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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7680282 | Signal processing circuit A signal processing circuit is configured by connecting a plurality of basic circuits connected in series, each of the basic circuits comprising an arithmetic circuit subjecting a first input signal and a second input signal to a signal processing; a first selection... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7639820 | Image forming apparatus certificate sheet making method and certificate sheet processing method An image forming apparatus has a micropattern reading unit, an encoded image generating unit and a code printing control unit. The micropattern reading unit reads a micropattern of a sheet. The encoded image generating unit generates an encoded image. The encoded im... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7401228 | Method for transmitting data, apparatus for recording data, medium for recording data, and apparatus for reproducing data A data transmitting method, a data recording apparatus, a data record medium and a data reproducing apparatus are provided to disallow the encryption to be easily decoded and keep the secrecy of key information higher. The data transmitting apparatus includes an err... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391866 | Broadcast apparatus and reception apparatus for providing a storage service by which scrambled content is stored and descrambled using scrambling key list A reception apparatus includes: a reception unit for receiving the scrambled content, the scrambled content being scrambled so that a predetermined unit of scrambled content is descrambled using a descrambling key corresponding to the predetermined unit of scrambled... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7362860 | Image data encryption method, image data transform method, apparatus for the methods, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium This invention allows the encryption side to set whether an image playback apparatus should play back image data in a scrambled state or a non-scrambled state. When a code-block of input image data is an object to be encrypted, it is encrypted. In playing back the d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356142 | Secure compact disk and player A method for recording data on an optical medium is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first plurality of frames of data at a Cross Interleave Reed-Solomon Code (CIRC) encoder, encoding the first plurality of frames of data by the CIRC enc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352861 | Digital electronic component which is protected against electrical-type analyses This invention relates to a digital electronic component which is protected against electrical- and/or electromagnetic-type analyse). The inventive component comprises: a synchronous element (10) which is controlled by a clock (H); means (11, 12) of ge... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353380 | Method and apparatus for providing secure streaming data transmission facilities using unreliable protocols The invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting data securely using an unreliable communication protocol, such as User Datagram Protocol. In one variation, the invention retains compatibility with conventional Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and SOCKS prot... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340427 | Data processing systems and method for creating efficient floater classes A method for creating investment securities structured from interest-rate derivative and mortgage pool components is described. The method includes analyzing the risk elements of the derivative and mortgage pool components, structuring one or more classes of securit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305089 | Picture taking apparatus and method of controlling same The camera includes a sensor for sensing the photographer's iris image and registering the image in advance. The iris image is recorded in the image of a subject by a digital MCU at a timing different from that at which the image of the subject is captured. The reco... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302060 | Method and application for authentication of a wireless communication using an expiration marker Systems and methods of securing wireless communications between a network and a subscriber station are disclosed. One embodiment creates authentication triplets due to expire after a certain amount of time such that they may not be used indefinitely by an attacker w... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290134 | Encapsulation mechanism for packet processing Systems and methods are disclosed for processing data packets. Such a system may generate a header for a session and repeatedly use that header to generate packets for the session. Packets may be processed by a host processor and an associated security processor. Wh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274790 | Scrambling and descrambling a high definition TV signal Method and apparatus for scrambling a high definition television signal to discourage unauthorized recording of same. While recording per se is not prevented, the resulting recorded signal is rendered unusable due to an induced “wobble” between the active video ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263201 | Record carrier with watermark A record carrier includes a pattern of substantially parallel tracks for storing data in the form of marks, in which the data is encoded by a channel code. A watermark is provided by controlling the parameter of the channel code so as to introduce a predetermined ru... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242217 | Output reporting techniques for hard intellectual property blocks Techniques for reducing the frequency of an output signal from a hard intellectual property (HIP) block on an integrated circuit are provided. By reducing the frequency of the output signal, circuit blocks in the integrated circuit that operate at a lower frequency ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225332 | Methods and apparatus to perform cryptographic operations on received data Cryptographic operations are performed on data packets received by an electronic system. To improve system performance, incoming packets are associated with a security association and offloaded to dedicated crypto functions, such as Inline Receive or other available... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212634 | Data distribution In a data distribution system, data is divided into a number of application data units. A sequence of keys is generated systematically, and a different key is used to encrypt each data unit at the source. At the receivers, corresponding keys are generated and used t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210034 | Distributed control of integrity measurement using a trusted fixed token A system for controlling integrity measurement of an un-trusted system component on a client system includes a trusted management utility configured to measure the integrity of the un-trusted system component, a trusted fixed token resident on the client system, and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7171421 | System for automating operating parameter list process A system for automating an operating parameter list process includes a web-based interface for accessing OPL data. Databases are provided for storing updated OPL parameter values for use in resolving the OPL process with respect to a particular operation cycle. The ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7139731 | Multi-level fraud check with dynamic feedback for internet business transaction processor An Internet business transaction processor of the present invention has a distributed processing architecture which allows the processing load to be distributed among multiple parallel servers. The transaction processor of the present invention provides a virtual st... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127620 | Power analysis resistant coding device A coding device for implementing a cryptographic encryption and/or access authorization includes a data processing unit, a decoupling unit, a power supply interface, a main clock supply unit, and a power profile generator generating a power profile and superimposing... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7099492 | Method of steganographically embedding geo-location data in media Digital watermarking technology is used in conjunction with map data, such as is acquired by satellite and other aerial sensors, and as may be generated from databases based on such aerial data. For example, an image including steganographically hidden location data... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096354 | Central key authority database in an ABDS system Managing a database of a central key authority for a plurality of account holders, each account holder having at least one account associated with a public key of a public-private key pair of that account holder, includes maintaining for each account holder a record... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089421 | Sending electronic transaction message, digital signature derived therefrom, and sender identity information in AADS system In a system for performing an action regarding an account in response to an electronic communication received from a sender by a receiver, wherein the electronic communication includes sender identity information associated with the account and a digital signature d... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082533 | Gauging risk in electronic communications regarding accounts in ABDS system A system for communicating electronically over a communications medium regarding an account includes (a) maintaining information pertaining to the account in a database such that the information is retrievable by a unique identifier, the information including securi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069031 | Communication device for providing security in a group communication network A method and apparatus for providing security in a group communication network provides for receiving an encryption key, encrypting media for transmission to a controller using the received encryption key, the encrypted media being directed to another communication ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069590 | System and method for protecting data streams in hardware components A scrambling architecture protects data streams in the operating system and hardware components of a computer by scrambling the otherwise raw data prior to the data being handled by the operating system. The architecture has a scrambler implemented at either the cli... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061899 | Method and apparatus for providing network security An apparatus and a method are provided for performing network routing. The present invention comprises authentication logic, decision logic and routing logic. The authentication logic is configured to receive packets sent from a source agent to a tunnel endpoint and... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047414 | Managing database for reliably identifying information of device generating digital signatures A database for reliably identifying a Security Profile of a device that generates digital signatures is managed by (a) maintaining the database in a secure environment, (b) recording in the database for each one of a plurality of devices manufactured in the secure e... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039614 | Method for simulcrypting scrambled data to a plurality of conditional access devices In accordance with one embodiment, a method for storing a normal scrambled digital program is provided. The method includes receiving a scrambled program, and receiving a plurality of access requirements. Each access requirement can descramble the scrambled program.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039897 | Modeling a target system by interpolating In a method of modeling a target system, a data structure is populated with points, where each point includes at least one target value associated with at least one system parameter value of the target system. The data structure is searched with at least one inquiry... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028185 | Managing database for identifying to recipients security features of devices generating digital signatures Managing a database for identification of security features of a device that generates digital signatures includes (a) recording in the database for each of a plurality of devices, (i) a public key of a pair of public-private keys of the device, and (ii) information... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7028296 | Distributing computer programs to a customer's multiple client computers through a hypertext markup language document distributed to and stored on the customer's network server computer the transmission to and the storage in a customer server computer connected to a network of a plurality of client computers, a Hypertext Markup Language document that includes an embedded program applet for selectively accessing each of the application programs bein... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003118 | High performance IPSEC hardware accelerator for packet classification An architecture for a high performance IPSEC accelerator. The architecture includes components for scanning fields of packets, programming an IPSEC services device according to the scanned fields, and modifying the scanned packet with an output from the IPSEC securi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000106 | Methods and apparatus for kernel mode encryption of computer telephony Disclosed is a computer-readable medium containing program instructions for configuring a first computer so that a first telephony client on the first computer may securely communicate with a second telephony client on a second computer via a communication path. The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6970561 | Encryption and decryption with endurance to cryptanalysis An encrypting apparatus includes an encrypting operation section, a determining section and a control section. The encrypting operation section carries out an encrypting operation to a plaintext using intermediate data at each of a plurality of encrypting stages of ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965682 | Data transmission by watermark proxy A media object sensed at one location is delivered at a second remote location, or an application associated with the object is made available at the second location. In some embodiments, the delivered object is of a higher quality than the sensed object. In other e... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959381 | Central key authority (CKA) database for user accounts in ABDS system A Central Key Authority (CKA) database includes PuK-linked account information of users, wherein the PuK-linked account information maintained in the database for each user includes, (a) a public key of a user device that generates digital signatures, (b) informatio... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957336 | Establishing initial PuK-linked account database An initial Puk-linked account database is established by (a) maintaining the database in a secure environment, (b) recording in the database for each one of a plurality of devices manufactured in the secure environment, (i) a public key of a public-private key pair ... | 10/18/2005 |
