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...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090006640 | INCREMENTAL SECURE BACKUP AND RESTORE OF USER SETTINGS AND DATA Methods and apparatuses for performing secure incremental backup and restore operations are disclosed.... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080310637 | Method, System And Rights Issuer For Generating And Acquiring Rights Objects A method and system for generating and acquiring rights objects according to the embodiments. In the present disclosure, the generation and acquisition of rights objects is implemented as a service function or a service support function; a rights issuer is deployed as a... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080307108 | STREAMING MEDIA NETWORK SYSTEM, STREAMING MEDIA SERVICE REALIZATION METHOD AND STREAMING MEDIA SERVICE ENABLER The present invention provides an IMS-based streaming media network system comprising: a streaming media service enabler configured to provide streaming media service description information to a user terminal; an application server configured to send a media resource r... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307217 | CONTENTS TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD A contents transmitting apparatus includes an encryption algorithm storage section for storing a plurality of encryption algorithms; a key generation section for generating key information based on a mutual authentication result with a contents receiving apparatus; a co... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304669 | RECIPIENT-SIGNED ENCRYPTION CERTIFICATES FOR A PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE In accordance with various embodiments, methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for generating and signing, by a potential recipient, a digital encryption certificate are described herein. In some embodiments, the digital encryption certificate may include a e... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080298593 | Gateway Shared Key Procedures for using common encrypt/decrypt keys are described. In an example, a scale key is generated for encrypting host media stream for more than one client. The scale key may be exchanged with a first client so that the host receives a first client key for decrypt... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080301430 | Interoperable Systems and Methods for Peer-to-Peer Service Orchestration Systems and methods are described for performing policy-managed, peer-to-peer service orchestration in a manner that supports the formation of self-organizing service networks that enable rich media experiences. In one embodiment, services are distributed across peer-to... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080298595 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PMIP KEY HIERARCHY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS A method is provided for securing a PMIP tunnel between a serving gateway and a new access node through which an access terminal communicates. A PMIP key hierarchy unique to each access terminal is maintained by the gateway. The gateway uses a first node key to secure P... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080298594 | AUTHORIZING STATIONS INTO A CENTRALLY MANAGED NETWORK Systems and methods for connecting new stations to a secure network. New stations can send connection requests to a headend device. The headend device can retrieve a device access key associated with the new station and can provide a network membership key to the new st... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080298592 | TECHNIQUE FOR CHANGING GROUP MEMBER REACHABILITY INFORMATION In one embodiment, a technique for updating an address associated with a first entity in a communications network with a second entity in the communications network wherein the address is used to forward information to the first entity from the second entity. The first ... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080285758 | REFRESHING SOFTWARE LICENSES A license access agent is configured to execute on a client computer. The license access agent comprises a license manager configured to receive a software license upon a request for authorizing usage of a protected software product so as to allow one or more functional... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080285759 | Method for data privacy in a fixed content distributed data storage An archival storage cluster of preferably symmetric nodes includes a data privacy scheme that implements key management through secret sharing. In one embodiment, the protection scheme is implemented at install time. At install, an encryption key is generated, split, an... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080285757 | Interoperable Systems and Methods for Peer-to-Peer Service Orchestration Systems and methods are described for performing policy-managed, peer-to-peer service orchestration in a manner that supports the formation of self-organizing service networks that enable rich media experiences. In one embodiment, services are distributed across peer-to... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080289050 | Copyright Protection Storage Medium, Information Recording Apparatus and Information Recording Method, and Information Playback Apparatus and Information Playback Method To provide a copyright protection storage medium in which copyright protected contents are recorded by an information recording apparatus connected to a content server providing copyright protected contents and a license server handling licenses concerning recording/pla... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080289038 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING INTEGRITY OF FIRMWARE Provided are a method and apparatus for checking the integrity of firmware. The method includes storing a first hash function value of unhacked firmware for determining whether actual firmware of an external processor has been hacked; reading the actual firmware via a b... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080279385 | METHOD AND HOST DEVICE FOR USING CONTENT USING MOBILE CARD, AND MOBILE CARD Provided are a method and host device for using content using a mobile card, and a mobile card. The method includes storing an identifier (ID) of the mobile card, a global key, and a content key encrypted by a secret key of the mobile card, generating a combined key of ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080279386 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCRYPTING MEDIA PROGRAMS FOR LATER PURCHASE AND VIEWING A system and method for storing and retrieving program material for subsequent replay is disclosed. The method includes accepting a receiver ID associated with a receiver key stored in a memory of the receiver, determining a pairing key for encrypting communications bet... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080273704 | Method and Apparatus for Delivering Keying Information A method of delivering an application key or keys to an application server for use in securing data exchanged between the application server and a user equipment, the user equipment accessing a communications network via an access domain. The method comprises running an... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080273705 | Broadcasting method and broadcast receiver A broadcasting method and a broadcast receiver whereby contents are first distributed only for storage so that the stored contents are later played back in a time period predetermined by the distributing party, the contents being encrypted for protection against unautho... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080273703 | Dual-Gated Qkd System for Wdm Networks Systems and methods of incorporating a QKD system (Q) into a WDM network (2) are disclosed. The methods include electrically gating the single-photon detectors (SPDs) (30, 30′) as well as optically gating the SPDs with optical gates (28, 28′). T... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080267408 | PROTECTING AGAINST COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONICS DEVICES An optical transceiver module is authenticated in a host system. A host generates a data string and writes the data string to a first predetermined memory location known to the transceiver. The data string is cryptographically altered (either encrypted or decrypted) by ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080267409 | ENCRYPTION PROCESSING FOR STREAMING MEDIA A method of securing transmission of streaming media by encrypting each packet in the stream with a packet key using a fast encryption algorithm. The packet key is a hash of the packet tag value and a closed key which is unique for each stream. The closed key is itself ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080267410 | Method for Authorizing and Authenticating Data A method and a corresponding apparatus for authenticating data in a digital processing system (DPS) is disclosed, wherein a root/first tier key pair associated with a first tier/root authority may sign data and second tier keys for authorizing data for processing in the... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080260161 | Terminal Device and Copyright Protection System To provide a terminal device with which, even if content that has undergone conversion is moved to another device, the content before the conversion can be used when moving the content from the device which is a move destination of the content back to a move source of t... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080260162 | Controlling Delivery Of Broadcast Encryption Content For A Network Cluster From A Content Server Outside The Cluster Controlling delivery of broadcast encryption content for a network cluster from a content server outside the cluster that include receiving in the content server from the network device a key management block for the cluster, a unique data token for the cluster, and an ... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080253574 | Controlling Delivery Of Broadcast Encryption Content For A Network Cluster From A Content Server Outside The Cluster Controlling delivery of broadcast encryption content for a network cluster from a content server outside the cluster that include receiving in the content server from the network device a key management block for the cluster, a unique data token for the cluster, and an ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080253572 | Method and System for Protecting Data The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for protecting data. In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present disclosure a new file is created. A key is retrieved for the file from a keyserver. The key includes a key identifier and an encrypti... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080253573 | BACKUP SYSTEM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND BACKUP METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS According to one embodiment, a backup system for an image forming apparatus includes: the image forming apparatus including an original data storage unit configured to store data, the image forming apparatus sending a backup copy of the data; and a backup apparatus elec... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080247550 | Pon System with Encryption Function and Encryption Method of Pon System In a PON system, clocks of an optical network unit and an optical line terminal are synchronized. An optical network unit generates a new encryption key and transmits it to an optical line terminal. The optical network unit transmits a notification that includes an encr... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080247551 | Information processing apparatus and computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes: an acceptance unit that accepts formed information to be formed on a medium and target information to be recorded as an information image together with an image based on the formed information; a specification acceptance uni... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080240433 | LIGHTWEIGHT SECURE AUTHENTICATION CHANNEL A secure authentication channel (SAC) between two nodes in a communication network is created by the nodes themselves using mutual authentication. The network has two nodes, a coordinating entity, two PKI-based SACs, and one non-PKI SAC which is created by the two nodes... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080232597 | ITERATIVE SYMMETRIC KEY CIPHERS WITH KEYED S-BOXES USING MODULAR EXPONENTIATION Disclosed is the design and development of a new cipher called the Dragonfire Cipher. The Dragon cipher includes message authentication code and keyed random number generator. Dragonfire cipher takes this transparent method of generating S-boxes and uses them to create ... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080222418 | Signature Generation Device and Signature Verification Device A signature generation apparatus capable of preventing transcript attack on signature data is provided. The signature generation apparatus performing a digital signature operation with the use of a signature key: stores the signature key; performs the digital signature ... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080212775 | Novel Trick Mode System A method is described for trick mode playback, the method including selecting a key-frame in a recording substantially in the vicinity of a trick mode playback starting position, preparing a decryption key associated with a key period including the selected key-frame, s... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080215881 | Method Of Encrypting/Decrypting The Document And A Safety Management Storage Device And System Method Of Its Safety Management A method of encrypting/decrypting the document and a safety management storage device and system method of its safety management, using for the safety management of electronic documents, the said system comprising a PC or mainframe installed with common reading software... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080205653 | Method and Mobility Anchor Point for Authenticating Updates from Mobile Node A method and Mobility Anchor Point (MAP) are provided for authenticating an update message received at the MAP from a Mobile Node (MN). A table entry is created in the MAP, following receipt of a first message comprising a public key of the MN, a first pointer and a fir... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080199007 | Identification of a compromised content player A system and method for identifying the player that leaked content encryption keys by loading a set of player keys into individual content players and determining the number of encryptions and the number of encryption keys to use in multiple encrypting critical content.... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080199011 | Transponder System for Transmitting Key-Encrypted Information and Associated Keys A transponder (1) comprises at least one memory (MEM1, MEM2) for storing encrypted information (E_k(EPC, PI)) that has been encrypted by use of a key (k) and for storing the key (k) associated with the encrypted information (E_k(EPC, PI)). The trans... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080192937 | System and Method for Generalized Authentication A system, method, and program product is provided that uses environments to control access to encryption keys. A request for an encryption key and an environment identifier is received. If the encryption key is not associated with the environment identifier, the request... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080187140 | Method and System of Securely Transmitting Electronic Mail A method of encrypting email where a email is intercepted from an email sender, a public and private key pair is generated, and the private key is used to encrypt the email. A secure connection is then established with a server and the private key is sent to the server.... | 08/07/2008 |
