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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160967 | Authorization code recovering method A method for recovering an authorization code which is assigned to a licensee by a licensor and is stored in an access-protected data processing device that is connected to a computer of said licensee via an interface. A backup file which is part of the authorizatio... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8099369 | Method and system for securing content in media systems A method and system for securing transfer, storage, and playback of media content. The method and system relate to securing transfer, storage, and playback of all types of media content, including television, music, electronic games, and other types of electronic da... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7941380 | Electronic data vault providing biometrically protected electronic signatures An eVault system securely stores personal data and documents for citizens and allows controlled access by citizens and optionally by service providers. The eVault may be adapted to allow processes involving the documents to be carried out in a secure and paperless f... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7899754 | Enablement of system features with improved feature key A feature key is provided to enable a specific feature in a target system, such as an IBM® Enterprise Storage Server®. The key includes fields identifying at least a portion of a serial number of the target system, identifying the feature on the target system to b... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7822689 | Maintaining privacy for transactions performable by a user device having a security module The present invention discloses a method and system for maintaining privacy for transactions performable by a user device having a security module with a privacy certification authority and a verifier. The system comprises an issuer providing an issuer public key PK... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7729995 | Managing secured files in designated locations Techniques for managing files in a designated location are disclosed. An example of the designated location is a folder, a directory, a repository, a device, or a storage place. A set of access rules is applied to a designated location such that all files in the des... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720769 | Card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method A card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine is provided. The machine may be operative to install a terminal master key (TK) therein in response to at least one input from a single operator. The machine may include an EPP that is operative to remotely ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7702592 | Secure transfer of content to writable media The present embodiments provide methods for writing content to a media that comprise retrieving a first portion of a key structure from the media or a remote server, generating or receiving a second portion of the key structure based on the first portion of the key ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7603322 | Method and apparatus for managing a key management system A network system for key management, including a server, a key management system providing process logic for key management system management located on the server, a key management system storage providing a secure data storage for the key management system, an app... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7562052 | Secure customer communication method and system The method for creating communication encryption keys for use over a communications channel comprises the steps of: selecting a code number for a user or web browser; selecting the two highest prime numbers, excluding 1 and the code number itself, in the code number... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7436965 | Optical out-of-band key distribution One aspect of the disclosure relates to an out-of-band communication system and associated process. The out-of-band communication system includes an encrypted data path that is configured to convey encrypted data. The out-of-band communication system includes an opt... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418398 | Stored value cards and methods for their issuance A method for issuing both a virtual card and a physical card to a cardholder comprises issuing a virtual card to a cardholder, with the virtual card comprising an identifier and an associated database record of a stored value. A physical card is also issued to the c... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418592 | Automated banking machine system and method An automated banking machine (12, 200, 302) is provided. The machine may be operative to install a terminal master key (TK) therein in response to at least one input from a single operator. The machine may include an EPP (204) that is operative to remo... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7403924 | Communication terminal, portable terminal, circulating server, providing server, electronic book distributing method, and electronic book distributing program A portable terminal 20 according to the present invention is provided with an electronic book coupon storage 22, a book data receiver 24, an electronic book coupon deductor 25, and a book data decryptor 26. The electronic book coup... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382883 | Deriving a symmetric key from an asymmetric key for file encryption or decryption One aspect relates to a process and associated device that provides a private key of an asymmetric key pair in a key device. A symmetric master key is derived from the private key of the asymmetric key pair. The symmetric master key is stored in a computer memory lo... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379549 | Access control for digital content Access to a data storage arrangement is provided in dependence upon a public/private key pair, the public key being held by the data storage arrangement and the private key by a removable memory device. The public key is securely held in a user directory of authoriz... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370018 | Systems and methods for processing claims in real-time Claim processing system providing an interface to permit pharmacy and medical management systems to use the Internet to transmit third-party insurance claims on a claim-by-claim basis in real-time or near-real-time to one or more claim servers that receive insurance... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366306 | Programmable logic device that supports secure and non-secure modes of decryption-key access Described are programmable logic devices that decrypt proprietary configuration data using on-chip decryption keys. The keys are stored in a key memory that can be operated in a secure mode or a non-secure mode. The non-secure mode allows the decryption keys to be r... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363496 | Authenticated ID-based cryptosystem with no key escrow A method and system are provided for determining a shared secret between two entities in a cryptosystem. A first random secret is selected that is known to the first entity and unknown to the second entity. A first intermediate shared secret component is determined ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357310 | Mobile phone charge card notification and authorization method An added level of security is added to charge card transactions. Upon presenting a credit card for a purchase, for example, the cardholder receives a message on his cell phone that a charge authorization request has been received. The cardholder may also be prompted... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356708 | Decryption semiconductor circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of selectable pathways inter-connected to data sources and data destinations; a cryptographic circuit connected to the selectable pathways to selectively receive data from at least one of the data sources, to dec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353395 | Authenticated ID-based cryptosystem with no key escrow A method and system are provided for determining a shared secret between two entities in a cryptosystem. A first random secret is selected that is known to the first entity and unknown to the second entity. A first intermediate shared secret component is determined ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353192 | Product configuration display system and method with user requested physical product alterations A product configuration display system and method enabling the configuration and displaying of a product for purchase by a potential buyer. A product configuration display system comprises a data center having a microprocessor operably connected to a storage media. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337332 | Transferring electronic content A method and apparatus for transferring electronic content. The method and apparatus include providing electronic content to a first user, providing the first user with a key packet, the key packet including a decryption key and content rights information, transferr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333958 | Electronic settlement system, settlement management device, store device, client device, data storage device, computer program, and storage medium An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output funct... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330979 | Method for protecting the processing of sensitive information in a monolithic security module, and associate security module The invention relates to a method and associated security module for protecting the processing of sensitive information in a security module with a monolithic structure, the module comprising information processing means (9) and means for storing (3, 4... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313545 | System and method for detecting fraudulent calls Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313689 | Method, system and service for the authentication of a public key certificate A method, system, and service of authenticating a public key certificate for a relying party (RP). A Certificate Authority (CA), who issued the certificate, is a member of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) having a Certificate Policy (CP). First quality levels requi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310608 | Authentication method, authentication system, payment system, user apparatus and recording medium containing program for conducting authentication An authentication system, program and method authenticates users who are parties to a transaction by supplying a first user with a matching key for a prospective transaction, receiving by a second user the matching key supplied to the first user; and matching the ke... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308431 | System and method of secure authentication and billing for goods and services using a cellular telecommunication and an authorization infrastructure A system, method and computer program for authorizing a mobile station to use a product, service, access or other rights provided by a service provider through the use of digital signatures. These digital signatures are based on a shared signing key, and can be veri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304227 | Method and system for synthesizing electronic transparent audio A method and system for synthesizing electronic watermarks is disclosed. The method includes generating electronic watermark sounds for music data by converting harmonic overtones that match the music data into signals. The generated electronic watermark sounds are ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305093 | Method and apparatus for securely transferring data A method and apparatus is provided for securely transferring first and second data from a user to first and second parties respectively. More particularly, the user encrypts the first data using a first encryption key associated with the first party, and then encryp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296158 | Methods, apparatus, and program products for inferring service usage Given the recent changes in the policy governing Internet content distribution, such as the institution of per listener royalties for Internet radio broadcasters, content distributors now have an incentive to under-report the size of their audience. Previous audienc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296065 | System for on-line financial services using distributed objects A system is disclosed for accessing recent financial information from various financial services providers. The system is based on a client/server architecture so that services are accessible from a variety of presentation tools. Communications between clients and s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284127 | Secure communications A method of providing secure communications between a first and a second communications unit comprising a key exchange between the communications units resulting in a shared secret key, the key exchange including a user interaction. The method includes the steps of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281128 | One pass security A system and method for secure network communication. In various embodiments of the present invention, data needed for authentication an encryption is included in each communication pass between network devices, so that when a network connection is broken, a secure ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275239 | Run-time wait tracing using byte code insertion Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business whereby programmatically-generated byte code insertion is used to perform run-time tracing of code that potentially encounters a wait during execution. The byte code insertion is performed at... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272231 | Encrypting data for access by multiple users A method for protecting data for access by a plurality of users. A server encrypts data using a master key and a symmetric encryption algorithm. For each authorized user, a key encryption key (KEK) is derived from a passphrase, and the master key is encrypted using ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263497 | Secure online music distribution system A secure music distribution system securely distributes digital products such as music, video, and/or computer software along with related media over a public telecommunications network, such as the Internet, employing a client-server architecture. The digital produ... | 08/28/2007 |
