Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions 04/09

20090113193 - On-site configuration of a hardware device module of a security system: A security system is provided. The security system comprises a plurality of hardware device modules and a plurality of sensor detection devices. At least one of the hardware device modules has a microcontroller coupled to a memory element that stores a configuration map for on-site configuration comprising configuration option information... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090113194 - Persisting value relevant to debugging of computer system during reset of computer system: The last value of an element of a computing system is continually stored within a first register. The element is cleared during any restart or reset of the computing system. The last value is relevant to debugging of the computing system when the computing system fails to perform as expected... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Dryja

20090113197 - Expedient preparation of memory for video execution: A computer system that initializes a fraction of the computer system's memory for execution of video during booting of the computer system is provided. The computer system can include a first portion of BIOS code on a ROM device, wherein the first portion includes instructions for initializing the fraction. The... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090113196 - Method and systems for advanced reprogrammable boot codes and in-application programming of embedded microprocessor systems: This invention relates to an advanced system and method of reprogrammable boot codes and In Application Programming (IAP) of embedded systems by booting up with boot loader to shadow program codes on to an internal high speed SRAM and extending contiguously to external higher space memory for runtime applications, and... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090113198 - Methods, systems and media for configuring boot options: Implementations described herein generally provide methods of configuring boot options. One method may generally include receiving on a remote management information handling system (IHS), boot information relating to a remotely configured HIS, using the boot information on the remote management IHS to create boot options and sending the boot options... Agent: Andrea E. Tran Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090113195 - System and method for extension of the bios boot specification: A system and method is disclosed for extending the BIOS Boot Specification. The specification is extended to accommodate the identification of a greater number of bootable devices. The specification is also extended so that the identifier for each bootable device identifies the default boot order of the device. The specification... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090113199 - Method for automatic integration and persistent storage of a priori volatile personalizing parameters.: The invention concerns a method for persistent storage of personalizing parameter values of at least one logical process of management of a priori volatile data characterized in that it consists in creating in a first step one or more insertions into one or more loading and/or initializing sequences of said... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090113200 - Steganographic techniques for securely delivering electronic digital rights management control information over insecure communication channels: Electronic steganographic techniques can be used to encode a rights management control signal onto an information signal carried over an insecure communications channel. Steganographic techniques ensure that the digital control information is substantially invisibly and substantially indelibly carried by the information signal. These techniques can provide end-to-end rights management protection... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090113203 - Network system: An encryption communication module on the side of a service providing server reports a global IP address allocated to an NAPT router on the service providing server side and a port number of an outside UDP header used on the global side to an authentication/key exchange server. When receiving an... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090113201 - Scaleable architecture to support high assurance internet protocol encryption (haipe): A scalable internet protocol (IP) encryption system includes a cryptographic unit that processes sensitive data for packet encryption/decryption and data authentication. A first processing unit with an optional IP Layer hardware accelerator includes a data processing subsystem that processes sensitive data and forwards the data to the cryptographic unit for... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20090113202 - System and method for providing secure network communications: A method includes receiving a data message, from a first embedded node, in a first end point device. The first data message is addressed to a second embedded node. The method also includes encrypting the first data message to produce an encrypted data message, where the encryption is transparent to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090113204 - Secure messaging: A method for secure communication of a message. The method includes providing a message including a plurality of message packets, providing a nodal network including a plurality of nodes, where nodal operations are capable of execution on the message packets at the nodes, gaining, by a first node of the... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090113205 - Method and apparatus for the secure identification of the owner of a portable device: An authentication system is provided that includes a portable device and a decryption node. An individual uses the portable device, such as a portable device like a cell phone to compute a challenge and a response. The challenge and response is sent to a decryption node. In response, the decryption... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090113206 - Revocation list improvement: A method for enforcing use of certificate revocation lists in validating certificates, the lists being associated with a series of list generation indices such that each list is assigned one index which advances according to a time of generation of the list, the lists and the indices being cryptographically signed,... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz

20090113207 - Secure overlay manager protection: A method for protection of data includes maintaining a control parameter indicative of a current version of the data. The data is partitioned into multiple segments. Respective signatures of the segments are computed, responsively to the control parameter, the segments and respective signatures forming respective signed input segments, which are... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090113208 - Wireless network having multiple communication allowances: Multiple levels of wireless network resource granting. A user who has an authorized key, e.g., an encryption key or a key indicating that they have paid for service, gets a first, better level of access to the network resources. One without the key is granted lesser access, e.g., less total... Agent: Scott C Harris

20090113209 - Biometric authentication method: Provided is a biometric authentication method. A biometric authentication method in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes generating a first one-time authentication template from biometric information using one-time transform information, and requesting authentication, comparing the first one-time authentication template with a one-time registration template, updating the one-time... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090113210 - Program and operation verification: A security module may be used to verify integrity of an executable program and may also be used to verify execution of the executable program on a computer. The security module may directly read a computer memory by asserting bus master control of a system bus. The executable program may... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090113216 - Cryptographic multi-shadowing with integrity verification: A virtual-machine-based system that may protect the privacy and integrity of application data, even in the event of a total operating system compromise. An application is presented with a normal view of its resources, but the operating system is presented with an encrypted view. This allows the operating system to... Agent: Vmware, Inc.

20090113215 - Fast update for hierarchical integrity schemes: A method for data integrity protection includes arranging data in a plurality of data blocks. A respective block signature is computed over each of the data blocks, thereby generating multiple block signatures. The data blocks and the block signatures in an integrity hierarchy are stored in a storage medium, the... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090113212 - Multiprocessor electronic circuit including a plurality of processors and electronic data processing system: A multiprocessor electronic circuit and an electronic data processing system comprising such circuit are disclosed for reducing the power consumption and the chip area consumption of a multiprocessor system having cryptographic functionality. In one embodiment, the multiprocessor electronic circuit comprises a plurality of processors, a single cryptographic processing unit that... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090113211 - Processing unit including a wireless module and method thereof: A processing unit includes a processing core and a wireless module directly connected to the processing core, wherein the wireless module is for providing wireless communications to the processing core. A multi-processor system includes a first processing unit having a first processing core and a first wireless module directly connected... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090113214 - Software protection against fault attacks: A method for protecting information in a device includes providing a device with a non-secure hardware domain, a processor having a software-controlled mode of operation, and a secure hardware domain having a secure memory that is inaccessible by the processor when the processor is operating in the software-controlled mode of... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090113213 - System and method for searching encrypted numerical data: A system for searching encrypted numerical data according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a key generator that generates a key for encryption; an index generator that generates an index for documents from a plurality of documents including numerical data and the generated key, on the basis of... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090113217 - Memory randomization for protection against side channel attacks: Side channel attacks against a computing device are prevented by combinations of scrambling data to be stored in memory and scrambling the memory addresses of the data using software routines to execute scrambling and descrambling functions. Encrypted versions of variables, data and lookup tables, commonly employed in cryptographic algorithms, are... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090113218 - Secure data processing for unaligned data: A method for data cryptography includes accepting input data, which contains a section that is to undergo a cryptographic operation and starts at an offset with respect to a beginning of the input data, by a Direct Memory Access (DMA) module. The input data is aligned by the DMA module... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090113220 - Encrypted backup data storage device and storage system using the same: An encrypted backup data storage device and a storage system using the same are provided. A backup memory stores at least one of plain-text data and a secret key. A leakage current blocking circuit includes at least one inverter and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) NAND gate circuit and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090113219 - Optimized hierarchical integrity protection for stored data: A method for data integrity protection includes receiving items of data for storage in a storage medium. The items are grouped into multiple groups, such that at least some of the groups include respective pluralities of the items. A respective group signature is computed over each of the groups, thereby... Agent: Sandisk C/o Darby & Darby PC

20090113221 - Collaborative power sharing between computing devices: A plurality of power budgets are sent to a corresponding plurality of power consumers by a power management point, wherein a total power budget managed by the power management point includes a sum of the plurality of power budgets and an available power budget not assigned to the plurality of... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090113223 - Apparatus and method for power saving: An apparatus and method for power savings are provided. The apparatus includes a register analysis unit and a register change unit. The register analysis unit determines if registers among bit-switching targeted registers are one of changeable and unchangeable. The register change unit searches for a register pair having a minimum... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090113222 - Terminal having real time clock (rtc) operator and method of rtc operation using the same: A method of operating a Real Time Clock (RTC) in a terminal is provided. The method includes detecting a clock signal transmitted to an RTC block when the main power supply is switched off, and supplying a power to the RTC block for its operation by charging and discharging the... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20090113224 - Method of operation of a portable computer apparatus with thermal enhancements and multiple modes of operation: A portable computer adapted for electrical connection to a docking station having multiple power modes of operation is described. The portable computer has one or more CPU chips which have at least two power modes of operation, a low power mode and a high power mode. When the portable computer... Agent: Thomas A. Beck, Esq.

20090113227 - Method of operation of a portable computer apparatus with thermal enhancements and multiple modes of operation: A portable computer adapted for electrical connection to a docking station having multiple power modes of operation is described. The portable computer has one or more CPU chips which have at least two power modes of operation, a low power mode and a high power mode. When the portable computer... Agent: Thomas A. Beck, Esq.

20090113225 - Method of operations of a portable computer apparatus with thermal enhancements and multiple modes of operation: A portable computer adapted for electrical connection to a docking station having multiple power modes of operation is described. The portable computer has one or more CPU chips which have at least two power modes of operation, a low power mode and a high power mode. When the portable computer... Agent: Thomas A. Beck, Esq.

20090113226 - Portable computer apparatus with thermal enhancements and multiple modes of operation: A portable computer adapted for electrical connection to a docking station having multiple power modes of operation is described. The portable computer has one or more CPU chips which have at least two power modes of operation, a low power mode and a high power mode. When the portable computer... Agent: Thomas A. Beck, Esq.

20090113228 - Portable computer systems with thermal enhancements and multiple power modes of operation: A portable computer adapted for electrical connection to a docking station having multiple power modes of operation is described. The portable computer has one or more CPU chips which have at least two power modes of operation, a low power mode and a high power mode. When the portable computer... Agent: Thomas A. Beck, Esq.

20090113229 - Method and a system for synchronising respective state transitions in a group of devices: A method of synchronizing respective state transitions in a group of devices including at least one responding device is disclosed. The group of devices is communicatively coupled to an initiating device via a communication network. The method includes the at least one responding device receiving a trigger message from the... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090113230 - Semiconductor integrated circuit device: A scan chain group structure in which a group of scan chains formed for each clock tree system in an LSI is subjected to a reconnection process so that the scan chain group is not present across a plurality of clock distribution regions obtained by dividing the clock-supplied region of... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090113231 - Data processing device and mobile device: A microcomputer is provided having a memory card interface capable of correctly latching data even when a card such as an MMC card is connected thereto. In the microcomputer having an interface with an external device such as a memory card, the interface unit is provided with an output driver... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090106542 - Autonomic computer configuration based on location: A system and apparatus for noticing and creating relational settings, actions, profiles, and tasks by tying resources to a location based on user behavior.... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090106543 - Boot block features in synchronous serial interface nand: Embodiments are provided for protecting boot block space in a NAND memory device connected to a host device via an SPI interface. One such method includes programming a boot block password into the NAND memory device such that the host device is required to provide the boot block password in... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (micron Technology, Inc.)

20090106545 - Booting method for computer system: A booting method for a computer system with a keyboard and a central processing unit (CPU). In the present method, the keyboard is initialized first. After that, the CPU is initialized in turn. Finally, other hardware devices of the computer system are initialized. The method modifies the order of the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090106544 - Function management system and method: A function management system includes a power source, an electronic switch, a plurality of function modules, and a function management module. The power source is for supplying power. The electronic switch is for controlling the power to the function management system. The function modules are for executing various functions. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090106546 - Method and software system for configuring a modular system: In order particularly easily and flexibly to configure a system including at least one module, a method has the following steps: creation of at least one implementation-independent configuration data file and/or modification of information stored in the at least one implementation-independent configuration data file; automatic setup and/or automatic update of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090106547 - Authentication system, authentication device, terminal, and verifying device: An authentication system, including a service use device 1 which presents blurred information obtained by blurring certification information desired to be certified, service providing devices 3a to 3c which verify the validity of blurred information presented by the service use device 1, and an authentication device 2 which supports the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090106550 - Extending encrypting web service: A data encryption service is provided over the Internet. Users specifying only authorized users' identity information can share encrypted information without sharing passwords or accessing public key certificates. A user sends data to be encrypted to a trusted EWS, along with authorization information. An encrypted data envelope including signed encrypted... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20090106549 - Method and system for extending encrypting file system: Users can share encrypted files without having access to other users' public key certificates, by specifying only the other users' identity information. A client agent interacts with a trusted service account to transparently add user encryption certificates to encrypted files after it was created. A header of each encrypted file... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20090106548 - Method for controlling secured transactions using a single physical device, corresponding physical device, system and computer program: A method is provided for controlling secure transactions using a physical device held by a user and bearing at least one pair of asymmetric keys, including a device public key and a corresponding device private key. The method includes, prior to implementing the physical device, certifying the device public key... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090106551 - Dynamic distributed key system and method for identity management, authentication servers, data security and preventing man-in-the-middle attacks: A distributed key encryption system and method is provided in which a key storage server provides a session key to the source and destination computers by encrypting the session key with unique distributed private keys that are associated with the respective source and destination computers by unique private key identifiers... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20090106552 - Rights management services-based file encryption system and method: A method to leverage Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) to provide protection and sharing of encryption keys to file systems. Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) that enables users to share protected content without having to exchange encryption certificates or passwords. Using the method any EFS can be extended to protect... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20090106553 - Method and system utilizing quantum authentication: A system and a method with quantum cryptography authentication. The system includes an optical link connecting a sender and a receiver. The sender transmitting a first optical pulse and a second optical pulse having a defined time delay therebetween. The first pulse is modulated with a first authentication phase shift;... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20090106554 - E-mail relay apparatus and e-mail relay method: An e-mail relay apparatus notifies a user of which e-mail could not be transmitted if a transmission error has occurred, without consuming a memory capacity. When an e-mail transmission instruction is received and after header information of the received e-mail is stored, a digital signature is added to the e-mail,... Agent: Murata Machinery, Ltd. (muratec) C/o Keating & Bennett LLP

20090106556 - Method of providing assured transactions using secure transaction appliance and watermark verification: Disclosed is a method of improving electronic security by establishing a path between a user and a secure transaction appliance. The secure transaction appliance receiving information destined for the user which includes a tagged portion, said tagged portion triggering the secure transaction appliance to forward the information to the computer... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20090106555 - System and method for control of security configurations: Systems and methods are disclosed for using cryptographic techniques to configure data processing systems. A configuration manager cryptographically controls the configuration of a system by ensuring that only authorized users or applications can change the configuration. For example, requests to change configuration information may include authenticated and/or encrypted data. These... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090106557 - Methods and systems for indicating trustworthiness of secure communications: Embodiments of the present invention enable a message recipient or messaging system to indicate the trustworthiness of a message, especially messages that comprise content that has been digitally signed. In addition, embodiments may alter or control the message to change user behavior by preventing the user from doing things that... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090106558 - System and method for adding biometric functionality to an application and controlling and managing passwords: A system and method for adding biometric functionality to an application, and for controlling and managing passwords. The system and method include monitoring an application and providing a template matching a logon window of the application. The template obtains a biometric identifier of the user and inserts logon information into... Agent: Ungaretti & Harris LLP Intellectual Property Group - Patents

20090106559 - Method of identifying a user by means of modified biometric characteristics, and a database for implementing the method: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a user, the method being implemented by means of a database containing personal data of users and containing for each user at least one unmodified biometric characteristic (E1,i), at least one biometric characteristic (E2,i) that has been modified and that is... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090106560 - Entity-identity based security procurement of computer files that are downloadable to an aircraft, method of authentication, and associated system and aircraft: e

20090106561 - Data management apparatus and data management method: A data management apparatus is adaptable to an encryption system using a common key and a pair of keys comprising a public key and a private key. The data management apparatus includes: a common key encryption unit configured to encrypt a first common key with a first public key to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090106562 - Method of protecting data saved to recording medium and data storage apparatus adopting method: An apparatus, a computer-readable recording medium, and a method of controlling data recording and reproducing to and from a disk. Controlling the recording of data includes storing password information set in a recording mode and key information to a first area of the disk, encrypting location information of the first... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090106563 - Tamper reactive memory device to secure data from tamper attacks: Systems and methods that can facilitate securing data associated with a memory from tampering are presented. A counter tamper component can detect tamper attacks or tamper attempts associated with a memory and/or data stored therein or associated therewith and reacts to such tamper attacks/attempts, as the counter tamper component can... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090106564 - Acoustic noise reduction in power supply inductors: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus that reduces an audible noise produced in a power supply. The apparatus includes: (1) a housing; (2) an inductor coil formed from a coil of wire enclosed in the housing; (3) a set of wires that are coupled from the inductor coil... Agent: Pvf -- Apple Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090106569 - Apparatus and method for controlling voltage and frequency in network on chip: An apparatus and a method for controlling a power in a Network on Chip (NoC) are provided. The apparatus includes a storage for storing status information of links interconnecting processing elements (PEs), link configuration information for establishing paths between the PEs, and voltage and clock information of the links according... Agent: Docket Clerk

20090106567 - Laptop and portable electronic device wireless power supply systems: The present invention provides wireless power supply systems intended primarily for use in powering and charging laptops and other portable electronic devices. In one embodiment, the power supply system includes a laptop cradle that can be used in upright or reclined positions. The cradle may be generally J-shaped and may... Agent: Warner, Norcross & Judd In Re: Alticor Inc.

20090106568 - Passive client-host detection for connected peripherals: A client-host detection device for detecting connecting a connected peripheral is disclosed herein. The device comprises a peripheral sensor connected to a terminal, a terminal sensor connected to or for connection to a peripheral and a terminal electrical connector connected to the terminal for electrical connection with a peripheral electrical... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090106565 - Power control apparatus for motherboard: A power control apparatus for automatically turning on or off a motherboard includes a first connector, a second connector, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a timing chip, a first variable resistor, a second variable resistor, a first capacitor, a first switch element, and a second switch element.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090106570 - Power off controllers and memory storage apparatus including the same and methods for operating the same: Memory storage apparatus include a non-volatile memory for storing data and a power management unit configured to sense a level of an external power supply and to predict a loss of the external power supply. A power-polling time control circuit is configured to control a time when a voltage level... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090106566 - Power supply for plasma display panel, plasma display device including the same, and associated methods: A power supply of a plasma display device includes a power source unit configured to convert a direct current source into an alternating current source, a transformer including a primary side winding electrically coupled to the power source unit and a secondary side winding having a first winding and a... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20090106571 - Systems and methods to adaptively load balance user sessions to reduce energy consumption: A method for adaptively load balancing user sessions to reduce energy consumption includes identifying a session type for each of a plurality of user sessions. A server group is defined, providing access to a subset of the user sessions having a common session type. A power management schedule is also... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart / Citrix Systems, Inc.

20090106572 - Microcomputer system: A sub-microcomputer having a sub-CPU and a power supply control section that controls the power supply to a main microcomputer is disposed in addition to the main microcomputer having a main CPU. A sub-clock section that supplies a sub-clock signal having a lower frequency to the sub-microcomputer can change over... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090106573 - Power saving method: The present invention is to provide a power saving method which reduces the consumption of voltage of the notebook computer under a power saving mode. While the notebook computer enters the power saving mode, the configuration information of a south bridge chip of the notebook computer is read first, then... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090106574 - Power good signal generating circuit: A power good signal generating circuit includes a first resistor and a capacitor, a system power is grounded via the first transistor and the capacitor in sequence; a first transistor, the base of the first transistor is for receiving a PS_ON signal from the motherboard, the collector of the first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090106575 - Controlling asynchronous clock domains to perform synchronous operations: Mechanisms for controlling asynchronous clock domains to perform synchronous operations are provided. With these mechanisms, when a synchronous operation is to be performed on a chip, the latches of the functional elements of the chip are controlled by a synchronous clock so that the latches are controlled synchronously even across... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20090106576 - Methods and systems for digitally controlled multi-frequency clocking of multi-core processors: A method and system for digitally controlled multi-frequency clocking are provided. The method includes receiving a system reference oscillator clock frequency at a microprocessor including multiple cores. The system reference oscillator clock frequency provides a reference frequency to a local oscillator. The local oscillator supplies a core clock frequency to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090106577 - Optimize personalization conditions for electronic device transmission rates with increased transmitting frequency: Systems and/or methods that facilitate expediently transmitting and programming data to an electronic device that contains nonvolatile memory are presented. A host component facilitates the determination of different clock frequencies that an electronic device(s) can accommodate for transmitting data to and receiving data from the electronic device. The host component... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090100256 - Device and method for device configuration: A device and method is used to configure devices. The device includes a memory storing scheduling data and configuration data. The device also includes at least one selectively configurable device component, wherein the device configures the at least one component as a function of the scheduling data and the configuration... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP/ Motorola

20090100257 - Framework for dynamic configuration of hardware resources: Among other things, dynamically selecting or configuring one or more hardware resources to render a particular display data includes obtaining a request for rendering display data. The request includes a specification describing a desired rendering process. Based on the specification and the display data, hardware is selected or configured. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090100258 - Mobile terminal aware of external device and control method for the same: A mobile terminal controlling an external device according to its type and a control method for the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal can automatically initiate battery charging or communication according to the type of an attached external device. The external device can be, for example, a charger or storage... Agent: Docket Clerk

20090100259 - Management network security framework and its information processing method: A management network security framework and its information processing method are disclosed. The management network security framework under the present disclosure includes a management station and a managed device. The method under the present disclosure includes: a secure transfer channel is established between the management station and the managed device;... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090100262 - Apparatus and method for detecting duplication of portable subscriber station in portable internet system: An apparatus and method for detecting duplication of a portable subscriber station (PSS) in a portable Internet system are provided. A master key of a PSS and a master key of an AAA server are identically updated whenever the PSS succeeds in authentication. It is possible to determine whether the... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090100260 - Location source authentication: A method and system to validate the source of the location data, such that access to location based service is protected based on a location. When the source of the location data is verified, an authentication, and/or a temporary key pair are generated for the computational device to successfully get... Agent: Gunasekaran Govindarajan

20090100261 - Method and system for mediation of authentication within a communication network: A method, a system, and a computer software product provide mediation of authentication within a communication network. The method comprises the steps of sending a request to mediate authentication between a first node 101; 410 and at least a second node 122; 420 from the first node to a mediation... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090100263 - Methods and systems for encouraging secure communications: Embodiments of the present invention enable a user to engage in secure communications using digital certificates and other cryptographic technologies in an easy way with a minimum of distracting interaction. In some embodiments of the present invention, webmail is enabled to allow users to obtain and use S/MIME certificates to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090100264 - Communication device and communication system: A communication device is secure against an impersonation attack as well. The communication device secretly communicates, with an external device, target data with use of a key shared with the external device. Without being known to a third party, the communication device generates a key shared with the external device... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090100265 - Communication system and authentication card: One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a communication system in which biometrics can be utilized without leaking to a third person so that a strict personal authentication can be conducted. The communication system includes, storing a correspondence table in a card, storing a reference password... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090100266 - Service provision system and communication terminal: A first memory unit is arranged outside a block that is under security control. The block includes: a second memory unit; an acquisition unit for acquiring biological information on a living body from a captured image of a location of the living body; an encryption unit for encrypting attribute information... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090100267 - Signatures with confidential message recovery: A portion of the signed message in an ECPVS is kept truly confidential by dividing the message being signed into at least three parts, wherein one portion is visible, another portion is recoverable by any entity and carries the necessary redundancy for verification, and at least one additional portion is... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090100268 - Methods and systems for providing access control to secured data: In a system for providing access control management to electronic data, techniques to secure the electronic data and keep the electronic data secured at all times are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a secured file or secured document includes two parts: an attachment, referred to as a header, and an... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090100270 - Biometric authentication for remote initiation of actions and services: In one aspect, the invention relates to generating a trusted communication channel with a client. An agent module is provided at the client along with a task set including one or more tasks. One or more client components needed to complete each of the tasks of the task set is... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20090100269 - Biometric authentication method, computer program, authentication server, corresponding terminal and portable object: A biometric authentication method and apparatus are provided. A user to be authenticated uses a portable object including at least one biometric sensor. The portable object is adapted to cooperate with a terminal. The method includes: capturing, by the portable object, a biometric sample to be compared coming from the... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090100272 - Anti-roll-back mechanism for counter: A method of maintaining a version counter indicative of a version of memory content stored in a processing device. The method comprises selectively operating the device in a first or second mode. Access to the first mode is limited to authorised users and controlled separately from access to the second... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20090100271 - Counterfeit prevention system based on random processes and cryptography: A first portion of a label is formed using a chaotic process that cannot be controlled and forms a portion of the label using the chaotic information. A prospective counterfeiter cannot control the first portion of the label, and hence can only form a different random portion. A private encryption... Agent: Scott C Harris

20090100273 - Prevent data storage device circuitry swap: A device comprises a data storage media storing data content and a digital signature. At least a portion of the digital signature is encrypted on the data storage media. The device also includes a removable control circuitry including a unique key. If the unique key corresponds to the encrypted portion... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, LLC

20090100275 - Dynamic port power allocation apparatus and methods: Methods and apparatus for dynamically adjusting the amount of power (or current) distributed to one or more connected devices via electrical interfaces. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first module adapted to detect current drawn by a first set of ports, and a second module adapted to adjust the... Agent: Robert F. Gazdzinski, Esq. Gazdzinski & Associates, PC

20090100277 - Electrical power sharing circuit: An electrical power sharing circuit applied in a computer system includes first and second sense units and first and second control units. The first and second sense units are electrically connected to a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphical processing unit (GPU) of the computer system and thus generate... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090100278 - Method and apparatus for managing power consumption relating to a differential serial communication link: Briefly, a method, apparatus and system for managing power corresponding to a differential serial communication link that has a link width defined for example by one or more lanes wherein the lanes are adapted to communicate clock recovery information in a data stream, determines, during normal operating conditions, such as... Agent: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C/o Vedder Price P.C.

20090100276 - System and method for controlling voltage level and clock frequency supplied to a system: A system that includes at least one component adapted to execute at least one application, characterized by including a controller adapted to receive at least one load indication of at least one component of the system and to selectively alter at least one control parameter of a voltage and clock... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20090100274 - System and method for implementing fairness in the powering of computing devices in a power over ethernet application: A system and method for implementing fairness in the powering of computing devices in a power over Ethernet (PoE) application. Power supplies in a power sourcing equipment are often oversubscribed. This oversubscription can lead to starvation of certain computing devices that have power requests that are not granted relative to... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20090100279 - Computer providing motion picture mode and method of setting up system-mode while playing motion pictures: The present invention relates to a computer providing a motion picture mode including at least one storage unit configured to store system state information when the computer enters the motion picture mode and to store motion picture data, the storage unit including a random access memory (RAM) and a hard... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090100280 - Method and system for improving pci-e l1 aspm exit latency: The disclosed systems and methods relate to improving PCI Express (PCI-E) L1 Active State Power Management (ASPM) exit latency by speculatively initiating early L1 exit based on a network stimulus. Aspects of the present invention may enable a higher level of performance and responsiveness while supporting the benefits of ASPM.... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090100281 - Communication device and communication method: A communication method includes transmitting a first transition notification of a sleep mode to make allotment of a channel time unnecessary to a first host, and communicating first data to a second host in a first transition state which the first host transits to the sleep mode.... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090100282 - Method and apparatus for detecting component removal while operating in a battery backup mode: A method to detect component removal while operating in a battery backup mode, comprising providing power from a battery backup unit (“BBU”) to a control card memory device, and measuring the current drawn by the control card memory device. If the current drawn by the control card memory device is... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Quarles & Brady, LLP

20090100283 - Method for switching between two redundant oscillator signals within an alignment element: sending the virtual stepping signal to the output of the alignment element in the event of a failure in the master signal until a switch to the other oscillator signal as a new master signal is performed or until the first master signal becomes valid again.... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090100285 - Internal clock signal generating circuits including frequency division and phase control and related methods, systems, and devices: An integrated circuit device may include a main clock signal input pad configured to receive a main clock signal having a main clock frequency, a high speed clock signal input pad configured to receive a high speed clock signal having a high speed clock frequency greater than the main clock... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090100284 - System and method for synchronizing redundant data in a storage array: Systems and methods for synchronizing redundant data in a storage array are disclosed. In accordance with a method, a pointer indicating the amount of data synchronized between a first storage resource to a second storage resource may be maintained and a power event may be detected. In response to the... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090100286 - Methods and devices for treating and processing data: A data processing unit having a field of clocked logic cells (PAEs) which is operable in different configuration states and a clock preselecting means for preselecting logic cell clocking. The clock preselecting means is designed in such a way that, depending on the state, a first clock is preselected at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090094446 - Integrated circuit environment initialization according to information stored within the integrated circuit: A method for automatically initializing the operational settings of a system from information stored within a non-volatile storage of an integrated circuit so that the operational requirements of the integrated circuit, which may be a microprocessor, are met by the system when the system is operating. During manufacturing test environmental... Agent: Ibm Corporation (mh) C/o Mitch Harris, Attorney At Law, L.L.C.

20090094448 - Electronic device and related method for enhancing convenience of a computer system: An electronic device and related method for enhancing convenience of a computer system includes a memory unit for storing a plurality of boot-up configuration files and a plurality of human characteristic signals corresponding to the plurality of boot-up configuration files, a human characteristic reception unit for receiving a human characteristic,... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090094449 - Method and apparatus to prevent vulnerability to virus and worm attacks through instruction remapping: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for processing instructions by a processing unit. An instruction set is dynamically set for the processing unit using a selected instruction map. The selected instruction map is selected as one being different from a normal instruction map for the processing unit. The instructions are... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090094447 - Universal serial bus flash drive for booting computer and method for loading programs to the flash drive: The present invention relates to a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive loaded with operating system and application programs for booting a computer when plugged into the computer, wherein memory of the flash drive is partitioned as a read-only active area and a writeable data storage area, and the operating... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090094450 - Firmware image update and management: An embodiment of the present invention allows the firmware of one processor in a multi-processor system to be updated even if that processor is unstable due to a corruption of system software. For example, in a system that includes a primary processor and one or more secondary processors, an embodiment... Agent: Fiala & Weaver, P.l.l.c. C/o Cpa Global

20090094451 - Resource configuration in multi-modal distributed computing systems: A method and system for configuring available resources in real-time to automatically accommodate the needs of the system user in multi-modal distributed computing system is disclosed. Information about the location or environment of a wireless device is used, preferably in combination with user personal preferences and past history to modify... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20090094452 - Efficient certified email protocol: An exemplary optimistic protocol for a two-party transaction includes a setup sub-protocol that includes an authorized Diffie-Hellman key agreement, an exchange sub-protocol that includes sending a certificate from a sending party to a receiving party and sending a receipt from the receiving party to the sending party and a dispute... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090094453 - Interoperable systems and methods for peer-to-peer service orchestration: Systems and methods are described for performing policy-managed, peer-to-peer service orchestration in a manner that supports the formation of self-organizing service networks that enable rich media experiences. In one embodiment, services are distributed across peer-to-peer communicating nodes, and each node provides message routing and orchestration using a message pump and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090094454 - Systems for protecting subscriber identification between service and content providers: A method and systems for protecting the identification of a subscriber when a service provider transmits a subscriber request to a content provider in a distributed network environment, such as Internet. After the user sends a request to a service provider to which he has subscribed, the service provider encrypts... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090094455 - Frequency managed performance: A computer or other electronic device may use a security module to securely control a system or processor clock to set a predetermined performance level. In an exemplary embodiment, the performance level may be high, medium, or low, supporting a range of application performance requirements. Changes to the performance level... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (microsoft)

20090094456 - Method for protection against adulteration of web pages: a verification program module (12): an application executed in the environment of the user client which monitors the pages accessed by the browser client (10). Upon finding a page to be validated, it verifies the presence of the signature tag and validates whether the signature is correct, that is, whether... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090094457 - System for registration of sensing device with printer: A system is provided having a sensing device for sensing coded data printed on a print media surface which is installed with a secret key and a first identifier which uniquely identifies the sensing device, a printer installed with a second identifier which uniquely identifies the printer, and a server... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20090094458 - Process and system for confirming transactions by means of mobile units: Process for confirming transactions by means of mobile units (MU), wherein a control device (CD) sends a request message (RM) containing transaction data (TD) to a mobile unit (MU), which can send to the control device (CD) a confirmation message (CM) containing a confirmation code (CD), wherein the control device... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090094459 - Method and system for associating one or more pestware-related indications with a file on a computer-readable storage medium of a computer: A method and system for associating one or more pestware-related indications with a file on a computer-readable storage medium of a computer is described. One embodiment acquires pestware-related information about the file and alters an existing value of at least one attribute stored in association with the file on the... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090094460 - Method and system for signer self-managed, encryption-based identification and signature secret management to verify signer and to legitimize basic digital signature without the use of certificates, tokens or pki (private key infrastructure): Method and system for signer self-managed, encryption-based identification and signature secret management to verify the signer and to legitimize basic electronic signature without the use of certificates, tokens or PKI while signing electronic document off-line, on-line (corporate network) or on-line using a web based document. When form is completed, the... Agent: Dedek Consulting Corp.

20090094461 - Information processing apparatus and authentication information migration method: An information processing apparatus of the present invention converts user authentication information based on a second one-way function into a second converted value if authentication with a first converted value obtained by converting the user authentication information based on the first one-way function is successful.... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090094463 - Double authentication for controlling disruptive operations on storage resources: A method, data processing system and program product is provided for performing double authentication for controlling disruptive operations on storage resources generated by a system administrator. A first request is received from a first user for generation of a first key. A first key is generated, provided to the first... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20090094462 - System and method for self policing of authorized configuration by end points: A system, method, and program product is provided that distributes authorized changes to the organization's entities and has the individual computer systems police configuration changes. A system receives change approval packages, each of the change approval packages including authorized change identification data that identifies authorized changes to the system. The... Agent: Ibm Corporation- Austin (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20090094464 - Signature generating device, signature generating method and signature generating program: A signature generation apparatus is capable of making a value used in signature generation processing difficult to analyze. In the signature generation apparatus, a random number generation module generates a len-bit random number u, a selection module converts the generated random number u into a bit expression, and acquires element... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090094465 - Battery pack for portable computer: A first battery assembly is in a first battery housing that is mechanically engageable with a portable computer, and a second battery assembly is in a second battery housing that is mechanically couplable to the first battery housing. A switch has a first configuration in which communication is established between... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20090094467 - Multiple computer equipment and management method thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a management technique for managing power supply modules. In multiple computer equipment 100, in response to a load state, if an operation system 1101 issues a command that changes a processor state of a processor 1021 to a sleep state, a... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090094466 - Process field device with augmented loop power and wireless communication: A system for controlling and measuring a power source switches between a first source and a second source in rapid succession to help maintain function of a load. In particular, a primary source may be replaced or augmented by an auxiliary source. Fast switching is achieved by delivering current to... Agent: Anderson Gorecki & Manaras LLP

20090094468 - Managing a power state for a peripheral: A method for managing a power state for a peripheral includes listening for activity packets communicated from one or more of a plurality of clients configured to utilize the peripheral. Activity packets received during a selected period are examined. Each activity packet, if any, includes activity data representative of a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090094470 - Method and apparatus for power reduction in iterative decoders: There are provided a method, an apparatus and a computer program product for reducing power consumption in an iterative decoder. The apparatus includes a memory device and an iteration termination device. The memory device is for storing a bit number difference indicating a number of bits that are different between... Agent: Robert D. Shedd Thomson Licensing LLC

20090094469 - Multi-function peripheral, power supply apparatus, and power supply control method: A digital multi-function peripheral includes a multi-function peripheral unit that has plural functions, a switching power supply unit connected to a commercial power supply as a main power supply for the multi-function peripheral unit, and an electrical storage device charged in advance as an auxiliary power supply for the multi-function... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090094471 - Video processing apparatus and control method thereof: A video processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The video processing apparatus includes: a processing unit which processes a video signal for display; a clock generating unit which generates a system clock for driving the processing unit and outputs the system clock to the processing unit; a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090094472 - Computer system and method for dynamically saving power thereof: A computer system and a method for saving power thereof are provided. The computer system includes a switch, a system power supply unit and an operation control unit. The switch is electrically connected to a peripheral component selectively. The system power supply unit is electrically connected to the switch. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090094473 - Method and apparatus for controlling power in a battery-powered electronic device: A method for controlling power in a battery-powered electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a battery, a detection unit and a power consumption estimation unit. The battery supplies electric power to each device within the electronic apparatus. The detection unit periodically detects total power consumption of the electronic... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090094475 - Delay locked loop for an fpga architecture: A DLL provides a deskew mode for aligning a reference clock that passes through a clock distribution tree to a feedback by adding additional delay to the feedback clock to align the feedback clock with reference clock at one cycle later. A 0 ns clock-to-out mode is provided by adding... Agent: Lewis And Roca LLP

20090094474 - Information processing device: An information processing device controls an access unit which accesses a memory corresponding to an address space where an address belongs, the address being generated using at least two pieces of address generation source information. The information processing device includes: a prediction unit which predicts one or more address spaces... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090094476 - Deriving clocks in a memory system: A computer program product and a hub device for deriving clocks in a memory system are provided. The computer program product includes a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method. The method includes receiving a reference oscillator... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090089569 - Multi-os (operating system) boot via mobile device: A system that facilitates different levels of operating system (OS) boot so as to provide users with rapid access to certain mobile device functionalities, security, applications, etc. is provided. An OS can be loaded in phases or stages commensurate with policies, preferences, actions, context, etc. Similarly, a particular OS or... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090089568 - Securely launching encrypted operating systems: Tools and techniques for securely launching encrypted operating systems are described herein. The tools may provide computing systems that include operating systems (OSs) that define boot paths for the systems. This boot path may include first and second OS loader components. The first loader may include instructions for retrieving a... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090089566 - Supporting advanced ras features in a secured computing system: Systems and methods for enabling Reliability, Availability & Serviceability features after launching a secure environment under the control of LaGrande Technology (LT), or comparable security technology, without compromising security are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises adding at least one specific capability to a processor to enable at least... Agent: CenturyIPGroup, Inc. [intel]

20090089574 - System, method and program for protecting communication: A system, method and program product for transferring data between a first computer and a second computer. A first request to start a session is received. An encrypted hash value in the first request is decrypted and a hash value for the information in the first request is independently determined.... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20090089577 - Mac frame provision method and apparatus capable of establishing security in ieee 802.15.4 network: A medium access control (MAC) frame provision method establishes security in an IEEE 802.15.4 network. A MAC frame is generated, which includes a MAC header, a payload field, and a frame check sequence (FCS) field, the payload field including relevant main data according to a frame type defined in the... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20090089576 - Techniques for communicating information over management channels: Techniques for communicating information over management channels are described. An apparatus may comprise a classifier module operative to classify management information for a wireless communications network as media access control security management information or media access control management information. The apparatus may further comprise a wireless transceiver to couple to... Agent: Kacvinsky LLC C/o Intellevate

20090089578 - Digest generation from instruction op-codes: In general, in one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes determining a digest value based on hash operations on values of, at least, a set op-codes of multiple instructions of a program during execution of the program by a processor.... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090089579 - Secure policy differentiation by secure kernel design: A method, computer program product, and data processing system are disclosed for ensuring that applications executed in the data processing system originate only from trusted sources are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a secure operating kernel maintains a “key ring” containing keys corresponding to trusted software vendors. The secure kernel... Agent: Ibm Corp. (mrn) C/o Law Office Of Michael R. Nichols

20090089584 - Systems, devices, and methods for outputting alerts to indicate the use of a weak hash function: Systems, devices, and methods for outputting an alert on a mobile device to indicate the use of a weak hash function are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving data (e.g. from a server) that identifies at least one first hash function, identifying a hash digest generated... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090089588 - Method and apparatus for providing anti-theft solutions to a computing system: A manageability engine (ME) may be used to authenticate a user for a computer system. A data collection module may be coupled to the ME to collect data (e.g., fingerprint image, facial images, speech, etc.) from a user. The ME processes the collected data to authenticate the user. If the... Agent: Guojun Zhou Intel Corporation

20090089589 - Information processing apparatus for protected data files and information processing method thereof: According to one embodiment, a processing environment of protected file data is improved by an inspection module which inspects whether file ARF protected in a predetermined format is usable or unusable, an information table in which usable/unusable data of the ARF is set based on the inspection result of the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090089591 - Data security in a disconnected environment: Systems and methods are provided for the detection and prevention of intrusions in data at rest systems such as file systems and web servers. The systems and methods regulate access to sensitive data with minimal dependency on a communications network. Data access is quantitatively limited to minimize the data breaches... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090089592 - Information processing device, log management apparatus, and log management program product: Technology is provided, which allows to easily find tampering of event logs created by an information processing device and transmitted to a log management apparatus, without increasing communication load. A printer (i.e. information processing device) creates a hash value from the event log of an event every time the event... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090089590 - Merging external nvram with full disk encryption: Methods and arrangements for managing a flash drive, hard disk, or connection between the two, in a manner to ensure that sensitive data is not decrypted at any time when it would be vulnerable. Accordingly, in a first implementation, the data may preferably be encrypted as it first goes into... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20090089593 - Recording system, information processing apparatus, storage apparatus, recording method, and program: Disclosed herein is a recording system including a storage apparatus incorporating a storage medium, and an information processing apparatus which is connectable to the storage apparatus and which holds a content to be recorded to the storage apparatus.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090089595 - Managing computer power among a plurality of computers: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for managing computer power among a plurality of computers so that the aggregate power consumption does not exceed a maximum subscription amount, the maximum subscription amount comprising the maximum amount of power that can be supplied to the plurality of computers. Embodiments... Agent: Ibm (rps-blf) C/o Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20090089596 - Method and apparatus for mitigating current drain in a low-power hand-held device: An authentication device or other type of low-power hand-held device comprises a processor, an external button alternately configurable in an unpressed state and a pressed state, and current drain mitigation circuitry coupled to the external button and a corresponding input of the processor. The current drain mitigation circuitry is configured... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090089604 - Apparatus, system, and method for event, time, and failure state recording mechanism in a power supply: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for event, time, and failure state recording in a power supply. Disclosed is a power supply that receives AC voltage as an input and provides regulated DC voltage as an output; a microcontroller integrated into the power supply that regulates output voltage and... Agent: Kunzler & Associates

20090089602 - Method and system of peak power enforcement via autonomous token-based control and management: A method of power management of a system of connected components includes initializing a token allocation map across the connected components, wherein each component is assigned a power budget as determined by a number of allocated tokens in the token allocation map, monitoring utilization sensor inputs and command state vector... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090089606 - Opportunistic initiation of data traffic: A method for trafficking data based at least in part on a power condition of a system resource. In one embodiment of the invention, a data trafficking device initiates data traffic in response to a detecting of an indication of the power condition. In another embodiment of the invention, the... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090089605 - Power supply voltage monitors: The single chip microcontroller unit includes a processing unit having normal power mode of operation and a low power mode of operation. Analog circuitry and digital circuitry are connected to the processing unit. A power management unit controls power operations of the processing unit, the analog circuitry and the digital... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p