| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 7028891 |
System and method for confirming transaction or billing communications |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A system and method for confirming transactions is provided. A central processor receives a request to process a current transaction coupled with prior transaction information corresponding to a prior... |
| 7024392 |
Method for controlling use of database content |
| Apr-4-2006 |
Method for providing database content usage. The database content can be a digital work having one or more rights associated therewith. The method can be effected within a system having at least one repository... |
| 7021531 |
Payment device |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A payment device including an input unit arranged to receive first data taken from a medium and identifying a user who will proceed with a payment for a purchase which he has made, the input unit being... |
| 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... |
| 7013296 |
Using electronic security value units to control access to a resource |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A network utilizes electronic security value units to prevent unauthorized access to resources in the network. The network includes at least a resource manager and an electronic bank server (e.g., the... |
| 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... |
| 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.... |
| 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... |
| 6970836 |
System and method for securely storing electronic data |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A system and method for securely storing data provides for storing, managing, and updating an owner's secret data and for accessing the stored data by a trusted third party upon the occurrence of an event,... |
| 6966488 |
Card payment method for service charge concerning to physical distribution or transportation |
| Nov-22-2005 |
A portable card reader 22 reads data from a credit card 20 issued by an account settlement institution, transmits the data for the card and the data for a service charge to the account settlement... |
| 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... |
| 6961714 |
Method of quantifying royalty owner rights |
| Nov-1-2005 |
The invention is a business method for calculating royalty owner rights—specifically, calculating a metric of use corresponding to an aspect of royalty owner interest in an aggregate multi-royalty... |
| 6959290 |
Method and apparatus for tracking states of digital works |
| Oct-25-2005 |
A method and system for controlling use of digital works in accordance with usage rights associated with the digital works. The method includes the steps of receiving a request to use a digital work, and... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6948063 |
Securing electronic transactions over public networks |
| Sep-20-2005 |
An electronic message for transmission over a network, such as the Internet, is created by encrypting a first component with a first crypto-key, which is associated with a first network entity, such that... |
| 6931381 |
Methods and apparatus for authenticating the download of information onto a smart card |
| Aug-16-2005 |
Systems and methods for producing a digitally-computed acknowledgment of a delegated download event are disclosed. An information owner, such as the issuer of a smart card, delegates an information download... |
| 6928423 |
Copyright management apparatus, copyrighted-work distribution apparatus, and copyrighted-work distribution and receiving system |
| Aug-9-2005 |
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.... |
| 6925448 |
Usage rights grammar and digital works having usage rights created with the grammar |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A digital work recorded on a computer readable media for use within a system having at least one repository for enforcing use of digital content in accordance with usage rights associated with the digital... |
| 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... |
| 6904418 |
Method and apparatus for executing cryptographically-enabled letters of credit |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A method and apparatus for executing electronic transactions using cryptographically-enabled accounts stores cryptographically-enabled account information and instructions, receives a cryptographically-encoded... |
| 6904136 |
Secure method of payment |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A process for a transfer of funds for payment for goods and/or services in which a purchaser of the goods and/or services requests that a financial services organization generate a financial certificate... |
| 6895506 |
Secure storage and execution of processor control programs by encryption and a program loader/decryption mechanism |
| May-17-2005 |
A method and a mechanism for securely storing and executing a program in a computer system processing unit, including a storage unit for storing an encrypted version of the program and a loader/decryption... |
| 6889211 |
Method and system for distributing multimedia data with management information |
| May-3-2005 |
A multimedia data distributing system comprising an ID issuing center side device and a multimedia data distributor side device for distributing multimedia data as electronic data to a purchaser of the... |
| 6889209 |
Method and apparatus for protecting information and privacy |
| May-3-2005 |
A mechanism for the purchase of tags for copies of software ensures that identity of the purchaser of a tag table identifier value included in a purchased tag is not revealed. A mechanism of Call-Ups from... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6876986 |
Transaction payment system |
| Apr-5-2005 |
A system for the transaction of transactional amounts when using merchantable content on a medium includes a clearinghouse, an apparatus having a medium handier, a merchantable content receiver, a medium... |
| 6873976 |
Secured purchasing system |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A system and method for transferring an encrypted file over the Internet involves a seller, a buyer, and a transaction agent. The file has a first part (administrative information) and a second part (subject-matter... |
| 6871198 |
Composing and cataloging item configuration data |
| Mar-22-2005 |
An improvement for composing and cataloging item configuration data is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes identifying a base item, identifying a part number for the base item, breaking... |
| 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:... |
| 6850911 |
Secure manipulation archiving retrieval and transmission system for electronic multimedia commerce |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A secure manipulation archiving retrieval and transmission system for electronic multi media commerce, includes: a plurality of client devices having image communication capability; an image processing... |
| 6850910 |
Active data hiding for secure electronic media distribution |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A method is provided for distributing multimedia content in an electronic media distribution system. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing active hidden data, where the active hidden data includes... |
| 6847953 |
Process and method for secure online transactions with calculated risk and against fraud |
| Jan-25-2005 |
An electronic commerce process that facilitates online transactions among multiple participants, that prevents consumer fraud due to pirated payment card numbers, with calculated risk, involving at least... |
| 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... |
| 6839690 |
System for conducting business over the internet |
| Jan-4-2005 |
An Internet-based system that allows a buyer and a seller to obtain information about each other while remaining somewhat anonymous. The system provides historic information to buyer and seller by having... |
| 6839677 |
Transactional data transfer in a network system |
| Jan-4-2005 |
An internet user using a browser (10) connects to a first server (30) and conducts transactions at the site (30). The user is transferred to a second server (32) along with data relating to the transactions... |
| 6820063 |
Controlling access to content based on certificates and access predicates |
| Nov-16-2004 |
Digital rights for content downloaded to a subscriber computer from a provider are specified in an access predicate. The access predicate is compared with a rights manager certificate associated with an... |
| 6807534 |
System and method for managing copyrighted electronic media |
| Oct-19-2004 |
Copyrighted electronic media are packaged in a secure electronic format, and registered on associated registration server, which serves to provide on-line licensing and copyright management for that media.... |
| 6766306 |
Electronic cash system |
| Jul-20-2004 |
Detection of fraud and circulation of money can be managed while no special apparatus is required, electronic cash can be securely utilized, and personal information and information on individual's purchase... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6681015 |
Digital recording/reproducing system |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A digital recording/reproducing system includes a set top box. The STB receives a digital television broadcast signal and transmits a scrambled data stream from a stream selector via an interface to a... |
| 6658568 |
Trusted infrastructure support system, methods and techniques for secure electronic commerce transaction and rights management |
| Dec-2-2003 |
The present invention provides methods and systems for secure, automated transaction processing for use in electronic commerce and electronic rights and transaction management over an electronic network... |
| 6658307 |
Method for configuring the functional properties of an audiological device |
| Dec-2-2003 |
The method for configuring the functional properties of an audiological device in the form of a hearing aid initially provides a hearing aid with an IC that can be differently configured in view of its... |
