| 7043455 |
Method and apparatus for securing session information of users in a web application server environment |
| May-9-2006 |
A method and apparatus for securing hypertext transfer protocol sessions authenticates a user's credentials before creating a session. The present invention then associates the session with the credentials.... |
| 7043453 |
Method and system for conducting transactions between repositories using a repository transaction protocol |
| May-9-2006 |
A method and apparatus for establishing a secure communications channel between a first repository and a second repository using a repository transaction protocol. A registration identifier and registration... |
| 7043452 |
Lock-and-key consumer billing data protection system having data encryption capability |
| May-9-2006 |
A "lock-and-key" consumer billing data protection capability is provided to telemarketing and electronic marketing systems which are based upon previously-acquired consumer lists. The lists contain encrypted... |
| 7039617 |
Currency and float ID tracking in an electronic purse |
| May-2-2006 |
The present invention relates to electronic purse systems, and in particular it relates to the improved management of multiple money flows in such systems. According to the basic principles of the present... |
| 7039615 |
Retail transactions involving digital content in a digital rights management (DRM) system |
| May-2-2006 |
A retailer facilitates issuance of a digital license from a licensor to a customer for a corresponding piece of digital content. The retailer receives payment for the license from the customer, where the... |
| 7039613 |
System and method for controlling distribution and use of digital works using price specifications |
| May-2-2006 |
A method, system and device for determining fees for access to digital works including associating a usage right with a digital work and which specifies a manner of use of the digital work and (i) a fee... |
| 7039612 |
Intranet platform system |
| May-2-2006 |
An intranet platform system that automatically configures and provides access to virtual intranet networks using intranet access cards. The intranet platform system comprises a processing system coupled... |
| 7035831 |
Reversible generation process of altered payment card by means of a mathematical algorithm |
| Apr-25-2006 |
The process consists of carrying out the first phase of generating the transaction signature (9), with prior authentication by the cardholder, in the issuing centre (3) through its authentication... |
| 7031946 |
Information recording medium, noncontact IC tag, access device, access system, life cycle management system, input/output method, and access method |
| Apr-18-2006 |
To provide a contactless IC tag for storing secret information for each of multiple stages of a life cycle from manufacture to disposal, and an access device for reading/writing information in secrecy... |
| 7031944 |
Distributed processing system, method of the same |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A collection/distribution server divides processing task accepted from a customer terminal into a plurality of processing units, and transmits the units to at least one or more user terminals. The collection/distribution... |
| 7031941 |
Method and system for managing configuration of mechanical equipment |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A method and system is disclosed for maintaining a database of configurations of mechanical equipment. A functional configuration database is established to store functional information about an end item... |
| 7030779 |
Cargo management system having user-selectable debug option |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A cargo management system is described in which a host computer system determines rejected freight shipment items and non-rejected freight shipment items based on one or more configurable parameters. A... |
| 7024558 |
Apparatus and method for authenticating digital signatures and computer-readable recording medium thereof |
| Apr-4-2006 |
In an apparatus for authenticating a digital signature, a signature generating part encrypts a digital document by using a private key defined by a signer and digest information for checking whether the... |
| 7024394 |
System and method for protecting user logoff from web business transactions |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A computer program product is provided as a system and associated method for use with a web browser and an Internet, to improve the access security to a secure web site and to protect the user from undesirable... |
| 7023992 |
Data multiplexing device, program distribution system, program transmission system, pay broadcast system, program transmission method, conditional access system, and data reception device |
| Apr-4-2006 |
In a data multiplexing device which multiplexes and transmits the transport stream packets of program data consisting of a plurality of data elements constructed in the form of transport stream packets,... |
| 7020634 |
Certification and unique electronic seals for online entities |
| Mar-28-2006 |
The invention provides techniques for issuing electronic seals of certification to online entities, such as online merchants, in a manner that prevents non-certified parties from easily stealing or otherwise... |
| 7016877 |
Consumer-controlled limited and constrained access to a centrally stored information account |
| Mar-21-2006 |
Consumer authentication information is associated with an information account stored in a central database, such that access to the information account by the consumer is conditioned upon receipt and verification... |
| 7006999 |
Method for enabling privacy and trust in electronic communities |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A method for enabling privacy and trust in electronic communities is disclosed. A major impediment to using recommendation systems and collective knowledge for electronic commerce is the reluctance of... |
| 7003731 |
User control and activation of watermark enabled objects |
| Feb-21-2006 |
Methods and systems for associating watermark enabled objects with machine behaviors. Machine behaviors refer to actions by devices or systems in response to a triggering event. Examples of these behaviors... |
| 7003495 |
Portable electronic authorization system and method |
| Feb-21-2006 |
In one embodiment an apparatus includes a housing; a user authenticator, supported by the housing, that authenticates an identity of a user; at least one memory, supported by the housing, that stores transaction... |
| 6999949 |
Method, system and program product for providing an electronic order confirmation in an electronic transaction |
| Feb-14-2006 |
An electronic order confirmation for a made-to-order or out-of-stock item in an electronic transaction is provided to a public electronic environment (e.g., a browser on a global computer network) from... |
| 6999945 |
Multiple customer and multiple location PC service provider system |
| Feb-14-2006 |
The present invention contemplates a system whereby a service provider can service a large number of customers (millions) and connect them to their rented PC from millions of locations around the world.... |
| 6999945 |
Multiple customer and multiple location PC service provider system |
| Feb-14-2006 |
The present invention contemplates a system whereby a service provider can service a large number of customers (millions) and connect them to their rented PC from millions of locations around the world.... |
| 6996547 |
Method for purchasing items over a non-secure communication channel |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A method for purchasing items over a non-secure communication channel uses a secure communication device. The secure communication device includes a host processor, a secure memory that includes a laser-scribed... |
| 6996544 |
Multiple party content distribution system and method with rights management features |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A multiple party system for distributing content. In one embodiment, four parties are involved in the system: a consumer, a service provider, an authenticator, and a content provider. The distribution... |
| 6988250 |
Trusted computing platform using a trusted device assembly |
| Jan-17-2006 |
In a computing platform, a trusted hardware device (24) is added to the motherboard (20). The trusted hardware device (24) is configured to acquire an integrity metric, for example a... |
| 6988111 |
Mapping between part numbers that are based on different part numbering schemes |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A computer-implemented method for mapping between part numbers that are based on different part numbering schemes includes receiving a first part number associated with an item, the first part number associated... |
| 6986040 |
System and method of exploiting the security of a secure communication channel to secure a non-secure communication channel |
| Jan-10-2006 |
The present invention features a system and method for establishing a secure communication channel between a client and an application server. In one embodiment, a ticket service generates a ticket having... |
| 6985887 |
Apparatus and method for authenticated multi-user personal information database |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A method of assuring integrity of a personal information in a data base containing personal information provided by multiple users uses in various embodiments physiological identifiers associated with... |
| 6983289 |
Automatic identification of DVD title using internet technologies and fuzzy matching techniques |
| Jan-3-2006 |
An iterative search technique is used to quickly and accurately locate information in a database, such as one storing information about digital versatile discs (DVDs). First, a presumably unique search... |
| 6980971 |
Copyright management apparatus, copyrighted-work distribution apparatus, and copyrighted-work distribution and receiving system |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A TV music broadcasting program is distributed from a distribution apparatus through a ground station and a satellite, and a musical-piece program is also distributed through a plurality of audio channels.... |
| 6980652 |
Combination mastered and writeable medium and use in electronic internet appliance |
| Dec-27-2005 |
An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect, a writeable region... |
| 6978256 |
Method and apparatus for selling digital contents, processing program thereof and recording medium for the program |
| Dec-20-2005 |
The present invention relates to a digital contents selling system for selling digital contents. Identification information of digital contents selected by a customer is received. Personal digital contents... |
| 6978255 |
Method for protecting a device against operation with unallowed consumables and arrangement for the implementation of the method |
| Dec-20-2005 |
In a method and apparatus for protecting a device against operation with unallowed consumables whose authenticity is checked in a remote data center, at least one code word is generated, an allocation... |
| 6976166 |
Method and apparatus for partial encryption of content |
| Dec-13-2005 |
The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus that partially encrypt an information data file. An exemplary method includes dividing the information file into a first file and a second file,... |
| 6975725 |
Method for standardizing the use of ISO 7816 smart cards in conditional access systems |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A conditional access system and method are disclosed allowing the use of a standard smart card. A computing resource configured to run the conditional access protocol has a smart card interface and a software... |
| 6973442 |
Automated banking machine apparatus and system |
| Dec-6-2005 |
An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/IP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16),... |
| 6970848 |
Method for authenticating users |
| Nov-29-2005 |
In a method for authenticating a user, when authentication request information including a content identification of a content provided is received from the content provider through a terminal of the user,... |
| 6970782 |
System for updating navigation information and apparatus for distributing updated navigation information |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A navigation information updating system G updates navigation information for use in a navigation process executed by navigation apparatus S that navigate respective vehicles. The navigation information... |
| 6963859 |
Content rendering repository |
| Nov-8-2005 |
A rendering system adapted for use in a system for managing use of content and operative to rendering content in accordance with usage rights associated with the content. The system includes a rendering... |
| 6957199 |
Method, system and service for conducting authenticated business transactions |
| Oct-18-2005 |
The invention pertains to a method, online service, and system, for creating partnerships based on trust relationships over a public network, authenticating trade partners, infrastructure providers and... |
| 6957195 |
Player-centric method and apparatus for creating, distributing, and consuming content |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A player-centric content creation, distribution and consumption method is disclosed. A computer implemented-content authoring tool (CI-CAT) is distributed to a content creator. The CI-CAT includes an identification... |
| 6957194 |
Method for printing digital works |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A method for providing limited printing of a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith within a system having at least one repository configured to enforce use of the digital work in... |
| 6957193 |
Repository with security class and method for use thereof |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A trusted system having at least one repository for controlling use of digital works in accordance with usage rights associated with the digital works. A request to use a digital work in accordance with... |
| 6954739 |
Measurement-based management method for packet communication networks |
| Oct-11-2005 |
Disclosed are network management procedures that apply measurements of traffic load to achieve greater efficiency in the operation of the network. In a method for deciding whether to route an incoming... |
| 6954738 |
Method and apparatus for distributing enforceable property rights |
| Oct-11-2005 |
An enforceable property right and a system for controlling the manner of use of an item in accordance with usage rights. The enforceable property right includes an item ticket having a security mechanism... |
| 6954737 |
Method and apparatus for work management for facility maintenance |
| Oct-11-2005 |
A system and method are shown for work management for facility maintenance. The system includes a central management server configured to receive a first set of information including tasks to be performed... |
| 6954133 |
Bio-metric smart card, bio-metric smart card reader, and method of use |
| Oct-11-2005 |
A system for increasing transaction security across existing infrastructure is provided. A user bio-metric sensor device is integrated into a credit or debit card. A display unit provides a key, preferably... |
| 6947909 |
Distribution, recognition and accountability system for intellectual and copy written properties in digital media's |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A method for distribution, recognition and accountability for Intellectual and Copy written Properties in digital media's by associating a Transaction Code Identifier or Designator and further bundled... |
| 6947908 |
System and use for correspondent banking |
| Sep-20-2005 |
The present invention comprises a system and method for a customer and merchant to perform an on-line, and in some cases, real-time financial transaction from a personal computer or similar processing... |
