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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7962965 | Semiconductor device having power consumption analysis preventing function There is a provided a semiconductor device having a high security whose power consumption is difficult to analyze even without setting up random characteristic to the processing time. The semiconductor device includes a target circuit (14), a sub-target circu... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7941866 | Semiconductor apparatus and signal processing system A semiconductor apparatus of the present invention includes a first to a fourth external terminals and a decoding circuit. The semiconductor apparatus in a first mode inputs a first encoded data from the first external terminal, decodes the first encoded data by the... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7810165 | Portable consumer device configured to generate dynamic authentication data Embodiments of the invention provide a portable consumer device configured to store dynamic authentication data in memory. The portable consumer device also includes an interface for transmitting data to and receiving power from an external device. The dynamic authe... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7735145 | Portable secure media with timed erasure A timed erasure mechanism can be used with portable computer-readable media to ensure automatic erasure of secure information, minimizing the security risks in using such media to store and transport passwords, codes, keys and similar private setup information. The ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7571492 | Current source for cryptographic processor To provide increased security against differential power analysis attacks, a data processing device is provided with a current converter that draws current from an external supply and cyclically apportions drawn current between a charge storage device and a processo... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7549177 | Advanced thermal management using an average power controller over an adjustable time window Systems and methods of conducting thermal management provide for transmitting average power data to a source device, where the source device has a thermal influence on a target device and the average power data is based on the thermal influence. Adjustable time wind... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7370166 | Secure portable storage device In one embodiment of the present invention, a secure storage system includes a removable storage device having a secure storage area for storage of secure data and a public storage area and device port for coupling the removable storage device to a host, the removab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363415 | Computer system utilizing multiple computer modules with serial interface A computer system for multi-processing purposes. The computer system has a console comprising a first coupling site and a second coupling site. Each coupling site comprises a connector. The console is an enclosure that is capable of housing each coupling site. The s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363416 | Computer system utilizing multiple computer modules with password protection A computer system for multi-processing purposes. The computer system has a console comprising a first coupling site and a second coupling site. Each coupling site comprises a connector. The console is an enclosure that is capable of housing each coupling site. The s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359883 | License management system, license management device, relay device and terminal device A management device of a license management system acquires a usage request of a content from an SD card or a printer via a relay device, analyzes the acquired usage request, acquires usage environment information of the SD card or the printer from the relay device,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337310 | Computer disposal apparatus, system, and method An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for autonomically disposing a computer such as a workstation. The computer's local persistent storage medium is configured with pre-boot image which is configured with a set of functional modules that facilitate disposa... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328297 | Computer system utilizing multiple computer modules functioning independently A computer system for multi-processing purposes. The computer system has a console comprising a first coupling site and a second coupling site. Each coupling site comprises a connector. The console is an enclosure that is capable of housing each coupling site. The s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322048 | Control device for a computer and a computer comprising such a control device A control device for use with a computer, where the computer has one or more connectors for connecting equipment such as peripherals, human interfaces, test equipment and production facilities to the computer for communicating with the equipment. The control device ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321934 | Remote control relay device, recording and playback apparatus, and method for updating control data A remote control relay device is connected between a network and a controlled device. The controlled device is remotely controlled from an external device over the network. The remote control relay device includes a communication controller, a storage memory, a cont... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312605 | AC power supply testing module and method for booting a main board An AC power supply testing method upon booting a main board is provided. The testing method is applied to a main board, a microprocessor is in connection with the main board, and a relay is connected with the microprocessor, an AC power supply and a system power sup... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302584 | Mechanisms for banning computer programs from use An anti-computer virus system is used to enforce the banning of computer programs. A user is provided with a tool for creating their own banned computer program identifying data. The user-created data is then used to control the anti-virus system to identify banned ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278155 | Single sign-on system for application program The present invention discloses a single sign-on system for remotely operating an application program via a network. With the present invention, a user may operate a client computer, which connects and signs on to a single sign-on server to retrieve sign-on informat... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275258 | Apparatus and method for multi-threaded password management An apparatus and method for multi-threaded password management are provided. With the apparatus and method, resources may be grouped into families of resources. A family of resources is defined as a group of resources that may make use of the same password. When a u... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266849 | Deterring unauthorized use of electronic devices A method for deterring unauthorized use of an electronic device is described. The method includes installing security data in a protected storage area, installing a security routine operable to check for the security data, and prompting a user for identity informati... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248506 | Circuit arrangement having security and power saving modes Circuit arrangement having complementary data input nodes for reception of a dual rail data signal and complementary data output nodes for outputting a dual rail data signal. A connection switch is connected to complementary data nodes by means of which the compleme... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231476 | Function control for a processor A processor operable to perform a plurality of functions, the processor comprising: an input port; a storage element operable to receive and to store an input signal input via the input port, the input signal comprising at least one control value; control logic oper... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219844 | Methods for protecting a smart card A method for protecting an electronic entity such as a smart card, against simple/differential power analysis, by integrating a current accumulator in said entity. The current accumulator (19) powers a processor (P) via a multiplexer (20) when the proc... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7193482 | Integrated circuit with tamper detection circuit A tamper detection circuit for an integrated circuit includes a pseudo-random generator. A first line is connected to the output of the generator and a second line is connected in parallel via an inverter. A number of XOR gates are coupled to the first and second li... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185187 | Protected dual purpose power/enter switch apparatus and method A protected dual purpose power/enter switch for an integrated receiver/decoder has a first relay and a second relay adapted for operative communication with a motherboard and with each other. A switch and a processor are in operative communication with the first rel... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159120 | Method and system for protecting data within portable electronic devices A system and method for protecting data within a portable electronic device to prevent unauthorized access to that data. Encryption of data within the portable electronic device and automatic erasure of data upon unauthorized attempted access is provided. A limited ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137003 | Subscriber identity module verification during power management Power management techniques for a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of a wireless communication device (WCD) are described tat make use of a unique identifier for the SIM. In particu1ar a processor within the WCD reads a first unique identifier from the SIM when powe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131002 | Authentication method, authentication system, semiconductor circuit and authentication module A method of authentication capable of avoiding an easy copying of a module used for personal authentication of an IC card or the like and thereby raising the reliability of the personal authentication, comprising having an electronic circuit having a hardware config... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124433 | Password that associates screen position information with sequentially entered characters A method that provides high-entropy password protection for electronic devices without requiring the presence of a full keyboard for entering characters or special character-recognition capability. To proffer a password to an electronic device, a user enters a seque... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7103777 | User information control device Provided are: a user information management apparatus and method capable of efficiently preventing user information from being utilized by another person in family or being distributed to the outside, thereby protecting security; a recording medium having recorded t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089595 | Device and method for disabling an override hardware pin assertion One embodiment of present invention is a method for preventing the modification of a primary pass-phrase of an electronic system. Access to stored information such as a primary pass-phrase is disabled despite assertion of an override pin of an integrated circuit dev... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086087 | Information processing device, card device and information processing system It is a technological object of the present invention to provide an information processing device, a card and a card system that have a high level of security. In order to achieve the object described above, the present invention provides a data processing apparatus... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080001 | System for monitoring a period of an operation clock signal of a CPU and stopping operations of the CPU when the period is out of a predetermined allowable range There is provided a technology for preventing disabling of function of a clock monitoring circuit by a hacker in a microcomputer for IC card provided with a clock monitoring circuit as a countermeasure for a hacker. In the microcomputer for IC card provided with the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7024700 | Computer with security function and method therefor When the computer is powered on, a POST program is executed, and in the setting for enabling a security function, an RFID chip 33 makes Removal Detect Enable a high level and outputs it to the control side of an analog switch 67 and one input of a NAND... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008456 | Computer with security function and method therefor A technique for prohibiting access to a computer having a security function when a security device is illegally removed from the computer. The security device is a hardware component that constitutes a part of a security function for a computer. When the security de... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007305 | Repeater amplifier with signal firewall protection for power line carrier communication networks A repeater amplifier boosts weak control signals on a PLC network, with noise discrimination and signal firewall protection. The AC supply voltage is filtered by a high frequency blocking filter to block external noise signals. Operating power for network signaling ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6654884 | Hardware-level mitigation and DPA countermeasures for cryptographic devices Differential power analysis is a powerful cryptanalytic method that can be used to extract secret keys from cryptographic hardware during operation. To reduce the risk of compromise, cryptographic hardware can employ countermeasures to reduce the amount o... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6654890 | Protection of laptop computers from theft in the stream of commerce The present invention relates to wirelessly locking a computer platform to discourage theft as the platform is transported in a distribution channel. A computer platform having a chipset, a random access memory (RAM) coupled to the chipset, a central proc... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6615356 | System and method for controlling a system power supply using a password In a system such as a computer system, and in a power controlling method for the system, power applied to the overall system is controlled according to correctness or incorrectness of a password in starting up the system. The password is received from a u... | 09/02/2003 |
