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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8055905 | Graphical password authentication based on pixel differences A password, unknown to a user to be authenticated by the password, is created by comparing an image provided by the user to a master image. Random differences between the images are found and used to create the password. The password is then validated to determine w... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8024577 | Password recovery system The present invention provides a password recovery system that re-supplies a password to only the legitimate user of the password. The password recovery system includes a memory card with CPU and a mobile phone. When a password needs to be recovered, a phone call is... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7979716 | Method of generating access keys In an embodiment, a secure module is provided that provides access keys to an unsecured system. In an embodiment, the secure module may generate passcodes and supply the passcodes to the unsecured system. In an embodiment, the access keys are sent to the unsecured s... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971066 | Transaction device with noise signal encryption A transaction device adds or injects a random noise component into signals representing (x,y) coordinate signals associated with user interface with an input screen associated with the device. The noise component can be generated by converting to analog the output o... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966497 | System and method for acoustic two factor authentication A hand-held token can be operated to generate an acoustic or other wireless signal representing a digital signature produced from the private key of a public key/private key pair, with the public key being confidential in that it is known only to authorized entities... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7930554 | Remote authentication and transaction signatures The invention provides a method, apparatus, computer readable medium and signal which allows the usage of devices containing PKI private keys such as PKI-enabled smart cards or USB sticks to authenticate users and to sign transactions. The authenticity of the user a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930553 | System and method for extending secure authentication using unique session keys derived from entropy generated by authentication method The present disclosure relates generally to the field of communications systems, and more particularly, to a system and method for extending secure authentication using unique session keys derived from entropy generated by authentication method. In one example, a me... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7886155 | System for generating requests to a passcode protected entity The security of an entity is protected by using passcodes. A passcode device generates a passcode. In an embodiment, the passcode is generated in response to receipt of user information. The passcode is received by another system, which authenticates the passcode by... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7865738 | Authentication token An authentication token using a smart card that an organisation would issue to its customer, the smart card having a processor for executing a software application that is responsive to a user input to generate a one-time password as an output. The smart card co-ope... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853797 | Information processing method and information processing apparatus An information processing method according to the present invention for processing information by an information processing apparatus communicable with a plurality of other information processing apparatuses receives identification information for identifying a user... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849323 | Password presentation for multimedia devices A multimedia device or other type of processing device comprises a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and playback circuitry coupled to the processor. In one aspect, the processor is operative to control the storage in the memory of at least one multimedia f... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7844825 | Method of generating a spatial and chromatic password A method of generating a non-linear spatial and chromatic password includes the steps of establishing a spatial password entry pattern (SPEP) within boundary conditions of a matrix of a password entry screen (PES), the SPEP including coordinates of the matrix of the... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7827411 | Method, system, and end user device for identifying a sender in a network The present invention provides for an identification of a sender in a network, wherein first time-dependent data is generated at a sender on the basis of a first time. At least the first time-dependent data is communicated by the sender via a network to a receiver, ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814331 | Authentication apparatus, authentication method, and program A generating section generates a presentation symbol string for receiving a next authentication request to an authenticated ID, a storing section stores a transformation rule and a sending destination of the presentation symbol string to be associated with each ID, ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809953 | System and method of secure authentication information distribution A system and method of distributing authentication information for remotely accessing a computer resource. A request for authentication information, including identity information, is received from a user of a remote device. When the user is authenticated based on t... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793108 | Method of creating password schemes for devices A method of creating a password scheme for a mobile device includes partitioning a storage space on the mobile device into a public portion and a secure portion and encrypting access to the secure portion of the storage space by creating a long password, where the l... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7734930 | Click passwords Methods, systems, devices and/or storage media for passwords. An exemplary method tiles an image, associates an index with each tile and optionally determines offsets for select tiles. Further, the tiling optionally relies on probability and/or entropy. An exemplary... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7734929 | Authorization method An authorization method includes establishing a password for a user, wherein the password includes password characters in a defined order. The method further includes assigning a code character to each of the password characters at an authorization site, transmittin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721107 | Physical token for supporting verification of human presence in an online environment A physical token operates together with an online server to test whether a user operating a user computer to access a service available at the online server is human. The physical token has two states: inactive and active. When in the inactive state the physical tok... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716491 | Generation and management of customer pin's A method for securely generating a PIN comprises generating a number of random binary bits; determining the least significant bits of the number of bits; converting the least significant bits to a decimal integer; shifting the value of the integer by a predetermined... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707428 | Personal identification number recovery method Systems and methods are described for recovering a personal identification number. A method, includes: comprising recovering from a lost personal identification number situation and restoring programmability to a device, including: generating a SEED PIN using the de... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702915 | Access authentication system To gain visiting access to a wireless local area network (W-LAN), the operator of which administers a visitor authentication, authorization and accounting (VAAA) server, a user requesting such access must have a valid cellular mobile account, a portable computing de... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698563 | Device and method for inputting password using random keypad A device and a method for inputting passwords in ATM or door-lock and etc, having display means are provided. In particular, said device comprises a keypad in display means where numbers or letters for passwords are arranged randomly, and further comprises a keypad ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7698564 | Apparatus and computer program product for password generation The generation of a unique password using a secret key and an application name is disclosed. Other passwords may be generated for other applications using the same key. A user provides a key that is not easily able to be guessed by third parties. The user also input... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694149 | Method for judging use permission of information and content distribution system using the method A method is provided for judging use permission of information on one or more terminal apparatuses which use content provided by a content provider and metadata provided by a metadata provider and supplementing the content, the method comprising: metadata use permis... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685431 | System and method for determining relative strength and crackability of a user's security password in real time System and method for determining crackability of a password in real time. The system and method include and involve a server system that serves a software package, and a client system that is coupled to the server system. The client system is configured to receive ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7664960 | Password enhancing device A device strengthens a user password while the password occupies the keyboard input buffer of an authenticating system. The device masquerades to the system as a second keyboard. The device strengthens the user password by sending keyboard scan codes, altering the u... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7653818 | System and method for user authentication with enhanced passwords A system and method for enhancing passwords, access codes, and personal identification munbers by making them pace, rhythm, or tempo sensitive. The password includes a sequence of characters and an associated timing element. To access a restricted device or funcion ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650509 | Encoding data in a password A password authentication mechanism is capable of determining whether a password has expired without referring to a database or other information repository. Additional information can be encoded in the password without unduly lengthening the password, so that the a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7613928 | Flash device security method utilizing a check register A security method for preventing accidental or unauthorized writes to a flash memory. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a BIOS program stored in a flash memory array generates a random access code when executed by a processor. A check register st... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610491 | Account recovery key Systems and methods generate an account recovery key for a protected system. The account recovery key may comprise a plurality of words that may be supplied to regain access to an account on a protected system if the account has been lost due to the actions of a mal... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603565 | Apparatus and method for authenticating access to a network resource A device for providing access to a remote site is disclosed. Access to the device is gained through an authentication process during which a user password and biometrics are provided to the device. The device also includes a security feature such that only authorize... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600128 | Two-factor computer password client device, system, and method A client device, system, and method for constructing a two-factor password utilized by an authentication device to authenticate an accessing computer. The client device connects to the accessing computer through an input/output (I/O) port such as a USB connection. W... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7581113 | System and method for generating and authenticating a computer password A system and method for generating and authenticating a password to protect a computer system from unauthorized access. The characters of the password are placed in data packets by an access device. Prior to sending the packets, the device inserts predefined time in... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7543155 | Method for developing a password based on biometric template A method for developing a password based on a biometric template via a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes receiving a password request input by a user via the graphical user interface, receiving a passphrase input by the user and simultaneously obta... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533271 | Method and apparatus for remote control and monitoring of a multimedia system A method and apparatus for remote control and/or monitoring of a multimedia system includes processing that begins when a hand held device transmits a remote control/monitoring request to a server. The processing continues once a communication path is established be... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526652 | Secure PIN management A system and method of secure PIN processing in a network transaction includes a transaction manager that sends terminal data to a terminal. The terminal generates corollary data from user input and the terminal data. The corollary data is sent to the transaction ma... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523318 | Method and system for automated password generation Access to target data processing systems frequently requires a password to be submitted in conjunction with user identification. The required rules and syntax for such passwords may vary widely from system-to-system and the number and variety of systems makes passwo... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519827 | Provisioning and use of security tokens to enable automated test equipment Automated test equipment (ATE) is provided with a plurality of hardware components, at least two of which provide a common test feature. The ATE is also provided with program code to access a number of security tokens, each token of which grants rights to use one or... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512805 | Machine readable medium and method for data storage security A data storage device is secured by extracting timing information encoded within a password-related symbol stream received by the storage device and denying access if the timing information is incorrect or the symbol stream is not identical to a valid authentication... | 03/31/2009 |
