31st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090193425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING RESOURCE LEASE DURATION FOR ON-DEMAND COMPUTING - A method and system of managing resource lease duration for on-demand computing is provided. The system can include one or more resources having a metric capturing tool; and a provisioning manager in communication with the one or more resources. The provisioning manager can receive a request for at least one resource from the requester. The provisioning manager can provision the at least one resource from the one or more resources. The metric capturing tool can communicate one or more metrics associated with performance of the at least one resource to the provisioning manager. The provisioning manager can determine a lease modifier based at least in part on the one or more metrics. The provisioning manager can adjust a lease duration for the at least one resource based at least in part on the lease modifier. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESCRIBING APPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEABILITY AND EFFICIENT SCALE-UP DEPLOYMENT - Systems, methods and computer storage media for operating a scalable computing platform are provided. A service description describing a requested service is received. Upon receiving the service description a determination of the required resources and the available resources is made. An instance description is produced. The resources required to sustain the deployment of the service are mapped to the available resources of the computing platform so the service may be deployed. The instance description is amended with each deployment of the service to allow for sustained deployment of the service. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193427 | MANAGING PARALLEL DATA PROCESSING JOBS IN GRID ENVIRONMENTS - Method, system, and computer program product for managing parallel data processing jobs in grid environments are provided. A request to deploy a parallel data processing job in a grid environment is received. A plurality of resource nodes in the grid environment are dynamically allocated to the parallel data processing job. A configuration file is automatically generated for the parallel data processing job based on the allocated resource nodes. The parallel data processing job is then executed in the grid environment using the generated configuration file. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193428 | Systems and Methods for Server Load Balancing - In one embodiment a system and a method relate to generating a server load balancing algorithm configured to distribute workload across multiple application servers, publishing the server load balancing algorithm to switches of the network, and the switches applying the server load balancing algorithm to received network packets to determine how to distribute the network packets among the multiple application servers. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193429 | METHOD TO IDENTIFY UNIQUE HOST APPLICATIONS RUNNING WITHIN A STORAGE CONTROLLER - A method for operating a controller includes receiving a command associated with at least one operation, determining a CPU channel path based on the received command, determining a unique job identifier based on the received command, and determining a state based on the received command. In addition, the method includes updating at least one data matrix based on the determined state, unique job identifier and CPU channel path and operating the controller based on the updated data matrix. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193430 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING INTERACTIVE TEXT-MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, program products and systems are provided for selectively synchronizing and tracking networked or internet communication message items. An interactive communication application presents a message entry interface enabling a user to select a discrete question for tracking, creating tracking thread. The message is presented by visually distinguishing the tracked question from a remainder of message items, and the thread is updated in response to a reply message comprising a linked answer. A secondary tracking display interface presents thread pluralities and enables a user to select and resend an unanswered question or an unacknowledged answer. An answer may be automatically or explicitly linked to a question. Selecting or linking a question or answer may be effected through a cursor routine or special text string inputs, and the special text string inputs may be user defined. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193431 | PROCESSING OF MTOM MESSAGES - A method and system for processing MTOM messages comprising a root document and one or more binary attachments referenced by the root document, in a Web service requester or provider. When an inbound MTOM message is received, a pipeline comprising a plurality of message handlers is selected to process the received message. The message is unpackaged by separating the binary attachments from the root document, and the pipeline properties are checked to determine if conversion of the message is required by at least one message handler. Responsive to the result of the determination, either conversion of the message is carried out, by encoding the binary data in each of the attachments and replacing each reference in the root document to a binary attachment with the encoded data for that attachment, and processing the converted message by the pipeline, or the root document and binary attachments are processed by the pipeline. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193432 | SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE COMPONENT PROCESSING MODEL - A service-oriented architecture can include a service provider comprising a plurality of service objects, each service object comprising a self-describing, self-contained, platform independent, modular unit of application logic. The service oriented architecture further includes a service object among the plurality of service objects that is a service implementation having a pre-ordained message processing system. The service implementation can respond to client requests at different levels of granularity and can use a common transfer object message format that separates a business object into its constituent parts. The common set of operations can include at least the Read, Create, Update, Delete, and Execute functions. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193433 | INTEGRATING OPERATIONAL AND BUSINESS SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITH A SERVICE DELIVERY PLATFORM - A service-oriented approach provides for an integration of components that would otherwise be considered different and unrelated components, such as runtime, business support systems (BSS), operational support systems (OSS), and third party components. Such integration allows messages to be transformed and passed between components as necessary to perform a particular task. For example, a BPEL workflow can be initiated upon receiving a user request through a network and gateway layer which will direct provisioning, activation, and processing via these various components. Identities can be managed across these various layers to provide for seamless end-to-end integration. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193434 | ISOLATION OF USER-INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS - The isolation of user-interactive components form the logical components of an exemplary computing application environment is provided. In an illustrative implementation, an exemplary computing application environment comprises one or more user interface (UI) elements that run on an exemplary user-interface processing thread and application logic that illustratively operatively runs asynchronously on at least one other processing thread. In an illustrative implementation an isolation boundary is provided between an exemplary user interface and the application logic of the exemplary computing application environment. In the illustrative implementation, the isolation boundary can comprise an asynchronous view contract comprising a channel between an exemplary view layer of an exemplary user interface (e.g., one or more user-interactive components) and application logic. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193435 | CONVERTER FOR CONVERTING COMMUNICATION METHOD AND/OR COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - A communication converter for converting a communication method and/or a communication protocol in order to enable communication between a medical device and a medical support control device for controlling the medical device, comprising: a storage unit for storing a command list for the medical device; an obtainment unit for obtaining data transmitted from the medical device; a message creation unit for determining whether or not each command included in the data is registered in the command list, and for creating a first or second message on the basis of a result of the determination; and an output unit for outputting the first or second message to the medical support control device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193436 | Alarm display system of cluster storage system and method thereof - An alarm display system of a cluster storage system and a method thereof are described. A reasonable single abnormal event processing manner is adopted to classify the alarm priority through abnormal events detected by different nodes sharing a common device in the cluster storage system, and analyze load of each node. That is, nodes with lower loads are analyzed to obtain all the abnormal events of the common device and the node most affected by the abnormal events in the cluster storage system. Afterward, the analysis result is transmitted to each node, and each node then informs a subscriber with an alarm prompt, so as to reasonably and correctly alarm the subscriber with abnormal events of the common device and impacts thereof on the nodes. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193437 | CONCURRENTLY RESPONDING TO EVENTS - As indicated above, the present approach provides an automated communication method and system for concurrently responding to a plurality of events using multiple rules with multiple messaging (notification) timelines (patterns) per event, operating under the constraint of each respective event's dynamic duration or lifespan while considering the state of the event (example: active, paused, inactive). Each individual rule may be configured to govern how messaging agents react with respect to event severities, multiple days and hours of operation of the rule, changes to monitored data points, and multiple messaging (notification) timelines (patterns) with respect to the duration of an event. The multiple messaging timelines (patterns) may differ with respect to how (messaging protocols used and message content/profiles) and to whom messages are sent within multiple varying fragments of time (also referred to herein as escalation levels) encapsulated within the duration or lifespan of an event. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193438 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EVENT IN HOME NETWORK - Provided are a method and apparatus for notifying a specific device, which requests a service, of an event if the event relating to the service occurs in a home network. An event notification message that is multicasted in the home network includes a device ID that requests a service relating to an event, and devices discard the event notification message when the device ID included in the event notification message is not identical to IDs of the devices, thereby preventing all devices that are not related to the service from being notified of the event relating to the service. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193439 | MANAGING COMPONENT PROGRAMS WITHIN A SERVICE APPLICATION - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform methods in accordance with embodiments hereof, for managing component programs within a service application according to a service model. Initially, configuration settings, which can be administered to the component programs, are extracted from the service model. An instantiation process is initiated to manage the service application in accordance with the changes to a level of load on the service application and/or to specifications within the service model. The instantiation process includes deploying, or identifying as available, the component programs within the data center, and automatically propagating formalized values derived from the configuration settings throughout the deployed component programs. These derived formalized values are installed into the component programs, thereby providing for functionality of the service application consistent with the service model. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193440 | NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM - Generally described, the present invention is directed to a network operating system that provides more effective ways of leveraging the connectivity of computer networks. In one embodiment, an XML virtual machine is implemented that accepts high-level application code written in an XML programming language as input. Functionality is provided to interpret or translate the application code written in an XML programming language into code that is suitable for execution across computer platforms. Moreover, the XML virtual machine supports the Model View Controller (MVC) design paradigm that facilitates true data abstraction from applications to a common data model. Multi-instance applications, with each instance potentially supporting multiple views, may be created and executed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193441 | OBJECT-ORIENTED OPERATING SYSTEM - An apparatus for enabling an object-oriented application to access in an object-oriented manner a procedural operating system having a native procedural interface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a computer and a memory component in the computer. A code library is stored in the memory component. The code library includes computer program logic implementing an object-oriented class library. The object-oriented class library comprises related object-oriented classes for enabling the application to access in an object-oriented manner services provided by the operating system. The object-oriented classes include methods for accessing the operating system services using procedural function calls compatible with the native procedural interface of the operating system. The computer processes object-oriented statements contained in the application and defined by the class library by executing methods from the class library corresponding to the object-oriented statements. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193442 | OBJECT-ORIENTED OPERATING SYSTEM - An apparatus for enabling an object-oriented application to access in an object-oriented manner a procedural operating system having a native procedural interface is disclosed. The apparatus includes a computer and a memory component in the computer. A code library is stored in the memory component. The code library includes computer program logic implementing an object-oriented class library. The object-oriented class library comprises related object-oriented classes for enabling the application to access in an object-oriented manner services provided by the operating system. The object-oriented classes include methods for accessing the operating system services using procedural function calls compatible with the native procedural interface of the operating system. The computer processes object-oriented statements contained in the application and defined by the class library by executing methods from the class library corresponding to the object-oriented statements. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193443 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING MS EXCHANGE (MAPI) END USER EXPERIENCES IN A SPLIT PROXY ENVIRONMENT - A split proxy is configured for managing asynchronous MAPI communications between a client and a server by establishing a queuing structure for MAPI messages that make up the communications. The MAPI messages are subsequently exchanged between the client and the server using the queuing structure. Multiple remote procedure calls (RPCs) underlying the MAPI messages may be grouped together in batches for exchange between proxies of the split proxy. Also, when the client logs off from the server, a MAPI keep-alive process allows updates received at the server to be pre-populated to the split proxy for transfer to the client when it reestablishes a connection. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193444 | TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING AND MANAGING EXTENSIONS - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for creating and managing extensions. An extension manager is operable to interact with and manage extensions in at least two categories, such as operative extensions and cooperative extensions. The extension manager loads zero or more extensions from a first set of extensions into a host application. The extension manager loads zero or more extensions from a second set of extensions into the host application based upon an analysis of one or more declarations of compatibility. An extension manager framework is described that has a language syntax for describing the operation of extensions. The language syntax enables a cooperative extension to declare compatibility with operative extensions, so that the cooperative extension is only loaded into a host application in situations where the cooperative extension has been pre-defined as being compatible. A process for loading extensions in a host application using declarations of compatibility is described. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193445 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A method and system for providing support for a Java™ based software application in a communication system. The communication system includes a support server communicating with an application server. The Java™ based software application has a plurality of instances installed on the application server. The method includes receiving a first attribute-list corresponding to an instance of the Java™ based software application from the application server based on an operating environment of the instance. The method further includes comparing a second attribute-list stored on the support server with the first attribute-list. Thereafter, based on the comparison, a diagnostic report for the instance of the Java™ based software application is displayed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193446 | Apparatuses for Transportation of Disc in Connection with Recording Data and Apparatus for Such Recording - An apparatus for the transport of discs for duplication of data onto the discs. The apparatus may include a transportation mechanism, control device, power module and optionally a disc recording mechanism and housing. The transportation mechanism may include an arm, and one or more gear assemblies. Further, the apparatus may also include a drawer device and a plurality of disc holders. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193447 | Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus, comprising an optical disk drive having an eject button for opening/closing a disk tray and a first controller for controlling the eject button. A tray open/close button controls the disk tray. A second controller controls the disk tray. A mechanism for operating the eject button of the optical disk drive, is disposed within a housing of the electronic apparatus and is operated from outside of the housing. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193448 | Medium Processing Device - A medium processing device is provided. A processor processes a plate-shaped medium. A tray has a storage for storing the medium and is movable between a first position where the medium is processed by the processor and a second position where the medium is mounted and removed from the storage. A moving mechanism moves the tray between the first position and the second position. A transporting mechanism mounts the medium in the storage and removing the medium from the storage. A restraining member restrains an upward movement of a front end of the tray that is moved to the second position by the moving mechanism. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193449 | SLOT-IN TYPE DISC DEVICE - A slot-loading disc device is provided that, even if an ejection failure occurs due to contact between a disc and peripheral components, can eliminate the ejection failure. The slot-loading disc device ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090193450 | SIGNAL RECEIVER SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for denying a user a benefit of information transmitted to a device. The device may be a satellite signal receiver, which may be in the form of a set-top box, or any other device for which location-based security is desired. The method may include disabling a function of the device if the device is in a location at which the user is not entitled to the benefit. The device location may be determined based on the position of at least one beacon, which may be part of a Global Positioning System satellite. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193451 | METHOD FOR USING SCHEDULED HYPERLINKS TO RECORD MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method of establishing communications with one or more devices located in an environment using a wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless communication device comprises a short-range transceiver that is able to communicate with a short-range transceiver located in the environment. A communication is received from the short-range transceiver of the wireless communication device that includes a request to establish communications with one or more device located in the environment. A request is transmitted to an environment directory server to determine if a user associated with the wireless communication device has permission to access any of the devices in the environment. A response is received from the environment directory server in response to the request. A communication is made to the short-range transceiver of the wireless communication device indicating whether the device can communicate with any of the devices in the environment. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193452 | MEDIA CONTENT SHARING OVER A HOME NETWORK - A master device interactively distributes a television signal to a remote device for remote display with low latency between a user input and a television signal change. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING ADVERTISING DATA FOR DYNAMIC PLACEMENT INTO END USER DATA STREAMS - A method is disclosed for selecting advertising data at an end user device, the method comprising monitoring a plurality of advertising data items in a first video data stream at the end user device; correlating advertising characterization data for the advertising data item with end user profile data for an end user at the end user device; and selecting based on the correlating at least one of the plurality of advertising data items for presentation during display of a second video data stream at the end user device. A system is disclosed for performing the method. A data structure is disclosed for containing data used by the system and method. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193454 | RESTAMPING TRANSPORT STREAMS TO AVOID VERTICAL ROLLS - In one embodiment, a network device analyzes an encoded stream to identify a timing value included in a packet before a splice point. Next, the device determines a difference between identified timing value and a timing value included in a packet of the encoded segment to be spliced. In conjunction with splicing, the network device formats timing values of packets according to the determined difference, which improves play out of the spliced stream. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193455 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTENTS BASED ON TRIGGER, AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS - Disclosed are an information storage medium having recorded thereon service information regarding a broadcast service to provide additional content, the information storage medium having recorded thereon information for receiving a trigger while the broadcast service is received, information for selecting additional content to be inserted to the broadcast service in correspondence to the received trigger, and a locator for receiving the additional content, a method of providing additional content by using the same, and a digital broadcast reception apparatus. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193456 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING METADATA AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTENTS, AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS - Disclosed are an information storage medium storing metadata for providing additional content during a broadcast program, the metadata including information indicating whether to insert second additional content instead of first additional content, which is underlying additional content of the broadcast program, and a locator of the second additional content, a method of providing additional content by using the same, and a digital broadcast reception apparatus. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193457 | Systems and methods for providing run-time enhancement of internet video files - Methods and systems are provided for enhancing Internet video files at run-time with supplemental multimedia content constructed in real-time. The supplemental multimedia content may comprise any type of content that cannot be known and practically constructed prior to run-time of an Internet video file. The supplemental multimedia content may include locally and globally derived information, for example, advertising, alerts (e.g. weather, disaster), messaging, user-generated content, and proprietary content. According to one aspect, a browser cookie is stored onto the user's remote computing device. The browser cookie is capable of collecting various types of information about the user's behavior while visiting a web-site including Internet source video. This information collected within browser cookie may be periodically uploaded to a personal profile database for later use in assisting third party content providers with the targeting of future dynamic supplemental content based on the on-going collected demographic, behavioral, and geographical information of users. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION, RECEIPT AND DISPLAY OF ADVERTISEMENTS - An apparatus for the intelligent display of advertisements to a television services user includes a transmitter, a receiver and a display on which an electronic television program guide, television programs, and advertisements are displayed. Advertising and electronic program guide data are transmitted to a receiver used by one or more television service users. The electronic program guide data includes information characterizing television programs listed in an electronic program guide. Similarly, the advertising data includes advertisements and information characterizing the transmitted advertisements. A selection history contains information characterizing those programs selected by a user for viewing. Received advertisements are displayed to the user based upon a comparison between the information characterizing each of the plurality of advertisements and the information in the selection history. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193459 | CHANNEL SELECTION BY NAME - A method to directly tune to a specific station. Each number of a TV remote control keypad represents certain letters. A viewer enters the number that corresponds to each letter of the call letters of a desired TV station, and the TV uses metadata such as program and system information protocol (PSIP) information in received programming streams to dynamically correlate the station name to a channel number and tune to the channel number. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193460 | PROGRAM PROMOTION FEEDBACK - A user request to watch a program is received in response to a promotion for the program. One or both of recording the program and playback of the program is performed. Information regarding one or both of the recording and the playback is output, this information including an identifier of the promotion. Additionally, a report can be generated from this information output by multiple devices, the report describing the recording of the program and the playback of the program on the multiple device in response to the promotion. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193461 | Information processing device and information providing method - The information processing device of the present invention includes: a display portion that displays objects that respectively performed a function assigned in advance by being selected; an operation portion that inputs operation information to select one of the objects; and a control portion that displays supplementary information linked to the object on the display portion, based on the operation information. The control portion, based on predetermined conditions, performs a first process to display first supplementary information on the display portion. If operation information is not newly input during a prescribed period of time after the first process is performed, the control portion performs a second process to acquire second supplementary information and display the second supplementary information on the display portion. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193462 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ELECTRONIC SERVICE GUIDE IN DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING SYSTEM - Provided is an apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data in a digital video broadcasting system. The method includes creating ESG data bursts by grouping ESG data supporting a plurality of languages for each ESG support language; establishing sessions corresponding to respective ESG data bursts; creating ESG setting data including session information and ESG grouping criteria information, the session information including Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and port numbers corresponding to the entire sessions, respectively, the ESG grouping criteria information indicating that the ESG data bursts are grouped for each ESG support language; and broadcasting the ESG setting data via a specific session and broadcasting the ESG data bursts via the established sessions. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193463 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN USERS IN MEDIA REPRODUCING SYSTEM - A method and system for sharing information between users while reproducing media in a media reproducing system, the method including: reproducing the media in the media reproducing system; capturing a part of the media in the media reproducing system; and registering a media related question including the captured part of the media in an information sharing server through a return channel of the media reproducing system. Accordingly, the users can share information in real time by generating the media related question by directly capturing the media in the media reproducing system, registering the media related question in the information sharing server, and displaying on the media reproducing system of another user that such media related question is registered. Also, since a question can be directly registered while reproducing the media, information can be conveniently shared without interrupting the media reproduction. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193464 | UP NEXT VIDEO GUIDE FOR TV VIDEO PLAYER - An Internet TV shows which video clip in an Internet-provided playlist of multiple clips is “up next” for play. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193465 | EXPANDED PLAYLIST FOR TV VIDEO PLAYER - An Internet TV video guide shows thumbnails of video assets available from one or more providers, and one or more of the assets may represent a playlist with two or more associated video clips. When a viewer selects a playlist asset, the thumbnail is expanded to show the individual clips so that a viewer can select a desired clip for play on the TV. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193466 | DISTRIBUTED NETWORK-BASED VIDEO CONTENT FOR TELEVISION - This disclosure generally relates to providing network-based video content to television viewers. For example, software for providing network-based video over a television can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to the television for presentation to a viewer. Then, in response to input through the GUI, the software can identify a plurality of remote video content providers and provide a video from one of the remote video content providers over a computer network to the television. This software may be communicably coupled with a central repository that stores information associated with a plurality of remote video content providers. Software associated with the repository may query the repository in response to a request from the remote client. This “repository” software can provide information associated with a subset of the plurality of remote video content providers, selected based on the query, to the remote client. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193467 | PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR BROADCAST AND BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES - The present invention provides methods and systems for accessing services in a television system. In one embodiment, a DHCT presents a subscriber an EPG presentation containing a plurality of selectable bi-directional services that are purchasable for a period of time and rendered to a buying subscriber on an individualized basis as offered by the cable television system. The subscriber navigates an EPG menu presentation with an input device such as a remote control device and selects a purchasable service by choosing the visual representation that corresponds to the desired service. The DHCT receives the user input, translates the selected command into an executable program call that queries service availability and, if the service is available, initiates the selected bi-directional audiovisual service on a personalized session. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193468 | TRACKING AND PROVIDING AVAILABILITY STATUS OF PERSONAL BI-DIRECTIONAL SERVICES - The present invention provides methods and systems for accessing services in a television system. In one embodiment, a DHCT presents a subscriber an EPG presentation containing a plurality of selectable bi-directional services that are purchasable for a period of time and rendered to a buying subscriber on an individualized basis as offered by the cable television system. The subscriber navigates an EPG menu presentation with an input device such as a remote control device and selects a purchasable service by choosing the visual representation that corresponds to the desired service. The DHCT receives the user input, translates the selected command into an executable program call that queries service availability and, if the service is available, initiates the selected bi-directional audiovisual service on a personalized session. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193469 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A configuration is provided in which a device within a home network receives and plays back content from a server that is located outside the home network. A home IMS gateway maps the external server located outside the home network as a virtual home network device, and executes reception of a content provision service provided by the external server through application of the mapping information. Further, at the time of executing switching processing of channels that provide content provided by the external server, the home IMS gateway executes termination of an inactive channel that occurs due to the channel switching. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193470 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, TV DATA DISPLAYING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A data processing method, including: (a) respectively recording usage duration of a plurality of data in a predetermined time period of at least one day to generate a usage time parameter, or respectively recording the number of usage times of a plurality of data in a predetermined time period of at least one day to generate a usage times parameter; and (b) processing the data according to the usage time parameter or the usage times parameter when the data is processed in the predetermined time period of any one day. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193471 | PROVIDING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO AUDIO-VISUAL AND PERSONAL BI-DIRECTIONAL SERVICES - The present invention provides methods and systems for accessing services in a television system. In one embodiment, a DHCT presents a subscriber an EPG presentation containing a plurality of selectable bi-directional services that are purchasable for a period of time and rendered to a buying subscriber on an individualized basis as offered by the cable television system. The subscriber navigates an EPG menu presentation with an input device such as a remote control device and selects a purchasable service by choosing the visual representation that corresponds to the desired service. The DHCT receives the user input, translates the selected command into an executable program call that queries service availability and, if the service is available, initiates the selected bi-directional audiovisual service on a personalized session. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193472 | VIDEO AND AUDIO NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - This disclosures describes a local area network (LAN) video and audio system | 2009-07-30 |
20090193473 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTI-STREAM SIGNALS IN WIRELESS TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless multi-band stream signals using optimal resolution in a wireless digital television transmitter/receiver environment. The method includes: receiving, from a first wireless receiver, at least one of first resolution information and first channel information of a first receiver terminal connected to the first wireless receiver; receiving, from a second wireless receiver, at least one of second resolution information and second channel information of a second receiver terminal connected to the second wireless receiver terminal; scaling a video signal according to a resolution level supported by the first receiver terminal based on the first resolution information and the first channel information and scaling the video signal according to a resolution level supported by the second receiver terminal based on the second resolution information and second channel information; and transmitting the scaled video signals to the first and second wireless receivers, respectively. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193474 | Method and Apparatus for Moving Viewing Sessions Among Different Devices in a Home Network - A method is provided for rendering digital content items with a second media renderer in a network having at least one control point, at least one media server, and a plurality of media renderers. The method includes presenting a list of one or more digital content items currently being rendered by any media renderer in communication with the network. A user input is received selecting a digital content item that is currently being rendered by a first media renderer. In response to the user input, the second media renderer is caused to request transmission of the selected digital content item from a first media server associated with the first media renderer to the second media renderer. The network is configured to allow digital content items stored in any media server in communication with the network to be located by any control point of the network and to be transferred for rendering by any media renderer of the network. The first media renderer is in communication with the second media renderer over the network. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193475 | Systems and Methods For Enabling Configurable Context-Specific Actions in Streaming Video - Systems and methods for deploying video content in a video player which enables context-specific actions and policies may comprise a video player operating in a web browser which receives a policy file or a hierarchy of policy files describing specific actions, such as displaying a text, image, link, or video, to be taken when a certain element is encountered or a condition is satisfied in a video. The video player may then receive a video and an accompanying cue file which describes elements within the vide. As the video player plays the video, the player processes the cue file and takes any actions dictated by corresponding policies. In this manner, individual video content may separated from policy decisions such as when to show links or advertisements, and related content to display. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193476 | Method for live transmission of content with a view to defered recovery in P2P mode after division, and control device and associated equipment - A method is dedicated to the transmission of contents to communication equipment (T | 2009-07-30 |
20090193477 | Data providing system - A data providing system in which program deliverers store programs and deliver the stored programs to requesting subscriber terminals has a program allocation control unit that allocates new programs or qualified programs to multiple program deliverers, then selectively deletes the programs from the program deliverers. This allocation scheme assures that even newly added programs can be transmitted efficiently to the subscriber terminals. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193478 | Content Shuffling System and Method - A video system ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090193479 | Method and apparatus for automatically notifying a renter of digital content when the rental period has expired - Digital content contained on physical media rented to a customer who fails to return said media once the rental term has expired. Date information encoded onto the media or encoded within the content is used to determine that the rental period has expired. If the media containing the expired content is residing in a media player, the user is notified through a plurality of notification schemes. Customers of expired digital content can also be notified if the media player is connected to the internet even if the media containing the content is not currently residing in the media player. This invention solves several problems currently effecting content rental services and allows the rental services to conserve costs normally associated with notifying customers that their rental has expired. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193480 | BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES OVER CABLE NETWORKS - The present invention provides methods and systems for accessing services in a television system. In one embodiment, a DHCT presents a subscriber an EPG presentation containing a plurality of selectable bi-directional services that are purchasable for a period of time and rendered to a buying subscriber on an individualized basis as offered by the cable television system. The subscriber navigates an EPG menu presentation with an input device such as a remote control device and selects a purchasable service by choosing the visual representation that corresponds to the desired service. The DHCT receives the user input, translates the selected command into an executable program call that queries service availability and, if the service is available, initiates the selected bi-directional audiovisual service on a personalized session. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193481 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A BROADCAST TV - A method for realizing video live broadcast, includes: receiving a request for creating conversation from a user equipment, the request carrying indication information for identifying video live broadcast BTV service packet, the BTV packet includes several channel program with the same authentication attribute and the same accounting attribute; sending BTV service control information corresponding to BTV service packet to a network marginal equipment corresponding to the user equipment UE; creating the conversation between an IPTV server and the user equipment UE according to the request; sending the channel program that the UE need access to the UE according to the BTV service control information. Corresponding equipment and system also are provided. The invention can ensure flexible authentication and accounting capability, meanwhile it also ensure the user can switch channel quickly according to the present invention. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193482 | System and Method of Scheduling Recording of Media Content - A method at a set-top box. The method includes receiving a signal including media content. The method also includes determining a signal quality metric of the first signal. The method also includes scheduling recording of the media content via a second signal after determining that the signal quality metric of the first signal is below a specified threshold. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193483 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING METADATA OF CONTENT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING CONTENT USAGE AUTHORITY - Provided are a method and apparatus for limiting a content usage authority scope of a client by using metadata in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The method performed by a metadata server adds control information to the metadata and transmits the metadata, wherein the content usage authority scope of the client is defined in the control information. The client of a user limits a content control operation according to a user input by using the control information extracted from the metadata. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193484 | ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING OF STREAMING VIDEO OVER WIRELESS NETWORKS - An adaptive scheduling process is disclosed which dynamically decides which frames need to be transmitted and which ones need to be dropped at any transmission opportunity based on current channel conditions and on characteristics of each video frame. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193485 | Methods and apparatus for predictive delivery of content over a network - Methods and apparatus for optimizing bandwidth utilization in a cable network. In one embodiment, the method comprises predicting which content will be requested by a set of users based upon the exhibited viewing habits of those users (and/or others). A server process gathers viewership data comprising a listing of programs requested by users at various times of the day. The server process aggregates the viewership data, identifies patterns within the aggregated data, and extrapolates a schedule of programs likely to be requested. In certain embodiments, the server process additionally gathers the capabilities of each cable device in an associated subnetwork. Based upon these capabilities, and based upon the total bandwidth predicted to remain available in the network over a target broadcast period, the server process may also select an optimal compression scheme and video quality level before broadcasting a certain program. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193486 | DIGITAL SET-TOP TERMINAL WITH PARTITIONED HARD DISK AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video content system includes a server module, a video content network coupled to the server module, and a digital set-top terminal coupled to the video content network. The digital set-top terminal in turn includes a processor; an interface coupled to the processor and the video content network; and a memory module. The memory module has at least a partitioned hard disk with a first partition containing digital video programming received over the video content network, and a second partition containing supplemental resources. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193487 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCEMENTS TO ATSC NETWORKS USING SYNCHRONOUS VESTIGIAL SIDEBAND (VSB) FRAME SLICING - Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for signaling to a receiver an availability of a service and a deterministic mapping of a service content corresponding to the service. A modulator receives a digital signal and generates a data frame from the digital signal, where the data frame is divided into segments, where at least one grouping of the segments contains the service content. The modulator modulates at least one grouping in accordance with the deterministic mapping. A receiving device receives a digital signal containing the availability of a service, the deterministic mapping corresponding to the service, and the service content, and performs an operation on the service content in accordance with the deterministic mapping. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193488 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SCRAMBLE CHANNEL DECIDING METHOD CAPABLE OF SHORTENING TIME REQUIRED FOR SCRAMBLE DECISION - In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, a receiver receives video packets or audio packets configuring a program of digital broadcast. A selector selects a part of the video packets or the audio packets of each channel received by the receiver. A determination unit determines whether or not decoding of the part of the packets selected by the selector has been completed normally. A decision unit decides requirement for descramble processing of each channel based on the determination result of the determination unit. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193489 | SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A MEDIA PROCESSOR - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor communicatively coupled to a remote controller by way of a wireless interface. The media processor can have a controller to wirelessly transmit to the remote controller provisioning information stored in the media processor for restoring at least a portion of the provisioning information stored in the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193490 | Set-Top Box for Converting Media Signals Based on Stored Output Settings - A media presentation device converts media signals based on stored output settings. The media presentation device includes a sink-interaction port to at least partially receive device-specific information of a sink device, a data storage and a processor. The processor determines whether one of the plurality of at least partially stored device-specific information matches the received device-specific information of the sink device, and selects output settings corresponding to the stored device-specific information that matches the received device-specific information of the sink device for use in converting the media signals to an output format supported by the sink device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193491 | SECURE ELEMENT MANAGER - In one embodiment, a computing device may comprise system hardware, system firmware, one or more secure elements and one or more secure element management module. The secure element may enable access to goods or services. In some embodiments, the operational status of an embedded secure element may be modified by a secure element management module through addition of hardware, communication with a server or the like. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193492 | METHOD FOR INFORMATION TRACKING IN MULTIPLE INTERDEPENDENT DIMENSIONS - A method for information flow tracking is provided using, for example, a functional programming language based on lambda calculus, λ | 2009-07-30 |
20090193493 | ACCESS POLICY ANALYSIS - Software tools assist an access-policy analyst or creator to debug and/or author access policies. An access request contains a query that evaluates to either true or false depending on whether access is to be allowed. Abduction may be used to generate assumptions that, if true, would cause the access request to be true. The tool may perform analysis on the generated assumptions, such as: comparing the assumptions with tokens to detect errors in the tokens or to suggest changes to the tokens that would cause the query to be satisfied, or comparing the assumptions to a meta-policy. The tool may allow an analysis, policy author, or other person to interactively walk through assumptions in order to see the implications of the access policy. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193494 | MANAGING ACTIONS OF VIRTUAL ACTORS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A method, system, and computer usable program product for monitoring the actions of a virtual actor are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An interaction of the virtual actor acting in a role is detected. A set of policies is applied to the interaction. The set of policies include an auditing policy. Auditing according to the auditing policy is determined based on the role of the virtual actor. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193495 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY CLASSIFYING AND SELECTING AMONG SECURITY POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR OUTBOUND NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - A computer-implemented method of selecting among a plurality of endpoint policy alternatives to apply to a message conveyed over a data communications network is provided. The method can include assigning a score to each of the plurality of endpoint policy alternatives, wherein an assigned score is based upon policy assertions of the endpoint policy alternative to which the score is assigned. The method can further include selecting, according to a predetermined selection criterion, one of the plurality of endpoint policy alternatives based upon the assigned scores. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193496 | DETECTION OF HARDWARE-BASED VIRTUAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a processing device are provided for detecting a hardware-based virtual machine environment. An execution time of a privileged instruction may be measured and an execution time of a nonprivileged instruction may be measured. The execution time of the privileged instruction may be compared with the execution time of the nonprivileged instruction. When the execution time of the privileged instruction exceeds the execution time of the nonprivileged instruction by at least a threshold or a threshold factor, then a hardware-based virtual machine environment is detected. In some embodiments, a well-known technique for detecting a software-based virtual machine environment may be used in conjunction with a technique for detecting a hardware-based virtual machine environment. A licensing policy of a software product may be accessed and the software product may be prevented from executing when a detected machine environment is in violation of the licensing policy. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING SECURITY POLICIES FOR WEB CONTENT INSTRUMENTATION AGAINST BROWSER-BASED ATTACKS - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for constructing security policies for content instrumentation against attacks. In one embodiment, the method comprises constructing one or more security policies for web content using at least one rewriting template, at least one edit automata policy, or at least one policy template; and rewriting a script program in a document to cause behavior resulting from execution of the script to conform to the one or more policies. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193498 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINE GRAIN POLICY DRIVEN CLIENTLESS SSL VPN ACCESS - The present disclosure provides solutions that may enable an enterprise providing services to a number of clients to determine whether to establish a client based SSL VPN session or a clientless SSL VPN session with a client based on an information associated with the client. An intermediary establishing SSL VPN sessions between clients and servers may receive a request from a client to access a server. The intermediary may identify a session policy based on the request. The session policy may indicate whether to establish a client based SSL VPN session or clientless SSL VPN session with the server. The intermediary may determine, responsive to the policy, to establish a clientless or client based SSL VPN session between the client and the server. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193499 | METHOD FOR APPLICATION-TO-APPLICATION AUTHENTICATION VIA DELEGATION - Apparatus, methods, and computer program products are disclosed that present a delegated-right to a delegation system by a service-application provisioned with the delegation system. The delegated-right enables the service-application to perform an operation/access on behalf of a delegator-user. The method then attempts to perform the operation/access. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193500 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION ACTIVATION AND AUTHORIZATION - A method of activation and authorization of a near field communication (NFC) enabled device comprising: receiving login information from an NFC enabled device; sending packet data via a network in response to receiving the login information from the NFC enabled device; and receiving corresponding data from the NFC enabled device in response to the sending of the packet data, the sending of the packet data and the receiving of the corresponding code facilitates the activation and authorization of the NFC enabled device, and the subsequent activation of the NFC device via a NFC link without further authorization of the NFC enabled device, is described herein. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193501 | DOCUMENT EVIDENCE AND ARTICLE RETRIEVAL AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - The invention involves document evidence and article retrieval and identification system which provides solution to track a document, or article within a control environment. This solution provides the integrated human identity, embedded tracking devices into physical evidence record to enable tracking of movement by authorized person or personnel. The system is capable to capture and track the activities life cycle of the document, evidence, file or article life cycle using the tracking management system server. This invention provide highly security feature to integrate human identity for access authentication interrogative with the confidential document or evidence or file or article. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193502 | Authentication system, server apparatus and authentication method - An authentication system includes: a server apparatus; a terminal device; and an authentication device connected to the terminal device and used for authentication when establishing a session between the terminal device and the server apparatus. The server apparatus has an authentication request data creating unit configured to create authentication request data to authenticate the terminal device, and a sending unit configured to send authentication request data. The terminal device has a receiving unit configured to receive authentication request data, an authentication reply data creation requesting unit configured to request the authentication device to create authentication reply data, and a sending unit configured to send the authentication reply data. The server apparatus further has: an authentication processing unit configured to authenticate the terminal device based on the authentication reply data, and as a result of authentication, data is sent to the terminal device when the terminal device is authenticated. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193503 | Network access control - A Network Access Control (NAC) device has at least first and second network interfaces with first and second network addresses, respectively, for providing connection to the network, and a computer device interface for providing connection to a user's computer device. A first network channel is configured in the NAC device over the first network interface for providing transactions between the computer device and the network using first application software installed in the NAC device. A second network channel is configured in the NAC device over the second network interface for providing transactions between the computer device and the network using second application software installed in the computer device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193504 | Device Controller, System, and Method for Authenticated Printing - A device controller is connected with multiple terminals and with at least one input-output device via a network. The device controller has: a reception controller configured to perform first authentication according to data input from a first terminal and to cause the first terminal to obtain information on a specified series of processing based on a result of the first authentication; and an input-output controller configured to perform second authentication according to data input from a second terminal and to cause a specific input-output device selected out of the at least one input-output device to perform the specified series of processing, based on a result of the second authentication. The input-output controller allows the specific input-output device to perform the specified series of processing when the second terminal is selected in advance for the specific input-output device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193505 | Issuing Secure Certificate Using Domain Zone Control Validation - A requester requests a secure certificate for a domain name from a validating entity, such as a certification authority. To verify that the requestor has control over the domain name, the validating entity generates a pass string. The requestor enters the pass string into a domain zone. The validating entity determines if the pass string was entered in the domain zone. If the pass string is present in the domain zone, the validating entity may issue the secure certificate. If the pass string is not in the domain zone, the validating entity may deny issuing the secure certificate to the requestor. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193506 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC PEER DISCOVERY, AUTHENTICATION, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR ON-PATH SIGNALING - A method is disclosed for cryptographic peer discovery, authentication, and authorization. According to one embodiment, a data packet, which is addressed to a destination device other than an intermediary network device, is intercepted at the intermediary network device. The data packet contains a request and a group identifier. A shared secret cryptographic key, which is mapped to the group identifier, is selected. A challenge is sent toward an upstream device from whence the data packet came. A response is received. A verification value is generated based on the cryptographic key and the challenge. It is determined whether the response matches the verification value. If the response matches the verification value, then it is determined whether the request is allowed by an authorization set that is mapped to the group identifier. If the request is allowed, then a policy of the intermediary network device is configured based on the request. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193507 | AUTHENTICATION MESSAGING SERVICE - In one embodiment an authentication server comprises one or more processors, and a memory module communicatively connected to the one or more processors. The memory module and comprises logic instructions which, when executed on the one or more processors configure the one or more processors to regulate access to a service in a communication network by performing operations, comprising receiving, in the authentication server, a first authentication token request for an authentication token, wherein the first authentication token request uniquely identifies a client computing device and a unique service, processing, in the authentication server, the first authentication token request, and transmitting an authentication token from the authentication token server to the client computing device when the first authentication token request is approved by the authentication server. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193508 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISCOVERING AUTHENTICATION SERVERS AND ESTABLISHING TRUST RELATIONSHIPS THEREWITH - Using an authentication server to discover one or more additional authentication servers and to dynamically establish a trust relationship with the one or more additional authentication servers. The authentication server searches for the one or more additional authentication servers to discover one or more sources of authentication tokens, and inspects an incoming authentication request from the one or more additional authentication servers to determine if the request is carrying one or more authentication tokens from a newly discovered realm. Once the authentication server determines a newly discovered realm to be trustworthy, the authentication server receives a directory schema from the newly discovered realm and compares the received directory schema with a known directory schema retrieved by the authentication server to identify an intersection of the received directory schema and the known directory schema. The authentication server uses the intersection to identify a primary key, and to identify any unique information that is specific to either the authentication server or the newly discovered realm. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193509 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING ANONYMOUS ASSERTIONS - Systems, methods and computer program products for generating anonymous assertions. Exemplary embodiments include a method for generating anonymous assertions, the method comprising engaging anonymous role authentication via one or more authenticator services, generating an assertion token on a trusted assertion device that is booted into a trusted configuration, and processing the assertion and validating a right of the user to make the assertion for the event. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193510 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY, FOR FACILITATING AUTHENTICATION USING A DIGITAL MUSIC AUTHENTICATION TOKEN - An apparatus, and an associated methodology, for facilitating authentication of a user device to access content at another device. A music file is selected as digital music authentication token. Once selected, authentication data is encoded into the music file. Subsequently, when log-in and authentication procedures are performed, the music file is retrieved, and used pursuant to the authentication procedure. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193511 | TWO-FACTOR USB AUTHENTICATION TOKEN - The present patent application discloses a USB token that advantageously mimics a human interface device such as a keyboard in interacting with a host computer, thus removing the need for pre-installation of a dedicated device driver. This is accomplished by requiring the host computer to direct the input of the attached human interface devices of the keyboard type, including the USB token, exclusively to the program interacting with the USB token, by using cryptographic algorithms based on a shared secret, which require less data to be transferred than PKI-based algorithms, and by employing an efficient encoding scheme that minimizes the time needed to exchange information with the USB token, and minimizes the probability of generating ambiguity with input that might legitimately be generated by other attached human interface devices. By using only symmetric encryption and the low-speed USB protocol, a single low-performance processor may be used, which results in a more cost-effective solution than PKI USB tokens emulating the combination of smart cards and smart card readers or USB tokens presenting themselves to the host computer as mass storage devices. The overall security is increased by adding a second authentication factor consisting of a static password entered by the user, and by limiting the number of valid token response that can be generated or retrieved in a usage session. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING A UNIQUE DEVICE FROM A COMMON ADDRESS BOOK - A method and system for addressing a unique device from an address book, the method having the steps of: receiving a message having a root token and a secondary token; checking whether the root token exists within the address book, if no, creating a record in the address book with the root and secondary token; and if yes, checking whether the secondary token exists within the address book, if yes, providing a representation of the unique device; and if no, storing the secondary token against the root token in the address book. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193513 | POLICY DRIVEN FINE GRAIN URL ENCODING MECHANISM FOR SSL VPN CLIENTLESS ACCESS - The present disclosure presents methods, systems and intermediaries which determine an encoding scheme of a uniform resource location (URL) from a plurality of encoding schemes for a clientless secure socket layer virtual private network (SSL VPN) via a proxy. An intermediary may receive a response from a server comprising a URL. The response from the server may be directed to a client via a SSL VPN session and via the intermediary. The intermediary may determine, responsive to an encoding policy, one of a transparent, opaque or encrypted encoding scheme for encoding the URL. The intermediary may rewrite the URL for transmission to the client in accordance with the determined encoding scheme. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193514 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MOBILE DEVICE EMPLOYING ENHANCED USER AUTHENTICATION - The described embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for user authentication for a computing device. In one embodiment, the method comprises: enabling receipt of input in relation to selection of a plurality of authenticators for consecutive use by the computing device to authenticate a user; and storing reference information identifying the selected plurality of authenticators in a memory of the computing device. The computing device may comprise a mobile device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193515 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - With regard to data, stored in mobile phone | 2009-07-30 |
20090193516 | ONE TIME PASSWORD INQUIRY METHOD AND TOKEN - The invention relates to a one time password inquiry method, including steps of triggering a one time password token, determining whether the trigger is a generation or an inquiry operation, if it is an inquiry operation, inquiring and displaying the latest generated password; otherwise, generating a one time password. Meanwhile, the invention also provides a one time password token with inquiry function, including a trigger module, a determining module, a one time password generating module, a storage module, a display module and an inquiry module. By adding inquiry function, the token meets the need for a user to inquiry a one time password, eliminates the asynchronous problem between the token and a server, and lowers power loss taken by the token. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193517 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus capable of managing easily secret information even with detachably attaching an external memorizing device, includes an ID (plug and play ID) retrieving unit for retrieving ID from the connected memory, a user information storing unit for storing user information, an active memory information storing unit for storing the retrieved ID with corresponding to the respective users, a memory use judging unit for judging as to whether the memory is usable based on the ID retrieved from the connected memory and on the ID stored in the active memory information storing unit, and a data writing controlling unit for writing data to the memory judged as usable. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193518 | Keyboard with Programmable Username and Password Keys and System - A computer input system and method that includes a plurality of username keys and a plurality of password keys that can be selectively programmed by the user. When the user is required to enter a username or password to use the computer, a software program, a file, a network or a website, the user moves the cursor on the display to the proper field and touches one of the pre-programmed username and password keys to automatically input the username and password. The system includes a software program that creates a username and password recording page in which the user enters different usernames and passwords and then assigns them to different username keys and password keys on the keyboard. The system also creates a protected asset menu page that allows the user to list different protected assets and the combination of username and password keys needed to use, open or access them. The keyboard may include a security feature that prevents unauthorized use of the keyboard. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193519 | Systems and Methods for Accessing a Tamperproof Storage Device in a Wireless Communication Device Using Biometric Data - A novel system and method for accessing data stored in a secure or tamperproof storage device in a wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device may include a biometric sensor for capturing a biometric sample of the user. The captured biometric sample may be compared to known biometric samples of users stored in a memory device of the wireless communication device. If the captured biometric sample matches one of the known biometric samples, the user is allowed access to the tamperproof storage device for a preset amount of time. The user may delete existing data, add new data, modify existing data or view existing data stored in the tamperproof storage device. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193520 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REPUTATION RECIPROCITY WITH ANONYMOUS IDENTITIES - System and method for providing reciprocity in a reputation system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises: responsive to receipt by a first entity of a Reputation Guarantee (“RG”) request from a second entity, creating a token in accordance with specifications set forth in the RG request and forwarding the token to the second entity, wherein the token may include reputation information developed using reputation forming information (“RFI”) of the second entity and policies concerning treatment of the RFI of the second entity; forwarding the token to a third entity by at least one of the first and second entities; responsive to the token received by the third entity not including the reputation information of the second entity: forwarding from the third entity to the first entity the token and an assertion request; and responsive to receipt of the token and the assertion request, forwarding by the first entity to the third entity an assertion including the reputation information in accordance with the policies concerning treatment of the RFI of the second entity. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193521 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, UPDATE SERVER DEVICE, KEY UPDATE DEVICE - The present invention offers an electronic device that reduces the amount of data for communication required when files pertaining to software are to be updated, as compared to the conventional devices, and performs tamper detection. The present invention is an electronic device having an application file pertaining to an operation of application software and updating the application file via a network. The electronic device (i) stores therein the application file including one or more data pieces, (ii) receives, from an external apparatus via the network, update data and location information indicating a location, within the application file, which is for rewrite with the update data, (iii) rewrites only part of the application file by writing over a data piece present at the indicated location with the update data, to update the application file, and (iv) examines whether the updated application file has been tampered with. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193522 | COMPUTER RESOURCE VERIFYING METHOD AND COMPUTER RESOURCE VERIFYING PROGRAM - A computer resource verifying method verifies computer resources introduced into a client device. The computer resource verifying method includes performing, by the client device, client side processing including verification of individual computer resources introduced into the client device and information collection for a dependence relation between computer resources; performing, by a server device, a server side processing by receiving information on a result of the client side processing performed in the performing of the client side processing to perform verification of the dependence relation between computer resources; and determining, by the server device, whether the client device is normal based on a verification result of the computer resources and a verification result of the dependence relation between computer resources. | 2009-07-30 |
20090193523 | PIRACY PREVENTION IN DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A method in a multimedia device ( | 2009-07-30 |
20090193524 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a data management program for performing monitoring so that user data provided to the client cannot be copied and utilized for a purpose other than the intended purpose. | 2009-07-30 |