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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6735698 | Deactivating of portable device A portable device has an openable cover, the cover being open in normal operation. A method is provided for automatic deactivating the portable device. When the cover is detected to be in an open position and a key operated switch is in a locked position, the portab... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735310 | Technique of password encryption and decryption for user authentication in a federated content management system A technique for password encryption and decryption for user authentication in a federated content management system. One or more commands are executed in a computer to perform a datastore operation on a datastore connected to the computer. A string of characters are... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6718468 | Method for associating a password with a secured public/private key pair A method for associating a password with a secured public/private key pair is disclosed. A user public/private key pair is first established for a user. The user public/private key pair includes a user public key and a user private key. Then, the user public/private... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6718467 | Password based protocol for secure communications A method for a first participant to establish a shared secret with a second participant, where the first participant and the second participant share a password-based first master key and a hash function includes sending a first message including a first private val... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6718471 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IC CARD, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH IS RECORDED AN ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM An electronic information management system, an IC card, a terminal apparatus and an electronic information management method, and a recording medium on which is recorded an electronic information management program, which displays a plurality of images simultaneous... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6711682 | Online service registration system and method A method for registering a user for an online service includes receiving an initial access to an online service by a prospective user and determining whether the user has provided a valid user identifier (ID). If the prospective user fails to provide a valid user ID... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711681 | Cryptographic authorization with prioritized authentication A system and associated method for authorizing, or withholding authorization of, user access to a selected computer application or other resource, based on the user's response to one or more user authentication tests. If the user satisfies one or more authentication... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711686 | Security management tool for managing security attributes in computer systems A Security Management Tool (SMT) is defined and created that solves the problem of efficiently and accurately configuring security attributes for multiple computer systems. SMT executes an automated operation that captures a definition of security attributes on a pa... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711688 | Pre-execution logon (PEL) An apparatus and method to control access to operating systems sent by a server computer system to a client computer system in response to a request by the client computer system utilizing a pre-execution logon verification of user identification and password and ov... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6707915 | Data transfer verification based on unique ID codes A method of transferring a data packet from a providing communication terminal to a requesting communication terminal, wherein the requesting communication terminal transfers a message to the providing communication terminal including a requests for receiving the da... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6708272 | Information encryption system and method An encryption system permits end-to-end encryption of information over an untrusted interconnection network. The information encryption system includes at least one client for processing information. The system also includes at least one storage device for holding t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704868 | Method for associating a pass phase with a secured public/private key pair A method for associating a pass phrase with a secured public/private key pair is disclosed. A user public/private key pair is first established for a user. The user public/private key pair includes a user public key and a user private key. Then, the user ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6687829 | Data transmission apparatus and method for management of user identification data allocated to image data In a data transmission apparatus and method of the present invention, a specific operator ID for an operator who uses a data processing device to process image data to be copied or transmitted, is selected. Specific owner IDs for owners who are authorized... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6665653 | Noise reduction for a cluster-based approach for targeted item delivery with inventory management Reduction of noise within a cluster-based approach for item (such as ad) allocation, such as by using a linear program, is described. In one embodiment, probabilities are discretized into a predetermined number of groups, where the mean for the group that... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6658574 | Method for non-disclosing password entry Password entry is done by displaying to a user distinct codes corresponding to characters in the user's password. The user then serially enters codes corresponding to characters while concealing the entry. Only a limited number of keys are used for passwo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6654885 | Method for authorization checking and configuration for carrying out the method The system checks whether authorization exists for at least two data processing devices to exchange data with one another. In the preferred embodiment, both data processing devices are of identical design. Check data are simultaneously produced, in respon... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647498 | Method and apparatus for preventing personal computer from being illegally used An apparatus and a method for preventing a personal computer from being illegally used are provided. A personal computer includes a RAM for storing a plurality of programs having application programs and an operation system, a flash memory of a BIOS ROM f... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6615352 | Device and method for authenticating user's access rights to resources A burden caused by handling a large number of unique identifying information pieces such as authentication keys is to be lightened from both the user side and the protector side such as application creators. A proof data verification device sends authenti... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601175 | Method and system for providing limited-life machine-specific passwords for data processing systems Features of a data processing system, such as its configuration, are protected utilizing a machine-specific limited-life password. The data processing system includes execution resources for executing a watchdog program, a limited-life value generator, an... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6571336 | Method and apparatus for securing a list of passwords and personal identification numbers A method for securing passwords, personal identification numbers and identifying patterns utilizes a MasterCode camouflaged within a grid which contains all the characters, symbols or pictograms of which the MasterCode is a subset. For securing numeric se... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6539482 | Network access authentication system A network access authentication system including a directory service containing a remote access password and a standard access password for each user of the network, using an authentication protocol that provides information on whether a user is accessing... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532451 | Nested strong loader apparatus and method An apparatus and method provides one or more controlled, dynamically loaded, modular, cryptographic fillers. Fillers may be loaded by a single loader, multiple independent loaders, or nested loaders. Loaders may be adapted to load other loaders, within cr... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6499108 | Secure electronic mail system A system and method for transferring messages securely over a computer network which includes the steps of inputting the message to be transmitted at a first device and then encrypting the message at the first device. An address for a dynamically addresse... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494368 | Electronic trigger lock apparatus and system A system for preventing unauthorized access to a firearm trigger includes a database of PIN numbers associated with a plurality of trigger locks and access tokens, each corresponding trio represented by an identification code. At purchase, a purchased fir... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6480958 | Single-use passwords for smart paper interfaces A security control system for remote computers includes a first local input/output device for entering a user name and regular password. A password generator (10) returns a single-use password which is an encrypted combination of the user name, a represen... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6477647 | System and method for providing trade confirmations The present invention relates to a system and method for confirming trade transactions via the Internet and/or private network to e-mail addresses. An encrypted electronic envelope and a trade confirmation document contained therein are transmitted to a c... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6460138 | User authentication for portable electronic devices using asymmetrical cryptography A system and method for authenticating a user of a portable electronic device having a removable memory using asymmetric cryptography, the asymmetric cryptography requiring the use of a user'private key and public key. The method and system include storin... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457126 | Storage device, an encrypting/decrypting device and method of accessing a non-volatile memory A storage device (10) has a flash memory (11), a controller (16) and a second ROM (15). In the flash memory (11), a data key is stored, which is a key unique to each storage device (10). In the second ROM (15), a system key is stored which is an encryptin... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6446208 | User interface system based on sequentially read electronic tags A system for identifying multiple electronic tags that includes a plurality of electronic tags attachable to a single object, each electronic tag having a non-overlapping readable region, and each electronic tag having a unique identifier. One or more ele... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442692 | Security method and apparatus employing authentication by keystroke dynamics A device for verifying the identity of an individual based on a typing characteristic token. The device having said device embedded in a keyboard, said keyboard in communication with an a processing system to be secured, said device comprising: an input m... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6438693 | Modular broadcast receiver system and memo The construction of a receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast from a plurality of broadcasting providers is simplified. In a receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast from a plurality of broadcasting providers, of the function blocks which const... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434702 | Automatic rotation of digit location in devices used in passwords A method for ensuring security of a system accessed utilizing a keypad wherein access is provided to said system via a security code entered on the keypad. A security code is entered on the keypad utilizing a first character configuration of the keypad. F... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6385731 | Secure on-line PC postage metering system The present invention is a system for providing secure access and execution of application software stored on a first computer by a second computer using a communication device while a communication link is maintained between the first and second computer... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6370649 | Computer access via a single-use password A computer system according to the present invention implements a self-modifying "fail-safe" password system that allows a manufacturer or site administrator to securely supply a single-use password to users who lose a power-up password. The fail-safe pas... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6317838 | Method and architecture to provide a secured remote access to private resources A method and architecture allowing a remote user, especially an Internet remote user, to securely access private resources protected by a firewall. The architecture comprises a computer facility and many remote user terminals connected via the Internet. T... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6240183 | Security apparatus for data transmission with dynamic random encryption A data encryption/decryption apparatus is disclosed which includes a controller coupled to an array of random data, an encryptor/decryptor and a plurality of encryption/decryption algorithms. The array of random data and the plurality of encryption/decryp... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6236981 | Transaction system In a digital payment system, a sequence of random numbers is stored at a payment service. A set of digitally encoded random numbers derived from the stored sequence is issued to the user in return for payment. The tokens are stored in a Carnet. The user c... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6236728 | Security apparatus for data transmission with dynamic random encryption A security apparatus including a number input device (302), an address register (312) responsive to the number input device, an encryption schema memory (316) addressable by the address register to produce an output code and a relative address code, and a... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6199163 | Hard disk password lock The invention provides an encryption circuit for encrypting and decrypting data as it travels to and from a hard disk. The encryption circuit can be turned on or off under control of the BIOS program and a user supplied password. With the present inventio... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6192474 | Method for establishing a key using over-the-air communication and password protocol and password protocol In the password protocol, the communicating parties exchange calculation results, which each include an exponential, to generate a key. In generating the calculation results, each party adds the password to their respective exponential. If the authorizing... | 02/20/2001 |
