| 6792548 |
Method for providing repeated contact with software end-user using authorized administrator |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A method for providing repeated contact with computer software or a software user to transfer information which may include advertising, promotional, and/or marketing information includes repeatedly contacting... |
| 6789198 |
Information distribution and processing system |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A method for delivering digital data to a plurality of processing units is disclosed. A plurality of portable memory device containing a first set of digital data is distributed to the plurality of processing... |
| 6789197 |
Apparatus for data copyright management system |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A data copyright management apparatus is used with a user terminal and comprises a CPU, a CPU bus, ROM, EEPROM, and RAM. The CPU, ROM, EPROM, and RAM are connected to the CPU bus, and a system bus of a... |
| 6789188 |
Methods and apparatus for secure content distribution |
| Sep-7-2004 |
Methods and apparatus for secure distribution of music and other types of content. The invention allows content to be registered with a centralized trusted registration authority (TRA) in such a way that... |
| 6785825 |
Method for securing software to decrease software piracy |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A method for reducing unauthorized software use includes supplying a first code with the software. The first code enables the software on a computer for use by a user for an initial authorization period... |
| 6775779 |
Hierarchical trusted code for content protection in computers |
| Aug-10-2004 |
An architecture for protecting premium content in a nonsecure computer environment executes only a small number of code modules in a secure memory. The modules are arranged in a hierarchy of trust, where... |
| 6775655 |
Rendering digital content in an encrypted rights-protected form |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A rendering application determines that digital content is in an encrypted rights-protected form and invokes a Digital Rights Management (DRM) system which includes a license store having at least one... |
| 6772133 |
Information recording device and information reproducting device |
| Aug-3-2004 |
The information reproduction device for reproducing contents information based on license information added to the contents information and required for reproducing the contents information, includes a... |
| 6768942 |
Navigation system with decryption functions and secure geographic database |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A navigation system with decryption functions. The navigation system may receive from a portable data storage medium an encrypted authentication key, an encrypted first portion of a geographic database,... |
| 6766305 |
Licensing system and method for freely distributed information |
| Jul-20-2004 |
The present invention provides a licensing mechanism allowing for different forms of license for use in an environment of interconnected servers providing content. The invention comprises both methods... |
| 6763464 |
Self-protecting documents |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A system and method for the secure distribution of electronic documents reduces the likelihood of unauthorized reproduction and redistribution by either authorized or unauthorized recipients. A self-protecting... |
| 6757827 |
Autonomously secured image data |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A method and a data file structure (100) for embedding a digital signature verification key (108) within a particular type of image data file enables validation of the image data (102a,b) autonomously--i.e.... |
| 6754642 |
Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital works |
| Jun-22-2004 |
Usage rights to digital content are dynamically assigned. Various dynamic conditions are monitored and the usage rights are adjusted in a predetermined manner based on the status of dynamic conditions.... |
| 6753864 |
Graphical image processing with levels of user access |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A method of generating an executable graphic file for an animation. Graphic data defines first characteristics of an animation, which are accessible via locked parameters at a first level of user access.... |
| 6751670 |
Tracking electronic component |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A method of tracking electronic content includes producing a file of electronic content and executable instructions that collect notification information and attempt to transmit the notification information... |
| 6751598 |
Digital content distribution system and protection method |
| Jun-15-2004 |
In a digital content distribution method and system, a storage medium is composed of a ROM area in which a key is stored and a RAM area in which a digital content is stored. A storage medium certification... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6748485 |
Recording medium, recording apparatus and recording/reproducing system for tracking use and transfer of data |
| Jun-8-2004 |
A storage medium, an apparatus, a system and a method for writing data to and reproducing data from storage medium is provided. The storage medium comprises a data area for storing data and a management... |
| 6738906 |
Marking of electronic documents in order to expose unauthorized publication |
| May-18-2004 |
A method of marking information to be produced in order to expose unauthorized copying. In the method, a user identifier is defined, a source file containing a substantial part of the information produced... |
| 6735693 |
Disk drive comprising encryption circuitry selectively enabled by verifying a circuit that provides plaintext data |
| May-11-2004 |
A disk drive comprising a disk for storing encrypted data is disclosed. The disk drive comprises a first circuit for providing plaintext data to a second circuit. The second circuit comprises controllable... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6732180 |
Method to inhibit the identification and retrieval of proprietary media via automated search engines utilized in association with computer compatible communications network |
| May-4-2004 |
A method and article of manufacture to inhibit automated search engines in locating and retrieving proprietary media by employing cooperative scanning, manufacturing, sharing and supervisory control software... |
| 6728379 |
Information processor and information processing method |
| Apr-27-2004 |
An information processor receives at a communication section thereof an encrypted content decryption key generated by encrypting, by a distribution encryption key, a content decryption key for decryption... |
| 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... |
| 6711682 |
Online service registration system and method |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method for registering a user for an online service includes receiving an initial access to an online service by a prospective user and determining whether the user has provided a valid user identifier... |
| 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... |
| 6711553 |
Method and apparatus for digital content copy protection |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method, apparatus and a computer program product are described for copy protecting encrypted documents in a client-server system using an unsecured communication channel. The client-server system has... |
| 6708157 |
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets |
| Mar-16-2004 |
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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6681212 |
Internet-based automated system and a method for software copyright protection and sales |
| Jan-20-2004 |
Copyrighted software may be executed only on an authorized computer by using a protection mechanism to restrain software to a designated machine. The protection mechanism includes a CIN (Computer Identification... |
| 6678665 |
Computer system for protecting software and a method for protecting software |
| Jan-13-2004 |
A method for protecting an item of software, wherein at least one challenge means is associated with said protected item of software, and at least one response means accesses one private keying material.... |
| 6678516 |
Method, system, and apparatus for providing services in a privacy enabled mobile and Ubicom environment |
| Jan-13-2004 |
A method, system, and apparatus for protecting personal privacy in a wireless local area network using a framework at both the terminal and the service in the wireless local area network. The terminal... |
| 6678036 |
Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images |
| Jan-13-2004 |
This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image.... |
| 6671807 |
System and method for regulating the transmission of media data |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A system and method regulate the transmission of media data. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a header portion of a media file is encoded to include an access code. The access code corresponds... |
| 6668375 |
Method and system for providing build-to-order software applications |
| Dec-23-2003 |
A system and corresponding method for unlocking options in already installed software. The software is provided with all of the options on an installation medium and when the software is first received... |
| 6668246 |
Multimedia data delivery and playback system with multi-level content and privacy protection |
| Dec-23-2003 |
A content distribution system comprising a server platform and a client platform. The server platform includes a memory unit to store digital content and access control logic to activate content protection... |
| 6665797 |
Protection of software again against unauthorized use |
| Dec-16-2003 |
A central program comprising a EI sub-program for providing identity information of the rightful user thereof for accessing a network central computer to obtain service(s) or software product(s) or alike,... |
| 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... |
| 6636838 |
Content screening with end-to-end encryption |
| Oct-21-2003 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that performs content screening on a message that is protected by end-to-end encryption. The system operates by receiving an encrypted message... |
| 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,... |
| 6625419 |
Grading system, server computer, card case, and card |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A grading system includes a sever computer installed in a management company and a client computer owned by a client and connected to the server computer via a network. Through use of the client computer,... |
| 6615353 |
User authentication method and user authentication system |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A user authentication method and system which maintains reliable security using a low cost storage medium in place of cryptocards, wherein the system comprises control equipment and an operating section... |
| 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... |
| 6611830 |
Information search method and system for registering and searching for associated multimedia data using embedded information |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A mark management server embeds a mark ID and so on in a specified mark image in response to a mark request from a WWW server, registers information related to a Web page corresponding to this mark ID... |
| 6611812 |
Secure electronic content distribution on CDS and DVDs |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method to delivery encrypted digital content to a end user system for playing the content comprising the steps of: reading from a computer readable medium metadata which has previously associated with... |
