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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099663 | Apparatus and method for document synchronization A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to convert a destination document into a destination document tree hierarchy. The destination document tree hierarchy is flattened into a destination document hash table comprising a set of destinat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8054970 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, information processing apparatus and information processing method In an image forming method of receiving encrypted data generated by an information processing apparatus, decrypting the encrypted data into data to be printed, and causing an image forming apparatus to execute printing processing, print data is acquired by decryptin... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7986784 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus prevents reproduction and display of an image file in a viewer of a client PC, etc., by encrypting “fileType” and “version” contained in an Image File Header (IFH), which is file format information, and “tagCount”, “sig_ta... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7970139 | Decrypting overlapping selected and encrypted image areas The present invention aims to provide the technique of appropriately enabling the encryption and decryption to the partial area with respect to the image data to which the partial encryption and the multiple encryptions have been applied. More specifically, the pred... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7639807 | System and method for encryption of image data in a networked environment This invention is directed to a system and method for the encryption of image data in a networked environment. More particularly, this invention is directed to a system and method for encrypting documents or data generated via an associated image generating device. | 12/29/2009 |
| 7477745 | License management apparatus, license management system and license management method A license management apparatus is taught which includes a storing portion to store licenses for each of a plurality of operation functions of one of a plurality of operating function executing units, a discriminator to discriminate whether the number of licenses cur... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7437572 | Key management device and method for the encrypted storage of digital data words Key management device for electronic memories and a method for the encrypted storage of digital data words in electronic memories, in which each stored data word is encrypted with a digital keyword, which may be different from another digital keyword of another stor... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418101 | Securely transferring user data using first and second communication media A method of securely transferring user data from a first communication device to a second communication device includes receiving with the first device a public encryption key transmitted by the second device over a first communication medium using a first communica... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406176 | Fully scalable encryption for scalable multimedia Subject matter includes exemplary systems and related methods for fully scalable encryption of scalable multimedia. A scalable bitstream encrypted using the subject matter maintains full functionality of scalable features in the encrypted form. The exemplary scalabl... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7382481 | Image communication device, method of communicating image, program and recording medium An image communication device transmitting image information selectively generates a transmission-result report, where the contents of the transmission-result report vary depending on selected transmission conditions. Under a first condition, the transmission-result... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367060 | Methods and apparatus for secure document printing A secure document printing system is provided. A policy server is used to define access rules for a document, and select individual users and/or groups that will have access to the document. The policy server stores the access rules along with a document decryption ... | 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 |
| 7353387 | Method and system for integrating encryption functionality into a database system Aspects for integrating encryption functionality into a database system are described. The aspects include providing at least two functions to support data encryption in a database system. The at least two functions are utilized within structured query language stat... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343306 | Location-based vehicle risk assessment system An apparatus, program product and method track the location of a vehicle during at least a portion of a period of the time associated with an economic transaction so that risks associated with the actual usage of the vehicle can be accommodated in the costs for the ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340053 | Cipher strength estimating device This invention intends to reduce the amount of calculation required by a cipher strength estimating device for estimating a ciphertext in collectively finding session keys for plural rounds of transformation. The cipher strength estimating device is configured to: f... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337472 | System and method for ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer The present invention relates to a system and method for ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer. That is providing a system and method enabling safe printing of a print job by securing a transmission of the print job through a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7305556 | Secure printing with authenticated printer key Securely storing a public key for encryption of data in a computing device by using a user-specific key pair which is securely stored in the computing device, including receiving a target public key corresponding to a target device, obtaining a user-specific key pai... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296157 | Methods and apparatus for secure document printing Methods and apparatus are provided for securely printing a print job on a networked printer. An application program running on a networked computer instructs the printer to generate and exchange cryptographic keys. The application program then encrypts the print job... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293178 | Methods and systems for maintaining an encrypted video memory subsystem Methods and systems protect digital content such as premium content like movies, programs, and other types of digital audio/visual content. In some embodiments, an architecture and related methods protect content by maintaining the content in encrypted form, whether... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293292 | Method and system for securely and selectively providing optional features or premium functionality in a printer A method and system of selectively and securely enabling an added or premium functionality in a printer can be created by transmitting or inputting to the printer an electronic key correlated to the unique serial number stored in that printer. In this way, the key u... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283631 | Encryption processing apparatus and encryption processing system In the system which stores data sent out from an external equipment temporarily in a storage apparatus to output, to ensure the security of data during the storage period, there has been a conventional technique for the encryption of all received data. However, the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268899 | Secure system for delivery of a fax to a remote user A system for the remote retrieval of at least one document sent by facsimile transmission using a repository server for storing at least one document for a recipient at a location using a remote system connected to the system. Security apparatus for the system inclu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257764 | FEC (Forward Error Correction) decoder with dynamic parameters FEC (Forward Error Correction) decoder with dynamic parameters. A novel means by which FEC parameters may be encoded into, and subsequently extracted from, a signal stream to allow for adaptive changing of any 1 or more operational parameters that govern communicati... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243304 | Apparatus and method for creating a map of a real name word to an anonymous word for an electronic document An anonymous level decision unit decides an anonymous level to anonymize a real name word included in the electronic document. An additional label generation unit generates an additional label corresponding to the real name word based on an identifier. A dictionary ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228293 | Copy detection for digitally-formatted works An electronic book reader has a processor, a display surface, and access to a memory card upon which is stored a digitally-formatted creative work such as a book. In addition, the reader has access to a plurality of precompiled condensed content descriptions of resp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222242 | Interface for facilitating facsimile transmissions via wireless communications networks An interface for facilitating facsimile transmission via a wireless communications device operatively connected to a wireless communications network, including: a modem suitable for being communicatively coupled to a facsimile machine; a controller coupled to the mo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7197644 | Systems and methods for providing hardcopy secure documents and for validation of such documents A secure document processing system for receiving an original document and for printing a secure hardcopy version of the original document, wherein the secure hardcopy version includes a machine-readable encoded image signature which represents an image segment of t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194624 | Page encryption system Text containing files are encrypted by first formatting the files for display. The display-formatted files are then run length coded to form files indicating the information. The files are encrypted. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180970 | Automatic link establishment using external synchronization A system and method for synchronized communication of information between transmitting and receiving stations. The system has a first station and a second station, each attached to a modem, and a device, such as an automated link establishment controller, for establ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162037 | Method for generating/regenerating an encryption key for a cryptographic method A method for generating/regenerating an encryption key for a cryptographic method including the encryption key as well as a public key being generated using a predefined deterministic method from a large random number (seed), where the seed is only generated on the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151834 | Methods and devices for controlling facsimile transmissions of confidential information Confidential information is protected from unauthorized or accidental disclosure by requiring a successful comparison of near end and far end passwords prior to a facsimile transmission of the confidential information. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146508 | Image processing apparatus and system and method of same An image processing apparatus capable of preventing a copy protect function of a video or other contents signal from being disabled. An encoder encodes a contents signal from a DVD reproduction unit. A copy protect circuit performs copy protect processing on the enc... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143291 | Printing method and apparatus having improved job security function, and computer program product executable by computer for realizing improved job security function A printing apparatus capable of preventing degradation of printer performance etc. caused by print jobs which are secured by a job security function and which are forgotten to output and accumulated in a storage device. The printing apparatus allows to cancel or out... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7136486 | Print system and printer capable of prevention of unjust copy print Content data (CD) and printer specifying information (PI) generated by encrypting a printer identifier to specify a printer capable of printing this content data (CD) are included in print job data to be transmitted from a content server (44) to a printer ( | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130066 | Apparatus for performing a service in cooperation with another apparatus on a network A communication system that efficiently and accurately manages various devices on a network includes a local device, which performs a user authentication process by using user information (a user ID and a password) that is inputted by a user at an operation unit and... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113299 | Printing with credit card as identification Printing over a network by inputting print data to be printed and associated credit card information at a host terminal, uploading a print job comprising the print data to be printed and the associated credit card information to a print data storage server, inputtin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110548 | Cryptographic communication method, encryption algorithm shared control method, encryption algorithm conversion method and network communication system An operating encryption algorithm is converted to another encryption algorithm. When different encryption algorithms are operated by a personal computer 100 for use by a group A and a personal computer 200 for use by group B, an encryption algorithm, o... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7072473 | Method and system for secure delivery and retrieval of documents utilizing a facsimile machine A system and method for providing secure, on-demand delivery and retrieval of documents, messages and the like utilizing an adaptor coupled to a facsimile machine. An adaptor is coupled between a facsimile machine and a telephone line. A mobile device communicates w... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065289 | Apparatus and method for controlling image quality reduction of image information An apparatus 10 for controlling image quality reduction of image information, which is related to the present invention, has a VLD 30 for introducing a code stream input 21 thereinto of image information based on an MPEG, a reverse circuit 40... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7054443 | System and method for protecting digital goods using random and automatic code obfuscation A digital rights management (DRM) distribution architecture produces and distributes digital goods (e.g., software, audio, video, and other content) in a fashion that renders the digital goods resistant to many known forms of attacks. The DRM distribution architectu... | 05/30/2006 |
