| 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.... |
| 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... |
| 6990584 |
Method of and apparatus for restricting copy of digital information, and apparatus for recording digital information |
| Jan-24-2006 |
An apparatus for restricting a copy of digital information is provided with a detecting device for detecting a first watermark, which is buried in the digital information and comprises a first signal generated... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6963846 |
System and method of managing registration, sale, distribution and use of regulated agricultural products and the licensing/certification of dealers and applicators of agricultural products |
| Nov-8-2005 |
A method and system for managing agricultural product information, and for facilitating the controlled sale, distribution, and use of agricultural products provides a single data entry process for submitting... |
| 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... |
| 6920436 |
Digital work structure |
| Jul-19-2005 |
A digital work for use within a rights management system for controlling use of the digital work in accordance with usage rights. The work is organized into an acyclic structure and includes a contents... |
| 6889208 |
Contents sale system |
| May-3-2005 |
In a contents sale system, original contents data are encrypted into encryption-resultant contents data in response to original playback key data. The original playback key data are encrypted into first... |
| 6889207 |
Content control in a device environment |
| May-3-2005 |
Devices and methods are disclosed for controlling content within a device environment through interaction among electronic devices of the environment. The device has a transmitter, receiver, memory storing... |
| 6889206 |
Method for computer network operation providing basis for usage fees |
| May-3-2005 |
A computer network having a requesting node and a providing node permits data transfer therebetween when permitted by an authorizing node. Reports generated in response to authorizations and reports generated... |
| 6882987 |
Methods and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a decoding key encoded with specific information to decode encrypted information of a record medium |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A data recording apparatus capable of preventing easily copying of information is disclosed with which, even if information is copied, the copied information cannot be reproduced, the data recording apparatus... |
| 6865552 |
Data copying system, data copying apparatus, data copying method, and recording medium |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A data copying system of the present invention includes a data copying apparatus for copying data recorded on a first recording medium to a second recording medium. The data copying apparatus includes:... |
| 6859790 |
Data distribution system and method thereof, data processing device, data control device, and machine-readable recording medium recording distribution data |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A contents provider stores contents data in a container in a format which can only be decoded with a key distributed from an EMD service center, and transmits the container to a service provider. The service... |
| 6842741 |
Recording medium with electronic ticket definitions recorded thereon and electronic ticket processing methods and apparatuses |
| Jan-11-2005 |
An electronic ticket comprises a ticket ID 233, an issuer ID 237, right information 239 of the electronic ticket, and issue, transfer and redeem conditions 240, 241 and 242, the entire block of these pieces... |
| 6813709 |
Method and apparatus for recorded digital data protection via media volume |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method of restricting access to recorded digital data on a digital support medium (2) using an integrated circuit e.g. on a smart card (4) containing a first decryption key (Kf) characterized in encrypting... |
| 6802000 |
System for authenticating access to online content referenced in hardcopy documents |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A system for controlling access to online content referenced in a hardcopy document. A user requesting access to online content available on a server responds to an authentication challenge from the server... |
| 6769064 |
System for protecting software |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A system for protecting software that can be executed on a computer machine, the system being of the type in which the software is associated with a memory card for insertion in a reader connected to the... |
| 6760841 |
Methods and apparatus for securely conducting and authenticating transactions over unsecured communication channels |
| Jul-6-2004 |
A transaction processing system employs an authentication device which receives identifying and authentication information from a token such as a credit or debit card. The authentication device forms an... |
| 6754640 |
Universal positive pay match, authentication, authorization, settlement and clearing system |
| Jun-22-2004 |
An universal positive pay match, authentication, authorization, clearing and settlement system to reduce check and card fraud. The system includes several technologies for inputting check register information... |
| 6754347 |
Input/output unit, input/output method, and receiving unit |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A switching portion of an IRD supplies a non-descrambled TS (transport stream) received from a front end portion or a descrambled TS received from a descrambler to a DVCR connected to an IEEE 1394 interface.... |
| 6748366 |
System for protecting anonymity of parties involved in a person-to-person electronic commerce transaction |
| Jun-8-2004 |
A person-to-person electronic commerce system that protects the anonymity of buyers and sellers. Embodiments of the present invention interpose a trusted intermediary between the buyer and seller during... |
| 6714921 |
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets. In the present invention, a "digital ticket" is used to entitle the ticket holder to exercise some usage right... |
| 6714650 |
Recording of scrambled digital data |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A system for transmitting and recording digital data is included. Further, a system for transmitting transmit scrambled audio data that is to be recorded on a mini disc reader is included. A system for... |
| 6671808 |
USB-compliant personal key |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for a USB-compliant personal key has been described. The personal key includes an integrated connector design that is simple and easy... |
| 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... |
| 6594646 |
Method and apparatus for selling digital contents, processing program thereof and recording medium for the program |
| Jul-15-2003 |
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... |
| 6581161 |
System, apparatus and method for controlling access |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A system, portable device, server, apparatus and method for controlling access to a secure location or container, or for controlling access to selected television programs or classes of programs. The invention... |
| 6523119 |
Software protection device and method |
| Feb-18-2003 |
A method and apparatus for protecting computer software from unauthorized execution or duplication using a hardware key is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a means for communicating with the computer... |
| 6477649 |
Information recording apparatus, information reproducing apparatus, and information distribution system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
An information recording apparatus comprises an encryption section encrypting contents information and also a license condition referred to limit use of the contents information and a decoding key for... |
| 6446051 |
Document transfer systems |
| Sep-3-2002 |
A document transfer system enabling a consumer to obtain a document from an owner upon payment using a cryptographic protocol involving the consumer, the owner, a document source, such as printer, and... |
| 6343280 |
Distributed execution software license server |
| Jan-29-2002 |
A method of protecting an executable image from unlicensed use is provided by remote execution of sequences of microprocessor instructions. Means of selecting sequences of instructions that execute infrequently... |
| 6337911 |
Deferred billing, broadcast, electronic document distribution system and method |
| Jan-8-2002 |
An electronic document delivery system and method in which a broadcast center periodically sends a "catalog" of available documents to a receiving computer, thereby allowing a user to browse through the... |
| 6298441 |
Secure document access system |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A method for downloading a document via a communications medium operatively associated with a communications interface, the method including receiving the document from the communications medium, placing... |
| 6289455 |
Method and apparatus for preventing piracy of digital content |
| Sep-11-2001 |
A secure cryptographic rights unit for cryptographically regulating access to digital content includes an interface control processor and a specialized cryptographic unit that protects access to a memory.... |
| 6240185 |
Steganographic techniques for securely delivering electronic digital rights management control information over insecure communication channels |
| May-29-2001 |
Electronic steganographic techniques can be used to encode a rights management control signal onto an information signal carried over an insecure communications channel. Steganographic techniques ensure... |
| 6192475 |
System and method for cloaking software |
| Feb-20-2001 |
A system and method for rewriting software into a protected form, called cloaked software, such that this cloaked form is protected from analysis or reverse engineering while at the same time the cloaked... |
| 6173403 |
Method and apparatus for distributing information products |
| Jan-9-2001 |
A method and apparatus for distributing information products is described that comprises: receiving an encrypted launch code; decrypting the encrypted launch code with a string, R, as the key to recover... |
| 6169976 |
Method and apparatus for regulating the use of licensed products |
| Jan-2-2001 |
In one aspect, a method for activating, installing, and regulating use of a licensed product is disclosed. A customer licenses or buys a licensed product from a distributor. The distributor registers information... |
| 6070171 |
Method and system for copy-tracking distributed software featuring tokens containing a key field and a usage field |
| May-30-2000 |
The present invention provides a central computer site on a computer network for detecting authorized or unauthorized duplication of software on computers connected to such a network. The computers on... |
| 6070154 |
Internet credit card security |
| May-30-2000 |
A method for transmitting credit card numbers in a secure manner through an electronic medium such as the Internet. Credit card numbers typically consist of a string of 10-20 digits, with the exact number... |
| 6055314 |
System and method for secure purchase and delivery of video content programs |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A system and method for secure purchase and delivery of video content programs over various distribution media, including distribution networks and digital video disks, includes an integrated circuit card... |
| 6049788 |
System with portable terminal and data media connectable therewith |
| Apr-11-2000 |
Portable data media are known of which many have the uniform format of a standardized credit card and which are used in different ways for monetary transactions, preferably for the cash-less payment of... |
| 6005935 |
Method and system of using personal information as a key when distributing information |
| Dec-21-1999 |
"A method of using personal information as a decryption key for encrypted software. When software is sold, a purchaser provides a seller with several pieces of personal information that will be used as... |
| 5867579 |
Apparatus for data copyright management system |
| Feb-2-1999 |
A data copyright management apparatus for handling data copyrights, and data of digital cash and video conference system is provided. The data copyright management apparatus comprises a CPU, ROM, EEPROM,... |
| 5864624 |
Method for activating and executing protected functions in a communication system |
| Jan-26-1999 |
In a communication system having a function or performance feature to be protected, the periodic transmission of encoded interrogation information is initiated by a security routine to ensure that the... |
| 5826011 |
Method of metering and protecting computer software |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A method of protecting computer software on installation is provided by providing an installation media containing an installation program supplied to the user along with an hardware security electrical... |
| 5812980 |
Program operating apparatus |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A program operating apparatus comprises a body unit and a memory unit, attachable to and detachable from the body unit, for storing an application program. The memory unit stores sales area data indicating... |
| 5812662 |
Method and apparatus to protect computer software |
| Sep-22-1998 |
An apparatus for protecting a software in a program-controlled object such as a video game having a main part with a controlling means and a peripheral equipment; and a replaceable part with a software... |
