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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131680 | DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING FRAUD A detection method for detecting fraud with respect to a card reader. The card reader includes a removal detection switch for detecting a removal from a housing of a user operation terminal, a first RAM that can erase removal detection recognition data being stored ther... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131683 | UNIFIED ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS Apparatuses, methods, and systems for transforming user identification information and user selection data inputs into a profile data output, a generated query output, search results output, and a secure home page with customized content. According to one embodiment, th... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131679 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING SOFTWARE BASED ON CLOCK OF SECURITY DEVICE AND SECURITY DEVICE THEREOF The invention discloses a software protecting method based on clock of a security device and a security device thereof. The method includes connecting to a terminal device to the security device, receiving the service instruction sent from protected software of the term... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120110677 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA A method of providing data in response to a search request comprises the steps of a social networking website receiving the search request to provide a pseudonym associated with the real name; the social networking website determining that the search request is for a ps... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110675 | RESTRICTIONS TO DATA TRANSMISSION Data received at, or created on, a device may be tagged as corporate dependent upon a service over which the data is received or an application in which the data is created. When a user attempts to insert tagged data into a data item that is to be transmitted by the dev... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110676 | PROTECTION OF SECRET VALUE USING HARDWARE INSTABILITY A method for data security, comprising providing an electronic circuit, which has a first, stable operating mode under a first operating condition and a second, unstable operating mode under a second operating condition, different from the first operating condition, and... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084868 | LOCATING DOCUMENTS FOR PROVIDING DATA LEAKAGE PREVENTION WITHIN AN INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A method for locating documents has a step of, on each entity of the plurality of document-storing entities, calculating a respective fingerprint for each document of the documents stored on the entity, a step of transferring the calculated fingerprints by the entities ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084265 | CONFIGURING A DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM A computer-implemented system configured to describe the relationship between a first Namespace and a second Namespace is provided. The system includes a containment relationship identifying a direct relationship between a first object of the first Namespace and a secon... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072995 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE LICENSES In one embodiment, an apparatus for managing software licenses comprises: a plurality of computers connected together in a peer to peer computer network wherein each computer is a computer node of the network; wherein each computer node comprises a software license mana... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072994 | METHOD TO PRODUCE SECURING DATA, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM A method and apparatus are provided for generating security data for implementing a secure session between a first and at least a second entity according to a secure session establishment protocol. Such a method includes: initializing a third secure entity connected to ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072993 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MUTATING SENSITIVE DATA A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive data from a data source. Data mutation criteria is applied to designated data elements to produce mutated data that preserves an identifiable relationship between an original designated data ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072992 | SECURING SENSITIVE DATA FOR CLOUD COMPUTING A system and associated method for securing sensitive data in a cloud computing environment. A customer system has proprietary data as a record stored in a database. The customer system associates a hashing directive with the record prior to sending the data out to a cl... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120054873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING MODEL DATA A method and system for protecting model data. The method includes obtaining model data, identifying a type of the model data, sending at least a portion of a first type of the model data to a first rendering pipeline for rendering if the model data is identified as the... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054829 | HOST USABILITY AND SECURITY VIA AN ISOLATED ENVIRONMENT Architecture that addresses security concerns while still providing transparent user experience with ability to perform tasks. When a user machine is considered incompliant or compromised due to, for example, a suspected infection, the user machine can be blocked from f... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054872 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERACTIONS IN SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS A method for controlling user interactions in an Internet-based social networking system having a plurality of members provides for the assignation of privacy controls to contacts between a member and an invited contact of “friend” of the member. The member identifi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054874 | Video Chapter Access and License Renewal The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for content chapter access and license renewal.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENFORCING A MANDATORY SECURITY POLICY ON AN OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) INDEPENDENT ANTI-VIRUS (AV) SCANNER An antivirus (AV) application specifies a fault handler code image, a fault handler manifest, a memory location of the AV application, and an AV application manifest. A loader verifies the fault handler code image and the fault handler manifest, creates a first security... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120047583 | CABLE FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM Embodiments of the present disclosure provide constant support against fraudulent cable devices maintaining unauthorized connectivity and utilizing data lines illegally within an entire network regardless of the number of DHCP servers. Embodiments maintain an updated da... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120047582 | DATA DELETING METHOD FOR COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICE A data deleting method for a computer storage device is implemented by first setting a default status of a delete-able status for a deletion record file in the storage device when the storage device is powered on, where the default status can be enable or disable. If th... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042389 | 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... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042388 | Method of managing a software item on a managed computer system A method and system is provided of managing a current software item on a managed computer system connectable to a management computer system via a computer network. The method includes identifying, using an agent application, the current software item on the managed com... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042386 | REPUTATION SYSTEM FOR WEB PAGES AND ONLINE ENTITIES A method for providing a measure of trust for each participant in a network is disclosed, together with a method to calculate it automatically. In particular, a method for rating online entities, such as online identities is provided, which also takes into account the r... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042387 | LIMITED-USE BROWSER AND SECURITY SYSTEM A limited-use browser and related security system control access to content stored on a server computer linked to a network. The security system secures the content on the server and only permits it to be downloaded to a client computer running the limited-use browser o... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120042385 | PROTECTING COPYRIGHTED MEDIA WITH MONITORING LOGIC Methods and systems for protecting copyrighted media with monitoring logic are provided. In one embodiment, monitoring logic is installed on a client device associated with a user. The monitoring logic detects whether the media is present on the client device. If the me... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036366 | SECURE AND VERIFIABLE DATA HANDLING The described implementations relate to secure and verifiable data handling. One implementation can receive a request to upload information, wherein the information includes a referencing element and at least one blob of referenced data. This implementation can also rec... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036582 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FORCE A MOBILE DEVICE INTO A SECURE STATE Embodiments relate to systems and methods for implementation on a mobile device to force the mobile device into a secure state upon detection or determination of a triggering event. Once it is determined that a triggering event has occurred, each application operating o... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036041 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A PERSONAL MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ARCHIVE The embodiments provide for legally transferring multimedia content stored on a medium to a personal content archive device. The device is configured to consolidate a user's content into a single device or secured storage that allows easy access to the content while pre... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD ESTABLISHING TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS TO ENABLE SECURE EXCHANGE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION The invention disclosed here is aimed at enabling a trusted third party to manage user opt-ins which would enable growth of personalized information services, that is, enabling trusted business relationships between three types of entities—an end-user, an information ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120036584 | REPORTING INFORMATION ABOUT USERS WHO OBTAIN COPYRIGHTED MEDIA USING A NETWORK IN AN UNAUTHORIZED MANNER Methods and systems for reporting information about users who obtain copyrighted media illegally using a network are provided. A particular copyrighted media from a source of copyrighted media may be associated with a user's computer. Copyright fees have not been paid f... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036581 | SECURITY APPARATUS A security apparatus positioned between at least one domain having a level of trust or of sensitivity A and at least one domain having a level of trust or sensitivity B, bearing in mind that the level A is different from the level B, comprises a virtualization software ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029938 | Anonymous Healthcare and Records System Described herein is using cryptographic techniques (anonymous proof systems) to ensure the anonymity of health records when processing payment claims related to insurers and pharmacies. A patient receives a patient token from an insurer, which the patient delegates to a... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING DATA IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Data in a portable electronic device is protected by using external and internal status detection means to determine if the device is misplaced, lost, or stolen. The device then takes, singly or in combination, one of several actions to protect the data on the device, i... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030768 | RUGGEDIZED, COMPACT AND INTEGRATED ONE-WAY CONTROLLED INTERFACE TO ENFORCE CONFIDENTIALITY OF A SECURE ENCLAVE A rugged, integrated network interface appliance for ensuring secure data transfer comprising send-only network interface circuitry comprising a microprocessor, a program memory, a first host interface, and a first serial interface; receive-only network interface circui... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030771 | NETWORK SECURITY AND FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method to detect and prevent fraud in a system is provided. The system may uniquely identify physical devices connecting to a network, register unique devices, track end-user logins, associate end-user accounts with specific devices, and share information w... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030769 | System and Method for Securely Transmitting Video Data Exemplary embodiments provide a system and method for securely transmitting video data to an electronic display. The video data may be transmitted using a wired or wireless application. Raw video data is encoded as a plurality of JPEG frames. A plurality of primary pack... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030772 | Method of Removing Metadata from Email Attachments A method and system for removing metadata from email attachments sent from mobile devices includes receiving an email with an attached document. The attached document has metadata removed to create a cleansed version of the attached document. The attached document is re... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030770 | Assisted tuning of capacitive monitoring components Assisted tuning of a capacitive monitoring component via a system, method, and a computer program product. Via a system, a software program can be adapted to execute on a computer communicatively connected to the capacitive monitoring component, with the program being f... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023589 | Recovering Data In A Storage Medium Of An Electronic Device That Has Been Tampered With To recover data, tampering of an electronic device that stores data in a storage medium of the electronic device is detected. A recovery procedure receives information relating to prioritizing of types of the data, and the recovery procedure detects a communication link... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120023596 | Electronic License Management In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining a license status of a software application. The method includes receiving a license status request to obtain an indication of whether a software application is licensed for use on a client computing devi... | 01/26/2012 |
