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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181038 | Systems and methods for executing encrypted programs Systems and methods for secure program execution are described. At least one embodiment includes a system for securely executing software comprising a host configured to accept a disc containing encrypted content to be accessed and store an encrypted program used to... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8161295 | Storing of data in a device Method for storing data in the memory (1.2) of an electronic device (1), wherein the data to be stored is encrypted with an encryption key (Ks). The electronic device (1) is provided with an identification card (2) equipped with a cryptog... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8090960 | Information managing method, information managing system, server apparatus, and recording medium At a seller, an encryption device encrypts content data stored in a content server using an encryption key generated by an encryption key generation device, and records the encrypted content data and a communication program on a recording medium. A paper indicating ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8046591 | Method of and apparatus for reproducing information, and security module An information reproducing apparatus of the present invention includes a secure module and a main memory. The information in the secure module can not be accessed from outside. The secure module reads, using a direct access method, information relating to software s... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032763 | Multi-network cryptographic device A Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card is disclosed. The PCMCIA card may include a cryptographic module, a communications interface, and a processor. The cryptographic module may perform Type 1 encryption of data received from a comp... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7987374 | Security chip Two kinds of security chips having a security interface are provided. One kind of security chip comprises a processor module, an encrypt/decrypt module, a memory module, a power detecting module and a security I/O module, and all of the modules are connected with ea... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7945788 | Removable drive with data encryption A removable drive such as a USB drive or key is provided for connecting to computer devices to provide secure and portable data storage. The drive includes a drive manager adapted to be run by an operating system of the computer device. The drive manager receives a ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937595 | Integrated encryption/decryption functionality in a digital TV/PVR system-on-chip A system-on-a-chip (SoC) to process digital audio-video content includes one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces to transmit the digital audio-video content to corresponding I/O devices coupled to the SoC and to receive the digital audio-video content from the cor... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7707432 | Enabling communication between an application program and services used by the application program Communicating between multiple application programs includes providing an adapter to a first computer application for use in accessing a second computer application that provides a function to the first computer application. The inputs and outputs of the function ar... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7685436 | System and method for a secure I/O interface A security processor performs all or substantially all security and network processing to provide a secure I/O interface system to protect computing hardware from unauthorized access or attack. The security processor sends and receives all incoming and outgoing data... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7650511 | Information processing method, falsification verification method and device, storage medium, and program The secret data is acquired externally by making an arithmetic operation between unique information of an apparatus and the first information managed secretly, and secretly held as key data in a key holding part. A MAC generation part generates the authentication da... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644289 | Modular cryptographic device providing enhanced communication control features and related methods A cryptographic device may include a cryptographic module and a communications module coupled thereto. The cryptographic module may include a user network interface, a host network processor coupled to the user network interface, and a cryptographic processor couple... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7600132 | System and method for authentication of embedded RAID on a motherboard Various embodiments are provided for authenticating an embedded device on a motherboard. An exemplary embodiment includes generating a unique authentication code (UAC) based on a serial number for a motherboard, and providing the UAC to a computer system having the ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7600131 | Distributed processing in a cryptography acceleration chip Provided is an architecture for a cryptography accelerator chip that allows significant performance improvements over previous prior art designs. In various embodiments, the architecture enables parallel processing of packets through a plurality of cryptography engi... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7571328 | System and method for distributing digital content over a network A system and method for distributing digital content over a computer network. A set of digital content is provided in a storage location that is accessible by the network. One or more physical tokens store data related to accessing the set of digital content. When a... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565553 | Systems and methods for controlling access to data on a computer with a secure boot process Systems and methods for controlling access to data on a computer with a secure boot process can provide a highly efficient mechanism for preventing future access to encrypted digital resources. This may be advantageous in a range of scenarios, for example where a co... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7516333 | Hybrid Java-C network appliance A network appliance that runs both C and Java integrated software to provide a flexible architecture for rapid prototyping of XML security functionality, including SSL acceleration, XML encryption, XML decryption, XML signature, and XML verification, while the netwo... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7506176 | Encryption mechanism on multi-core processor An embodiment describes a method of implementing higher level and more robust encryption by using a multi-core processor. The clear text is segmented into text segments based on predefined segment lengths by master processor. Text segments are sent to processing ele... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7434066 | Portable electronic device In a portable electronic device, pointer information used to access files which are divided into a plurality of record data areas is held for each logical channel, and when a file selection command which specifies a logical command is received from the exterior, acc... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412722 | Detection of softswitch attacks A security system (150) in a network includes a softswitch (440) and a detection unit (420). The detection unit (420) detects activity directed to the softswitch (440) and records the detected activity. In another implementation, a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400726 | Apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a copyrighted medium An apparatus for preventing an unauthorized use of a copyright medium adapted to identify a purchaser by authentication of the purchaser's fingerprint at the time of purchasing an encrypted copyright medium, so that only the purchaser can reproduce or copy work data... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398553 | Scripting virus scan engine Detecting and identifying an interpreted language virus, such as a scripting virus, and reasonably identifiable polymorphs of the virus source code. Scripting virus source is extracted and represented in a language independent form. This form includes a linearized s... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395551 | Method and apparatus for managing software use A method of managing software use in a desired mode and with ease of handling upgrades or other changes includes a sales company or other software provider adding a password to software, inserting identification information into a dongle, and distributing the same t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389535 | Password management A computer system (for example a blade server system) includes a connection framework for receiving at least two replaceable units (e.g., service processor units). Where a first replaceable unit is provided in the connection framework, the first replaceable unit can... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389428 | Data processing system, data processing method, and program providing medium The inventive data processing apparatus initially generates verifying values for verifying integrity of contents data stored in a memory device, then stores the verifying values in correspondence with contents data, and then, using the verifying values, the data pro... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386717 | Method and system for accelerating the conversion process between encryption schemes A method and system is provided for accelerating the conversion process between encryption schemes. The system includes a board in a gateway. The board includes a controller to receive security parameters and data encrypted according to a first encryption scheme and... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386736 | Method and system for using a compact disk as a smart key device A data processing system accepts a removable storage media, which becomes electrically engaged with a system unit within the data processing system, after which the removable storage media and the hardware security unit mutually authenticate themselves. The removabl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383444 | Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method of controlling the information processing apparatus, disk array device, method of controlling the disk array device, method of controlling display of the disk array device, and control programs for implementing the methods An information processing system which is capable of promptly authenticating a combination of a disk array device accommodating a plurality of disk devices, and an information processing apparatus in which the disk array device is mounted. A first control section of... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380135 | Diligent control of preview of stored contents A method of transmitting contents, which are to be received at a reception side where a portion of the contents is previewed while the contents are not accessible for playing other than for a preview purpose, includes the steps of encrypting the contents by a first ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376826 | Methods and apparatus for performing encryption and authentication Methods and apparatus are provided for a cryptography accelerator to efficiently perform authentication and encryption operations. A data sequence is received at a cryptography accelerator. An encrypted authentication code and an encrypted data sequence is provided ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373504 | Kernel-level cryptographic kernel interface A method for performing a cryptographic function including calling into an encryption framework to perform the cryptographic function, wherein calling into the encryption framework comprises sending a request to perform the cryptographic function from a kernel consu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373668 | Methods and circuits for protecting proprietary configuration data for programmable logic devices Described are methods and systems for encrypting and decrypting configuration data for programmable logic devices. An encrypted bitstream of configuration data includes two or more portions, each of which may be encrypted using a different key. Prior to loading, the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370211 | Arrangement and method of execution of code The present invention relates to systems (1) and a method for executing code. According to the method a non-critical code portion is executed on a computer (3). When an application (5) on the computer detects a critical code portion to be execut... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366302 | Apparatus and method for an iterative cryptographic block A method and apparatus for an iterative cryptographic block under the control of a CPU and without a fixed number of stages. In one embodiment, a first cryptographic block descrambles received information using an internal key or a preprogrammed key to form a descra... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366304 | Cruable U-NII wireless radio with secure, integral antenna connection via SM BIOS in U-NII wireless ready device A method that utilizes software and hardware mechanisms to meet the FCC requirement for a U-NII antenna to be an integral part of the device in which it operates, while providing wireless ready U-NII devices and CRUable U-NII radios. Enhancements are made to the sof... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366917 | System and method for accessing discrete data A method for accessing discrete data includes transmitting a write command to a memory, determining whether each data following a header of the file needs to be encrypted according to a data format of a file that is to be written into the memory, transmitting the fi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364554 | Apparatus for administering acoustic shock waves having a removable and replaceable component with a data storage medium A medical device is described, which comprises a basic device and at least one replaceable component connected therewith, said component having an item belonging to the device that is subjected to high wear or consumption. A storage medium is connected to the compon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362859 | Enhancement of utilization of encryption engine A method of enhancing throughput of a pipelined encryption/decryption engine for an encryption/decryption process has a predetermined number of stages and provides feedback around the stages (and of such an encryption/decryption engine) by receiving a source datablo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363511 | Method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device, a system, and an electronic device A method for processing audiovisual information in an electronic device comprises at least one control block for controlling the operation of the electronic device, and a memory. The audiovisual information is encrypted. The control block is provided with a protecte... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363507 | Device and method of preventing pirated copies of computer programs A device and a method of preventing pirated copies of computer programs. The device has input and output devices for bidirectional data exchange with an electronic computer and a first memory element containing a data file that can be transferred to the electronic c... | 04/22/2008 |
