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Information Security > Access Control Or Authentication > Authorization AuthorizationAuthorization patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.10/25/07 - 20070250926 - Bios lock encode/decode driver Systems and methods for preventing the unauthorized access to data stored on removable media, such as software, include storing a predetermined signature in the area of non-volatile memory in a computer system. Upon initialization of the computer system, a check is made to verify the signature. Only if the signature ... 10/04/07 - 20070234423 - Order-based human interactive proofs (hips) and automatic difficulty rating of hips The present invention involves a system and method that facilitate identifying human interaction by utilizing HIPs such as order-based HIPs and determining a difficulty rating of any type of HIPs in an automated fashion. Order-based HIPs require a user to identify elements in the sequence as well as to identify ... 09/27/07 - 20070226793 - Parent-child card authentication system When a special relationship is present between IC card owners, authority of one of the IC card owners cannot be easily given to the other owner of the IC card. However, an IC card of a second owner can issue a public key certificate of the IC card of a ... 08/16/07 - 20070192852 - Disk unit, magnetic disk unit and information storage unit Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a disk unit capable of restricting access to data stored in the recording medium depending on users. In one embodiment, the user enters a password into a host computer. This password is transferred to a password verification section. Then, the password verification ... 08/02/07 - 20070180519 - Digital rights management engine systems and methods Systems and methods are described for performing digital rights management. In one embodiment, a digital rights management engine is provided that evaluates license associated with protected content to determine if a requested access or other use of the content is authorized. In some embodiments, the licenses contain control programs that ... 08/02/07 - 20070180518 - Distributed resource access protection A method includes determining, at a first requesting component of an integrated circuit device, a first key value based on a first set of one or more bits of a first address associated with a first access request of the first requesting component. The method further includes transmitting the first ... 06/21/07 - 20070143840 - System and method for associating security information with information objects in a data processing system A system, apparatus, computer program product and method for authorizing information flows based on security information associated with information objects is provided. A hash key is generated based on an information object and a lookup operation is performed in a hash table based on the hash key. A determination is ... 05/10/07 - 20070107051 - System for and method of managing access to a system using combinations of user information The present invention is directed to systems for and methods of controlling access to computer systems. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises performing a test that includes comparing input responses to randomly selected questions with corresponding pre-determined responses to the questions and granting access to the system ... 04/12/07 - 20070083926 - Creating rules for the administration of end-user license agreements Exemplary methods, systems, and products are described for creating rules for the administration of end-user license agreements (‘EULAs’). Creating rules for the administration of end-user license agreements is accomplished by identifying, from historical license data, a license administration pattern. A license administration rule is then created in dependence upon the ... 03/29/07 - 20070074286 - Locked element for use in a graphical modeling environment A locked element and methodology are provided for use in a block diagram model of a graphical modeling environment. The locked element displays within the block diagram model but access to the functionality of the locked element requires authorization. Without authorization the locked element will not function. Authorization may also ... 03/15/07 - 20070061881 - Verifying identities A sign is sent to a user of a system. Depending upon whether there is an indication received that the sign went to an address that is not associated with the user a level of authenticity is established. The sign may be associated with a product (e.g., a good or ... 02/15/07 - 20070039045 - Dual layered access control list A layer of abstraction for use by access control lists is provided for the process of creation and maintenance of user permissions on computer resources. First, a set of permissions can be associated with any number of computer resources. Also, computer resources can store references to any number of sets ... 11/23/06 - 20060265744 - Write accessibility for electronic paper A system and method to control the writing on electronic paper (e-paper). An e-paper device may incorporate authentication indicia as part of informational data written on e-paper material. The informational data is protected by a security methodology that is accessible to authorized entities. A reader device may be used to ... 11/23/06 - 20060265743 - Image reader An image reader (100) has a removable memory device (2) which stores authentication information for performing identity authentication of a user. An image reader body (1) has an authentication processing unit (6) performing the identity authentication to identify whether a user is the authorized person by checking authentication information (8) ... 10/26/06 - 20060242699 - Use of modular roots to perform authentication including, but not limited to, authentication of validity of digital certificates Authentication of elements (e.g. digital certificates 140) as possessing a pre-specified property (e.g. being valid) or not possessing the property is performed by (1) assigning a distinct integer pi to each element, and (2) accumulating the elements possessing the property or the elements not possessing the property using a P-th ... 09/07/06 - 20060200860 - Team based row level security system and method A team based row level security system and method are provided that permits items of data to be shared across a team. ... 08/31/06 - 20060195902 - Method for sharing a media collection in a network environment In one aspect, the present disclosure provides for the accessing and playing of media files having differing associated rights such as non-DRM media files, purchased and downloaded media files, subscription download files such as tethered downloads, and subscription streamed DRM files. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method ... 08/17/06 - 20060185013 - Method, system and apparatus to support hierarchical mobile ip services A basic feature of the invention is to rely on an AAA infrastructure to “bootstrap” the HMIPv6 service for a mobile node (130) that “roams” in a visited network or the home network. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, bootstrapping the HMIPv6 service involves authenticating and authorizing ... 08/03/06 - 20060174340 - Connecting to experts in a discussion board One embodiment of the invention relates to a method for processing a post to a discussion board comprising placing the post on the discussion board; performing an entitlement check to determine whether access to an expert should be provided to the user, wherein the entitlement check is associated with at ... 07/27/06 - 20060168658 - Protection of data to be stored in the memory of a device A method for defining the rights of access to user-specific data to be stored in the memory (MEM) of a communication device (1), which communication device comprises a user-specific authentication module (SIM) with an individual identification code. In connection with the storing of the data, the protection of the data ... 07/27/06 - 20060168657 - Providing a user device with a set of a access codes A method for providing a user device with a set of access codes comprises, in the user device, storing an encryption key and an identification code, and sending a message containing the identification code to a server via a communications network. In the server, an encryption key is stored corresponding ... 07/20/06 - 20060161977 - Notarizable electronic paper A system and method helps to control “read” and/or “write” access to electronic paper (e-paper). Informational data may be on a restricted portion of e-paper material that is protected by a security methodology accessible to authorized entities. Some embodiments maintain a record of access activity regarding the restricted portion, and ... 07/20/06 - 20060161976 - Embedded blacklisting for digital broadcast system security An apparatus and method for transmission security is presented. A receiver communicatively coupleable to an identifiable conditional access module (CAM) to enable reception of the service uses an authenticator to control the operability of the receiver according to a comparison between the identified conditional access module and a list of ... 06/22/06 - 20060137006 - Use of modular roots to perform authentication including, but not limited to, authentication of validity of digital certificates Authentication of elements (e.g. digital certificates 140) as possessing a pre-specified property (e.g. being valid) or not possessing the property is performed by (1) assigning a distinct integer pi to each element, and (2) accumulating the elements possessing the property or the elements not possessing the property using a P-th ... 06/22/06 - 20060137005 - System for and method of authenticating device and user in home network A system for authenticating a device and a user in a home network. The home network manages one or more devices through a home server. The system includes a service device for providing service contents according to the control of a control device. The system includes a home server for ... 05/18/06 - 20060107317 - Selective protection of files on portable memory devices A portable non-volatile memory device including a user interface for selectively assigning one of a plurality of security statuses to a user file stored therein is provided. In some embodiments, the memory device includes a power source so that the user interface is operative even when the memory device is ... 05/04/06 - 20060095962 - Fast link establishment for network access A communication session between a node seeking network access and a NAS (Network Access Server) is established by having only few exchanges of messages. Upon detecting a physical link between the node and the NAS, the NAS immediately sends an authentication request message to the node. In response, the node ... 04/06/06 - 20060075487 - Method for disabling a computing device based on the location of the computing device The present invention provides a method for disabling a computing device based on the location of the computing device. The computing device, such as a computer or the like, determines if there is a location restriction for the computing device. This can be accomplished by checking the BIOS of the ... 11/24/05 - 20050262555 - Secure password entry A method, system, and program defeating unauthorized keystroke logging during password entry are provided. Secure password entry is facilitated by displaying a password prompt comprising a changing stream of random characters, where a particular character within the stream of random characters is displayed at a visibly detectable higher frequency. A ... 11/17/05 - 20050257260 - System for authentication between devices using group certificates In whilelist-based authentication, a first device (102) in a system (100) authenticates itself to a second device (103) using a group certificate identifying a range of non-revoked device identifiers, said range encompassing the device identifier of the first device (102). Preferably the device identifiers correspond to leaf nodes in a ... 11/03/05 - 20050246772 - System and method for zone transition mitigation with relation to a network browser A method and system for determining whether to allow a network browser action when a transition occurs between security zones as a result of the action is provided. Gaining access to a local machine zone may be a goal for unauthorized entities attempting to improperly access a user's content. The ... 10/13/05 - 20050229248 - Method for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network Methods and apparatus for transparently managing outbound traffic from an internal user of a private network destined for a public network are disclosed. Embodiments include a firewall device operable between an internal user of a private network and an IP-compliant network. The firewall device being configured to assign a proxy ... 07/28/05 - 20050166265 - Authentication system, control method and program thereof, and storage medium This invention aims at effectively preventing reception of illicit authentic code information from a user terminal without requesting any heavy load on the administrator. To accomplish this, an authentication system creates first display data on the basis of second display data required to display a form without any authentication code ... 07/28/05 - 20050166264 - Content delivery method and content delivery system Mobile unit 16 which can activate Java-AP software receives SDF (Security Descriptive File) 204 from administering server unit 18 which a trustworthy organization (a communication provider which administers mobile packet communication network 15) administers, and obtains ADF 205 from IP server unit 13 by using URL contained in the SDF, ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |