"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190904 | System for executing remote electronic notarization and signatory verification and authentication A remote electronic notarization system for remote electronic verification, authentication and screening of potential signatories for remote electronic notary transactions via a remote pc encrypted platform that communicates over a digital broadband or WIFI cellular... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190903 | Method and apparatus for verifying authenticity of digital data using trusted computing A method and apparatus for authenticity and origin of Digital data such as recorded voice samples, video clips or still picture images etc. is provided. The method makes uses of the Trusted Computing principles to provide a secure, tamper detectable solution compris... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8176330 | Method, apparatus and article for off-line certification in mobile applications A tamper-resistant certification device receives a certified digital time stamp from a trusted third party, resets a time function and produces a time stamp receipt in an on-line mode; The tamper-resistant certification device receives a digital file from a mobile c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161383 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus for processing documents of multiple kinds generated by applications of multiple kinds includes a data processing unit configured to process the documents of multiple kinds; a determining unit configured to execute a validity peri... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161287 | Method and system for memory protection and security using credentials A computer-implemented system and method for protecting a memory are provided. The system includes a memory section with privileged and non-privileged sections, a host gateway (HG) to generate a capability credential, a device controller (DC) to append the credentia... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156340 | System and method for securing system content by automated device authentication A system is provided for securely downloading content to a mobile telecommunications device. The system includes a mobile application to enable the mobile telecommunications device to send a request for content identified on a telecommunication provider system. The ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145910 | System and method to enforce collaboration rules for timestamps of a collaboration event A method to enforce collaboration rules, in one example embodiment, comprises receiving a request to report a collaboration event to a collaboration workflow, receiving a reported time of the collaboration event, determining an origin of the reported time, updating ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140851 | Approaches for automatically switching message authentication keys Approaches are disclosed for switching transport protocol connection keys. A method of automatically changing a message authentication key at each of two endpoints of a connection in a telecommunications network comprises testing a date-time value received in each o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8103880 | Method for communication between computing devices using coded values A system for improved communication system for providing web analytics data between a first computing device and a second, remote computing device preferably encodes frequently requested data into code words, and also provides the remote client with a look-up table ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099602 | Methods for integrating security in network communications and systems thereof A method, computer readable medium, and system for integrating security in network communications includes generating a private key and a public key by encrypting the private key with a first encryption. The generated private key and public key are provided in an in... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8069352 | Device, system and method for timestamp analysis of segments in a transmission control protocol (TCP) session A method performed in an intrusion detection/prevention system, a system or a device for determining whether a transmission control protocol (TCP) segment in a TCP connection in a communication network is acceptable. The TCP connection can include TCP segments begin... | 11/29/2011 |
| RE42893 | Method and apparatus for verifying secure document timestamping According to one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for receiving a timestamp from a caller via a telephone connection; receiving a device identifier from the caller, in which the device identifier identifies a device; determining a cryptographic key ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037313 | Method and arrangement for real-time betting with an off-line terminal The invention relates generally to a method and arrangement for real-time betting with an off-line terminal, and especially to the technological field of keeping reliable time in the off-line terminal when handling, within a communications system comprising a distri... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024572 | Data storage and removal A system and method for data storage and removal includes providing databases and providing encryption keys. Each database is associated with a database time period and each encryption key is associated with an encryption time period. Data items are received and eac... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006094 | Trustworthy timestamps and certifiable clocks using logs linked by cryptographic hashes A method and apparatus for creating and/or using trustworthy timestamps and certifiable clocks using logs linked by cryptographic hashes. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining a first, chained-hash log; associating a first clock with the chained-hash l... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7979713 | Methods and arrangments for realising betting with off-line terminals Methods and arrangements are provided for handling, within a communications system comprising a distributed domain and a central domain, electronic records that contain predictions of the outcome of a certain incident. Within the distributed domain there is generate... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975145 | Apparatus and program for update of time stamp A time stamp updating apparatus includes: a time stamp obtaining unit configured to transmit hash value calculated from certification target data to an apparatus for time stamp authority when certification target data is input, to receive time stamp data from the ap... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962752 | Method for providing trusted time in a computing platform Providing trusted time in a computing platform, while still supporting privacy, may be accomplished by having a trusted time device provide the trusted time to an application executing on the computing platform. The trusted time device may be reset by determining if... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958367 | Authentication system and apparatus When a document creation unit 1 is started, it calculates a hash value of each software piece therein and stores the hash value in a hash value holder 71 and a measurement log document holder 44. The document creation unit 1 accesses a ti... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958366 | Information processing system A system is provided for preventing recorded data from being illicitly read out and analyzed. An Internet connection interface transmits a program executed by an adapter to an authentication station, while receiving the program in an encrypted form from the authenti... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949878 | Telecommunication-assisted time stamp A method for providing a time stamp by using a tamper-proof time signal via a telecommunications network includes the steps of: receiving, at a central system, a request from a network user for a time signal. The time signal is encrypted by the central system with a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941668 | Method and system for securely managing application transactions using cryptographic techniques A method and system for secure managing transactions between application devices over a network. The present invention provides a method and system for receiving data from an application device, such as computer workstation, ATM, credit card point-of-sale terminal, ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934100 | Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing system includes a unit that selects a time stamp authority to which a request for generation of a time stamp, the time stamp authority to be selected is different from a time stamp authority selected in a last selection process which has be... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925883 | Attack resistant phishing detection A phishing detection server component and method is provided. The component can be employed as part of a system to detect/phishing attacks. The phishing detection server component can receive password reuse event report(s), for example, from a protection component o... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925884 | Fraud detection in seals A method of verifying a carved seal includes detecting a pressure on a carved seal stamp is detected through pins extending from a face of the carved stamp steal. It is determined if the pressure indicates that the seal is being pressed. A fingerprint of a user of t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7890765 | Generating and verifying trusted digital time stamp Methods, apparatus and systems for generating a trusted digital time stamp as well as a public time source. It includes, an apparatus for receiving and recording public time information and a method for verifying a digital time stamp. A method for generating a trust... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890764 | System, apparatus, program and method for obtaining time stamp A time stamp obtaining apparatus for maintaining the certificate of the existence of electronic filing document including: a receiving unit 12 receiving hash value of the document data; a transmitting section 15c transmitting the hash value to t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7873834 | Image forming apparatus, storage medium storing program for acquiring time stamp, digital data management system, and method for acquiring time stamp An image forming apparatus having a network communication function, includes a data input unit which inputs digital data; a data transmission unit which transmits the input digital data to a data management server for management of data; a digest generation unit whi... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7861088 | Method and system for verifiably recording voice communications A system and method can verifiably record a voice communication between participants of the voice communication by connecting a first participant to a verifying service provider, connecting between the verifying service and at least one additional participant, recor... | 12/28/2010 |
| RE42018 | Method and apparatus for verifying secure document timestamping According to one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for receiving a timestamp from a caller via a telephone connection; receiving a device identifier from the caller, in which the device identifier identifies a device; determining a cryptographic key ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853795 | System, method and computer program product for guaranteeing electronic transactions A system, method and computer program product for guaranteeing a data transaction over a network are disclosed. When a data transaction between at least a server and a client is detected on a network, data transmitted via the network between the server and client du... | 12/14/2010 |
| RE41960 | Method and apparatus for verifying secure document timestamping According to one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for receiving a timestamp from a caller via a telephone connection; receiving a device identifier from the caller, in which the device identifier identifies a device; determining a cryptographic key ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7805612 | Use of global clock to secure and synchronize messages in XM and SMS messages to a vehicle A system and method for providing secure one-way transmissions in a vehicle wireless communications system. The system and method rely on a clock signal to assure that the vehicle and server receive proper messages. The vehicle and the server will periodically synch... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801870 | Method of synchronizing information shared between a plurality of universal plug and play devices and apparatus therefor A method of effectively managing information shared by synchronizing between a plurality of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices is provided. According to the method, all devices exchange version information of the devices at initial synchronization, and when shar... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797543 | Systems and methods for authenticating an electronic message Systems and methods are disclosed for authenticating electronic messages. A data structure is generated by a computer server which allows for the authentication of the contents and computer server identity of a received electronic message and provides a trusted stam... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7734925 | System and method for the electronic management and execution of transaction documents One aspect of the invention is a method for generating a certified electronic document that includes receiving identification information associated with a signatory user from a computer. From the same computer, identification information associated with a notary us... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7716488 | Trusted time stamping storage system Data stored in a data storage system is hashed to generate a hash value. The hash value and a request for a time stamp are then sent to a time stamping authority. A time stamp token and/or a time stamp certificate is received from the time stamping authority. The ti... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7702909 | Method and system for validating timestamps Improved techniques for validating timestamps used in a client-server environment are disclosed. A client can associate client-provided timestamps with events that occur at the client. The client can then send event information as well as the timestamps to a server.... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7685428 | Transmission of event markers to data stream recorder An information stream (media stream) can be “bookmarked” with event markers to note points in time in the information stream of occurrences of interesting events. Repeat occurrences of an event are noted with the same event marker. The events of interest need no... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7676679 | Method for self-synchronizing time between communicating networked systems using timestamps Nodes in a network include a pseudo-timestamp in messages or packets, derived from local pseudo-time clocks. When a packet is received, a first time is determined representing when the packet was sent and a second time is determined representing when the packet was ... | 03/09/2010 |