| 6865551 |
Removable content repositories |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A repository for storing digital works and controlling the use of digital works in accordance with usage rights associated with the digital works and including a manner of use for the digital work. The... |
| 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:... |
| 6865549 |
Method and apparatus for concurrency control in a policy-based management system |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A system that facilitates concurrency control for a policy-based management system that controls resources in a distributed computing system. The system operates by receiving a request to perform an operation... |
| 6865550 |
System for secure distribution and playback of digital data |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A method and system for secure distribution and access to digital data, includes providing a plurality of system components; associating a plurality of unique identifiers with different components of the... |
| 6865548 |
Virtual publishing system and method |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A virtual publishing system and associated method for publishing an authored work in a communications network environment includes a publisher, a repositor linked with the publisher, and a sales manager... |
| 6862583 |
Authenticated secure printing |
| Mar-1-2005 |
Authorized printout of an image corresponding to print data received at a print node from a network. The authorized printout comprises encrypting print data by a print node and storing the encrypted print... |
| 6862582 |
Production protection system dealing with contents that are digital production |
| Mar-1-2005 |
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... |
| 6862581 |
Patch distribution system, method and computer program product |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for distributing software patches utilizing a network. Initially, information relating to at least one application program is collected from... |
| 6859922 |
Method of providing software testing services |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A system that provides easy testing of software objects and reduces the burden on a program developer for maintaining a test system is presented. The system accepts as an input objects and automatically... |
| 6859791 |
Method for determining internet users geographic region |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A method at a clearing house to verify the geographic region of an end user device for receiving encrypted digital content. In one embodiment the geographic region is a country. The method comprising three... |
| 6859792 |
Product suite licensing method |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A license management method specifies a predetermined number of assigned units for each of a plurality of individually selectable programs in a product suite. A discrete node running total equals the assigned... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6859789 |
Information recording medium and information processing device |
| Feb-22-2005 |
An information recording medium and information processing device capable of preventing recording and reproduction of information by unauthorized users not possessing a genuine licensed disk device. A... |
| 6857078 |
Method for securing software to increase license compliance |
| Feb-15-2005 |
A method for reducing unauthorized software use includes supplying a first authorization code with the software. The first authorization code enables the software on a computer for use by a user for an... |
| 6856976 |
Secured commercial transaction |
| Feb-15-2005 |
A system and method for transferring an encrypted file over the Internet involves a seller, a buyer, and a transaction agent. First, the seller creates a file for publication on the Internet. This file... |
| 6856975 |
System, method, and article of manufacture for secure transactions utilizing a computer network |
| Feb-15-2005 |
The present invention is a system or method and device useful for the secure electronic payment of consumer debts over a publicly accessible computer network. The preferred form of the present invention... |
| 6853985 |
Media information distribution and recording system, and apparatus and program-recorded medium for the system |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A media information distribution and recording system for distributing media information from a central apparatus to terminal apparatus through a network and for recording the media information on a detachable... |
| 6850914 |
Revocation information updating method, revocation informaton updating apparatus and storage medium |
| Feb-1-2005 |
At least one set of revocation information for identifying electronic appliances that should be revoked for content protection and master revocation information for identifying electronic appliances that... |
| 6850915 |
Method for controlling distribution and use of software products with net-work-connected computers |
| Feb-1-2005 |
The distribution in controlled by means of central certificates acting as a link between the authorization granted to various users and the right-of-access code allocated to the software products in connection... |
| 6850913 |
Method for administering certification data |
| Feb-1-2005 |
The invention permits requests for certification information for a certification that has been performed for a product, a service, a system, an organizational process, etc. For this purpose, an Internet... |
| 6850912 |
Method for the secure distribution of security modules |
| Feb-1-2005 |
In a method and a distribution system for the secure distribution of security modules, particularly for postage meter machines, for protecting against manipulation of security modules, only devices with... |
| 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... |
| 6847950 |
Contents managing method and contents managing apparatus |
| Jan-25-2005 |
A contents managing method of regulating a number of copied contents storable on a storage medium includes giving a predetermined number of copyable contents for each content, recording the copied contents... |
| 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... |
| 6839689 |
Systems and methods for guaranteeing the protection of private information |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A system protects private information provided in an exchange between a client and a server. The system receives the private information from the client and determines whether it is of a type for which... |
| 6834245 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring the status of manufacturing products |
| Dec-21-2004 |
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for monitoring the status of manufacturing products continuously according to one of a plurality of manufacturing processes. It is determined... |
| 6832358 |
System and method for providing burst licensing in a circuit simulation environment |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A system and method which allows for burst licensing, particularly for use in a circuit design and analysis system in which designers use tools to assist in characterizing and verifying the circuit. Burst... |
| 6829594 |
Authored data providing method, system and computer-readable recording medium for performing said method |
| Dec-7-2004 |
The invention has the object of offering a method for selling authored work data through data communication means which fulfills the demands of potential buyers to be able to browse and the demands of... |
| 6829592 |
Data protection system, data preparation device, and data working device |
| Dec-7-2004 |
When a user works data required for allowance for the use thereof, the work processing is carried out by utilizing an exclusive work processing device. Thereafter, only the data of work information indicating... |
| 6829593 |
Method and system to provide objects, especially documents, multimedia objects, software applications and/or processes to users of a telecommunications network |
| Dec-7-2004 |
Method with which a first user of a mobile telecommunications network, in which users are identified with a chip card by the provider of the telecommunications network, can provide objects to other users... |
| 6826699 |
Method and apparatus for performing authentication and key exchange protocols with multiple sink devices |
| Nov-30-2004 |
A method and system for a source device to simultaneously perform authentication and key exchange (hereinafter referred to as "AKE") protocols with multiple sink devices. In a communication network that... |
| 6823452 |
Providing end-to-end user authentication for host access using digital certificates |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A method, system, and computer program product for using a digital certificate to access legacy host applications and/or data which are protected by a host-based security system such as RACF (Resource... |
| 6820204 |
System and method for selective information exchange |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A system and method for providing users with granular control over arbitrary information that allows for selective, real-time information sharing in a communications network such as the Internet is provided.... |
| 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... |
| 6816843 |
Method and apparatus for conducting purchases in private over a network |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A privacy apparatus and method for purchasing goods or acquiring services over an unsecured network, such as the Internet. By the use of a middle-man company, or proxy, a purchaser sends his/her personal... |
| 6816596 |
Encrypting a digital object based on a key ID selected therefor |
| Nov-9-2004 |
To encrypt a digital object, a key ID is selected for the digital object, and a function .function.( ) having an input and an output is selected. The selected key ID is then employed as the input to the... |
| 6813717 |
Method for securing software to reduce unauthorized use |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method for reducing unauthorized software use includes supplying a first authorization code with the software. The first authorization code enables the software on a computer for use by a user during... |
| 6813718 |
Computer readable storage medium for securing software to reduce unauthorized use |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A computer readable storage medium having data representing instructions executable by a computer to reduce unauthorized use of software. The medium includes instructions for requiring a user to enter... |
| 6810389 |
System and method for flexible packaging of software application licenses |
| Oct-26-2004 |
A method for providing licenses to client computer systems to allow the client computer systems to use licensed software products includes receiving a request for a feature license for a feature included... |
| 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... |
| 6807632 |
Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer |
| Oct-19-2004 |
Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed... |
| 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.... |
| 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... |
| 6799302 |
Low-fidelity document rendering |
| Sep-28-2004 |
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for printing an electronic document. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an electronic document and usage rights, the usage rights permitting... |
| 6799277 |
System and method for monitoring software |
| Sep-28-2004 |
Systems and methods for monitoring, testing, distribution, and use of computer software with associated methods and systems for repeatedly contacting a software user and exchanging information, such as... |
| 6799271 |
Method and system for authenticating user and providing service |
| Sep-28-2004 |
A service providing method which uses a user terminal, a service providing apparatus, and an authentication apparatus is disclosed. In the method, authentication data is generated and encrypted by using... |
| 6795925 |
Computer readable storage medium for providing repeated contact with software end-user |
| Sep-21-2004 |
A computer readable storage medium for providing repeated contact with computer software or a software user to transfer information which may include advertising, promotional, or marketing information... |
| 6792549 |
Method and apparatus for repeated contact of software end-user |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A method and apparatus for providing repeated contact with a software user to transfer information which may include advertising, promotional, or marketing information include repeatedly contacting the... |
