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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7859386 | Method for controlling authorization to an object and a computer program product for the authorization control Method and arrangement for controlling authorization for access to an object, in which a signal communication via electromagnetic waves is established between the object and a wireless portable unit when a tripping device on the object is actuated. The signal commun... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7441122 | Method for providing secure access to a digital resource A method for providing secure access to a digital resource including a learning step including selecting a secret digital authentication code and registering the code in an electronic memory; and an authentication step including inputting a digital information unit ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7356844 | System and method for computer security A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content is generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content. If it is determined that the user should be r... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350078 | User selection of computer login Computer login may comprise any user-determined submission. A user may select the input devices used, and which types of signals from input devices are to be used for login authentication. Account identification may be inferred by signature rather than explicitly st... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321300 | Security device for a transponder A security device for a transponder with a kill and/or cloak function is provided. The security device includes a memory device, in which a first, open password is stored, an input, into which a second, secret password is coupled, a cryptologic device, which is conn... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7266693 | Validated mutual authentication A method of authenticating a user through a validated mutual authentication system is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes establishing a validating fractal image during an enrollment or other process. A plurality of fractal images are provided ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263511 | Creating user metric patterns including user notification Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating a user metric pattern. Such embodiments typically include receiving, within the network, a plurality of disparate user metrics, determining that the plurality of disparate user metrics rece... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249186 | System and method for identifying a subscriber for connection to a communication network A system for identifying a subscriber includes an access server coupled to a number of subscribers using a first communication network and further coupled to a second communication network, a memory coupled to the access server, and a processor coupled to the memory... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248161 | Method and apparatus for interfacing security systems Security systems, such as in a home or other building, are interfaced with one another so that alarm messages and other information regarding a first security system are communicated to a second security system. In response, a user at the second system can send comm... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243239 | Click passwords Methods, systems, devices and/or storage media for passwords. An exemplary method tiles an image, associates an index with each tile and optionally determines offsets for select tiles. Further, the tiling optionally relies on probability and/or entropy. An exemplary... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216175 | System and method for determining subscriber information A system for determining subscriber information includes an access server coupled to a number of subscribers using a communication network, a memory coupled to the access server, and a processor coupled to the memory. The access server receives a communication from ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197646 | System and method for preventing automated programs in a network A system and method are diminish the use of an automated program in a networked environment. A server can provide access to a service. In addition, a software module provides a client computer with a visual test upon a request transmitted through a network by the cl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171693 | Information security method and system The present invention discloses an improved information security system and method. A polymorphic engine is used to enhance the security features of a software application and the data generated by or made available to the application and/or the operating system. Th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7145434 | System and method for key control in an electronic locking system An apparatus and a method for use with an electronic locking system is provided. At least one key is selected in order to have access to at least one lock. This key to lock relationship is transferred to a memory of the key. The key is presented to the lock and at l... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7129855 | Device control system, method, and apparatus A system, method and apparatus for controlling consumer electronic (CE) devices. A control unit obtains CE device command codes and “metadata” from an interactive, wirelessly accessible database. The control unit uses the metadata, which is data relating to the ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117532 | System and method for generating fictitious content for a computer A system and method are disclosed for generating fictitious computer file system content. A template is created. A collection of data items available to be inserted into the template is provided. The template is populated with at least one data item from the collect... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113073 | System management interface for radio frequency access control In an access control system, a method and system for system management. The RF access control system includes a wireless panel interface module that transmits system component settings to a system management interface and receives configuration information from the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107051 | Technique to establish wireless session keys suitable for roaming A method and an apparatus for establishing secured roaming among wireless devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first access point requests a first ticket from an authentication server and uses that first ticket to establish a first secured session with a wire... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7079006 | Radio paging receiver and message erasing method Message data are picked up by using a decoder 2 from received signals received by a receiver portion 1 of a radio paging receiver, and stored in a RAM 4a of a CPU 4. An informing portion 9 informs a user of the message. The ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065786 | Password generation and verification system and method therefor A system and method for facilitating password control and maintenance is provided. A system 10 is provided where a plurality of categories are set so that a single piece or multiple pieces of information that are familiar to the user can be set as a password ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036016 | 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 sequences, th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027836 | Method and system for establishing a communication network A communication device is provided having a transceiver adapted to send and receive wireless communication signals and a contact surface. A contact circuit is adapted to detect contact of another communication device with said contact surface. A controller is adapte... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7006672 | Entrance management apparatus and entrance management method Feature amounts of faces of visitors photographed at a first gate are registered in a registration section in relation to entrance permission time information items each of which defines a period of time during which entrance through a second gate provided inside th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998957 | Security system of construction machinery A security system for a construction machine including a construction machine equipped with a body controller for storing a first password, management apparatus arranged in a location apart from the construction machine and a portable communications unit for storing... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6989732 | Electronic lock system and method for its use with card only mode An improved electronic lock system is provided for use with real estate lock boxes where there is the need for many people to access the secured compartment of the lock box in a controlled manner. Each user has an identification card with a non-volatile secure memor... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6981155 | System and method for computer security A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content is generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content. If it is determined that the user should be r... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6981016 | Distributed client/server computer network A distributed client/server computer network wherein the identity of at least one complex image, selected from a plurality of complex images stored by a client, is transmitted to a remote server. The remote server then determines, from the identity of the or each im... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980081 | System and method for user authentication According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for authenticating a user of a device comprises: generating at least one arrangement comprising a sub-set of a plurality of stored objects, the sub-set comprising at least one authenticating object that ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6937851 | Method for processing authentication failed/authorization denied subscribers by intelligent network A method for processing an authentication failed/authorization denied subscribers by intelligent network is disclosed in which when a call originated by a subscriber is authentication-failed or authorization-denied in a communication service network, a phone communi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934860 | System, method and article of manufacture for knowledge-based password protection of computers and other systems A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for password protecting user access to a computer system. One or more images are displayed to a user. The user is then required to perform a sequence of actions involving the images. The performed sequence of ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926199 | Method and apparatus for storing personalized computing device setting information and user session information to enable a user to transport such settings between computing devices An external data storage device and program are provided to enable computing device users to transfer personalized interface settings from one computing device to another, so that the user will have a desired and familiar computing device interface no matter what co... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927668 | Print access security system A fingerprint enrollment and verification module is connected to the electrical circuit of a vehicle to prevent operation of the vehicle by unauthorized users. The module has a sensor that creates a template of a fingerprint when a finger is placed on the module. Th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6903651 | Method of unlocking electronic lock A method of unlocking an electronic lock capable of saving a labor by unmanning a system on the side of an object to be unlocked and increasing a security, comprising the step of unlocking by using a radio and a plurality of identification codes, wherein a cashbox (... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6879242 | Color based lock and key A colored based lock and key, wherein the key includes a color indication incorporated thereon, and the lock includes a color sensor for identifying the color indication, so as to open the lock. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the key includes ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6844816 | Authentication techniques in a monitoring system An Electronic House Arrest Monitoring (EHAM) system of the present invention includes a transmitter attached to a monitored offender and a receiver positioned in the vicinity of the desired monitoring location. The transmitter and the receiver each have a pattern st... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6587032 | System and method for controlling access to a computer resource A stealth system and method that allows a resource to be practically invulnerable to fast online brute-force attacks is disclosed. The method for controlling access to a computer resource consists in performing a user authentication procedure upon receivi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6583712 | Supervisor and subordinate lock system The electronic supervisor and subordinate lock system employs an electronic lock as a supervisor lock and at least one other electronic lock as a subordinate lock. The supervisor lock controls and/or authorizes the opening of one or more subordinate locks... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6573823 | Method and device for identifying vehicles A method for identifying a vehicle including retrieving characterizing data stored by an electronic system with an on-board control unit, transmitting vehicle identity data and the characterizing data with the on-board control unit to a central control sy... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6215389 | Time-independent, event-based system for receiving and discriminating unique codes from multiple transmitters and method for doing the same A time-independent, event-based system for receiving and discriminating unique codes from multiple transmitters has an event-based detection cycle instead of a time-based detection cycle. The system detects received ID codes from multiple transmitters and... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6005935 | Method and system of using personal information as a key when distributing information "A method of using personal information as a decryption key for encrypted software. When software is sold, a purchaser provides a seller with several pieces of personal information that will be used as part of a decryption key. The personal information is... | 12/21/1999 |
