptographic identities through a mutually trusted intermediary is disclosed. Data, which specifies a petitioner's cryptographic identity and a petitioner's resource identifier, is received. Input, which specifies an authority's resource identifier, is received. The petitioner's cryptographic identity and the petitioner's resource identifier are sent to a... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090037729 - Authentication factors with public-key infrastructure: A user access control system comprising a workstation coupled to a computer network and operable to receive a request for an authenticated access to the computer network, and to prompt for and receive one or more credentials associated with the request, a gating authentication server coupled to the computer network... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090037730 - Device for protection of the data and executable codes of a computer system: A security and protection device (1) for protection of the data and executable codes of any fixed or portable computer system and that has a memory medium to be protected. The security and protection device (1) is located physically between the computer system (2) and the memory medium (MP) to... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090037731 - architecture and design for central authentication and authorization in an on-demand utility environment using a secured global hashtable: A Centralized Authentication & Authorization (CAA) system that prevents unauthorized access to client data using a secure global hashtable residing in the application server in a web services environment. CAA comprises a Service Request Filter (SRF) and Security Program (SP). The SRF intercepts service requests, extracts the service client's identifier... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090037734 - Device authentication system, mobile terminal device, information device, device authenticating server, and device authenticating method: According to a device authentication system (10), an information device (101) carries out authentication processing in a device authenticating server (102) by using user access authorizing information (701) acquired from the device authenticating server (102) by a mobile terminal device (100) to connect services with a mobile communication provider through... Agent: Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

20090037733 - Method for recording and distributing digital data and related device: The invention relates to a method for burning digital data onto a blank disk by a client device, the digital data being transmitted to the client device by a remote content server. The method comprises the following steps carried out by the client device: setting up a secure authenticated channel... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing LLC

20090037739 - Method for identifying a counterfeit security document: A method of determining a counterfeit security document which includes a number of coded data portions indicative of an identity of the security document; and at least part of a digital signature of at least part of the identity. The method includes using a sensing device to sense at least... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090037740 - Optimization methods for the insertion, protection, and detection of digital watermarks in digital data: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding digital watermarks into content signals. Also disclosed are systems and methods for detecting and/or verifying digital watermarks in content signals. According to one embodiment, a system for encoding of digital watermark information includes: a window identifier for identifying a sample window in... Agent: Scott A. Moskowitz

20090037741 - Logging off a user from a website: Methods, systems, and computer program products are described for logging off a user from a website, including detecting through a browser a predefined exit channel for a website; detecting a user's leaving the website outside the predefined exit channel; and guiding browser operation toward the predefined exit channel.... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20090037742 - Biometric authentication device, system and method of biometric authentication: A biometric sensor device, a portable electronic device including an actuatable biometric input device, and method of biometric authentication that includes an input device that generates a signal or completes a circuit when actuated, and a biometric reader that reads a biometric of a user when the user actuates the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090037743 - Biometric authentication device, system and method of biometric authentication: A biometric sensor device, a portable electronic device including an actuatable biometric input device, and method of biometric authentication that includes an input device that generates a signal or completes a circuit when actuated, and a biometric reader that reads a biometric of a user when the user actuates the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090037744 - Biometric pin block: A system for biometric user identification. Biometric information is captured from a user and compared to a biometric template that is read from an identification token associated with the user. A data structure is constructed comprising data having a predetermined arrangement, wherein the predetermined arrangement is selected to indicate the... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090037745 - Methods for secure backup of personal identity credentials into electronic devices: A method and system for securely enrolling personal identity credentials into personal identification devices. The system of the invention comprises the manufacturer of the device and an enrollment authority. The manufacturer is responsible for recording serial numbers or another unique identifier for each device that it produces, along with a... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090037746 - Methods for secure restoration of personal identity credentials into electronic devices: A method and system for securely enrolling personal identity credentials into personal identification devices. The system of the invention comprises the manufacturer of the device and an enrollment authority. The manufacturer is responsible for recording serial numbers or another unique identifier for each device that it produces, along with a... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090037747 - Security chip: Two kinds of security chips having a security interface are provided. One kind of security chip comprises a processor module, an encrypt/decrypt module, a memory module, a power detecting module and a security I/O module, and all of the modules are connected with each other by an internal bus in... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090037757 - Method and related apparatus for reducing chipset power consumption: A method for reducing computer system power consumption. The computer system includes a memory module having a plurality of address pins, and a chipset having a plurality of driving units for driving the address pins. The method includes obtaining number of required address pins by detecting a capacity of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090037758 - Use of t4 timestamps to calculate clock offset and skew: Disclosed are a method and system for calculating clock offset and skew between two clocks in a computer system. The method comprises the steps of sending data packets from a first processing unit in the computer system to a second processing unit in the computer system, and sending the data... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20090037760 - Circuit arrangement having a plurality of communication interfaces: A circuit arrangement including at least two communication interfaces, a clock input, a frequency divider, and a frequency comparator configured to compare a frequency applied to the clock input with a reference frequency, and to output a comparison signal, wherein based on the comparison signal, the circuit arrangement is configured... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090037759 - Clock shifting and prioritization system and method: A clock shifting and prioritization method comprising adjusting a frequency for a plurality of clocks corresponding to a plurality of respective components of an electronic device based on a desired user configuration setting for operating the electronic device.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090037761 - Clock source control for modular computer system: A computer system provides for connecting consecutively positioned modules to operate collectively as server. Each module calculates a modulo difference between its position and that of a module serving as a clock source; each module selects a clock input as a function of the result of that calculation.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company