Quotables
"We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy."
Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; 1888
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176547 | System and method for controlling user access to an electronic device A system requires a user to enter a geometric pattern on an interface device to gain access to the system. After the correct geometric pattern is entered, a timer times a duration before an authenticating password is subsequently entered by the user. If the duration... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176546 | Time information management system A rights validator system for controlling access to content, the system including a query processor to receive a rights query and to provide a result to the rights query based on an estimated time, and a time-based query response module operationally connected to th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171543 | Electronic trip units with limited read/write access A method of limiting read/write access of information stored on an electronic trip unit is disclosed. The method includes requesting a valid password on one of a communication port of the electronic trip unit and a display device of the electronic trip unit, receivi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8151343 | Method and system for providing authentication credentials A method for authenticating a user, that includes receiving an account identifier from the user, obtaining a media prompt from an account based on the account identifier, presenting the user with the media prompt and a question prompt, wherein the question prompt re... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8151344 | Method and apparatus to authenticate a user One embodiment provides a system that uses an authenticated channel to authenticate a user. The system can register a user by storing an association between a username, a password, and a unique identifier. The system can then present a login screen to the user which... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146153 | Method and system for creating and accessing a secure storage area in a non-volatile memory card In order to create and access a secure storage account in a non-volatile memory device, an account identification value is calculated. A memory identification value is read from a first non-volatile memory device. The memory identification value and the account iden... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136154 | Hidden markov model (“HMM”)-based user authentication using keystroke dynamics Hidden Markov Models (“HMMs”) are used to analyze keystroke dynamics measurements collected as a user types a predetermined string on a keyboard. A user enrolls by typing the predetermined string several times; the enrollment samples are used to train a HMM to i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8104084 | Authorizing a user to a device A method and apparatus for authorizing a user is provided. A requestor submits a request for challenge data to a device. The device generates the challenge data and provides the challenge data to the requestor. The requestor obtains response data that is responsive ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8079079 | Multimodal authentication A multimodal system that employs a plurality of sensing modalities which can be processed concurrently to increase confidence in connection with authentication. The multimodal system and/or set of various devices can provide several points of information entry in co... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065724 | Computer method and apparatus for authenticating unattended machines An unattended computer-based machine is authenticated by the present invention method, system or apparatus. The subject machine may be an auto-restarted machine or similar machine configured to be unattended. Upon receipt of initializing input from a user at a subje... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060930 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential receipt and authentication Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device credential submission wherein credentials are extracted by scanning graphical indicia on user documents using a primary document scanner. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056127 | Accessing password protected devices Embodiments of the invention include a method that comprises receiving and storing a power-on password. Embodiments of the invention include a method that comprises receiving and storing a power-on password. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a power-o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8037522 | Security level establishment under generic bootstrapping architecture Security level establishment for an application in a terminal equipment under a generic bootstrapping architecture offering a plurality of different bootstrapping mechanisms, the terminal equipment comprising a credential establishment entity and an application enti... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8037523 | Single sign-on for OS boot image provisioning and OS login based on user identity A method for single sign-one for operating system (OS) boot image provisioning and OS login based on user identity includes receiving authentication information from an information handling system (IHS) over a network. The authentication information is associated wi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032935 | Security synchronization services As a result of the inability to assign security in multiple applications at one time, there is an opportunity to tie the disparate security systems together. Security synchronization services is a method and apparatus that uses roles to provide a common administrati... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024792 | Methods and systems for imaging device credential submission Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device credential submission wherein credentials are extracted by scanning graphical indicia on user documents using a primary document scanner. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006299 | Encryption and authentication systems and methods Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for, among other things, passphrase input using secure delay, passphrase input with characteristic shape display, user authentication with non-repeated selection of elements with a displayed set of elements, document aut... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992202 | Apparatus and method for inputting graphical password using wheel interface in embedded system Provided are an apparatus and method for inputting a graphical password that use representative pictures and elemental pictures of a graphic to form a graphical password and that receive the graphic via a wheel interface and a select button for user authentication. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984499 | Processing device and associated methodology for authorized device certificate updating A configuration for preventing authentication processing due to continuous use of an old authorized device certificate, and illegal use of contents is provided. An arrangement is made wherein with playback or recording processing of contents accompanying data transf... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7958553 | Information storage device, security system, access permission method, network access method and security process execution permission method An information storage device is provided which includes a password input section for inputting a password to be notified only to the information storage device without outputting it to external equipment connected to it by way of a predetermined interface, a passwo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954148 | Encryption and authentication systems and methods Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed for, among other things, passphrase input using secure delay, passphrase input with characteristic shape display, user authentication with non-repeated selection of elements with a displayed set of elements, document aut... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7873995 | Method and apparatus for generating and reinforcing user passwords A method and apparatus are provided for generating passwords that may be memorized by a user, yet not easily guessed by an attacker. A user is presented with one or more textual, audio or visual hints. A password is automatically generated based on the selected hint... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7865950 | System of assigning permissions to a user by password A data processing system includes a data storage unit for storing data sets accessible to a user upon receipt of permission. The data processing system restricts access to data sets by requiring a username and then requiring a password to obtain permission for acces... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861293 | Mobile terminal and authentication method In a mobile terminal that performs transmission and reception of a message between an IC card and a terminal program, the security is improved by preventing an imposture of a source of a message or an interception of a message. A mobile terminal comprises an ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7832004 | Secure privilege elevation by way of secure desktop on computing device A computing device has a user desktop on which a relatively less-secure user application is executed and a secure desktop elevated from the user desktop on which a relatively more-secure secure application is executed upon a request thereto from the user application... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823198 | Secure memory storage device An electronic memory device configured to store and transfer data with a host device via a memory device connector and a mating host connector is disclosed. The electronic memory device includes a memory storage, a plurality of key buttons disposed upon the memory d... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802297 | Keyboard with built in display for user authentication A method and apparatus are provided for creating a personal area network with a wireless keyboard, comprising generating a text message on a keyboard integrated display to prompt a user to enter a password, determining all available personal area network devices and... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7739734 | System and method for protecting a BIOS from unauthorized modifications A method for protecting a BIOS from unauthorized modifications includes the steps of: providing a password storing region (122) configured for storing a first password of the BIOS; copying the first password from the password storing region into a CMOS RAM ( | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735131 | Endoscope device for measuring an object using an image, by setting login qualifiers according to examination environment A CPU of a control unit has an authentication verification function which is an authentication verification unit which verifies a user name and password input from a remote control and a user name and password stored in SRAM, and a registration user setting function... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7716734 | Systems and methods for pattern matching on principal names to control access to computing resources Systems and methods are provided for resource access control in computer systems. Our approach includes new techniques for composing and authenticating principals in an access control system. Our principals may comprise information that identifies the role of the us... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7698737 | Tamper-resistant control unit A control unit is described for technical installations, devices and/or machines having a microprocessor, a programmable memory and a housing enclosing the microprocessor and programmable memory. Data lines lead out of the housing for connection with an external dev... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7574739 | Password authenticating apparatus, method, and program In a password authenticating apparatus, a control section displays an image of a keyboard including multiple character keys on a display section. An input section sends input data to the control section on reception of an input of a position on a display screen. In ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571472 | Methods and apparatus for credential validation A secure credential validation compares stored and received modified credentials, e.g., biometric credentials, such that the validating system does not have access to the unmodified credentials. A capture system and a credential validation system are operatively cou... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7559084 | Authentication information processing method Terminal information of a user terminal requesting a log-in is acquired, a log-in procedure to be applied to the user terminal is determined based on the terminal information, a log-in operation based on the determined log-in procedure is accepted, and the log-in fr... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7512975 | Hardware-assisted credential validation A system and method to validate security credentials using hardware is provided. The system includes a credential validation module to recalculate security credentials received in a datagram and to determine if the security credentials are valid. The system also inc... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7451484 | Method for enabling a program written in untrusted code to interact with a security subsystem of a hosting operating system A program written in untrusted code (e.g., JAVA) is enabled to access a native operating system resource (e.g., supported in WINDOWS NT) through a staged login protocol. In operation, a trusted login service listens, e.g., on a named pipe, for requests for login cre... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7436957 | Audio cassette emulator with cryptographic media distribution control A device of the same general physical size and shape as a standard audio cassette tape, but which accepts digital information from any of a variety of sources—including for example: Internet transmission, a digital computer, or memory cards (especially digital mem... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430758 | Prompt authentication An authentication graphic included in a password prompt can allow a user to visually authenticate the password prompt. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a client device receiving a password challenge from a server, and displaying a prompt asking the ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7409710 | Method and system for dynamically generating a web-based user interface A method and system for dynamically generating web based user interfaces. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for displaying a user interface over a network to a user. The method begins by reading an HTTP request for authentication from a browser associated wit... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404087 | System and method for providing improved claimant authentication A system and method are provided for improving the accuracy of speaker authentication by combining the results of multiple verification sources using statistical modeling. A statistical classifier is built on top of the underlying verification sources. The classifie... | 07/22/2008 |
