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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120131652 | HARDWARE-BASED CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION This document describes various techniques for distributing credentials based on hardware profiles. A resource access request including a hardware profile is transmitted to a remote entity having access to a previous hardware profile and a credential useful to access a ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131651 | System, Device And Method For Secure Provision Of Key Credential Information A system for secure provision of key credential information is provided. The system comprises secure logic circuitry for being disposed in a host computer. The secure logic circuitry detects a message received from a remote computer connected to the host computer and in... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120131650 | SPOT BEAM BASED AUTHENTICATION In one embodiment, a method to authenticate a claimant comprises receiving, from the claimant, at least one of a set of beam data from a spot beam transmission, comparing the claimed at least one set of beam data to a known valid data set, and authenticating the claiman... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120110641 | TRAFFIC STEERING SYSTEM A method including receiving a session request to establish a network connection with a network; sending a session response to establish the network connection with the network; obtaining, by a traffic steering system, user profile information associated with a user sen... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110332 | Secure Messaging with Automatic Recipient Enrollment A public-key based secure messaging system with automatic receiver enrollment is disclosed. A sender in the system first determines whether a receiver has a public key. If the receiver has a public key, the messages will be sent to the receiver using a standard public-k... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084563 | Systems and methods for multi-factor remote user authentication What is disclosed is a handheld multi-factor remote user authentication card device in the form factor of a prior art one factor of “what you have” security card. The handheld multifactor card-device has innovative features that enable this single card device itself... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084843 | CONVERGED LOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SECURITY A security management system that includes a hierarchical security platform, converged IT and physical security management, unified credentialing, credential issuance and incident(s) management. An exemplary aspect of the invention also relates to physical and logical s... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084472 | PROGRAMMABLE MULTIMEDIA CONTROLLER WITH FLEXIBLE USER ACCESS AND SHARED DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS A system which includes a programmable multimedia controller is provided in which flexible user access is provided through a combination of user profiles and usernames/pas swords. A configuration for a given device which may form part of the system or may interoperate w... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072974 | STREAMING CONTENT IN GUEST MODE The present application relates to systems, apparatus and methods for transmitting image data from a content source to an image display in a dual mode system which includes a guest mode and an authorized user mode. One example embodiment comprises establishing a secure ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072973 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATION IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK AND PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for authentication in a Passive Optical Network (PON), and a PON. The method includes: receiving, by an Optical Network Unit/Optical Network Terminal (ONU/ONT), a first negotiation message sent ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072481 | CLOUD PHONE WITH DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING A system and method for transferring application-specific functionality from a mobile handset to a wireless network associated with the mobile handset. A network component of the system communicates with a virtual copy of the mobile application on behalf of the handset ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072858 | Secure Desktop Interface An apparatus and system for providing a secure user interface restricting the access of users to selected functions, files, and communications by implementing a customizable secure graphical user interface. The degree to which the user's access is restricted may depende... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072728 | RETRIEVING AND USING CLOUD BASED STORAGE CREDENTIALS The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for retrieving and using cloud based storage credentials. Embodiments of the invention include automatically retrieving cloud based credentials (e.g., storage keys) as needed, such as, for ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072972 | SECONDARY CREDENTIALS FOR BATCH SYSTEM A batch job system may create a second set of credentials for a user and associate the second set of credentials with the user in an authentication server. The second set of credentials may allow computers running the batch jobs to have user-level authentication for exe... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072976 | Dynamic Account Creation With Secured Hotspot Network A secure network access point transmits a beacon transmission. A user device receiving it determines it does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point oint, and so a preliminary association is formed between the user device and the se... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053732 | REAL TIME SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED HOME SAFETY MANAGEMENT Disclosed is a real time system for integrated home safety management. The real time system for integrated home safety management includes: a plurality of sensors collecting information in the home and confirming energy usage used in the home; an integrated reading unit... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054839 | USER-ENTERED CREDENTIALS FOR A MOBILE STATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Embodiments of the present disclosure describe method, apparatus, and system configurations to provide user-entered credentials for a mobile station in a wireless network. A method includes receiving, by one or more service provider devices of a wireless network from a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054832 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING ACCESS TO A STORAGE DEVICE A method and system for securing access to a storage device including one or more locked logical sections. The method includes providing an interface device including a first port connected to a computing system and a second port connected to the storage device. Further... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054840 | ROAMING BETWEEN NETWORKS EMPLOYING DIFFERENT AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS Methods, systems, and apparatuses for receiving a first authentication message from a first authentication device of a first network employing a first authentication protocol, converting first authentication attributes in the first authentication message to second attri... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120042363 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION FOR PRIVATE DATA ACCESS AND RELATED METHODS A communication system may include a server configured to provide data access based upon an authenticated logon, and a computer configured to access the server to receive a temporary authenticated logon identification (ID) for the server. The communication system may fu... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036560 | TOPOLOGY BASED FAST SECURED ACCESS The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing secure access for a user or terminal to a network, wherein an intermediate authentication node is authorized to listen to and store authentication related information. Whe... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036565 | PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION SUITE An online protection suite that provides subscribers to organizations a highly integrated desktop application with a dashboard set of services combining single-click access to user accounts and a bulletin-board of constantly refreshed posters offering a variety of relat... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036563 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ESTABLISHING NETWORK CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND APPLICATIONS THAT RUN NATIVELY ON DEVICES A login session server is configured to establish a communications session between an application that runs natively on a device and a service that is secured by a web services gateway by supporting a temporary login session socket between the device and the login sessi... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036562 | Trusted License Removal in a Content Protection System or the Like A digital license includes an identification of a removal service that can authorize removing such license. A client selects the license to be removed and the service, constructs a challenge including therein a challenge license identification block (LIB) identifying th... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120036564 | PEER ENROLLMENT METHOD, ROUTE UPDATING METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RELEVANT DEVICES Embodiments of the present invention disclose a peer enrollment method, a route updating method, a communication system, and relevant devices to improve security of a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. The peer enrollment method includes: receiving an enrollment request from a... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120030745 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT AN APPLICATION WITH THE AID OF A PORTABLE DATA STORAGE MEDIUM A method for carrying out an application with the help of a portable data carrier, wherein the data carrier includes two separated communication interfaces. According to the method, a user transmits via a first terminal specified input data for processing by the applica... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030737 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE Systems and methods of authorizing a portable communication device to access a network resource. In an embodiment, a request to access a network resource is received from a portable communication device via a network. A processor is used to dynamically and selectively d... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030735 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM A communication apparatus, which is connected to a relay apparatus, and transmits data to a server apparatus connected via the relay apparatus, includes a determination unit which determines whether the communication apparatus or the relay apparatus holds authentication... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120030736 | AUTHENTICATING A DATA ACCESS REQUEST TO A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK A method begins by a data accessing module of a dispersed storage network (DSN) sending a data access request to a data storage module. The method continues with the data storage module sending an authentication request to an authenticating module. The method continues ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023555 | WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING OF GOODS A system for wireless environmental monitoring of goods, the system comprising a portable environmental data logger and a portable computerized device, each comprising: a standard short-range radio module; and an authentication and security module, wherein said standard... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022968 | USING A FIRST NETWORK TO CONTROL ACCESS TO A SECOND NETWORK A wireless communication device is configured to be able to communicate via both a first access point and a second access point for using the first access point to obtain validation credentials in order to permit use of the second access point to access a network. The w... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017267 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DISCOVER AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT Example methods and apparatus to discover authentication information in a wireless networking environment are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves transmitting, during network discovery, a Generic Advertisement Services (GAS) request to a network access point,... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016976 | PERSISTING FILE SYSTEM INFORMATION ON MOBILE DEVICES A communication device and method are provided for storing and updating file system information for a network resource such as a content server or application server over a wireless connection. Data pertaining to a folder structure or content listing is received at the ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120017268 | ENHANCED MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATION In one embodiment, a network element comprises one or more processors, and a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory module comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to receive, via a first com... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120011567 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT DELIVERY AND MESSAGE EXCHANGE ACROSS MULTIPLE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS Methods and apparatus for providing protected content to subscribers of a managed (e.g., MSO) network via a content source accessible via an internetwork such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a user accesses a programmer website, and requests content. The programmer ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011572 | METHOD OF PERFORMING A SECURE APPLICATION IN AN NFC DEVICE The invention relates to a method of executing a secure application in an NFC device, the method comprising steps during which: a contactless link is established between first and second NFC devices, the first NFC device transmits by the contactless link an identifier o... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011579 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM A biometric authentication device includes: a biometric information obtain portion obtaining biometric information of a user; a biometric condition determine portion determining good and bad of biometric condition of the user according to the biometric information of th... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011575 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Authenticating Users Methods, systems, and products authenticate a user to a device. A user selects or submits a media file for authentication. Features in the media file are compared to a set of criteria for authentication. The number of matching criteria, that are within a range of values... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120011366 | Method for Controlling and Recording the Security of an Enclosure A method for controlling and recording the security of an enclosure is disclosed. A mobile electronic control device, such as an electronic key, is used to access or otherwise control the operations of a field device, such as an appliance, power tool, shipping container... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120005730 | SECURE DETECTION NETWORK SYSTEM A secure detection network system includes plurality of remote nodes, each remote node comprising a set of detector interfaces configured to couple to a set of detectors disposed to detect the presence of an illegal asset within a shipping container; at least one server... | 01/05/2012 |
