04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150026693 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND JOB SCHEDULING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit is configured to store therein a first execution time and a second execution time longer than the first execution time. The first execution time is a time expected to be taken to execute a first job included in a first job group. The processing unit is configured to determine in which time period an execution start time of the first job is included. The execution start time is a time at which execution of the first job is to be started. The processing unit is configured to select, as a predicted execution time of the first job, one of the first execution time and the second execution time based on a result of the determination. The processing unit is configured to perform scheduling of the first job group based on the predicted execution time. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026694 | METHOD OF PROCESSING INFORMATION, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method of processing information includes receiving a notification indicating completion of a garbage collection processing; dividing a time period of the garbage collection processing into a plurality of intervals; calculating, for each of the plurality of intervals, an interval fill-rate by calculating a sum total of a processing time allocated to each of one or more threads, calculating a quotient by dividing the sum total by a smaller one of a number of threads and a number of cores, and dividing the quotient by an execution time; calculating an entire fill-rate by dividing, by an execution time of the entire garbage collection processing, a sum total of a product of the interval fill-rate and the execution time of the interval; and lowering a priority of a second process than a priority of the first process, when the entire fill-rate is equal to or less than a predetermined value. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CONTROL HEAT DISSIPATION THROUGH SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSIS - The system and method generally relate to reducing heat dissipated within a data center, and more particularly, to a system and method for reducing heat dissipated within a data center through service level agreement analysis, and resultant reprioritization of jobs to maximize energy efficiency. A computer implemented method includes performing a service level agreement (SLA) analysis for one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs of a data center using a processor of a computer device. Additionally, the method includes identifying one or more candidate processing jobs for a schedule modification from amongst the one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs using the processor of the computer device. Further, the method includes performing the schedule modification for at least one of the one or more candidate processing jobs using the processor of the computer device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING VEHICLE-RELATED TASKS - A system and method that include a task identification module configured to identify one or more tasks to be performed with respect to a vehicle. The task identification module outputs task identification data that relates to the task(s) to be performed with respect to the vehicle. A task estimation module estimates a time of completion for each of the one or more tasks. The task estimation module outputs task estimation data that relates to the time of completion for each of the task(s). The system and method may include a scheduling module to generate a vehicle task schedule based on one or both of the task identification data and the task estimation data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026697 | SYSTEM OVERHEAD-BASED AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING OF NUMBER OF RUNNING PROCESSORS WITHIN A SYSTEM - Data processing system efficiency is improved by automatically determining whether to adjust for a next time interval a number N of processors running within the system for processing a workload. The automatically determining includes obtaining a measure of operating system overhead by evaluating one or more characteristics of processor time of the N processors consumed within the system for a time interval, and obtaining a measure of system utilization of the N processors running within the system for processing the workload for the time interval. The automatically determining further includes automatically ascertaining whether to adjust the number N of processors running within the system for the next time interval to improve system efficiency using the obtained measure of operating system overhead and the obtained measure of system utilization of the N processors. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026698 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WORK PARTITIONING BETWEEN PROCESSORS WITH WORK DEMAND FEEDBACK - A method according to one embodiment includes the operations of loading binary code comprising a top level task into memory on a first processor, the top level task having an associated range; determining if the top level task is divisible into a plurality of sub-tasks based on the range; for each of the sub-tasks, determining if a given sub-task is divisible into a plurality of sub-sub-tasks; and if the given sub-task is indivisible, executing the given sub-task; otherwise, if the given sub-task is divisible, dividing the given sub-task into the plurality of sub-sub-tasks. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026699 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A storage unit stores information indicting the past execution records of a plurality of related tasks. An operating unit obtains information indicating the execution status of a plurality of tasks. After obtaining the information, the operating unit obtains the execution status of an unexecuted task included in the plurality of related tasks, which was not yet executed, at an estimated time by which the unexecuted task is completed and which is estimated based on the information stored in the storage unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY TO EXISTING SOFTWARE IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER - An improved system and method are disclosed for improving functionality in software applications. In one example, the method includes a mobile device having a network interface, a processor, and a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions. The instructions include instructions for a superblock application having instructions for a function block included therein. The function block is configured to provide functions that are accessible to the superblock application via an application programming interface (API). The functions are provided within the superblock application itself and are accessible within the superblock application without switching context to another application on the mobile device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026701 | EXTENSIBLE DATA INTERFACE FOR SHARED SERVICE MODULE - A method and associated system for interfacing between a caller application and a service module. Upon receiving a request for performing a transaction that includes at least one caller application attribute describing the request, the service module builds a service module data structure pursuant to the received request. The service module data structure includes a generic service document and at least one service module attribute. Each service module attribute is stored in a relational table of the service module data structure. The request is serviced within the service module data structure, resulting in instantiating the generic service document. The generic service document is returned to the caller application. Building each service module attribute includes: constructing the generic service document and creating at least one container in the generic service document. Each container is respectively associated with each service module attribute in each mapping of at least one mapping. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026702 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT OF CREATING PROGRAM INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system according to embodiments comprises first to third acquisition units and first and second creation units. The first acquisition unit may acquire event information including timeline information about an execution time or an execution order of at least one event. The second acquisition unit may acquire axis information including first axis information for deciding an first coordinate axis of a timeline about the execution time or the execution order of the event. The third acquisition unit may acquire event specific information for specifying the event information. The first creation unit may create a first axis object representing the first coordinate axis based on the axis information. The second creation unit may, for every event information specified by the event specific information, decide a coordinate of the event on the first coordinate axis based on the timeline information and the first axis information, decide a starting point coordinate and an ending point coordinate of an area corresponding to the event specified by the event information based on a decided coordinate of the event, and create an area object representing the area defined by the starting point coordinate and the ending point coordinate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026703 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SETTING ACCESS TO A LIST OF CLASS ENTITIES - In an embodiment, a feature is an aspect of a class which represents information, data, behaviors, or capabilities encapsulated by the class. An accessing class may be given access to one or more specified features encapsulated by an accessed class, without gaining access to other features encapsulated by the accessed class. Accordingly, special access may be granted only to the behavior and data specifically designed for the accessing class, without allowing the accessing class access to all private data and behaviors of the accessed class, and without allowing all classes in a package access to the accessed class. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026704 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE - Provided is an optical disk drive including a turntable on which an optical disk is mounted and which rotates the optical disk, a chuck pulley movable in the direction of an axis of the turntable between a first pulley position spaced from the turntable and a second pulley position which is close to the turntable and in which the chuck pulley grips the optical disk together with the turntable, the chuck pulley being attracted toward the turntable by a magnetic force, and a pulley operating mechanism for moving the chuck pulley between the first pulley position and the second pulley position. The pulley operating mechanism, at the time of moving the chuck pulley between the first pulley position and the second pulley position, inclines the chuck pulley in relation to the turntable, and brings the chuck pulley closer to or away from the turntable. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026705 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE HAVING A CARRYING ROLLER THAT CONTACTS A SURFACE OF AN OPTICAL DISK - Provided is an optical disk drive including a carrying roller for carrying an optical disk in a first direction. The carrying roller includes a first roller portion and a second roller portion which are aligned in a second direction along the optical disk and orthogonal to the first direction and which are so disposed as to make contact with a surface on one side of the optical disk. An axis of the first roller portion is so inclined that a distance between the axis of the first roller portion and the one-side surface of the optical disk gradually increases toward a central portion of the carrying roller. An axis of the second roller portion is so inclined that a distance between the axis of the second roller portion and the one-side surface of the optical disk gradually increases toward the central portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026706 | CONTENT RATING - Disclosed are systems and methods for generating ratings for content items based on a user's consumption history. The content items may comprise various forms of media content, including, video, audio, Internet webpages, etc. When a user or consumption device accesses content items, a computing device may monitor the amount of the content items consumed by a user over one or more consumption sessions. In one embodiment, threshold values may be identified for one or more rating levels of a rating scale associated with the content items, and a rating for a content item may be generated based on the amount of the content item consumed by the user or the amount paid for the content item by the user. The computing device may calibrate or update generated ratings by measuring accuracy of the ratings and adjusting one or more threshold values associated with the content items. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026707 | AUDIENCE RESPONSE DETERMINATION TO DIGITAL-MEDIA CONTENT - An apparatus and method for execution in a digital-media content playback device is provided, in which a digital-media content stream is received that includes a plurality of digital-media content provided by at least one digital-media content service. For a playback of each of the plurality of digital-media content via the digital-media content playback device, a playback duration is determined, and a churn rate based on the playback duration relative to the airplay parameter of the corresponding digital-media content to indicate a digital-media content switch by a user. The churn rate of a digital media content-of-interest is produced based on churn rates of a plurality of digital-media content to produce a retention rate relating the digital media content-of-interest. Digital-media content information is transmitted by the digital-media content playback device including the playback duration, the churn rate, and the retention rate relating to the digital media content-of-interest. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026708 | Physical Presence and Advertising - Novel tools and techniques are provided for enabling or implementing presence detection and/or advertising based on detected presence and/or based on monitored media content or monitored users. In some embodiments, media content—including, without limitation, movies, television programs, music, video games, and/or the like—may be presented to a user(s) via a presence detection device (“PDD”), and information regarding such presented media content may be monitored and sent to a server for analysis. The user(s) (and the user(s)'s reactions) may be monitored, and such monitored data may also be sent to the server for analysis. The server might determine (and present to the user(s)) at least one advertisement, based at least in part on each of one or more of the monitored media content, the monitored user(s), presence information of the user(s), user profile of the user(s), demographic group(s) of each user, and/or the like. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026709 | AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - Example method disclosed herein to determine source information for media presented by a media device include identifying successive media segments of the presented media from an audio signal received from the media device, respective media segments corresponding to respective durations of uninterrupted presentation of the media by the media device. Disclosed example methods also include identifying a first group of remote control commands detected wirelessly in a first time interval prior to a start of a first one of the media segments. Disclosed example methods further include determining source information for the first one of the media segments based on the first group of remote control commands. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026710 | Method and Device for Receiving and Providing Programs - A method for providing programs, the method includes: (i) providing a program multiplex to multiple users device; (ii) considering a removal of at least one program from the multiplex in response to program viewing parameters; (iii) allowing at least one user to respond to a possible removal of the program; and (iv) determining whether to remove the al least one program in response to received user removal responses. A user device that includes a transceiver unit that is connected to a controller, wherein the device is adapted to receive a program multiplex, to receive an indication that at least one program is to be removed from the multiplex, and to selectively transmit a program removal response. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026711 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Accordingly, there is provided a client device for receiving video content from a server, the client device comprising a processor. The processor is arranged to determine if a particular clip has been played. If it is determined that the client has played the particular clip, the processor is arranged to increase the quality of a video content that is played. By determining if a particular clip has been played before increasing the quality of video content that is played, a user of the client device is encouraged to watch the particular clip before watching the video content. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026712 | INTEGRATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA WITH LIVE EVENTS - Apparatus and methods that provide for integration of social media with live events are disclosed. Social media content could be published to an online social media service responsive to the detection of a trigger that is associated with a live event video broadcast. In some embodiments, incoming user-driven social media content is repurposed and automatically reformatted for video display. Story content sources and citations might also be integrated for broadcast stories. Story content approval and notification could also be supported. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026713 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-FLIGHT HANDLING OF PERSONALIZED ENTERTAINMENT DATA - The present disclosure provides a method and system for in-flight handling of personalized entertainment data. The method and system stores a plurality of digital content of each of one or more digital entertainment systems associated with each of one or more aerial vehicles, associates an identifier with each of one or more users for accessing the one or more digital entertainment systems and saves a plurality of attributes associated with each of the identifier with each of the one or more users and access the one or more digital content from a first set of each of the one or more aerial vehicles pertaining to the digital entertainment systems associated with each of the identifier. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SHARING VIDEO EXPERIENCES - A system and method of sharing video experiences are described. A request may be received from a first device to view video content being captured by a second device. The first device may be enabled to display the video content being captured by the second device based on a determination that the first device is capturing or has captured video content. Enabling the first device to display the video content being captured by the second device may comprise streaming live video content being captured by the second device as the live video content is being captured by the second device. Enabling of the first device to display the video content captured by the second device may be further based on a determination that the first device is located within a geo-fence. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026715 | In-stream video advertising using a user-choice-based ad unit - A choice-based ad unit format wherein a user chooses his or her pre-roll ad or can choose to wait for the main content to load. Once the video advertisement selected loads, the user can then choose to skip the ad or view the entire ad experience. Preferably, the ad viewing experience is integrated with a site to enable the ad unit to have unlimited access to in-stream inventory that is otherwise available from the site. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026716 | MEDIA FINGERPRINTING FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING - Audio fingerprinting and other media matching technologies can be used to identify media, such as movies, television shows, and radio broadcasts. A user device can record image, audio, and/or video information and upload information to a matching service that is able to use matching technology to identify the media and provide supplemental content or information to the user. The user then can share this information with other users, such as by uploading to a social networking site or passing the information to peers on a peer network as part of a container. Users can have the ability to add tagged content, provide comments and ratings, and otherwise interact based at least in part upon the tagged media content. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026717 | SYSTEM PROVIDING SPONSORED CONTENT - A system receives an indication of selection of an item in a broadcast segment from an end device. A broadcast segment is identified by the selection and a broadcast segment schedule. An item ID is determined using the identified broadcast segment and the broadcast segment schedule, and a corresponding sponsor of the item is determined using the item ID and the identified broadcast segment. An anonymized message, including the item ID and a request for information, is sent to the corresponding sponsor. A reply is received from the corresponding sponsor, and forwarded to an end user contact. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A SELECTABLE ADVERTISEMENT WHEN VIDEO HAS A BACKGROUND ADVERTISEMENT - Systems and methods for displaying a selectable advertisement when a received video signal includes a background advertisement are discussed herein. In one embodiment, a video signal is received. This video signal may, for example, be a live broadcast of a sporting event such as baseball. The received video signal is then analyzed to determine whether it includes a background advertisement. A background advertisement might be an advertisement located at the baseball stadium that is visible in the live broadcast. If a background advertisement is detected, interactive features associated with the background advertisement may be identified and used to generate a selectable advertisement. In response to a user selection of the selectable advertisement, a function may be performed to trigger the interactive feature. For example, if the background advertisement is for media content available for purchase, the interactive feature may consist of purchasing and downloading the advertised content. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026719 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DISPLAY OF PERSONALIZED ADVERTISEMENTS IN A USER INTERFACE (UI) OF AN ON-SCREEN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE (IPG) - A method and system for managing display of personalized advertisements in a user interface (UI) of an on-screen interactive program guide (IPG). The method comprises determining whether a user group of a current primary user matches with at least one of targeted user groups, selectively adding advertisement asset images corresponding to the matched user group into an advertisement bouquet, calculating a number of impressions of each of the advertisement asset images to display to the current primary user on a given day, calculating an advertisement sequence for each of the advertisement asset images to display to the current primary user on the given day, optimizing performance for delivery and display of the advertisement asset images and displaying the advertisement asset images during at least one of organizing, navigating, gifting, downloading and buffering at least one of AV and multimedia contents. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026720 | COMMON PURCHASE PLAN BASED ADVERTISEMENT - A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for selecting an advertisement for play on a specified device for one or more users. Each of the users has a defined relationship with the specified device, and has an information description stored on a mobile communications device. In one embodiment, the method comprises transmitting the respective information description of each of one or more users from the user's communications device to a provider server. The server analyzes one or more information descriptions to identify an advertisement for playing on the specified device. The specified device, in one embodiment, is a television. In an embodiment, advertisements are displayed based on common purchase profiles and common purchase plans among different people. The purchase plans may be sent to the television when the users are in a defined area or come within a given distance of the television. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ADVERTISEMENTS USING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining social media data associated with a plurality of end user devices of a plurality of users interacting with a social media network where the social media data includes user commentary at the social media network, determining first targeted advertising for delivery to first end user devices of a portion of the plurality of users based on an analysis of the social media data, and determining second targeted advertising for delivery during a target broadcast programming to a second end user device of a target user of the plurality of users based on an analysis of the user commentary, wherein the analysis includes identifying a comment context. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026722 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY DATA DETECTION AND DELIVERY - A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A modulated video signal is received on the hand-held device from a display device. The modulated video signal contains auxiliary data modulated within a video signal in a substantially invisible way. The modulated video signal is demodulated to obtain the auxiliary data. At least one of the data or the auxiliary data is processed to identify a promotional opportunity available through the hand-held device. The user of the hand-held device is notified of availability of the promotional opportunity through the hand-held device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026723 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A VIDEO RECEIVER - A method and device for displaying an electronic program guide on a handheld device. The guide includes a plurality of tiles, each tile associated with a television program. The device receives a related content request input through its touchscreen and, in response, sends a related content request message to a gateway server over a wireless network connection, the related content request message includes information identifying one of the plurality of programs. The device receives and displays related media content from the gateway server in reply to the related content request message. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026724 | Broadcasting Receiver, Method of Controlling Broadcasting Receiver, Method of Controlling Information Providing Apparatus, and Computer-readable Recording Medium - A broadcasting receiver is arranged to provide linear services broadcasting linear events related to a predetermined time and non-linear services broadcasting static events regardless of time. The broadcasting receiver includes a receiver to receive a plurality of linear services each including a plurality of linear events broadcast at the predetermined times, a discovery information receiver to receive event discovery information including event type information for identifying a type of static event related to discovery information defining a plurality of static events, a processor to control a display unit to display a channel guide including the linear services and the non-linear services, and a user input receiver to receive user input selecting one of the static events from the channel guide, where the processor is performs one of a plurality of predetermined actions corresponding to the type of static event selected by the user input. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026725 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input controller to designate a plurality of first programs that a user wants to view among a plurality of programs; a processor to execute an application for displaying information on a first program to be broadcast in a first period among the plurality of the first programs, the first period being determined according to a current time; and a display processor to display number of first programs to be broadcast in the first period on a screen for activating the application. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026726 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, USER INTERFACE PROVIDING METHOD AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a communication interface unit which receives user interface (UI) information data regarding a UI screen corresponding to at least one application displayed on an external apparatus in communication with the external apparatus, a storage unit which stores a UI information conversion format, an information conversion unit which converts the received UI information data using the UI information conversion format, a display unit which displays a UI screen, and a control unit which controls the information conversion unit to convert the UI information data received by the communication interface unit using the UI information conversion format and display on the display unit the UI screen corresponding to the converted UI information data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026727 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026728 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO VIEWING - A method and apparatus for providing an interactive video viewing experience for a user. The user has an internet enabled device and launches an interactive watching application (IWA) on his device. Using the IWA, he brings up a list of available video content and selects a video for viewing. As the user is viewing the video, an overlay display appears on the lower portion of the screen and overlays a portion of the still running video. The overlay displays “Touch for information regarding this program.” When the user touches the display, the video pauses and a web page containing information regarding or relating to the program or its subject matter is displayed. Utilizing various similar overlays, an interactive video viewing experience is provided to the user. The experience can include various overlays and associated experiences, such as obtaining information regarding new characters or consumer products as they appear. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026729 | INDIVIDUAL INTERNET VIDEO LINK CHANNEL - A system and method for establishing and provisioning a new Internet Video Link (IVL) category. The new IVL category has video content located on a local device as well as retrieved from any internet URL provided by a user. The IVL category is built in the background and contains a category as a directory of video content and channels as sub-directories containing subsets of the category's video content. The user may carry out keyword searching video content to establish a mix of video content concatenated into a single mix channel. Alternatively, the mix channel may be provisioned by locating and mixing together video content that has similar metadata tags associated with the user preferred video content. The user may also receive recommendations for IVL content. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026730 | PARAMETERIZED SERVICES DESCRIPTOR FOR ADVANCED TELEVISION SERVICES - A method, computer program, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for accessing or providing access to content. The method includes receiving a transport stream from a content provider. A virtual channel table (VCT) is extracted from the transport stream. Further, a determination is made as to whether one or more services, corresponding to an entry included in the VCT, are supported by the reception apparatus based on one or more parameterized service descriptor (PSD) instances, which are associated with a predetermined Service Type and included in the VCT. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026731 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026732 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026733 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026734 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOM MEDIA CONTENT FLIPPING - Systems and methods for providing enhanced channel flipping are disclosed. A user may selectively mark and unmark channels as temporary favorite channels. These channels may be dynamically added or removed from the channel changing or channel flipping sequence. Unauthorized channels and channels locked by parental controls may also be automatically removed from the channel flipping sequence. A plurality of custom channel flipping sequences may be maintained on the user equipment device. Users may access any of these custom channel flipping sequences in order to flip only through the channels associated with the custom sequence. Channels in the flipping sequence may also be pre-tuned in order to reduce delays associated with tuning. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026735 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST AND MULTICAST/UNICAST TRANSITION - Mechanisms are provided for efficient transition between broadcast media reception and multicast/unicast media reception. Broadcast media quality is dynamically analyzed to determine when transition is appropriate. Broadcast services are mapped to multicast/unicast delivered services. Transition occurs smoothly by acquiring both broadcast and multicast/unicast media during transition and analyzing timing data to allow for media stream alignment and switchover. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED STACKING FOR HANDLING CHANNEL STACKING OR BAND STACKING - A satellite reception assembly may comprise a housing configured to support receipt and handling of a plurality of satellite signals. The housing may comprise circuitry incorporating integrated stacking architecture for supporting and/or providing channel and/or band stacking whereby particular channels or bands, from multiple satellite signals that are received via the satellite reception assembly, may be combined onto a single output signal that may be communicated from the satellite reception assembly to a gateway device for concurrent distribution thereby to a plurality of client devices serviced by the gateway device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026737 | SATELLITE TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM - The satellite television antenna device scans the sky and locks onto a first satellite candidate by measuring microwave radiation. The antenna acquires identification (ID) of a first satellite candidate from a set top box (STB), if possible. Then, the antenna moves to a second satellite candidate and acquires the corresponding ID from the STB, if possible. Antenna dish orientation information is stored in memory for at least all satellites that were identified as corresponding to a user's television programming package. The antenna can switch directly between two or more stored dish positions in response to the user changing channels on the STB. The antenna can be powered solely by the STB. A two-way communication conduit can be established between the STB and the antenna via a single cable. The communications conduit can also be used to transmit power to the antenna. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026738 | Mobile Video System - A mobile video system is disclosed. The mobile video system includes: a radio that includes a loudspeaker configured to output a signal received by the radio; a video source that generates an audiovisual signal; and a video monitor configured to receive a video portion of the audiovisual signal. The video monitor includes: a housing sized be positioned within the headrest, the housing comprising a first hinge portion and defining a storage cavity; a screen sized and shaped to be positioned within the storage cavity, the screen structure comprising a second hinge portion configured to cooperate with the first hinge portion to secure the screen structure to the housing; a first transmitter configured to transmit an audiovisual signal to a first receiver, wherein the first receiver is the radio; and a second transmitter configured to transmit the audiovisual signal to a second receiver. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026739 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus, including: a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026740 | CONTROLLING NETWORKED MEDIA CAPTURE DEVICE - Disclosed embodiments allow media players and other electronic devices that operate under a first protocol to control the media capture devices that operate with a second protocol which may not be configurable to communicate with the first protocol. In one embodiment of the disclosure, a network device may store and/or render content within a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) network and/or assist in content delivery for a DLNA device on a network. In another embodiment of the disclosure, a media capture device uses the Internet Protocol. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026741 | USE OF DIGITAL TV BANDWIDTH FOR WEB CACHE PRE-LOADING - Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for the use of digital TV (DTV) bandwidth for web cache pre-loading. A system may include a receiver module configured to receive a digital television (DTV) signal. The system may also include a data extraction module configured to extract the web cache data from the DTV signal, wherein the web cache data is encoded within the spectral bandwidth of the DTV signal. The system may further include a network interface configured to transmit the extracted web cache data to a device that includes a web cache pre-loading service. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026742 | A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A BROADCAST SIGNAL INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE BROADCAST SERVICE - A method of processing a broadcast signal including an interactive broadcast service at a transmitter is disclosed. The method comprises generating an parameter table containing metadata about applications and interactive broadcast events targeted to the applications, dividing the parameter table into a plurality of parameter blocks, inserting each of the parameter blocks into each of a plurality of parameter table sections, generating a trigger which is a signaling element to identify signaling and establish timing of playout of the interactive broadcast events, inserting the trigger into a closed caption channel of the broadcast signal, transmitting the broadcast signal including the closed caption channel and a specific channel carrying the plurality of parameter table sections, wherein the trigger includes location information specifying a location of the parameter table in the broadcast signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026743 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN INTERACTIVE SERVICE - A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes sending a discovery message to a second screen application, receiving a request for descriptions of the second screen support services, sending a response with the descriptions, receiving a trigger, and delivering the trigger to the second device using a trigger service. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026744 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display system includes an acquisition unit that acquires recorded data of a broadcasted content and posted information which is posted on a Web page in association with the content; and a display control unit that controls a display unit to display posting result information which indicates a posting result for the posted information posted in association with the content. It is possible that the display control unit displays, as the posting result information, a posting result for the posted information posted in association with the content, based on posting correspondence relationship information in which temporal information according to a time at which the content was broadcasted is associated with posting timing of the posted information posted for the content. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026745 | System And Method For Effectively Performing A Remote Control Configuration Procedure - A system and method for effectively performing a remote control configuration procedure includes a settop box that receives electronic programming from a program source and a television that is configured to reproduce the electronic programming. A remote control device controls various functionalities of the television over an RC-TV communications link. The remote control configuration procedure is coordinated by the television and a configuration server to allow the remote control device to also control various functionalities of the settop box over an RC-STB communication link. The television and the configuration server support a user-friendly interactive procedure to automatically determine and provide certain settop-box control information for adding appropriate settop-box control functions to the remote control device during the remote control configuration procedure. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026746 | Method and IPTV Server for Enabling Playout of One or More Media Objects - A method and an IPTV server ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150026747 | STREAM-SWITCHING IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Stream-switching techniques are applied in a content delivery system. A merge frame is generated as a function of bit-rates, distortion, and a piecewise constant operator. Parameters of the piecewise constant operator are selected to optimize the merge frame. Data streams are switched based on bandwidth requirements, switch requests, and throughput of a network. Images are reconstructed based on the merge frames and prediction frames. Reconstructed images are identically reconstructed for any prediction frame based on the merge frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIVE OVER THE TOP (OTT) STREAMS IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - A system and method for detecting a live over-the-top (OTT) stream are provided. The method includes analyzing a received request for an OTT stream; requesting a plurality of time-shifted OTT streams respective of the requested OTT stream when the analysis of the received request indicates that the requested OTT stream is suspected as a live OTT stream; analyzing the plurality of time-shifted OTT streams, wherein each analysis of a suspected live OTT stream results in a definitive indication of whether the requested OTT stream is a live OTT stream. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - The invention relates to a system for multimedia content distribution, the system comprising:
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20150026750 | Integrated coax/ethernet distribution system - The present invention provides for eliminating the requirement for cable modems and routers to be installed in CATV system subscriber homes, and/or establishments, by instead including the cable modems and routers in a CATV provider's main distribution line, for sharing amongst a plurality of subscriber homes and/or establishments. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026751 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus which communicates with an image capturing apparatus and reproduces video data obtained by the image capturing apparatus, comprises a unit which requests a segment list in which information of segments of video data is written; a unit which acquires the requested segment list; a unit which decides which segment, from the segments in the acquired segment list to request; a unit which requests the decided segment from the image capturing apparatus; a unit which acquires the requested segment; and a unit which calculates a delay time for segment transmission based on a number of segments in the segment list. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026752 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing method performed by an information processing device that includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a server connected via a network, information prepared for each service provided via a network, the information being setting information representing a setting relevant to a function of an application used in utilization of the service, and an application control unit configured to control activation of the application in accordance with the setting represented by the acquired setting information, the information processing method including acquiring, from the server connected via the network, information prepared for each service provided via the network, the information being setting information representing a setting relevant to a function of an application used in utilization of the service, and controlling activation of the application in accordance with the setting represented by the acquired setting information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026753 | Mobile Set Top Box - A system is provided in which IP or media content residing on or being streamed to a mobile phone is forwarded to a display. The media content supports a native resolution of the mobile phone that is significantly smaller than a native resolution of said display. The system has media content processing circuitry, which up-scales the media content to the display native resolution. The system forwards the up-scaled media content to the display, whereby the display provides the up-scaled media content to a viewer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026754 | DIELECTRIC SLOT ANTENNA USING CAPACITIVE COUPLING - The present invention concerns a slot antenna for an electronic device, e.g. a set top box. A printed circuit board ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150026755 | ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION CONTENT GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK - The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing enterprise collaboration content governance. One computer-implemented method includes receiving a content creation request associated with particular content and a context, transmitting the particular content and context for validation of the content creation request. comparing, by operation of a computer, at least one rule and at least one pattern to the transmitted content and context to generate a rule result, determining at least one action result based on the generated rule result, and performing at least one application action based on the determined at least one action result. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026756 | COORDINATION OF MULTIPATH TRAFFIC - In one implementation, traffic in a mobile network is directed across multiple paths to a single cloud server or security server (e.g., a security as a service). The mobile device detects a cloud connector through a primary connection based on an attachment or connection via a first interface of a mobile device. The mobile device sends a request to the cloud connector for an identification of a cloud security server associated with the cloud connector. After receiving the identification of the cloud security server, the mobile device directs one or more subsequent data flows or subflows for a second interface or another interface of the mobile device to the cloud server or security server. The second data flow and the second interface are associated with another network that is external to the enterprise network and trusted network connection or not associated with the enterprise network and the trusted network connection. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026757 | Web Caching with Security as a Service - In one implementation, Web-Cache deployed in the Enterprise premises and cloud-based SecaaS are combined such that similar identity-based polices are enforced on both the SecaaS and content delivered from the Web-Cache. This identity-based policy implementation outside the network using SecaaS and within the network for web-cached content provides consistent identity-based security while still providing content to end-users with high performance. Content inspected and/or modified by SecaaS may be cached in the enterprise premises so that requests for content from an origin server decreases, freeing Internet bandwidth and reducing access time. Local caching of streaming content may decrease latency while local implementation of identity-based policy continues to limit the streamed content as appropriate. Local implementation of identity-based policy may reduce the load on SecaaS. Rather than using content delivery networks provided by a service provider for web-content, a cache server within the enterprise is used. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026758 | Methods To Achieve Modem-Assisted-Service-Classification Functionality in a Device with Multiple Subscriptions - Various embodiments provide methods performed by an modem-assisted-service-classification (MASC) client application operating on a multi-SIM computing device for implementing MASC functionality for two or more subscriptions. In various embodiments, the MASC client may implement MASC functionality by associating MASC policies for one or more access point names (APNs) with a specific subscription and by applying those policies to applications associated with those one or more APNs while that specific subscription is in active communication with its network. Thus, by managing a mapping of subscriptions, APNs/networks, and applications, the MASC client may enable implementation of MASC functionality for a multi-SIM computing device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026759 | METHOD OF ENFORCING CONTROL OF ACCESS BY A DEVICE TO A SECURE ELEMENT, AND CORRESPONDING SECURE ELEMENT - A method of enforcing control of access by a hosting device to a secure element, and a secure element are described. The method includes steps performed by the secure element: receiving a request for retrieving at least one access rule controlling access to at least one application of the secure element, from access rules stored in the secure element; outputting at least one access rule retrieved from the stored access rules, wherein an access rule controlling access to an application of the secure element is retrieved by searching only in access rules stored in a security domain to which the application belongs in the secure element, or an access rule controlling access to an application of the secure element is stored only in a security domain to which the application belongs in the secure element. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026760 | System and Method for Policy-Based Confidentiality Management - A system and method for policy-based confidentiality management provides comprehensive, fluid management of information security and ethical walls. It streamlines processes for securing confidential information without creating productivity barriers, provides interfaces to securely support processes of each major audience in a professional service organization across multiple systems and allows a Risk Team to create policy types for different scenarios and identify systems affected by the policies. It supports standard policy types and those for lateral hires, ITAR, data privacy, price sensitivity, trade secrets, and conflicts of interest and provides two-stage review to prevent incorrect policy application. User interfaces allow granting, denying, and requesting access. Reports sort information governance policies by user/group, client/engagement, or policy type. The system prevents both service desk and other professionals from violating risk management policies in the first place and provides a common user experience, whether a wall has an information barrier or is confidential. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026761 | SECURITY, FRAUD DETECTION, AND FRAUD MITIGATION IN DEVICE-ASSISTED SERVICES SYSTEMS - A device having: an application program that assists the device in accessing a data service over a wireless access network, an application credential associated with the application program, and a policy to be applied when the application program initiates or attempts to initiate communication over the wireless access network. The device also has one or more agents that detect an attempted installation of update software on the device, the update software purporting to be a modification, update, or replacement of the application program; obtain an update-software credential associated with the update software; obtain the application credential; allow the update software to be installed if the update-software credential matches the application credential; and interact with the application program to arrange a setting of the application program, the setting configured to assist in applying the policy when the application program initiates or attempts to initiate communication over the wireless access network. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENFORCING SECURITY POLICIES IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A method in one example implementation includes intercepting a request associated with an execution of an object (e.g., a kernel module or a binary) in a computer configured to operate in a virtual machine environment. The request is associated with a privileged domain of the computer that operates logically below one or more operating systems. The method also includes verifying an authorization of the object by computing a checksum for the object and comparing the checksum to a plurality of stored checksums in a memory element. The execution of the object is denied if it is not authorized. In other embodiments, the method can include evaluating a plurality of entries within the memory element of the computer, wherein the entries include authorized binaries and kernel modules. In other embodiments, the method can include intercepting an attempt from a remote computer to execute code from a previously authorized binary. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026763 | EDUCATING USERS AND ENFORCING DATA DISSEMINATION POLICIES - An authoring component determines the sensitivity of an authored document and generates a user interface conveying contextual educational information about data dissemination policies that apply to the document. The user interface also provides user input mechanisms that allow the user to provide inputs affect the enforcement of a given data dissemination policy on the document. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026764 | DETECTING, ENFORCING AND CONTROLLING ACCESS PRIVILEGES BASED ON SANDBOX USAGE - Systems and methods may provide for receiving web content and detecting an access control attribute associated with the web content. Additionally, the access control attribute may be monitored for a disablement condition. In one example, the disablement condition may be detected, an access policy may be determined in response to the disablement condition, and the access policy may be implemented. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026765 | DYNAMIC PROVISIONING OF PROTECTION SOFTWARE IN A HOST INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026766 | Mitigating a Denial-of-Service Attack in a Cloud-Based Proxy Service - A proxy server in a cloud-based proxy service receives a message that indicates that a domain, whose traffic passes through the proxy server, may be under a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. The proxy server enables a rule for the domain that specifies that future requests for resources at that domain are subject to at least initially passing a set of one or more challenges. In response to receiving a request for a resource of that domain from a visitor, the proxy server presents the set of challenges that, if not passed, are an indication that that the visitor is part of the DoS attack. If the set of challenges are passed, the request may be processed. If the set of challenges are not passed, the request may be dropped. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER SECURITY - A computing device includes a security control module to monitor and control security of the operating system and security of one or more applications executing within the operating system. The security control module transmits to a remote security server a policy identifier, which identifies a security policy that applies to the operating system and to the applications. The security control module receives from the remote security server a unique cryptographic key. The security control module periodically retrieves from the security server a set of commands selected by the remote security server according to the security policy and current conditions. The security control module executes each command. Each command either modifies execution of an executable program or process, collects information, or performs an action that modifies data associated with the operating system, data associated with the security control module, or data associated with the one or more applications. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026768 | REMOTE WIRELESS ADAPTER - Systems and methods are described for connecting a private network to the Internet through a remote wireless adapter. According to one embodiment, a remote wireless adapter sets up a tunnel with a network security device through a local area network (LAN) adapter of the remote wireless adapter and sets up a wide area network (WAN) connection through a wireless modem which is connected to the wireless adapter. The remote wireless adapter receives an outgoing data packet sent by the network security device through the tunnel and writes the outgoing data packet to the WAN connection. The remote wireless adapter also receives an incoming data packet through the WAN connection and forwards the incoming data packet to the network security device through the tunnel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026769 | System And Method For Managing A Broadband Network - A process for managing usage on a broadband network, said process comprising: (a) monitoring a subscriber's broadband usage; (b) determining if said usage rises to a level indicative of an event; (c) determining if said event is consistent with heavy usage or with a security incident; (d) if said event is consistent with heavy usage, offering said subscriber at least one of a plan for an upgraded subscription, or an incentive to concentrate usage in nonpeak time; and (e) if said event is consistent with a security incident, exercising security measures to minimize unintended usage. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026770 | SAFETY INFORMATION TRANSFER SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON EXTENDED PARAMETER SET - The present invention proposes a security information interaction system, device and method based on the extended parameter set. Said security information interaction system based on the extended parameter set comprises a security information interaction device and a security information interaction terminal, wherein said security information interaction device may execute the operations related to the transfer of a resource by means of performing the security information interaction with said security information interaction terminal via a communication interface based on one of a primary parameter set and the extended parameter set. The security information interaction system, device and method based on the extended parameter set disclosed in the present invention may realize the transfer operations of multiple kinds of resource having different attributes, the cost is lower, and the flexible configuration and extension can be realized according to the requirements. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026771 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTHENTICATING USERS - A method of authenticating users to reduce transaction risks includes indicating a desire to conduct a transaction and determining whether the transaction requires access to protected resources. Moreover, the method determines whether inputted information is known, determines a state of a communications device when the inputted information is known, and transmits a biometric authentication request from a server to an authentication system when the state of the communications device is enrolled. Additionally, the method includes validating the communications device, capturing biometric authentication data in accordance with a biometric authentication data capture request with the communications device, biometrically authenticating the user, generating a one-time pass-phrase and storing the one-time pass-phrase on the authentication system when the user is authenticated, comparing the transmitted one-time pass-phrase against the stored one-time pass-phrase, and granting access to the protected resources when the transmitted and stored one-time pass-phrases match. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026772 | MEDIA BASED AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR SECURE SERVICES - A method requests authentication of an electronic device by a service provider in response to a request for service by the electronic device. An authentication element is provided to the service provider via a secure media of the electronic device. In response to the request for service, an authorization server provides proxy authorization for the service provider by receiving an authorization element from the service provider and installing the authorization element on the secure media. Upon authenticating and authorizing the electronic device using the secure media, accessing the requested service. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026773 | Application and Permission Integration - Systems, methods and apparatuses of integrating applications in an application integration system are provided. In some examples, work-based applications may be integrated with personal applications, such as in an application region. One or more rules for accessing the applications within the application region may be determined or defined. In some examples, accessing the application region (e.g., via login or other authentication process) may provide access to all applications within the application region, without requiring additional login or authentication for each particular application being accessed. Further, the system may determine one or more rules for providing communication and/or data sharing between the one or more applications within the application region, between applications within the application region and outside the application region, between two or more applications regions, and the like. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026774 | ACCESS AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK HOTSPOT - Disclosed are an access authentication method and device for a WLAN hotspot. The method comprises: an access password of a WLAN hotspot is updated according to a preset update time interval; and access for a wireless workstation which is accessing to the WLAN hotspot through a soft AP is authenticated according to the updated access password. The disclosure can solve the problem in the related art that other users can use traffic without limitation once they have stolen the password which causes great damage to users who pay the bill because the access password of the WLAN hotspot can only be manually updated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026775 | ACCESS MODE SELECTION BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT SELECTED ACCESS NETWORK IDENTITY - Access mode selection based on user equipment selected access network identity may be useful, for example, with respect to the authentication in third generation partnership project (3GPP) networks of subscribers attaching to a trusted wireless local area network (WLAN) access network (TWAN). A method of access mode selection can include informing, in a request, an authentication server regarding at least one access mode for a user equipment. The method can also include selecting a mode of the at least one access mode to use with respect to the user equipment based on a response received from the authentication server in response to the request. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026776 | ANONYMOUS SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A computerized method and apparatus are established to identify a subject of common interest among multiple parties without releasing the true identity of any subject. Furthermore, a computerized network provides different parties at different locations with a mechanism to conduct cooperative activities concerning such a subject of common interest without exposing that subject to possible identity theft. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026777 | Connection Leasing for Hosted Services - Aspects herein describe brokering hosted resources in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) using connection leases to reduce demand on connection brokers and to allow hosted services to be maintained even in the event of a broker outage. When a client device desires to connect to a hosted resource (e.g., a hosted desktop or a hosted application), the client device may present a lease token to the session host. The lease token is a self-sustaining package of data from which a session host can determine whether the requesting client device is authorized to access one or more resources hosted by that session host. The lease token may be cryptographically signed to ensure its contents have not been altered, and further that the lease token originated from a trusted source. Lease tokens may be stored independently from a connection broker, thereby still being usable if the connection broker goes offline. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026778 | ACCESS PERMISSIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - In a hierarchical access permissions environment, a method for enabling efficient management of project-wise permissions including maintaining project-wise lists of network objects, access permissions to which cannot be managed together via a hierarchical folder structure and employing the project-wise lists of network objects to make project-wise changes in access permissions to the network objects without the need to individually modify access permissions to individual ones of the network objects. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026779 | PERFORMING REMOTE WI-FI NETWORK CONFIGURATION WHEN A NETWORK SECURITY PROTOCOL IS UNKNOWN - The disclosure relates to performing a remote Wi-Fi network configuration when a network security protocol is unknown. In particular, Wi-Fi network configurations typically require a name, a security protocol, and authentication credentials. However, users attempting to configure a Wi-Fi network may not know the security protocol or be unable to recall the security protocol when presented with a dialog requesting such details. As such, assuming a finite set of security protocols, the algorithm disclosed herein may assume an OPEN (e.g., unsecured) configuration on the destination Wi-Fi network if no credentials were supplied or alternatively a WPS configuration if credentials consisting of exactly eight digits were supplied. Otherwise, the algorithm may iterate through each security protocol supported on the device supports (e.g., according to popularity, complexity, etc.) until a successful network association occurs or all supported security protocols are exhausted. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026780 | HOST PROVIDING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A host providing system includes a physical host network switch which determines permission and non-permission of communication on the basis of whether or not information pieces indicating users correlated with information indicating a transmission source and information indicating a transmission destination included in communication data from a physical instance match each other, and controls the communication data on the basis of a determination result. Accordingly, since only communication between instances of the same user is permitted, and thus communication from a physical instance is appropriately controlled, it is possible to ensure security in the system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026781 | SECURE ELEMENTS BROKER (SEB) FOR APPLICATION COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTOR OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for managing concurrent secure elements on a mobile device to coordinate with an application or “app” running on the mobile device and an appropriate communications protocol for conducting transactions using the mobile device include: informing, by the processor, the reader device of a preferred app and a communication protocol usable by the preferred app; receiving, by the processor, information about which apps and communication protocols are supported by a reader for processing a transaction; locating, by the processor, a secure element supporting an app and a communication protocol supported by the reader; channeling the communication protocol for the specific configuration of the app and the supporting secure element; activating the secure element that supports the app; and processing, with the activated secure element, using the supported app and communication channel, the transaction with the reader. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026782 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - An information processing system, which includes one or more computers, includes a reception part configured to receive a request addressed to one of multiple destinations, a generation part configured to generate authority identification information for identifying operation authority to operate an apparatus in a case where provision of the operation authority is authorized based on a condition that differs depending on a combination of the destination of the request and a transmission source of the request, and a transmission part configured to transmit the authority identification information to the transmission source of the request. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026783 | WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A wireless authentication system includes an execution end device and a control end device. When the execution end device and the control end device receive an activation signal, the execution end device generates a time related random code, and transmits the time related random code to the control end device; and the control end device generates a comparison authentication code according to the time related random code, a fixed password and a variable password. When the execution end device determines that the comparison authentication code corresponds to a set of data stored in the execution end device, the execution end device performs a predetermined operation, and the variable password is changed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026784 | Hash Synchronization for Preventing Unauthorized Server Access Using Stolen Passwords - Techniques for preventing unauthorized access to a server system using stolen passwords are provided. In one embodiment, the server system can store an ordered set of hash values for a user, where each hash value in the ordered set of hash values is generated by applying a hash function in an ordered set of hash functions to the user's password. The server system can further receive, from a client device, a login request for the user that includes a hashed version of the password, and can select a hash value in the ordered set of hash values using a server-side index that is synchronized with a client-side index on the client device. The server system can then grant the login request if the selected hash value matches the hashed version of the password. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026785 | Content Activation Via Interaction-Based Authentication, Systems and Method - Systems, methods, and use-cases of multi-modal authentications and content distribution are presented. A content consumer can capture a multi-modal digital representation of multiple objects where a juxtaposition of features derived from the digital representation can be used to recognize that at least some of the objects are a valid authentication object. Upon authentication, an authentication agent determines a content access level for content associated with the corresponding to the juxtaposition. The content can then be presented on an electronic device, possibly within a secure virtual machine, according to the content access level. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-DISRUPTIVE MITIGATION OF MESSAGING FRAUD - A system and method are disclosed herein for providing mitigation of fraud in a hosted messaging service while having minimal impact on authorized messaging users. The method includes a system for detecting potential fraud based on multiple and configurable fraud indicators as well as historical data, which can be customized for individual users or groups. The system can terminate in-process messages that are potentially fraudulent and reset the network access credentials for the affected user accounts or devices that have been potentially compromised. The system uses historical data to block further messages from the compromised user accounts or devices to specific destination addresses where the presumed fraudulent messaging activity was directed. In a further aspect, the system and method can automatically reset the network access credentials for authorized users with minimal downtime. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026787 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR USER EQUIPMENT - Disclose are an authentication method, device and system for a user equipment. The method comprises: first, a user equipment receiving a random value RAND and a cognitive code AUTN in an evolved packet system (EPS) authentication vector sent by a network side device; when an operating mode of the user equipment is a long-term evolved node LTE Hi operating mode, the user equipment performing authentication based on the RAND and the AUTN. In the authentication process, the user equipment ignores a verification result of a separation bit of an authentication management field (AMF) in the AUTN; or, the user equipment does not verify the separation bit of the AMF. The present disclosure is applicable to the field of communication systems. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026788 | AUTHENTICATION BY IMAGE MANIPULATION - In some examples, a method of authenticating is described. The method may include sending first repair parameters representing one or more first repair operations applied to a first marked image to generate a first repaired image to a first entity. The method may also include receiving, from the first entity, a second repaired image. The method may also include authenticating the first entity when the second repaired image received from the first entity matches the first repaired image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026789 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR VALIDATING USER - User validation accuracy is improved without inconveniencing a user. When an authentication request packet is received from a terminal and the authentication is successful based on a user ID and a password, an HTTP header, user-agent information, and access source IP address are extracted from the packet, and user authentication is performed by verifying the IP address and the user-agent information against usage history information where at most two sets of the IP address and the user-agent information extracted from the authentication request packet which is received from the same user previously are registered. When the set of the IP address and the UA information corresponding to the new extracted IP address and the new extracted UA information is registered in the usage history information, the authentication is successful, and the usage history information is overwritten with the new IP address and the new UA information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026790 | Method for Computer Access Control by Means of Mobile End Device - A method for access control to a computer with a mobile end device relies on using contactless interfaces. An authentication to the computer is carried out with the mobile end device and upon a successful authentication the access to the computer is granted or maintained. For preparing the authentication, a certificate is loaded into the mobile end device from a portable data carrier separate from the mobile end device. For authentication, authentication data comprising the certificate or obtained from the certificate are provided to the computer from the mobile end device via the contactless interfaces. | 2015-01-22 |
20150026791 | EFFICIENT NETWORK LAYER FOR IPv6 PROTOCOL - An electronic device may include a network interface that may enable the electronic device to wirelessly couple the electronic device to other electronic devices. The electronic device may also include a processor that may determine at least one data path to the other electronic devices using a Routing Information Protocol—Next Generation (RIPng) routing mechanism. After identifying at least one data path to the other electronic devices, the processor may determine whether the identified data path(s) is secure using a Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocol. If the identified data path(s) is determined to be secure, the processor may send Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) data packets to the other electronic devices via the secure data path(s). | 2015-01-22 |
20150026792 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SECURE VIDEO DISPLAY - A system for providing a secure video display using a one-way data link. An input interface for receives a video stream signal. The one-way data link has an input node coupled to receive the input video stream signal and an output node. A processing system is coupled to the output node of the one-way data link and is configured to run a predetermined operating system. In an embodiment, a video display software program operates within the predetermined operating system to process the video stream signal received from the output node of the one-way data link and to provide an output signal for viewing on a display coupled to the processing system. Optionally, the video display program operates within a virtual operating system running within the predetermined operating system. In other embodiments, the video display program may process a video stream signal containing a plurality of different video programs. | 2015-01-22 |