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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8121293 | System for ensuring encrypted communication after handover During connection setup with a first radio access network, a multimode mobile station sends an unprotected initial signaling message that includes information about those encryption algorithms that the multimode mobile station supports when it communications in a se... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107629 | Method of providing security for relay station A method of providing security of a relay station is disclosed, by which the security can he provided for the relay station in a broadband wireless access system having the relay station. In a mobile communication system to relay a signal transfer between a base sta... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8019083 | Method, apparatus and system for key derivation A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8005224 | Token-based dynamic key distribution method for roaming environments A method for establishing a new security association between a mobile node and a network source, the method comprising creating a first token comprising a security association between a network source and a mobile node, the first token being encrypted using a first ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991161 | System and method for automatic security authentication in wireless networks A system for automatic security authentication in a wireless network includes a server and a terminal. The terminal includes a processor, a first communications unit, and a second communications unit. The server includes a database, a control unit, and a third commu... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7936880 | Method, apparatus and system for key derivation A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7881475 | Systems and methods for negotiating security parameters for protecting management frames in wireless networks Systems and methods provide a mechanism for wireless stations and access points to negotiate security parameters for protecting management frames. The access point and station determine which management frames they are capable of and desire to protect. Data indicati... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873165 | Tactical radio with integrated satcom capability A multi-band radio having seamless satellite communication capability is provided. The radio includes: a user interface for controlling operations of the radio; an encryption module; a LOS wireless transceiver for transmitting encrypted data at a frequency in the ra... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7403621 | System for ensuring encrypted communication after handover During connection setup with a first radio access network, a multimode mobile station sends an unprotected initial signaling message that includes information about those encryption algorithms that the multimode mobile station supports when it communicates in a seco... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400731 | Scalable technique for ensuring real-time, end-to-end security in a multimedia mobile network A method for handing off a connection of a mobile device from a primary VPN to which the mobile device is connected to an angel VPN to which the mobile device may be connected in an Internet Protocol-based multimedia mobile network includes the steps of searching fo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380124 | Security transmission protocol for a mobility IP network The present invention supports a secure transmissions protocol for information packet transmission between a Mobile Node and a Foreign Agent. The information packets are encrypted and decrypted using an integrated software client that combines mobile IP communicatio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369661 | Method and apparatus for detection of loss of cipher synchronization Detecting loss of stream cipher synchronization between a transmitter and a receiver in a video processing system may be achieved by receiving, by the receiver, an encrypted video frame from the transmitter, obtaining an encrypted value for a selected pixel in the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362866 | Method for determining encryption algorithm of secret communication based on mobile country codes The present invention discloses a method for determining encryption algorithm used in security communication based on Mobile Country Code (MCC) number. In this method, a Mobile Country Code (MCC) number list is preset in a Core Network (CN), and all the MCC numbers ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7319756 | Audio coding Coding of an audio signal (x) is provided where the coded bitstream (AS) comprises a parametric representation of the audio signal. One component of the parametric representation comprises tracks of linked sinusoidal components (CS) where subsequently linked compone... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310529 | Packet data traffic control for cellular wireless networks Data traffic over a plurality of data communications links of a wireless data communications system is controlled by identifying a poorly performing wireless link, and interrupting data communications over the poorly performing link. The data throughput of remaining... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308104 | Forward multiple scrambling code generating method and apparatus Disclosed are a forward multiple scrambling code generating method and apparatus in a communication system. Each base station uses primary scrambling codes and an associated one of secondary scrambling code sets, each consisting of a plurality of secondary scramblin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7298849 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous encryption and decryption of publicly distributed media The present invention provides secure communication from one encryption domain to another using a trusted module. In one embodiment, the invention includes generating a cipher stream based on a first key for encrypted streamed content, and generating a second cipher... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289630 | Counter initialization, particularly for radio frames A method for protecting traffic in a radio access network connected to at least two core networks. The method includes maintaining a core-network-specific authentication protocol and a radio-bearer-specific ciphering process, and generating, for each ciphering proce... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275157 | Facilitating 802.11 roaming by pre-establishing session keys A method and system for pre-authenticating a pre-establishing key management on a roaming device prior to reassociation to facilitate fast hand-off in a wireless network is described. For enhanced mobility, both authentication and key establishment is performed prio... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269448 | Method for recognizing request for data transmission by mobile/base station RRC using network transfer device A method recognizes a request for data transmission by a mobile/base station RRC (Radio Resource Control) using a network transfer device, by which the mobile/base station RRC can recognize the request for data transmission using the network transfer device in a sta... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7242938 | Mobile assisted handoff system and method A system and method for improved mobile assisted handoff in a digital cellular communication system that gives the mobile station the ability to synchronize to candidate base station transmissions in order to read the transmitted digital voice color code (DVCC) of t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230939 | Home network using wireless module Methods and apparatus for implementing a home network including a wireless module. In one implementation, a home network includes: two or more host devices, where at least one host device includes a wireless module port, and where the host devices are connected in a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224801 | Wireless secure device A method and apparatus for securely connecting one or more wireless peripheral devices such as keyboards, mice, gamepads, remote controllers, joysticks and one or more host systems such as personal computers or workstations, the secure connection reducing the vulner... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221764 | Security key distribution using key rollover strategies for wireless networks Security key distribution techniques using key rollover strategies for wireless networks are described. A number of keys are generated, usually by an access point. The present invention allows a standard mode and a mixed mode. In standard mode, each device on the ne... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7203318 | Secure transmission system for a digital trunked radio system A security system for a digital trunked radio system having a digital control channel and a plurality of working channels, wherein said working channels are assigned for temporary use of individual radio units by digital control signals transmitted over said control... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7184554 | Wireless device management A method of managing a wireless device (2), the method comprising installing a management agent program in a memory of the wireless device (2), the installed management agent monitoring the status of application programs installed on the device. Manage... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7158777 | Authentication method for fast handover in a wireless local area network Disclosed is a method for authenticating a mobile node in a wireless local area network including at least two access points and an authentication server. When the mobile node associates with a first access point and performs initial authentication, the mobile node ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158641 | Recorder A memory card (110) decodes data delivered to a data bus (BS3) and extracts a session key (Ks1) sent from a server from the data. Based on the session key (Ks1), an encrypting section (1406) encrypts a public encryption key (KPm ( | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158640 | Method and apparatus for re-synchronization of a stream cipher during handoff A method and apparatus for re-synchronizing a stream cipher during soft handoff. Transmitted quasi-secret keying information is used with a secret key to reinitialize a stream cipher generator located in a base station and a stream cipher generator located in a trav... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155607 | Method for authentication between apparatuses using challenge and response system An object of the present invention is to provide a technology to improve security against spoofing in a method of authentication using a challenge and response system. In the method of authentication of the present invention, the piece of challenge data is tr... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127742 | Establishing a secure connection with a private corporate network over a public network An external client securely accesses a private corporate network using a communications device, but without the communications device being required to communicate through the private corporate network when communicating with resources external to the private corpor... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123719 | Method and apparatus for providing authentication in a communication system A method includes receiving an authentication request from a mobile station (401) and determining whether to forward the request to an authentication agent. When it is determined to forward the request, the request is forwarded to the authentication agent ( | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116738 | Data synchronization apparatus and method Disclosed is a method and apparatus for synchronizing data. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first communication link for transmitting first data and a second communication link for transmitting second data. A circuit coupled to the first and second commu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113600 | Base transceiver station automatic encryption handling A system and method for automatically selecting an encryption, or ciphering, algorithm in a cellular communication network is disclosed. A cellular communication network includes a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) connected to a Base Station Controller (BSC), which is... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7082200 | Establishing secure peer networking in trust webs on open networks using shared secret device key A trust web keying process provides secure peer networking of computing devices on an open network. A device is initially keyed at distribution to an end user or installer with a device-specific cryptographic key, and programmed to respond only to peer networking co... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079655 | Encryption algorithm management system An encryption algorithm management system has a terminal unit and a center unit that have a common cipher-key to a ciphered encryption algorithm. The terminal unit includes a transmitter configured to transmit a demand to the center unit for obtaining an encrypted d... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065359 | System and method for switching between base stations in a wireless communications system A base station switching system includes a wireless unit that waits before switching from a previous base station to a new base station after the wireless unit has indicated to the wireless communications system the identity of the new base station. Thus, the wirele... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7050947 | Remote control communication including secure synchronization A remote communication system (20) includes a signaling device (24) and a remotely located controller (26). The signaling device (24) includes a synchronization counter (44) and the controller includes a synchronization counter ( | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047405 | Method and apparatus for providing secure processing and data storage for a wireless communication device Techniques for providing secure processing and data storage for a wireless communication device. In one specific design, a remote terminal includes a data processing unit, a main processor, and a secure unit. The data processing unit processes data for a communicati... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043243 | Mobile assisted handoff system and method A system and method for improved mobile assisted handoff in a digital cellular communication system that gives the mobile station the ability to synchronize to candidate base station transmissions in order to read the transmitted digital voice color code (DVCC) of t... | 05/09/2006 |
