| 6782506 |
Obtaining consent for electronic delivery of compliance information |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A method and related system obtains consent from an individual for computer-aided delivery of compliance information. Initially, a computer-readable data storage device is provided to the individual. The... |
| 6772340 |
Digital rights management system operating on computing device and having black box tied to computing device |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A digital rights management (DRM) system operates on a computing device when a user requests that an encrypted piece of digital content be rendered by the computer device. The computing device has an identifier.... |
| 6748537 |
System and method for controlling the use and duplication of digital content distributed on removable media |
| Jun-8-2004 |
Systems and methods for controlling the use and duplication of digital content distributed on removable media are described. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention digital content is protected... |
| 6735575 |
Verifying the authenticity of printed documents |
| May-11-2004 |
Preprinted forms are used in a general purpose printing device to allow for the subsequent verification of the authenticity of a printed document such as a ticket for transportation services. In operation,... |
| 6735572 |
Buyer-driven targeting of purchasing entities |
| May-11-2004 |
A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of: separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record; entering information contained... |
| 6732106 |
Digital data distribution system |
| May-4-2004 |
The distribution server administers downloading of contents and writing in storage media. The distribution server includes the obtained rights administration database that stores information regarding... |
| 6721956 |
Interactive information services system and associated method for capturing transaction data |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A method and system are provided to permit a network operator to capture transaction data relating to transactions between a subscriber and a service provider that are conducted via a communications network... |
| 6721716 |
Payment certification string and related electronic payment system and method |
| Apr-13-2004 |
An electronic statement, bill presentment and payment system and method includes a customer client software program and client database, and a biller server software program and server database connected... |
| 6701303 |
E-commerce system and method of operation enabling a user to conduct transactions with multiple retailers without certification and/or trusted electronic paths |
| Mar-2-2004 |
An E-commerce system enables a user to conduct transactions with a retailer via a network, typically the Internet without certification or trusted paths. The user is a customer of a financial institution... |
| 6697944 |
Digital content distribution, transmission and protection system and method, and portable device for use therewith |
| Feb-24-2004 |
A digital content file distribution, transmission, and protection system comprises a digital content provider having stored therein a digital content file such as an audio file, video file, literature,... |
| 6688230 |
Method of printing a token by a printer |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A method of printing a token by printer (5), in which the printer (5) includes a digital identification device (1) configured to generate a series of distinct print job counter numbers and to provide a... |
| 6687834 |
Data processing system, method and program for generating a job within an automated test environment |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A data processing system, method, and program including an automated software test environment are disclosed for generating a job to be executed within the automated software test environment to test a... |
| 6687683 |
Production protection system dealing with contents that are digital production |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A data protection system obtains data having a first content on which a first encryption has been performed and a second content on which a second encryption has been performed, the second encryption more... |
| 6684198 |
Program data distribution via open network |
| Jan-27-2004 |
When program data is distributed to users across an open network, such as the Internet, a licensing agreement concluded between a server for the program data and a manager is maintained and the unauthorized... |
| 6681328 |
System and method for global internet digital identification |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A system and method for authenticating a digital ID can utilize a central switch to transmit data between a network connected to a service provider and a network connected to a digital ID issuer. The system... |
| 6631359 |
Writeable medium access control using a medium writeable area |
| Oct-7-2003 |
An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding information content-mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect,... |
| 6615192 |
Contents copying system, copying method, computer-readable recording medium and disc drive copying contents but not a cipher key via a host computer |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A content copying system is formed from a host computer and connected disc drive, a removable recording medium being loaded into the latter. When the removable recording medium loaded into the disc drive... |
| 6615109 |
System and method for generating an action of an automatic apparatus |
| Sep-2-2003 |
The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic... |
| 6609196 |
E-mail firewall with stored key encryption/decryption |
| Aug-19-2003 |
An e-mail firewall (105) applies policies to e-mail messages (204) between a first site and a plurality of second sites in accordance with a plurality of administrator selectable policies (216). The firewall... |
| 6609116 |
System and method for securely updating copy-protected media |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system and method for updating old blank media onto which newer content is sought to be copied, to reduce the risk of unauthorized copying of new content onto old unupdated media. A computer system executes... |
| 6609114 |
System for safe collection of payment including electronic payment receipt generators having electronic purses |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system for safe collection of payment by a vehicle operator from riders, the system including a multiplicity of electronic payment receipt generators, each operable by a vehicle operator, wherein each... |
| 6598031 |
Apparatus and method for routing encrypted transaction card identifying data through a public telephone network |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A personal computer transmits encrypted information identifying a transaction card, together with a serial number of an encryption unit in which the information way encrypted, over a public network to... |
| 6591420 |
Remote control system for audio and video content |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A program distribution system is disclosed for the simultaneous release of a program at a plurality of locations. The locations may include local broadcasters, or even individual devices. A program is... |
| 6587837 |
Method for delivering electronic content from an online store |
| Jul-1-2003 |
A method for permitting the electronic delivery of digital content. Metadata is acquired which has been previously associated with content. Promotional metadata is extracted for use with a electronic store.... |
| 6574609 |
Secure electronic content management system |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A method of managing content data and associated metadata. According to the method, the content data and the associated metadata are generated. The content data is transferred to a content host, and the... |
| 6567792 |
Method of data collection for fisheries management |
| May-20-2003 |
A method of gathering, analyzing, and reporting data about commercial fish stocks and fisheries. Under this method, individual commercial fishermen use a device specific to the type of fishing being done... |
| 6546376 |
Electronic payment device using balanced binary tree and the method of the same |
| Apr-8-2003 |
Disclosed is an electronic payment device and its method using an balanced binary tree for calculating a first data X.sub.k of current consumption or a plurality of root values R.sub.q from an initial... |
| 6539364 |
Electronic cash implementing method and equipment using user signature and recording medium recorded thereon a program for the method |
| Mar-25-2003 |
A user registers a user public key PKU as a pseudonym at a trustee or issuer and obtains an signature for the pseudonym as a license. The sends the pseudonym, PKU identification information IdU and the... |
| 6535858 |
Optical disc copy management system |
| Mar-18-2003 |
The invention relates to a method of obtaining a copy protected optical record carrier carrying information in different blocks, a method of accessing such a copy protected optical record carrier and such... |
| 6529885 |
Methods and systems for carrying out directory-authenticated electronic transactions including contingency-dependent payments via secure electronic bank drafts |
| Mar-4-2003 |
Disclosed herein are computer-implemented methods and systems for securely carrying out electronic transactions including electronic drafts, wherein payment on at least one of the drafts is contingent... |
| 6505179 |
Verifying the authenticity of printed documents on universally available paper stock |
| Jan-7-2003 |
Universally available preprinted forms are used in a general purpose printing device to allow for the subsequent verification of the authenticity of a printed document such as a ticket, stamp, check, or... |
| 6499019 |
Electronic payment device using unbalanced binary tree and the method of the same |
| Dec-24-2002 |
An electronic payment device and its method using an unbalanced binary tree are disclosed. The total unit n of the amount of money that user purchases is decomposed first into a Matrix of p rows.times.q... |
| 6487542 |
Method and apparatus for managing electronic money and storage for storing an electronic money management program |
| Nov-26-2002 |
According to the present invention, when electronic money is sent from a given network to another network, a money change apparatus performs a money change process to change electronic money current on... |
| 6470288 |
Dispenser with updatable diagnostic system |
| Oct-22-2002 |
A remote adjustable fuel dispenser for dispenser diagnostics and remote telecommunication. The fuel dispenser contains a remote communication system for communication between the fuel dispenser and a remote... |
| 6463534 |
Secure wireless electronic-commerce system with wireless network domain |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A method of conducting transactions in a wireless electronic commerce system, where the system comprises a wireless network operator certification authority (400) having a root public key certificate and... |
| 6456985 |
Image encrypting method and device, image decrypting method and device, and recording medium |
| Sep-24-2002 |
When image data has been decomposed into a plurality of components, and a plurality of components of the components have been encrypted, the encrypted image file must be able to be used without confusion.... |
| 6453301 |
Method of using personal device with internal biometric in conducting transactions over a network |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A method of authorizing a commercial transaction between a customer and a provider of goods or services over a network, wherein the provider of goods or services requests that the customer provide authentication... |
| 6446050 |
Method of and system for processing electronic document and recording medium for recording processing program |
| Sep-3-2002 |
In an electronic document circulating method of circulating an electronic document having a plurality of data blocks to a plurality of workers, a data block in a document is encrypted by using an encrypting... |
| 6424953 |
Encrypting secrets in a file for an electronic micro-commerce system |
| Jul-23-2002 |
An electronic commerce system and method includes a broker computer system having a database of scrips, a vendor computer, and a consumer computer system having a wallet protected by a pass phrase. To... |
| 6411941 |
Method of restricting software operation within a license limitation |
| Jun-25-2002 |
A method of restricting software operation within a license limitation that is applicable for a computer having a first non-volatile memory area, a second non-volatile memory area, and a volatile memory... |
| 6397194 |
Receipt scanning system and method |
| May-28-2002 |
A transaction data processing system and method is provided, which is especially configured to capture, store and retrieve transaction data, including a digital representation of a signature of a person... |
| 6397189 |
Computer jukebox and jukebox network |
| May-28-2002 |
A central management system manages a plurality of computer jukeboxes and communicates compressed digital data with each jukebox via a transmission link. The management system also includes a host computer... |
| 6381584 |
Computers in a financial system |
| Apr-30-2002 |
An automated payment system particularly suited for purchases over a distributed computer network such as the Internet. In such a distributed computer network, a "merchant" computer contains certain promotional... |
| 6381575 |
Computer jukebox and computer jukebox management system |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A central management system manages a plurality of computer jukeboxes and communicates compressed digital data with each jukebox via a transmission link. The management system also includes a host computer... |
| 6292790 |
Apparatus for importing and exporting partially encrypted configuration data |
| Sep-18-2001 |
An apparatus for importing and exporting computer based configuration data to and from text based files in which part of the data is encrypted for confidentiality. The apparatus allows the resulting text... |
| 6289314 |
Pay information providing system for descrambling information from plural sources and rescrambling the information before sending to a terminal or terminals |
| Sep-11-2001 |
A server scrambles received pay information in an internal scrambler and then transmits the result to a terminal which sent a request. A second charge managing portion determines a charge for the pay information... |
| 6263384 |
First and second virtual serial ports utilized to perform virtual transmissions through parallel port via first and second transmission/reception buffer region |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A virtual transmission system comprises a first and second virtual serial ports; a first transmission/reception buffer region set with the first virtual serial port as a write port and the second virtual... |
| 6253027 |
System, method and article of manufacture for exchanging software and configuration data over a multichannel, extensible, flexible architecture |
| Jun-26-2001 |
Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer... |
| 6240188 |
Distributed group key management scheme for secure many-to-many communication |
| May-29-2001 |
A group key management system and method for providing secure many-to-many communication is presented. The system employs a binary distribution tree structure. The binary tree includes a first internal... |
| 6188995 |
Method and apparatus for enforcing software licenses |
| Feb-13-2001 |
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for enforcing software licenses for resource libraries such as an application program interface (API), a toolkit, a framework, a runtime library,... |
