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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8131998 | Transparent authentication of continuous data streams A system, apparatus and method for transparently authenticating continuous data streams. A continuous data stream is divided into data blocks. Block authentication code(s) are determined using the data in the data blocks, a hash function and a key. The block authent... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122247 | Processing method for message integrity with tolerance for non-sequential arrival of message data One example embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for processing an application packet for transmission, includes breaking the application packet into a plurality of segments, creating first pseudorandom bits, and generating partial tags based on ea... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117226 | System and method for virtual folder sharing including utilization of static and dynamic lists A system and method for virtual folder sharing, including utilization of static and dynamic lists. Static and dynamic lists may be created as types of virtual folders. Virtual folders expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metada... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103870 | Hive-based peer-to-peer network A collaborative data transferring process can combine segments from all known servers and peer-to-peer (P2P) sources simultaneously, regardless of their native protocols. The process uses variable data block size that can be dynamically selected according to sizes p... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095789 | Unauthorized communication detection method According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for controlling an apparatus for transferring data from a plurality of first devices to a second device via a network, the data being transferred by using a packet, the method comprises the steps of: extracting encry... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078867 | System and method for authenticating streamed data A system and method that facilitates the authentication of streamed data received at a device, where authentication information is not distributed over the data stream. One embodiment of a method of authenticating data comprises the steps of: receiving, at the devic... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8041945 | Method and apparatus for performing an authentication after cipher operation in a network processor A method and apparatus is described for processing of network data packets by a network processor having cipher processing cores and authentication processing cores which operate on data within the network data packets, in order to provide a one-pass ciphering and a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8015402 | Address-authentification-information issuing apparatus, address-authentification-information adding apparatus, false-address checking apparatus, and network system A DHCP/authentication server transmits an IP address and authentication information acquired from the IP address to a home gateway. The home gateway creates authentication data from the authentication information and adds the authentication data to an IP packet rece... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001373 | Receiving apparatus and in-vivo information acquiring system employing the same A receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives image data acquired through image capturing by a capsule endoscope introduced inside a subject; a reader to which a portable recording medium on which identification information identifying the subject i... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987359 | Information communication system, information communication apparatus and method, and computer program In an information communication system, information communication devices exchange an IP packet over IP networks. When performing a predetermined packet exchanging procedure in which the number of router hops is limited to a predetermined control value or less, each... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979699 | Processing capacity on demand Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for providing processing capacity on demand. According to the embodiments, a processor package has a plurality of processing elements. One or more of the processing elements may be made active in res... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7979698 | Apparatus and method for proving authenticity with personal characteristics The present invention encrypts authentication information into an image, document or recording. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment is a method comprising generating the original work; generating authentication data when the original work is generated... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7917746 | Authentication of data transmitted in a digital transmission system A method of authenticating data transmitted in a digital transmission system, in which the method comprises the steps, prior to transmission, of determining at least two encrypted values for at least some of the data, each encrypted value being determined using a ke... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917747 | Multi-party encryption systems and methods A cryptographic communication system and method having a first plurality of stations, each of the first plurality of stations having at least one encryption key Kj, were j is a number greater than 2, a data packet D to be viewed by each of the first plura... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7882351 | Systems and methods for authenticating and protecting the integrity of data streams and other data Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a recipient of a cryptographically-signed electronic communication to verify the authenticity of the communication on-the-fly using a signed chain of check values, the chain being constructed from the original content o... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865722 | Method of identifying an object and a tag carrying identification information A method of identifying an object having identification information, said identification information being used to verify the object's identity, said method comprising: determining at least one characteristic of a magnetic field of at least a portion of a tag, there... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7792791 | Systems and methods for establishing authenticity of electronic records in an archives system Systems and/or methods for establishing and maintaining authenticity of a plurality of records and/or documentary materials to be persisted in an electronic archives system are provided. Each record and/or documentary material may be safeguarded throughout its entir... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7774596 | System and method for updating firmware in a secure manner A mechanism that allows firmware to be updated in a secure manner is discussed. Two attributes are used in the actual ROM to refer to a Virtual ROM module. The two attributes are a version attribute and a reference to a separate module that is capable of validating ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7761465 | Data providing system and method therefor To provide a data providing system able to protect the interests of interested parties of a data providing apparatus. The content provider 101 distributes a secure container 104 storing content data encrypted using content key data, content key data en... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7752434 | System and method for secure communication A secure communication module is provided for securing communication between a client application and a network service. The secure communication module comprises an authentication identifier provider for providing the client application a pool of authentication ide... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7734913 | Content transmission control device, content distribution device and content receiving device A delivery of content to the unspecified number of persons is prevented by limiting the content delivery range. A delivery source terminal 110 generates an authentication code based on the number of possible transmission times of content and an authentication... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730106 | Compression of encrypted data in database management systems The subject matter herein relates to database management systems and, more particularly, compression of encrypted data in database management systems. Various embodiments provide systems, methods, and software that compress encrypted column values stored tables. Som... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7707409 | Method and system for authenticating software The invention relates to a method and system for authenticating software. One embodiment of the invention provides a system for authenticating software in a mobile terminal, wherein the system is configured to: receive an execution instruction for software installed... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7669049 | System and method for protecting privacy and anonymity of parties of network communications A system and method is provided for handling network communications between a client and a target server on the Internet to protect the privacy and anonymity of the client. For a session between the client and the target server, a routing control server sets ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7650499 | Encryption apparatus and decryption apparatus An encryption apparatus divides input original data into one or more data blocks. The size of each data block is an integer multiple of the bank size of a non-volatile memory equipped in a decryption apparatus. The encryption apparatus generates authentication data ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7650498 | Secure data provision method and apparatus and data recovery method and system To control access to target data whilst relieving the data provider of policing obligations, the data provider provides the target data in encrypted form to a requesting party as part of a data set with which first and second trusted authorities are associated in a ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7627754 | Document data identity verifying apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a document data identity verifying technology which is capable of easily manage identity of data in a file generated from the original data. An apparatus includes: an I/O unit 15 which receives document data in... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7627753 | Secure digital data format and code enforced policy Authenticity of digital data, security policies, and usage of game software are enforced on a game console. When the software is secured prior to distribution on media, a private key is used to encrypt a header digest that includes a digest of each section of the so... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7620810 | Method and network for ensuring secure forwarding of messages The method and network ensure secure forwarding of a message in a telecommunication network that has at least one first terminal and another terminal. The first terminal moves from a first address to a second address. A secure connection between the first address of... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7596693 | Controlling ARP packet traffic to enhance network security and scalability in TCP/IP networks A method of preventing ARP broadcast flooding of subscriber access links where an ARP packet is received at a subscriber network edge device and the source and destination information contained within the ARP packet is compared to address lease information for subsc... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7587590 | Encrypted communication apparatus This invention relates to an encryption communication apparatus using encryption processing. It is an object of this invention to obtain the encryption communication apparatus with excellent tamper-resistance while ensuring sufficient securities. A communicating uni... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7571317 | Providing user notification signals in phones that use encryption A method for providing user notification signals in digital phone such as IP phones or cell phones that use encryption. In one embodiment, a digital phone receives an encrypted data packet. The phone determines that the encrypted data packet satisfies a criterion. T... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565531 | Locking programming interface A locking programming interface (LPI) which prevents piracy of device-related user software. An LPI Code is generated from a variety of different parameters, including a software product ID, a Production Key, and a number of device-specific parameters for the device... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7558953 | Loading data into a mobile terminal Disclosed is a method of loading data, such as software, into a mobile terminal, where the data is loaded from a loading station, and the data comprises payload data and header data. The mobile terminal accepts the data conditioned on a verification process based on... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7558954 | Method and apparatus for ensuring the integrity of data A method and apparatus for ensuring the integrity of data. For a plurality of data packets comprising a plurality of first data segments and a plurality of second data segments, a cryptographic checksum is calculated for the plurality of first data segments. The cry... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552325 | Methods, systems, and products for intrusion detection Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for detecting an intrusion to a communications network. One embodiment describes a peripheral card having a communications portion and a processor. The communications portion has only a capability for receiving data packe... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7552324 | Printer and print system, and data receiving device and data transmitting and receiving system A printer generates a public key with a passphrase containing at least printer position information and a random number by a public key cryptography, and holds this random number. A print client previously acquires the public key from the printer. When transmitting ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7543142 | Method and apparatus for performing an authentication after cipher operation in a network processor A method and apparatus is described for processing of network data packets by a network processor having cipher processing cores and authentication processing cores which operate on data within the network data packets, in order to provide a one-pass ciphering and a... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7536545 | Navigation apparatus, navigation system, method thereof, program thereof, and recording medium thereof A system member of a data processing system 1 operates a terminal 3 to connect a server 5, and further to a site for creating a new group from a main site. A group name is registered, and a group ID and group password are then attained. Based on... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7529929 | System and method for dynamically enforcing digital rights management rules A system and method for enforcing digital rights management (DRM) rules in a terminal, even when the requesting rendering application is already operating. Content, which may be encrypted, is received at the terminal and securely stored. On-demand authorization is e... | 05/05/2009 |
