| 6938015 |
Method for providing database security |
| Aug-30-2005 |
According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a server computer, a transmission medium coupled to the server computer and a client computer coupled to the transmission medium.... |
| 6931380 |
System and method for detecting high credit risk customers |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A system detects subscription fraud in connection with any consumer related service which requires continuous access and payment over time. According to one aspect, a method performed by the system includes... |
| 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.... |
| 6925562 |
Scheme for blocking the use of lost or stolen network-connectable computer systems |
| Aug-2-2005 |
Scheme for switching a computer system (21), which is connectable via a communication interface and a network (22) to a server module (23), into a special mode of operation. The computer system (21) comprises... |
| 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... |
| 6925160 |
System and method for managing cellular telephone accounts |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A computer implemented system and method of allocating costs of wireless telephone usage. Billing and usage information is received from at least one wireless telephone service provider related to calls... |
| 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... |
| 6912514 |
Content distribution system and a reference server |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A content distribution system includes a plurality of distribution servers (101-108), and a reference server (112). The reference server (112) holds URLs showing network locations of the plurality of distribution... |
| 6910022 |
Usage rights grammar and digital works having usage rights created with the grammar |
| Jun-21-2005 |
A system for associating usage rights with digital content. Usage rights are created from a grammar. The usage rights specify a manner of use indicating one or more stated purposes for which the digital... |
| 6907446 |
Method and system for dynamic delivery of beads |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A method and system for providing target code to various computer systems. The target code is provided by a service. The service provides a mechanism for third-party developers to submit initial or base... |
| 6907407 |
Copyright management apparatus |
| Jun-14-2005 |
An electronic copyrighted work distribution management system includes an electronic copyrighted work sales apparatus selling an electronic copyrighted work, a copyright management apparatus administering... |
| 6907406 |
On-demand service expanding system and method for providing services |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A conventional service providing method involves such disadvantages that provision of efficient services cannot be assured in respect of a client, who was connected with a front-end, and that a cost for... |
| 6904592 |
Software download system for automatic retrieval of warranty and commission data |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A method for upgrading software at remote locations comprises uploading software upgrades to a portable computing device and conveying the portable computing device to the remote locations. The portable... |
| 6898576 |
Method and apparatus for executing code in accordance with usage rights |
| May-24-2005 |
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... |
| 6895513 |
System and method for interactive web services |
| May-17-2005 |
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing one or more tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network. Communication is established... |
| 6895393 |
Electronic book distributing system by use of purchase certificate and devices therefor |
| May-17-2005 |
For changing services to readers who desires to obtain electronic books exactly or minutely, an electronic book management system 1 distributes at least electronic purchase certificates relating to books... |
| 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... |
| 6889204 |
Method and apparatus for rental storage system |
| May-3-2005 |
Reduction of the initial investment cost of a user of a storage system can be realized, and the user of the storage system can easily perform timely addition for a short time. In a preferred embodiment,... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6868398 |
Method and apparatus for rental storage system |
| Mar-15-2005 |
Reduction of the initial investment cost of a user of a storage system can be realized, and the user of the storage system can easily perform timely addition for a short time. In a preferred embodiment,... |
| 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:... |
| 6853983 |
System and method for the selective activation of one or several software and/or hardware functions of a programmable device |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A system and method for the selective activation of one or several software and/or hardware functions of a programmable device. A program selectively activates one of the functions of the programmable... |
| 6850963 |
Method of providing subscription based information services through an information service provider |
| Feb-1-2005 |
An information service providing method for providing an information service is provided, wherein the method includes the steps of: receiving a customer's request for the information service to be provided... |
| 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... |
| 6832318 |
Method and apparatus for secure distribution of information recorded on fixed media |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A central access control system creates distribution CDs using an embedded data encryption process. A disc ID is also encrypted and recorded on each disc of each set of distribution CDs. The central access... |
| 6826546 |
Method and system for licensing a copy of a copyright protected work |
| Nov-30-2004 |
A method and system are provided for facilitating the purchase of a license for a downloaded file of a copyrighted work. In one embodiment, a method for licensing a digital copy of a copyrighted work includes... |
| 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... |
| 6819446 |
Image forming system |
| Nov-16-2004 |
When a holder of an ID card approaches an image formation instructing device for sending an image forming instruction to an image forming apparatus, an ID code stored in a RF-ID element built in the ID... |
| 6816841 |
Program providing apparatus and method, program receiving apparatus and method |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method and apparatus for providing pay programs to viewers, distributes program guide information representing the program subject which will be broadcast receives subscription information from a person... |
| 6807641 |
Content provider system |
| Oct-19-2004 |
Even if contents data distributed over a network are once destroyed, the contents data are restored, as the copyright protection is maintained. A PC memorizes backup of distributed music contents on a... |
| 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.... |
| 6805289 |
Prepaid card payment system and method for electronic commerce |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A prepaid card system enabling access to payment-based websites comprising one or more prepaid cards bearing a stored value and authentication codes; one or more cardholder computers communicating via... |
| 6804687 |
File system management with user-definable functional attributes stored in a token action log |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A file system or other system that manages information entities includes a subsystem to store one or more tokens, as well as a token action log to associate each token with a customizable set of one or... |
| 6789199 |
Tamper resistance with pseudo-random binary sequence program interlocks |
| Sep-7-2004 |
Tamper resistance is provided to avoid observation of the behavior of portions of software by calling a function exclusively available in one differentiated section of a processor and its peripherals and... |
| 6778834 |
Push content filtering |
| Aug-17-2004 |
The user of a mobile terminal enters keywords indicative of categories of messages he wishes to peruse. When the mobile terminal receives a message, keywords associated with the message are compared with... |
| 6772095 |
Method and system for servicing and maintaining thermal equipment, water treatment equipment and the like |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A method and a system for servicing and maintaining thermal equipment, or water treatment equipment fulfills a prompt countermeasure against an abnormality. The servicing and maintenance system is provided... |
| 6757728 |
Content authorization system over networks including searching and reporting for unauthorized use |
| Jun-29-2004 |
An Internet or other content authorization system consists of an Internet authorization notice in the form of a flag. This flag can be embedded in each original recording at the time of manufacture, such... |
| 6748539 |
System and method for securely checking in and checking out digitized content |
| Jun-8-2004 |
A system and method for permitting the rental of digitized content such as music from a kiosk includes a flash memory device that is insertable into the kiosk. The kiosk derives a content key from a media... |
| 6744894 |
Data management system |
| Jun-1-2004 |
The present invention provides a system to ensure security of data in a computer network system. A center certifies a public-key of user of the system and distributes a secret-key. A first system comprises... |
| 6744891 |
Methods and system for ensuring royalty payments for data delivered over a telephone network utilizing bidirectional communication |
| Jun-1-2004 |
A method and system for delivering data over a communication network which ensures-proper payment of royalties while preserving free access to data for purposes such as browsing or research. An exemplary... |
| 6735311 |
Encryption and decryption of multi-media data |
| May-11-2004 |
A method for ciphering multimedia includes the entering of an ciphering index in a definition data block of the multimedia data, this index pointing to an ciphering algorithm which is to be used. In response... |
| 6728878 |
Deferred billing, broadcast, electronic document distribution system and method |
| Apr-27-2004 |
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... |
| 6714920 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method |
| Mar-30-2004 |
An efficient as well as rational information distribution system where retrieval can be carried out based on various kinds of retrieval information related to download information and particularly, at... |
| 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... |
| 6711685 |
System and procedure for protection against the analytical espionage of secret information |
| Mar-23-2004 |
The invention presented describes a system and procedure for protecting against the espionage of secret information. A counter is allocated to each secret piece of information, in particular codes. The... |
| 6704419 |
Information providing system |
| Mar-9-2004 |
An information providing terminal 3 notifies a mobile information terminal 1 of an item and a ciphered information body when a circuit between the mobile information terminal 1 and the information providing... |
| 6701441 |
System and method for interactive web services |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A system, method, and computer program product for delivery and automatic execution of security, management, or optimization software over an Internet connection to a user computer responsive to a user... |
| 6697948 |
Methods and apparatus for protecting information |
| Feb-24-2004 |
A system, method, or apparatus for enabling owners and vendors of software products to protect the property rights of their software. The system and method utilizes a unique vendor tag system for each... |
