| 6167513 |
Mobile computing scheme using encryption and authentication processing based on mobile computer location and network operating policy |
| Dec-26-2000 |
A mobile computing scheme capable of carrying out a proper packet transfer according to a current location of the mobile computer by accounting for the network operating policy. A mobile computer carries... |
| 6167514 |
Method, apparatus, system and information storage medium for wireless communication |
| Dec-26-2000 |
Wireless communication method and apparatus which can perform the wireless transmission/reception of encrypted data without previous provision of a cryptographic key and without any system for registering... |
| 6167515 |
Method and system for performing the transmission of private data over a public network |
| Dec-26-2000 |
A method and system for performing private transmission between some special network nodes of a public network. First, a network node serving as a transmitter sends a format packet incorporating user-defined... |
| 6167252 |
Security for a mobile or personal communications device having an identification code |
| Dec-26-2000 |
A device that broadcasts an electronic serial number, or ESN, is made secure from cloning using one or more of a plurality of measures, including coupling the memory used for storing the ESN more closely... |
| 6167137 |
Secure communications in a wireless system |
| Dec-26-2000 |
Disclosed are three major aspects relating to wireless transmission of encrypted data messages in a security system wherein the receiver stores locally an encryption key utilized by the transmitting device... |
| 6163361 |
Digital camera including a printer for receiving a cartridge having security control circuitry |
| Dec-19-2000 |
A digital camera is disclosed which includes a printer for printing images onto a receiver having preformed authenticating information, the receiver being formed in a cartridge which is insertable into... |
| 6161184 |
Data storing medium processing apparatus for storing program to be executed in volatile memory area with no back-up battery |
| Dec-12-2000 |
A data processing apparatus comprises function for receiving a power supply from outside of the apparatus, and erasing a program stored in a volatile memory when the power supply is stopped, function for... |
| 6161182 |
Method and apparatus for restricting outbound access to remote equipment |
| Dec-12-2000 |
A centralized token generating server is disclosed for limiting access to remote equipment. The token generating server provides outgoing authentication of a user, before permitting the user to leave the... |
| 6161121 |
Generic transfer of exclusive rights |
| Dec-12-2000 |
A system and method are disclosed that enable exclusive rights in generic goods to be transferred from one party to another. A party holds an exclusive right to a good through a rescindable capability.... |
| 6157721 |
Systems and methods using cryptography to protect secure computing environments |
| Dec-5-2000 |
Secure computation environments are protected from bogus or rogue load modules, executables and other data elements through use of digital signatures, seals and certificates issued by a verifying authority.... |
| 6157722 |
Encryption key management system and method |
| Dec-5-2000 |
The invention relates to an encryption key management system and method of securely communicating data. First and second communicating devices are provided with a first and second identical sequences or... |
| 6157720 |
Method and apparatus for encrypting data |
| Dec-5-2000 |
In the process of compressing and encrypting data, without increase of a processing time, a cipher capability is secured against the latest cryptanalysis such as differential and linear cryptanalyses.... |
| 6154543 |
Public key cryptosystem with roaming user capability |
| Nov-28-2000 |
A public key cryptosystem with roaming user capability within a network that allows secure communication between users of the system, client machines, and encryption servers. A client machine generates... |
| 6148405 |
Method and system for secure lightweight transactions in wireless data networks |
| Nov-14-2000 |
The present invention is a method and system for establishing an authenticated and secure communication session for transactions between a server and a client in a wireless data network that generally... |
| 6148083 |
Application certification for an international cryptography framework |
| Nov-14-2000 |
An application which requests cryptographic services from various service elements within an international cryptography framework is identified through a certificate to protect against the misuse of a... |
| 6141752 |
Mechanism for facilitating secure storage and retrieval of information on a smart card by an internet service provider using various network computer client devices |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A network computer client device (NC) maintains a root internet service provider (ISP) certificate which includes the ISP's public key and which is digitally signed by a root authority using the root authority's... |
| 6138235 |
Controlling access to services between modular applications |
| Oct-24-2000 |
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for providing a first computer program module with the ability to access a service from a second computer program module. The method includes receiving... |
| 6138107 |
Method and apparatus for providing electronic accounts over a public network |
| Oct-24-2000 |
A system provides an efficient way of providing electronic accounts to customers over a public network, in which all payments are traceable, i.e. anonymity is available to the degree that the customer... |
| 6134659 |
Controlled usage software |
| Oct-17-2000 |
The present invention provides a new and novel system and method for protecting a computer software program from unauthorized use and/or copying. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each embodiment... |
| 6134658 |
Multi-server location-independent authentication certificate management system |
| Oct-17-2000 |
The multi-server, location-independent authentication certificate management system overcomes the limitations of the existing systems by automating the authentication certificate request, grant and installation... |
| 6119228 |
Method for securely communicating remote control commands in a computer network |
| Sep-12-2000 |
A method for providing secure remote control commands in a distributing computer environment. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a network administrator or network management software creates... |
| 6119110 |
Measuring device, particularly for fuel pumps |
| Sep-12-2000 |
Measuring device, particularly for fuel pumps in service stations, comprising a pulser equipped with a microprocessor unit and an electronic head equipped with a microprocessor unit, in which device the... |
| 6115816 |
Optimized security functionality in an electronic system |
| Sep-5-2000 |
An electronic system with security functionality that optimizes performance of the electronic system during cryptographic operations. In one embodiment, the electronic system includes a chipset having... |
| 6112305 |
Mechanism for dynamically binding a network computer client device to an approved internet service provider |
| Aug-29-2000 |
All network computer client device (NC) manufacturers' authorizations to connect to specific internet service providers (ISPs) are maintained in a central database associated with a relationship server.... |
| 6111506 |
Method of making an improved security identification document including contactless communication insert unit |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A method of making an improved security identification document includes the steps of forming a contactless communication insert unit by electrically connecting an integrated circuit including a microprocessor,... |
| 6108789 |
Mechanism for users with internet service provider smart cards to roam among geographically disparate authorized network computer client devices without mediation of a central authority |
| Aug-22-2000 |
User specific internet service provider (ISP) account information is stored on the user's smart card, but the ISP specific connection information is stored within a network computer client device (NC).... |
| 6105010 |
Biometric certifying authorities |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A biometric certifying authority (BCA) management system and method provide and maintain a hierarchical relationship among biometric certifying authorities in the issuance of biometric certificates. Biometric... |
| 6091816 |
Integrated audio recording and GPS system |
| Jul-18-2000 |
A method and apparatus for indicating the time and location at which audio signals are received by a user-carried audio-only recording device. In one embodiment, audio signals are received at a receiver... |
| 6088457 |
Method and apparatus for over the air programming a communication device |
| Jul-11-2000 |
An over-the-air programming (OTAP) technique in which programming messages are sent to a communication device in order to change operational parameters in the communication device. These operational parameters... |
| 6088455 |
Methods and apparatus for selectively reproducing segments of broadcast programming |
| Jul-11-2000 |
Systems and methods for editing broadcast programming signals which allow a user to compile a proprietary signal tailored to the user's individual preferences are provided. Systems of the present invention... |
| 6088451 |
Security system and method for network element access |
| Jul-11-2000 |
A system and method for securing access to network elements by user elements, wherein the network elements and the user elements are coupled to a network. A network security server coupled to the network,... |
| 6081600 |
Method and apparatus for signaling privacy in personal communications systems |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A system and method provides signaling privacy for communications between nodes of a communications network (30). Multiple logical links exist between distinct network nodes (38-40, 42, 50-53) of the communication... |
| 6075865 |
Cryptographic communication process and apparatus |
| Jun-13-2000 |
A communication system, which includes an origination space, a communications channel, and a destination space associated with the origination space via the communications channel. The origination space... |
| 6075864 |
Method of establishing secure, digitally signed communications using an encryption key based on a blocking set cryptosystem |
| Jun-13-2000 |
The encryption key based on a blocking set cryptosystem includes knowledge of the blocking set, and ciphers (usually independent) on the blocking set and its complement. In order to decipher, a legitimate... |
| 6073242 |
Electronic authority server |
| Jun-6-2000 |
An electronic communication authority server that provides centralized key management, implementation of role-based enterprise policies and workflow and projection of corporate authorities over trusted... |
| 6070245 |
Application interface method and system for encryption control |
| May-30-2000 |
A system and method is provided whereby a system or application programmer may control encryption on or off during a connection oriented session between a client and a server over the Internet/intranet.... |
| 6065117 |
Systems, methods and computer program products for sharing state information between a stateless server and a stateful client |
| May-16-2000 |
Systems, methods and computer program products for sharing state information between a stateless server and a stateful client are provided. A client request to perform an action on the server is accompanied... |
| 6061789 |
Secure anonymous information exchange in a network |
| May-9-2000 |
Computer network management for electronic commerce requires technical implementations of business processes. The process addressed here is a technical method for a communication in which two or more parties... |
| 6061454 |
System, method, and computer program for communicating a key recovery block to enable third party monitoring without modification to the intended receiver |
| May-9-2000 |
A method is disclosed for communicating a key recovery block from a sender to a non-enabled receiver, without the danger of throwing the receiver into an indeterminant state, and without modifying the... |
| 6061453 |
Communication system by radio connection |
| May-9-2000 |
A radio communication system supplied by a battery, comprising at least one emitter and a receiver. The receiver operates in an intermittent manner between an active mode and a stand-by mode. The receiver... |
| 6061390 |
P-code enhanced method for processing encrypted GPS signals without knowledge of the encryption code |
| May-9-2000 |
In the preferred embodiment, an encrypted GPS signal is down-converted from RF to baseband to generate two quadrature components for each RF signal (L1 and L2). Separately and independently for each RF... |
| 6058481 |
Smart cards |
| May-2-2000 |
A logic machine and a circuit for producing an authentication code for authenticating smart cards which include a cycle of steps wherein a bit word is read out of a secret memory with a plurality of bit... |
| 6058479 |
Redundant path data switch and media translator |
| May-2-2000 |
A bi-directional network medium translator and automatic redundant media data path switch connected between two dissimilar network media, e.g. Fiber Optic (FX) and a plurality of Twisted Pair (TX) data... |
| 6058187 |
Secure telecommunications data transmission |
| May-2-2000 |
Secure data transmission apparatus comprises a data translator for translating an input string of signals, each signal having incomplete information for identifying an alphanumeric character, into a first... |
| 6052780 |
Computer system and process for accessing an encrypted and self-decrypting digital information product while restricting access to decrypted digital information |
| Apr-18-2000 |
Some of these problems with digital information protection systems may be overcome by providing a mechanism which allows a content provider to encrypt digital information without requiring either a hardware... |
| 6044464 |
Method of protecting broadcast data by fingerprinting a common decryption function |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A well-known technique to discourage piracy of digital objects is to fingerprint the version each customer receives. The invention provides a novel way of fingerprinting the decryption functions given... |
| 6044158 |
Method and apparatus for communicating secure data over a telephone line using a cellular encryption apparatus |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A communication apparatus (100) provides an interface between a cellular encryption and decryption apparatus (150) and a telephone line (91) allowing for communication of secure data of the telephone line... |
| 6041409 |
Device and method for data integrity and authentication |
| Mar-21-2000 |
Various aspects of data security such as validation, authentication and encryption are accomplished by the combinations of encoding and decoding employing a mapping or inverse mapping controllable by a... |
| 6041124 |
Radio communication system and method and mobile communication terminal device |
| Mar-21-2000 |
In a radio communication system, efficient information provision services is obtained where various information is provided to mobile communication terminal devices separately from call services, update... |
| 6038668 |
System, method, and medium for retrieving, organizing, and utilizing networked data |
| Mar-14-2000 |
A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information... |
