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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185505 | Techniques for processing recovery points Described are techniques for processing recovery points. One or more storage objects for which data protection processing is performed are determined. The data protection processing includes copying data for each of said one or more storage objects to one or more da... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8122215 | Method and apparatus for verifying memory contents A system and method of verifying a content of a non-volatile reprogrammable memory communicatively coupled to a microprocessor is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of reading at least some of the data stored in the non-volatile reprogrammable memory, computi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8090920 | Recording medium, and information processing device and information processing method for the recording medium A recording medium stores contents and contents keys to be used for encrypting the contents, in a plurality of storage formats. The storage formats include a storage format (a first format) for delivered contents acquired through a network, and a storage format (a s... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8041913 | Data protection method A data protection method for an electronic device having a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium includes a plurality of partitions and a partition table. In the data protection method, a partition entry point and a partition data corresponding to t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8010763 | Hypervisor-enforced isolation of entities within a single logical partition's virtual address space Access control to shared virtual address space within a single logical partition is provided. The access control includes: associating, by a hypervisor of the data processing system, a memory protection key with a portion of a single logical partition's virtual addr... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7979658 | Secure management of memory regions in a memory Systems and/or methods that facilitate controlling access to memory regions in a memory component(s) are presented. A memory component can comprise an access management component that can facilitate controlling access to memory regions that can be respectively assoc... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971020 | Embedding data in an information signal A method of controlling copying of an information signal, comprises the steps of: prior to recordal and/or transmission, applying to the information signal a substantially imperceptible modification representing copy control data including a password securely... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7930503 | Method and apparatus for operating multiple security modules The disclosed embodiments relate to a security module and a method of operating a security module. The method may comprise the acts of detecting a second security module, determining whether a key associated with the second security module is available to the first ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913050 | Fencing using a hierarchical relationship A method and apparatus for processing a write request at a storage device is provided. A write request that identifies a sender of the write request is received at a storage device. The write request is examined to determine the identity of the sender. A determinati... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908450 | Memory management unit, code verifying apparatus, and code decrypting apparatus A memory management unit manages a memory that stores a code, and sets that the memory that stores the code to be executed is valid to make a processor execute the code stores a verification key used to verify a validity of the code in a verification-key storing uni... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895406 | Memory device and password storing method thereof To provide a memory device and a password storing method thereof, according to which an improved security function is realized by resourcefully designing the storage position and/or storing order of password data stored in the memory device to prevent unauthorized p... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890727 | Key-controlled object-based memory protection A processing unit includes an authority check for controlling access by the processing unit to pages of memory according to whether a hardware protection key set currently loaded in an authority mask register allows access to the pages. In particular, each page of m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7779220 | Password-based media cartridge authentication The present invention, in particular embodiments, is directed to methods, apparatuses and systems directed to the authentication of cartridge-based storage media. In a particular embodiment, the present invention provides authentication passwords that are stored on ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7752408 | Access control apparatus and access control method Disclosed is an access control apparatus controls access to a storage device and includes an access password input device that receives an input of an access password; an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7752407 | Security RAM block Circuits, methods, and apparatus for storing application data, keys, authorization codes, or other information in a volatile memory on an FPGA. To prevent erasure of the stored information when power to the FPGA is removed, or when the FPGA is configured, or when ap... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7660959 | Managing encryption for volumes in storage pools Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for managing encryption for volumes in storage pools. At least one storage pool is defined in a database, wherein storage pools are defined to include a plurality of data volumes, wherein each volume is inclu... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7636826 | Systems and methods for locking and exporting the locking of a removable memory device A device and method is provided for commonly and securely allowing, as access control on a memory card, a plurality of information processing apparatuses to lock/unlock the memory. On the basis of a lock command input from an information processing apparatus serving... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7590814 | Data recording device and access control method using password authentication A data recording device of the present invention acquires passwords of individual recording media attached to a plurality of medium attaching units from a password storage unit which stores the passwords set to the recording media having a password locking function,... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587567 | Storage control system A plurality of key information items with a fixed constitution are stored in a shared memory of a first storage control system. Each key information item corresponds with each of the types of a second storage control system and includes, in a predetermined location ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581074 | Facilitating use of storage access keys to access storage Use of storage access keys is facilitated to enable flexible control of storage access. Any selected storage access key is usable to access storage. Storage access keys may be specified in user registers and can override storage access keys indicated in system regis... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7539830 | Portable storage device capable of automatically running biometrics application programs and methods of automatically running the application programs A portable storage device capable of automatically running biometrics application programs includes a control module, a storage unit and a biometrics sensor. The control module, in which firmware is stored, is electrically connected to a terminal host, a storage uni... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7516289 | Facilitating use of storage access keys to access storage Use of storage access keys is facilitated to enable flexible control of storage access. Any selected storage access key is usable to access storage. Storage access keys may be specified in user registers and can override storage access keys indicated in system regis... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7451288 | Word-individual key generation Apparatus and method for generating an individual key for accessing a predetermined addressable unit of a memory divided into addressable units. The apparatus includes a calculator for calculating a page pre-key based on a page address, a determiner for determining ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447860 | System and method for managing data associated with copying and recovery procedures in a data storage environment This invention is a system and method related to restoring data in a data storage environment and includes program logic. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447861 | Integrated multi-function object locks A single lock word comprises an identifier field for storing a thread identifier associated with a first thread obtaining a lock on an object; an inflation field for storing a fat lock bit upon inflation of the lock on the object; and a contention field for storing ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441151 | Method and apparatus for restoring a device to a default state A device includes a processor and a hard disk drive coupled to the processor. The hard disk drive stores various data associated with the device and includes a first partition and a second partition. Data stored in the first partition is cleared during a system rese... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441075 | Data storage method and apparatus employing a tape cartridge for storing WORM data Data storage apparatus comprises a tape drive and a tape cartridge, the tape cartridge having a data storage tape on which write-once-read-many (WORM) data is stored. The data storage apparatus is controlled by providing a format command to the tape drive commanding... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437607 | Method and apparatus for restoring a device to a default state A device includes a processor and a hard disk drive coupled to the processor. The hard disk drive stores various data associated with the device and includes a first partition and a second partition. Data stored in the first partition is cleared during a system rese... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428642 | Method and apparatus for data storage An apparatus, system, and method for avoiding unexpected exposure of important data in a storage system include a table that contains permission and conversion information regarding data transfer. When a storage system transfers a certain set of data from one logica... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424584 | Key-controlled object-based memory protection A method, system, and program key-controlled object-based memory protection are provided. A processing unit includes an authority check for controlling access by the processing unit to pages of memory according to whether a hardware protection key set currently load... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421555 | System, device, and method for managing file security attributes in a computer file storage system A system, device, and method for managing file security attributes in a computer file storage system generates a set of Windows file security attributes from a set of UNIX file security attributes. The set of Windows file security attributes includes a UNIX-specific... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415618 | Permutation of opcode values for application program obfuscation Obfuscating an application program comprises reading an application program comprising code, transforming the application program code into transformed application program code that uses one of multiple opcode value encoding schemes of a dispatch table associated wi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408862 | Writable recording medium identification information recording method information recording device identification information reproduction method and information reproduction device An information playback method and apparatus that includes reading first identification information from an auxiliary recording region of a recording medium, including the auxiliary recording region in which writing of content data is prohibited and a main storing r... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409513 | Information process device and method for verifying discriminative informations In the information process device 1, only when it is determined that the password rewritten in the change password memory area 14a of the backup RAM 14 and the password rewritten in the change password memory area 31a of the... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407110 | Protection of non-promiscuous data in an RFID transponder A radio frequency identification device (RFID) and method for authenticating RFIDs are disclosed. In RFIDs, data is stored in a form of data segments selectively associated with promiscuous and non-promiscuous regions of their memories. A randomly selected portion o... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401197 | Disk array system and method for security A disk array system includes a memory that stores first key data inherent to the disk array system, and a disk controller that controls data input/output to/from disk drives. Each of the disk drives includes a disk medium, and an HDD controller, the disk medium havi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398351 | Method and system for controlling access to data of a tape data storage medium using encryption/decryption of metadata A method, system, and machine-readable medium for controlling access to data of a tape data storage medium are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises conveying data access control metadata from a tape cartridge comprising ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395434 | Method for secure storage and verification of the administrator, power-on password and configuration information A computer includes a processor, an input device and a read only memory (“ROM”). One or more passwords are flashed in the ROM in encoded form. The encoding process may include any well-known encryption or hash process. The password may include a power-on passwor... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392358 | Delivery of a message to a user of a portable data storage device as a condition of its use A memory card, flash memory drive or other removable re-programmable non-volatile memory device is configured so that at least part of the memory is not available for storage of user data until data of a message stored in the memory is at least read out by the user ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7392401 | Data storage apparatus In an encryption storage apparatus (data storage apparatus) (1), when entered an allocation request signal (a1), a key management section (7) outputs a generation request signal (b) to a random number generation section (3). The random nu... | 06/24/2008 |
