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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7505593 | Method for tracing traitors and preventing piracy of digital content in a broadcast encryption system A method for disabling a traitor receiver in a broadcast encryption system includes examining augmentations of at least one redistributed version of a file in a group of files, wherein each authorized receiver acquired decryption keys only for the particular augment... | 03/17/2009 |
| RE40468 | Video data bus communication system and method A video data communication system and method are disclosed which provides for the secure transmission of video data among devices connected to a video data bus. The video data is transmitted with address information corresponding to a particular device or, alternati... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7403618 | Conditional access A transmitter provides receivers conditional access to data transmitted via a network. A content encryptor is used to encrypt the data under control of a same authorization key before it is transmitted to all receivers. The transmitter has a storage with a plurality... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7376976 | Transcryption of digital content between content protection systems Technology for protecting a digital content including a first content protection system capable of decrypting the digital content, the digital content including an inclusion list; a linkable library providing access for an application to the functionality of the fir... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367061 | Systems, methods, and a storage medium for storing and securely transmitting digital media data Systems, methods, and a storage medium for storing and securely transmitting digital media data in a networked system are provided. The method includes determining an amount of memory for storing the digital media data. The method further includes querying a plurali... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363511 | Method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device, a system, and an electronic device A method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device comprises at least one control block for controlling the operation of the electronic device, and a memory. The audiovisual information is encrypted. The control block is provided with a protecte... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363498 | Method and apparatus for facilitating secure distributed content delivery One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates receiving content from a primary peer and forwarding it to a secondary peer, wherein blocks of the content are sent to the secondary peer prior to all of the blocks of the content being recei... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352862 | Encryption method, communication system, transmission device, and data input device An encryption method includes the steps of (a) generating random data including a first part and a second part, the first part specifying an operation to be performed on plain text data and the second part being used in the operation, (b) performing the specified op... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346163 | Dynamic composition of pre-encrypted video on demand content According to certain embodiments consistent with the present invention, a method of processing digital video content, wherein the digital video content comprises intra-coded frames and inter-coded frames, involves selecting a plurality of the intra-coded frames for ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7327843 | Data reproducing device, hard disk, and data storing disk A hard disk A has is constructed to include: a disk 10 in which copy protection information is written in advance in a surface shape such as slits or corrugations in a pre-recording region 13 over a substrate 11 other than a data storage region ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304757 | System and method for secure printing The present disclosure relates to a system and method for secure printing. In one arrangement, the system and method pertain to receiving a document to be printed, determining that the document cannot be printed in its present form, transmitting the document to a co... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302057 | Method and process for transmitting video content Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for transmitting content from a content collection site to a content monitoring site, including inserting a first digital signature into a first content segment collected by the content collection device, i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293276 | Interactive television program guide for recording enhanced video content Interactive television systems and methods are provided for enhancing program guide content using recording and alert features for video related to promotions, advertisements, and other selectable displays presented in an interactive television application such as a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290032 | Broadcast communication system and method thereof in a point-to-multiport communication system In a point-to-multipoint system, the first communication processing apparatus generates a signal to inquire of the second communication processing apparatus about languages used in the second terminals and transmits the signal to the second communication processing ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283633 | Information recording and/or reproducing method and information recording and/or reproducing device An information reproducing method and an information reproducing device in which the key renewal block (KRB) of the latest version is selectively used to encrypt the content to store the encrypted contents in a recording medium. A plural number of KRBs of different ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280970 | Sonic/ultrasonic authentication device A method for verifying and identifying users, and for verifying users' identity, by means of an authentication device capable of transmitting, receiving and recording audio or ultrasonic signals, and capable of converting the signals into digital data, and performin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278165 | Method and system for implementing digital rights management In one embodiment, a content license is created that defines parameters for accessing a piece of digital content. A first logical expression in the content license defines a plurality of playback devices that are authorized to access the piece of digital content. A ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275163 | Asynchronous configuration One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing access to digital services. Configuration information that has been transmitted asynchronously is received in a security component (that is configured to c... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263188 | Data delivery system, server apparatus, reproducing apparatus, data delivery method, data playback method, storage medium, control, signal, and transmission data signal A data delivery system has a capability of effectively and reliably protecting copyright of the data. A video source of a movie or the like is delivered in the form of encrypted data from a server apparatus to a playback apparatus. A decryption key used to decrypt t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260829 | Terminal with multiple audio and video A novel advanced set top terminal capable of digital decompression, displaying picture-on-picture, outputting multiple video channels, outputting multiple audio signals, outputting multiple audio channels corresponding to a single video channel, and other advanced f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254236 | Method and system for handling two CA systems in a same receiver A method for enabling a security device to access a service protected by a conditional access system, wherein the service has associated with it two conditional access (CA) system identifier pairs. The device extracts the two CA identifier pairs and automatically id... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254716 | Security supervisor governing allowed transactions on a system bus A circuit generally comprising a plurality of master modules and a supervisor module is disclosed. The supervisor module may be configured to (i) detect a target address and a particular master module of the master modules initiating a transaction on a bus, (ii) ide... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240217 | Reprogrammable subscriber terminal A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228413 | Data transmitting/receiving method and its receiver A data transmitting/receiving method for charging the reception of pay data in units of a reception or in units of a group to which receivers belong with a high degree of freedom and its receiver. The transmission side allocates the same group identification number ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228152 | Memory system for portable telephone A memory system is constituted of a file storage flash memory storing a control program required for a control portion and a large amount of data, and a random access memory storing a program used by the control portion and functioning as a buffer memory for receive... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228440 | Scan and boundary scan disable mechanism on secure device A circuit generally comprising a logic module and a security module is disclosed. The logic module may be configured to set a plurality of values to a plurality of predetermined values respectively while in a scan mode. The security module may be configured to (i) d... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225159 | Method for authenticating and securing integrated bookstore entries A method and system for providing an electronic shopping service integrated into a software application, and for controlling the set of web sites that are reachable from within the shopping service. Each web site is represented by data which is signed by a private k... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221625 | Multi-channel acoustic apparatus with DVD reproduction function In a multi-channel acoustic apparatus with a DVD reproduction function, comprising a DVD reproduction control unit for controlling the reproduction of a DVD, and a system control unit for controlling the overall acoustic apparatus and controlling the reproduction of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209640 | User interface for television schedule system Screen (10) for a user interface of a television schedule system and process consists of an array (24) of irregular cells (26), which vary in length, corresponding to different television program lengths of one half hour to one-and-one half hour... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209560 | Data communications In a data communications system a remote data source outputs data as a series of application data units (ADUs). Each ADU is individually encrypted with a different key. The keys are transmitted (for example using Internet multicasting) via a communications network t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206847 | Smart card with back up Smart card security is enhanced by making the smart card a two-piece device. Both parts of the smart card contain copies of user data and a processor, which executes program instructions stored in the smart card half so as to give each part of the two-part smart car... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203311 | Super encrypted storage and retrieval of media programs in a hard-paired receiver and storage device A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving program material for subsequent replay is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a tuner, for receiving a data stream comprising encrypted access control information and the program material encrypted according to a firs... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200577 | Method and apparatus for secure online transactions A method and apparatus for performing secure online transactions provides a user interface that is intuitive and easily to understand. The invention integrates an online wallet service with credit card issuers that provide online credit card authentication services.... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196737 | Method of using control loops in a broadband cable tuner Currently tuner circuits maintain normal power consumption while they are receiving RF signals and do not have provisions therein for disabling portions of their circuitry for reducing of power consumption. For example, during changing of channels, portions of the t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188342 | Server controlled branding of client software deployed over computer networks This invention describes a system and method for branding software deployed over computer networks. A user contacts the distributor's web site and initiates a download of the software. When the user visits the download website, the identity of the particular web sit... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7171692 | Asynchronous communication within a server arrangement A server architecture for a digital rights management system that distributes and protects rights in content. The server architecture includes a retail site which sells content items to consumers, a fulfillment site which provides to consumers the content items sold... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165109 | Method and system to access software pertinent to an electronic peripheral device based on an address stored in a peripheral device A method and system for obtaining a network address stored in a peripheral device, and accessing a remote device at the network address to obtain information related to the peripheral device. When the peripheral device is connected to a host computer, the stored net... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162733 | Method and apparatus for automatic set-up of electronic devices A method and apparatus to automatically set-up an electronic device having multiple user-controllable functionalities is provided by an arrangement that provides an interactive menu to a user. The user interacts with the menu to select and set a functionality to a d... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158953 | Method and system for limiting the use of user-specific software features A server architecture for a digital rights management system that distributes and protects rights in content. The server architecture includes a retail site which sells content items to consumers, a fulfillment site which provides to consumers the content items sold... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155160 | Satellite communications data distribution system capable of providing a lot of data in response to a user's request Connected to a satellite earth station for transmitting a broadcast signal to a communication satellite, a data (distribution) center publishes contents of stored information on a home page (HP) of the Internet to submit retrieval of users. When each user determines... | 12/26/2006 |
