Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support inventions

20080109647 - Memory controllers for performing resilient firmware upgrades to a functioning memory: This invention relates to an apparatus, a memory controller and a system for upgrading firmware stored in a non-volatile memory, in phases, and restoring firmware in-situ to compensate for failed firmware upgrades. In various embodiments, the apparatus, memory controller and system can upgrade and restore the firmware as the non-volatile... Agent: Winston & Strawn, LLP

20080109648 - Method for rebooting a signal processing system: A method for rebooting a system having a plurality of execution units in a safe operating mode; after receiving a request signal, the signals delivered by the execution units are compared with one another as a function of a comparison operation to detect a signal deviation.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080109649 - Using a reservation to automatically drive configuration management: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to using a reservation to automatically driven configuration management. According to one embodiment, a request to reserve a reproduction of a computer environment for a requested period of time is received. The reproduction of the computer environment is automatically created. The reproduction is automatically... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080109650 - Tls session management method in supl-based positioning system: When a SET receives a positioning service from a V-SLP by performing a roaming from a H-SLP to the V-SLP in a SUPL-based positioning system, only a new TLS connection is generated using an abbreviated handshake protocol without generating anew TLS session after the roaming. That is, when opening a... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080109651 - System and methods for digital file management and authentication: A system and method for authenticating a file in a data processing system is provided. The data processing system includes a digital file management (DFM) server, an electronic postmark (EPM) server, a sender, and at least one intended recipient. A file is received from a sender through a computing device,... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080109652 - Method, media gateway and system for transmitting content in call established via media gateway control protocol: A method for transmitting content in a call established via media gateway control protocol includes: encrypting an RFC, Request for Comment, 2833 message with a first key; and sending out the encrypted RFC2833 message. The key used for encryption and decryption may be configured in advance on a calling and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080109653 - Information-processing apparatus, information-processing method, and communication control program recording medium: An information-processing apparatus includes a designation section that designates a request format for receiving a supply of information from a supplier of validity information of a public key certificate, and a corresponding response format; a response result acquirer that transmits to the supplier an inquiry for validity information of a... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20080109654 - System and method for rfid transfer of mac, keys: Network registration for a device is achieved by providing the device with an RFID chip bearing a MAC address, cryptographic capabilities and keys, and then disposing the device near a registration server (such as a home network server/server TV) to cause the information on the RFID chip to be automatically... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20080109655 - Launching a secure kernel in a multiprocessor system: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes verifying an initiating logical processor of a system; validating a trusted agent with the initiating logical processor if the initiating logical processor is verified; and launching the trusted agent on a plurality of processors of the system if the trusted... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, Pc

20080109656 - Method and apparatus for enabling content to be shared among multiple devices in a secure environment: A Master device (e.g., a SIM card) is configured with information regarding one or more Slave devices (e.g., SIM cards) that are associated with the Master device. The Master device is installed in a user device that receives content files and access and usage rights from a content provider. The... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080109658 - Method for delivering a confidential e-mail: A method for delivering a confidential e-mail is disclosed. The application software loads a first e-mail, checks if an attached file of the first e-mail is encrypted, opens a second e-mail for delivering a password of the attached file when the attached file is encrypted, and loads at least one... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080109657 - Web site authentication: A web site can be authenticated by a third party authentication service. A user designates an authentication device that is a shared secret between the user and the authentication service. A web site page includes a URL that points to the authentication service. The URL includes a digital signature by... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080109659 - Logistic pki service system, mobile terminal, logistic pki service method used for the same, and recording medium in which corresponding program is recorded: The present invention provides a logistic PKI service system that improves reliability and security of its distribution portion. An article displayed on a shop terminal is purchased from a user's mobile terminal via a network. Then, a shop terminal receives distribution label data from a PKI. The user's mobile terminal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080109660 - Crpto envelope around a cpu with dram for image protection: In one embodiment, a Central Processing Unit having a processing core. The processing core connects to an internal memory bus having N address lines and X data lines. A cache connects to the internal memory bus and uses M of N bits of the N address lines to address data... Agent: Sierra Patent Group, Ltd.

20080109661 - System, method, and computer security device having virtual memory cells: A computer security system may include a removable security device adapted to connect to the input/output port of a computer. The security device may include: a random access memory (RAM) cell; and a processor. The security system may further include: at least one encrypted update packet stored remotely from the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080109662 - Multiple stakeholder secure memory partitioning and access control: A machine implemented system and method that effectuates secure access to a flash memory associated with a mobile device. The system includes a security component that intercepts transactions between an external processor and the flash memory and implements authentication and access control to the flash memory. The system further includes... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080109664 - Apparatus for improved security and connectivity of secured items: An apparatus for improving the security and connectivity of secured items. Embodiments provide an apparatus for securing items that comprises at least one interface for coupling the secured item to an external system, external device, external component, etc. The item may be coupled to the interface before placing the apparatus... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP

20080109663 - System and method for reducing power consumption in a device: A system and process enable a device to adjust the duration of various power modes based on usage of the device. The process includes operating a device at a fully operational power level, counting a first wait time, modifying a first wait time modifier in response to detection of image... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP

20080109665 - Network processor power management: A programmable state machine is incorporated into the core of a network processor (NP) to monitor the utilization of different processing elements in the NP and to control the power state of each element as a function of past and predicted utilization. The state machine can be used to control... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20080109666 - Inverter control circuit: An inverter control circuit is used to control a switch and a transformer in front of a light-emitting unit and then adjust the driving power for the light-emitting unit and modify the luminant state of the light-emitting unit and comprises: a first control unit and a second control unit both... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080109668 - Computer power conservation apparatus and method: A computer measures a processor load and configures itself so that a lesser amount of speculative execution is enabled when the processor is lightly loaded than is enabled when the processor is heavily loaded.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080109667 - Power management method for a pipelined computer system: A power management method for a pipelined computer system in accordance with one or both of a power management signal and a power management instruction.... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20080109669 - Apparatus and method for controlling slotted mode of several systems using one sleep controller in a hybrid terminal of a mobile communication system: A method for controlling a slotted mode of several systems using one sleep controller enhanced a hybrid sleep controller that performs sleep/wake-up interface of system protocol stacks (PSs) in a hybrid terminal including at least two system PSs used for different communication networks of a mobile communication system. The method... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080109670 - Power control for memories: Apparatus comprising a memory having a plurality of memory locations to store data; a switch coupled to said memory to provide power to each memory location of said plurality of memory locations; and a controller coupled to said memory to monitor use of said plurality of memory locations, and coupled... Agent: Infineon Technologies Ag Patent Department

20080109671 - Mesochronous clock system and method to minimize latency and buffer requirements for data transfer in a large multi-processor computing system: A mesochronous clock system and method to minimize latency and buffer requirements for data transfer in a large multiprocessor computing system. A stream of data is transferred from a first clock domain with a first clock signal to a second clock domain with a second clock signal. The first and... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080109672 - Large scale computing system with multi-lane mesochronous data transfers among computer nodes: Large scale computing systems with multi-lane mesochronous data transfers among computer nodes. A large scale computing system includes a large plurality of computing nodes interconnected in a predefined topology. Each computing node is controlled by a corresponding clock signal, and the each clock signal has a mesochronous relationship to the... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080109673 - Using highly skewed clocks for application based tracing and application based normalization of processor clocks in an smp environment: A method, apparatus and computer instructions for application based tracing and for normalization of processor clocks in a symmetric multiprocessor environment. By deliberately establishing a large skew among processor clocks, it is possible to perform application based tracing by directly using the processors. In addition, the identity, time stamp, and... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080109674 - Using highly skewed clocks for application based tracing and application based normalization of processor clocks in an smp environment: A method, apparatus and computer instructions for application based tracing and for normalization of processor clocks in a symmetric multiprocessor environment. By deliberately establishing a large skew among processor clocks, it is possible to perform application based tracing by directly using the processors. In addition, the identity, time stamp, and... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080104380 - Method and system to dynamically boot to a non-visible partition: A system and method for accessing a hidden partition during a boot sequence is disclosed. An information handling system can include a basic input output system (BIOS) that can be operable to access a master boot record (MBR) of a storage device. The digital media storage device can include a... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080104383 - Method, system and computer program for configuring server farms at minimum cost: A solution is provided for configuring a server farm (for example, to run a SAP application). The SAP application sets corresponding operational constraints for the server farm (defined by a required processing power and a required memory for the application instances and the DBMS instance of the SAP application). A... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20080104382 - System and method for a distributed and flexible configuration of a tcg tpm-based local verifier: An improved system and method for efficiently implementing a remotely manageable secure boot on a Trusted Computing Group defined Trusted Platform Module. Various embodiments of the present invention enable a boot process which does not require a dependency on prior RIM certificates, while still requiring a dependency on the sequencing... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080104381 - System and method for secure operating system boot: There is provided a method for operating a basic input/output system (BIOS) of a pay-as-you go computer system. In one example embodiment, the method includes determining if a user password feature is activated on a hard drive and computing a password to unlock the hard drive if the password feature... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104378 - System configuration data sharing between multiple integrated circuits: System configuration data is transferred from a master integrated circuit to a shadow integrated circuit in a computer system before the system is initialized. The configuration data is initially stored in configuration registers in the master integrated circuit. The configuration data may include values that are programmed via hardware (e.g.,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080104379 - Use driven configurator and system optimization: A configurator is provided with the ability to present a customer with information regarding desirable configuration bundles that are based upon specific intended use and to enable a customer to configure a system based upon the specific intended use. Additionally, based upon an indicated specific intended use, an information handling... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080104388 - Computer system and control method thereof, and remote control system: A computer system including a system unit that performs a predetermined operation; a remote control signal receiving unit that receives a user setting from a remote controller, the user setting including at least one of a lock setting and a unlock setting of the system unit for security; and a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080104384 - Hard disk drive sanitizer system and method: A hard disk drive (HDD) sanitizer system comprises an electronic device having a basic input/output system (BIOS), the BIOS comprising a sanitizer routine executable for sanitizing a HDD.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104387 - Hard disk drive self-test system and method: A hard disk drive (HDD) self-test system comprises a basic input/output system (BIOS) configured to automatically invoke a self-test of an HDD based on a predetermined schedule.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104386 - Multi-profile boot selection: A system for multi-profile boot selection of an embedded device and method therefor are described. The system comprises a storage device reader, a processing device, and a memory. The processing device communicates with the storage device reader and the memory stores instructions including a boot controller which, when executed by... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104385 - Precluding a device from being selected to boot a system: A method comprises receiving user input during a boot process requesting a list of selectable boot devices to be provided from which the user can select one of the devices to boot a system. The method further comprises precluding a function from being performed, the function otherwise permitting a user... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104389 - Computer system model generation with tracking of actual computer system configuration: The present invention provides a system and method for generating models of a computer system. The method involves generating an original model of a computer system in an original configuration, and performing an original series of changes of the original model to yield an intermediate model. The original series of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104390 - Method & apparatus for providing secure streaming data transmission facilities using unreliable protocols: The invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting data securely using an unreliable communication protocol, such as User Datagram Protocol. In one variation, the invention retains compatibility with conventional Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and SOCKS protocols, such that secure UDP datagrams can be transmitted between a proxy server and... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080104391 - Computer-readable recording medium recording remote control program, portable terminal device and gateway device: A computer-readable recording medium which records a remote control program for allowing data on a network protected by a gateway device to be transferred to an external device by external remote-control operations; a portable terminal device; and a gateway device. The terminal device transmits to the gateway device an access... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080104392 - Information access system, reader/writer device and contactless information storage device: In an information access system, a reader/writer device encrypts, with a first encryption key, an information request and a second encryption key to thereby generate first encrypted data, and encrypts the information request with the second encryption key to thereby generate second encrypted data, and transmits cyclically an information request... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080104393 - Cloud-based access control list: A system that can assist users to manage a personal active directory for all of their information maintained within a cloud-based environment is provided. The identity of a client that accesses data is monitored and recorded in a log. In turn, this information can be made available to the owner... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080104398 - Apparatus and method for downloading software in portable terminal: A method for downloading software in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes decrypting authentication information of first binary data transmitted from a downloader; comparing the version of the first binary data with the version of second binary data stored in the portable terminal by using the authentication information;... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080104396 - Authentication method: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Whether the authentication operation processing in action is the first authentication operation processing or the second authentication operation processing is clearly distinguished through judging the number of necessary authentication times and judging what number of the authentication operation processing the one under action is. Further, the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080104394 - Code-based communication connection management: In some embodiments, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication interface, an input/output interface, a processor, and logic to collect, in the electronic apparatus, a first identifier associated with a first communication device and second identifier associated with a second communication device, logic to establish a communication connection between the electronic... Agent: Caven & Aghevli C/o Intellevate

20080104397 - Composed message authentication code: Prior to transmission, a message is divided into multiple transmission units. A sub-message authentication code is obtained for each of the transmission units. A composed message authentication code is obtained for the whole message based on the sub-message authentication codes of the multiple transmission units. The multiple transmission units and... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080104395 - System and method for enhancing environment variable and process option invocation: A method, system, and computer-usable medium for enhancing environment variable and process option invocation in a data processing system. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in response to receiving a request for a system startup, an operating system loads a centralized environment file. In response to receiving a... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080104399 - Localized network authentication and security using tamper-resistant keys: The invention provides a secure Wi-Fi communications method and system. In an embodiment of the invention, unique physical keys, or tokens, are installed at an access point and each client device of the network. Each key comprises a unique serial number and a common network send cryptographic key and a... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080104400 - Leak-resistant cryptographic payment smartcard: We disclose methods and apparatuses for securing cryptographic devices against attacks involving external monitoring and analysis. A “self-healing” property is introduced, enabling security to be continually re-established following partial compromises. In addition to producing useful cryptographic results, a typical leak-resistant cryptographic operation modifies or updates secret key material in a... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080104401 - System, apparatus, method, and program product for authenticating communication partner using electronic certificate containing personal information: Object To provide a technique for authenticating a communication partner using an electronic certificate containing personal information. Solving Means When a client apparatus receives a request for an electronic certificate from a server apparatus, the server apparatus reads a client certificate containing personal information and a server public key of... Agent: Ibm (rps-blf) C/o Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20080104402 - Countermeasure against fault-based attack on rsa signature verification: Methods and apparatuses enable countermeasures to obstruct a fault-based attack on an authentication procedure. A digital message M, a signature S, and a modulus N are received, where the signature S is to sign the digital message M, and the modulus N is a public modulus for modular authentication operations.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080104404 - Method and system for providing image processing to track digital information: An approach for tracking documents using image processing is disclosed. Auxiliary information corresponding to compressed digital information is extracted. The auxiliary information is used to output text lines, which undergo a hash function (e.g., checksum operation). In this manner, individual hash values are generated, as well as an overall hash... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080104403 - Methods and apparatus for data authentication with multiple keys: Methods and apparatus for data authentication with multiple keys are disclosed. An example apparatus to authenticate data disclosed herein comprises a key verifier to verify a first key by comparing a test composite key value and a reference composite key value, wherein the test composite key value is generated from... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080104405 - System and method of generating a per sale watermarking on digital files: A system, method and computer readable media provided for watermarking a digital file. The method comprises altering samples of the digital file available for distribution upon request by adding a number such as + or a −1 to each sample of the digital file according to a probability value and... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080104406 - Author signatures for legal purposes: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for establishing trust in an electronic document. An electronic document is received. State dependent content in the electronic document is identified. The state dependent content is content that is renderable to have a several appearances. The electronic document is... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080104407 - Audit-log integrity using redactable signatures: A method of establishing the integrity of an audit record set is described. The method comprises receiving a set of audit records and generating a first set of random values wherein each audit record in the set corresponds to at least one value of the first set. The method further... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104408 - Notary document processing and storage system and methods: A notary document processing system and related methods are described. The notary document processing system receives files uploaded by users, processes them by applying a document ID, time stamp or other information to each page of the document, and converts them to read only format for storage. Once the document... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20080104409 - Information processing apparatus and time and date information change method: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor which executes an operating system and an application, a first real time clock including a function of supplying time and date information to the operating system at a time when the operating system is booted, and an alarm function... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080104410 - Electronic clinical system having two-factor user authentication prior to controlled action and method of use: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for facilitating protected access to clinical information systems, functions, or authorizing clinical documents. Certain embodiments provide a method for providing access to a protected clinical system. The method includes verifying a first form of authentication for access to the protected clinical system. The first... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080104411 - Methods and apparatus for changing passwords in a distributed communication system: Methods and apparatus are provided for changing passwords in a distributed communication system. The disclosed password management system includes an event server for receiving one or more subscriptions to a password change event from one or more endpoints associated with a user and for notifying the endpoints that subscribed to... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20080104412 - Information processing device, information processing system, computer data signal, computer readable medium, and information processing method: An information processing device, comprising a reading unit that reads, from a recording medium that records information relevant to authentication, the information relevant to authentication, an acquisition unit that acquires information about a contact destination designated in association with the recording medium, when reading of the information from the recording... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080104413 - Systems and methods for controlling production quantities: Systems and methods are provided for controlling the number of products produced by contract manufacturers in order to prevent unauthorized overproduction. Each authorized device that is produced includes both a serial number and an encryption of the serial number. Each device is configured to decrypt the encrypted serial number and... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080104414 - Apparatus and method for decryption, electronic apparatus and method for inputting password encryption, and electronic system with a password: Electronic apparatus and method for decryption, electronic apparatus and method for inputting password encryption, and system comprising said apparatuses are provided. The electronic apparatus comprises a detection unit, a generation unit, and a decryption unit. The detection unit is configured to detect a biological feature. The generation unit is configured... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080104415 - Multivariate dynamic biometrics system: Methods and apparatuses for recognizing a subject (106), bases on biomertics features are provided. The recognition includes a “smart” combination of the subject's behavioral (103), physical (102) and physiological characteristics.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20080104416 - Apparatus and method for enabling applications on a security processor: Method and apparatus for enabling applications on security processors of computer systems. In one aspect, a security processor apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and operative to store a secure table. The secure table stores different certified endorsement keys and different values, each value associated... Agent: Lenovo (united States) Inc. C/o Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080104418 - Apparatus, and associated method, for providing an electronic storage box for securely storing data in electronic form: Apparatus, and an associated methodology, for archiving electronic data at an electronic security box. A front-end user makes arrangements with a trusted data manager, such as a banking entity, for the creation of an electronic security box. The trusted data manager arranges with a back-end facility operator for the formation... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080104417 - System and method for file encryption and decryption: There is disclosed a system and method for file encryption and decryption. In an embodiment, a method of encrypting a file on backup media involves encrypting clear data using a data encryption key applied to a data encryption algorithm and outputting encrypted data; storing the encrypted data on the backup... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20080104420 - Protected storage of a datum in an integrated circuit: A method for protecting at least one first datum to be stored in an integrated circuit, including, upon storage of the first datum, performing a combination with at least one second physical datum coming from at least one network of physical parameters, and only storing the result of this combination,... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080104419 - Reproducing method, reproducing apparatus, recording method, and recording apparatus: A recording method including searching for at least one of a plurality of free areas on a storage medium, said storage medium including a file that is stored according to a file system; generating a track descriptor; generating a part descriptor; recording data encrypted with an encryption key in at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080104421 - Automatic power-up of portable electronic device based on time-dependent event: A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a power-down command, determining an automatic power-up date and time based on an earliest one of a next preset power-up and a next time-dependent event reminder, entering a power-down state, monitoring a date and time, and automatically powering up at... Agent: Perry + Currier Inc. (for Rim)

20080104426 - Computer host with bus interface: A computer host with bus interface includes a power supply and a motherboard. The power supply has a main power system and a standby power system. The DC power outputted by the standby power system is used to drive a power on/off unit, which is used for outputting a computer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080104425 - Independent power control of processing cores: Independent power control of two or more processing cores. More particularly, at least one embodiment of the invention pertains to a technique to place at least one processing core in a power state without coordinating with the power state of one or more other processing cores... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080104428 - Inter-die power manager and power management method: Devices and methods for managing power on a module are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a module comprises a first die; a second die; and a power manager. The power manager monitors the power requirements of the first die and the second die and allocates power to the first die... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104422 - Method of maintaining a usb active state without data transfer: A USB bus-powered device in Suspend state that requires active bus state power levels, but has no data transfer need, may initiate Resume signaling to return a USB bus segment to active state, without transferring any data across the bus. A device driver considers both USB device power needs and... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20080104427 - Multi-stage power supply: A multi-stage power supply for providing power to a network powered device such as a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) power device (PD) is disclosed. The multi-stage power supply comprises: a primary power supply for supplying primary power input of the PD; and a supplemental power supply for supplying supplemental power input of... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20080104429 - Multiprocessor system with selective processor power down of core and inter-processor communications ports: The present invention provides a multiprocessor system and method in which power can be withheld from a core and inter-processor communications ports of a first processor while power continues to be supplied to a second processor.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104432 - 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

20080104430 - Server configured for managing power and performance: A server manages power and performance. The server comprises a plurality of processor and associated storage and input/output interface components, arranged into a plurality of independent compute cells. One or more performance metrics descriptive of performance of the independent compute cell plurality are selected and an optimization evaluation of the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104431 - Storage system and method of controlling of feeding power to storage system: A storage system of the present invention saves power consumption of the storage system and enhances responsiveness by predicting a disk drive that is to be accessed next on the basis of an access request from a host system, and promptly feeding power to the predicted disk drive. A prediction... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080104423 - Supplying combinations of clock frequency, voltage, and current to processors: Combinations of clock frequencies, voltages, and currents at which a processor operates normally are determined. These combinations are stored to a component on which the processor is installed. Voltage identifiers are stored to a computer system in which the component is installed. The voltage identifiers are associated with combinations of... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080104433 - System on a chip with rtc power supply: A system on a chip includes a real time clock (RTC) module, a crystal oscillation circuit and a voltage supply circuit. The RTC module is coupled to provide timing functions and the crystal oscillation circuit is coupled to produce an oscillation. The voltage supply circuit is coupled to produce a... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080104424 - Systems and methods to reduce deployment security exposure using wol: Systems, methods and media for timing the receipt and response to WOL packets are disclosed. In one embodiment, timing information concerning when to receive a WOL packet is sent to a target computer. The timing information may also comprise information concerning when to power on in response to a received... Agent: Ibm Coporation (rtp) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20080104434 - Soc with low power and performance modes: A system on a chip includes a processing module, ROM, RAM, and a clocking circuit. The clock circuit is coupled to produce a first clock signal when the SOC is in a low power mode and to produce a second clock signal when the SOC is in a performance mode,... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080104435 - Clock generator, timing and frequency reference with crystal-compatible power management: Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a clock generation apparatus, system, and method, which include power management. The apparatus is couplable to second circuitry which has a clock input terminal and an inverted clock output terminal. An exemplary apparatus comprises a clock generator, a sensor, and a processor. The clock... Agent: Gamburd Law Group LLC

20080104436 - Computer device power management system and method: A computer device power management system comprises a controller configured to throttle a processor of a computer device responsive to an overcurrent condition associated with a power source powering the computer device, the controller configured to adjust a power state of the processor to at least one of a plurality... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080104437 - Computer system and control method thereof: A computer system. The computer system includes memory units; a power supply to supply power to the memory units; and a controller to controls the supply of power the plurality of memory units so as to intercept power supplied from the power supply to at least one of the memory... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080104438 - Microcomputer, program and on-vehicle electronic controller: A microcomputer is put into a sleep mode immediately when tasks become ready for the sleep mode so as to eliminate wasted power. Multiple application tasks are executed. Each application task provides notification regarding entry into sleep-ready state. When any application task provides notification, a status management section program sets... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080104439 - Real time clock having a register: In a real time clock having a register, a preinstalled central processing unit issues a control instruction to hold a time stamp of an external register in the real time clock and then reads the time stamp of the external register, if a server or a control end needs to... Agent: Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd

20080104440 - System and method for tod-clock steering: A system, method and computer program product for steering a time-of-day (TOD) clock for a computer system having a physical clock providing a time base for executing operations that is stepped to a common oscillator. The method includes computing a TOD-clock offset value (d) to be added to a physical-clock... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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