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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120110333 | SOFTWARE SECURITY An apparatus with at least one secure memory area comprising a plurality of pre-installed public keys for verifying software authenticity. The apparatus is caused to receive an indication that a software package signed with a private key according to public key infrastr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084574 | INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS, INFORMATION STORAGE METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE According to one embodiment, there is provided an information storage apparatus, including: a plurality of nonvolatile memories configured to store encryption information so that the stored encryption information are read out therefrom; a plurality of encryption process... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084573 | SECURITY PROTECTION FOR MEMORY CONTENT OF PROCESSOR MAIN MEMORY Subject matter disclosed herein relates to memory devices and security of same.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120054501 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a first nonvolatile storage medium, a second nonvolatile storage medium, a generation unit, and a control unit. The generation unit is configured to generate an encrypting key for encrypting image data.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047339 | REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT CLOUDS A computing device executing a reliable cloud storage module divides data into a first data block and a second data block. The computing device stores the first data block in a first storage cloud provided by a first storage service, and stores the second data block in ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042157 | RAM Based Security Element for Embedded Applications An integrated circuit includes a demodulator for receiving an encrypted message and a hardware unit coupled to the demodulator and configured to enable the demodulator to decrypt the received message. The hardware unit includes a processing unit, a read-only access memo... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036373 | Method system and device for secure firmware programming The present invention provides a secure firmware programming technique wherein a corrupted version of the binary image code to be programmed in microcontroller devices is loaded into a modified programmer device which is adapted to receive the corrupted binary image cod... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120023338 | MEMORY CONTROL DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND MEMORY CONTROL METHOD A technique for improving data security is provided. To be specific, in a memory system including an information processing apparatus and a semiconductor memory device, the semiconductor memory device has an interface section that transmits, to the information processin... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017098 | Computer Memory With Cryptographic Content Authentication A computer memory with cryptographic content authentication that provides a means of verifying that the contents of the memory are those intended. Said authentication code may be calculated directly from some or all of the contents of the s... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120011375 | Multimedia Storage Systems and Methods An article of manufacture includes a machine-readable medium that stores a multimedia content file in a first format and multiple program sets. Each program set is a version of software that, when executed by a respective electronic system, produces the multimedia conte... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011374 | DATA SECURITY FOR DIGITAL DATA STORAGE A computing system includes data encryption in the data path between a data source and data storage devices. The data encryption may utilize a key which is derived at least in part from an identification code stored in a nonvolatile memory. The key may also be derived a... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011372 | Encryption flash disk An encryption flash disk comprises a memory module, an encryption system, and a switch device wherein the memory module has a substrate accommodating an inner surface provided with a memory chip as well as a control device at least and a plurality of metal contacts; the... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120008770 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD A data encryption device is connected between an HDD and an HDD controller that controls the HDD. The data encryption device encrypts data that is stored from the HDD controller to the HDD, and decrypts data that is read from the HDD. A CPU of the data encryption device... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011373 | System and Method for Secure Device Key Storage Disclosed are systems and methods for protecting secret device keys, such as High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) device keys. Instead of storing secret device keys in the plain, a security algorithm and one or more protection keys are stored on the device. ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120005488 | ENCRYPTION PROCESSOR OF MEMORY CARD AND METHOD FOR WRITING AND READING DATA USING THE SAME An encryption processor, for storing encrypted data in a memory chip of a memory card, includes a FIFO memory for sequentially outputting m-bit data in response to a first signal, and an encryption key generator for generating m-bit encrypted keys (m being a positive in... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005485 | STORAGE DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a data storage unit, a receiving unit, a selecting unit, and an authenticating unit. The data storage unit includes a secret area that becomes readable when authentication has been made by using reading authenticati... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005487 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS An image capture apparatus captures an image, and performs an authentication process with an external device. The image capture apparatus encrypts a captured image to generate an encrypted image if the authentication unit succeeds in performing the authentication proces... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005486 | METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA TO ENABLE EXTERNAL STORAGE THEREOF WITH MINIMIZED RISK OF INFORMATION LEAKAGE A method is provided to process data so that the data can be externally stored with minimized risk of information leakage. A framework (virtual execution framework) based on virtual machines (VMs) is utilized as a substitute for a trusted institution. Encryption of cons... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110314279 | Single-Use Authentication Methods for Accessing Encrypted Data Single-use authentication methods for accessing encrypted data stored on a protected volume of a computer are described, wherein access to the encrypted data involves decrypting a key protector stored on the computer that holds a volume-specific cryptographic key needed... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110314304 | MASS STORAGE DEVICE MEMORY ENCRYPTION METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS Mass storage devices and methods for securely storing data are disclosed. The mass storage device includes a communication interface for communicating with a connected host computer, a mass-memory storage component for storing data, a secure key storage component adapte... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307709 | MANAGING SECURITY OPERATING MODES A storage device that supports Trusted Computer Group (TCG) security allows management of TCG security features by a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) using non-TCG security commands supported by the BIOS. In one implementation, a BIOS that does not support TCG security ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110302428 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MEDIUM FOR ANALOG ENCRYPTION IN A FLASH MEMORY A system and method for analog encryption and decryption, in which the encryption and encoding processes are interrelated, such that by failing to decrypt the retrieved data, decryption fails.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296192 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROGRAM VERIFYING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT According to one embodiment, an information processing device stores a program list and plural types of security functions each defining therein protection attributes for respective arguments related to input and output of data to be protected, and stores function argum... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110296207 | Combinative encryption flash disk A combinative encryption flash disk with two data disks and an encryption system at least for digital data encrypted and accessed via an operating system is characteristic of (1) Function of keeping digital data secret and safe; (2) Consumer's reduced cost and a specifi... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289137 | Host Device and Method for Accessing a Virtual File in a Storage Device by Bypassing a Cache in the Host Device A host device is provided comprising an interface configured to communicate with a storage device having a public memory area and a private memory area, wherein the public memory area stores a virtual file that is associated with content stored in the private memory are... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110289178 | Host Device and Method For Accessing a Virtual File in a Storage Device by Bypassing a Cache in the Host Device A host device is provided comprising an interface configured to communicate with a storage device having a public memory area and a private memory area, wherein the public memory area stores a virtual file that is associated with content stored in the private memory are... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110276809 | Method of Storing Data in a Memory Device and a Processing Device for Processing Such Data In a method of storing data in a memory device, which data comprise content to be processed in a processing device in which the memory device is installed, the method comprises the steps of writing encrypted content (Enc_Krand(flash_content) into the memory d... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271121 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME A data processing apparatus acquires content, generates an encryption key by using an initial value written in an unwritten memory block in a write-once recording medium, encrypts the content by using the encryption key, and writes to the write-once recording medium the... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264926 | USE OF A SECURE ELEMENT FOR WRITING TO AND READING FROM MACHINE READABLE CREDENTIALS A method for conducting secure communications with credential cards using existing reader/writer hardware that enhances the security of the provisioning process is provided. The method moves the sensitive data contained in these communications together with the program ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264925 | SECURING DATA ON A SELF-ENCRYPTING STORAGE DEVICE Disclosed embodiments relate to a method for securing data on a self-encrypting storage device. The method may comprise, for example, receiving, by a self-encrypting storage device, information indicating a procedure for securing data stored on the self-encrypting stora... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110258462 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO A MEMORY ELEMENT A system comprises signal processing logic that is operably coupled to at least one memory element and is arranged to enable access to the at least one memory element. The signal processing logic is arranged to receive a security key, generate a system key using the rec... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110246767 | SECURE VIRTUAL MACHINE MEMORY Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to allocating encrypted memory locations to store encrypted information, the information to be encrypted and decrypted using a single hypervisor. Further activity may include permitting access to a designated number of the enc... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246791 | MEMORY CHIP, INFORMATION STORING SYSTEM, AND READING DEVICE According to one embodiment, a memory chip, which is connected to a writing device that writes data and to a reading device that reads data, includes: a memory including a first area that is a predetermined data storage area; a second encryption key generating unit that... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246792 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MEDIUM FOR ANALOG ENCRYPTION IN A FLASH MEMORY A system and method for analog encryption and decryption. A threshold level encryption key stream is generated and a programming level for each bit of a cipher data stream, with each bit having a one or zero state, is determined, where a threshold for distinguishing bet... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246790 | SECURED REMOVABLE STORAGE DEVICE This present disclosure combines a data storage drive, such as flash-based USB drive or a SSD drive with redundant, multiple levels of security protection. In an embodiment, the security protection includes password protection, fingerprint recognition, and real-time dat... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110231658 | System, method and apparatus for controlling the dissemination of digital works A system, business methodology and apparatus for facilitating controlled dissemination of digital works is disclosed. An audio and video organizer, entertainment, and communication unit that plays back audio and video media content received from a central storage server... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110219241 | ENCRYPTION PROGRAM OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM According to one embodiment, an encryption program operation management system includes an encryption key table creation module which creates encryption keys and creates an encryption key table including encrypted versions of the encryption keys and items of plaintext i... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110219242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SECURE CODE LOADING IN PC-SLAVE DEVICES A secure processor in a PC-slave device may manage secure loading of execution code and/or data, which may be stored, in encrypted form, in a PC hard-drive. The secure processor may cause decryption of the execution code and/or data by the PC-slave device, and storage o... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110213989 | OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA AND THE CORRESPONDING CRYPTOGRAPHY FOR DATA ENCRYPTION THEREOF Based on the demand of developing a data encryption technique for the optical storage media, the present invention discloses a cryptography for data encryption based on a design of specific hardware conditions, so as to achieve the security requirements for the encrypte... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110213990 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTENT PROTECTION USING ONE-WAY BUFFERS Method and apparatus for content protection using one-way buffers. In one embodiment, the method includes storage of content decrypted by a host processor within a reserved range of memory. In one embodiment, a peripheral device requires the host processor to decrypt th... | 09/01/2011 |
