| 48th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
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| 20110296442 | GENERATING A WEB SERVICE - Web services are automatically generated from corresponding Web applications under service-oriented architecture. A Web service is generated based on a Web application, comprising: obtaining user input information of the Web application, obtaining call stack information that is generated by the Web application at runtime based on the user input information, performing parameter matching between the user input information and the call stack information, selecting a method from the call stack information as an application programming interface based on a result of the parameter matching and the call stack information, and generating the Web service using the application programming interface. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296443 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL CLIENT APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE - A device, including a computer readable medium storing executable computer instructions for implementing an application program interface (API). The API including a function call for enabling communications between a calling application and a client on the device, the client communicating with a directory server. In another aspect, there is provided a computer-readable medium, including executable computer instructions for implementing an application program interface (API) on a device. The API, including a function call for enabling communications between a calling application and a client on the device, the client communicating with a directory server. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296444 | CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COMMANDS - A customer premises equipment (CPE) receives a remote procedure call (RPC) command with at least one search condition from an auto-configuration server (ACS). The at least one search condition includes at least one parameter with at least one parameter value. The CPE searches a data model to find at least one instance ID corresponding to the at least one search condition, and replaces the at least one search condition of the RPC command with the at least one found instance ID. The CPE executes the RPC command with the at least one found instance ID. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296445 | DISC CHANGER - A disc changer includes: a disc cartridge having a case body in which a plurality of disc-shaped recording media are storable by being arrayed in the axial direction of the center axis, and an information input medium to which at least information relating to pitch between disc-shaped recording media and the number of stored disc-shaped recording media is input; a disc holder configured to hold the disc cartridge, a portion of which is moveable in the center axial direction of the disc-shaped recording media; and a movement mechanism including an encoder, configured to determine a stop position in the center axial direction of the disc holder based on information input to the information input medium. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296446 | DISC CHANGER - A disc changer includes a disc cartridge having an insertion hole, a case body into which the disc cartridge is inserted, having first and second shells which can be separated in which a plurality of disc-shaped recording media are storable by being arrayed in the axial direction of the center axis, and a lock lever for locking the shells in a connected state; and a disc holder to hold the inserted disc cartridge, including an unlocking piece which unlocks locking between the shells by being inserted into the insertion hole when the disc cartridge is inserted into the disc holder to press the lock lever, and a restricting lever supported by the unlocking piece, including a restricting portion engaged with the case body when the unlocking piece is inserted into the insertion hole, so that locking between the shells is unlocked, the restricting lever restricting movement in the extracting direction. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296447 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, INSPECTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING METHOD - A method for inspecting an optical information storage medium includes the steps of: irradiating the storage medium with a laser beam and rotating the medium by a constant linear velocity control technique by reference to the radial location at which the laser beam forms a spot on the medium; changing the rotational velocities according to the radial location on the medium between at least two linear velocities that include a first linear velocity Lv | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296448 | TURNTABLE FOR SPINDLE MOTOR AND SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING THE SAME - A spindle motor having a turntable is disclosed, the spindle motor including: a bearing having a rotation hole; a bearing housing accommodating the bearing; a stator including a core secured at a periphery of the bearing housing and a coil wound on the core; a rotation shaft rotatably coupled to the bearing; a rotor coupled to the rotation shaft and including a magnet facing the core; a turntable body coupled to the rotation shaft and formed with a round groove at a bottom surface facing an upper surface accommodated by a disk; and a turntable including at least one ball accommodated in the round groove, where a rolling frictional coefficient between the turntable and the ball is in the range of 0.12˜0.16. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296449 | DISK CARTRIDGE - A disk cartridge includes a case body that can house a plurality of disk-shaped recording media and is joined or separated by making a first shell contact with/separate from a second shell in an axial direction, and a lock lever that is rotatably supported and locks the first shell and the second shell in a joining manner, in the inside of the case body. A disk inserting/ejecting slot is formed, a supporting shaft is provided to the case body, the lock lever includes a supported part, a lock part, and a lock-release part, the first shell is provided with an open/close panel that includes an insertion hole, an insertion protrusion part that is inserted into the insertion hole of the open/close panel is provided to an end part of the lock-release part, and an end face of the insertion protrusion part is formed as an inclined face. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296450 | DISC CARTRIDGE - A disc cartridge includes a case body in which a plurality of disc-shaped recording media can be stored being arranged in the axial direction of a central shaft and which includes a first shell having a base face portion parallel to a recording face of the recording medium and a second shell having a basal plane portion parallel to the recording face, which move toward or away from each other in the axial direction, thereby being combined with or separated from each other, wherein the second shell has a pair of side face portions protruding in the same direction from both end portions of the basal plane portion and situated facing each other, a thin-walled portion is formed at a central portion between the side face portions in the basal plane portion, and a bridge member which is attached to span the side face portions is provided. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296451 | DISK CARTRIDGE - A disk cartridge includes a case body that is capable of housing a plurality of disk-shaped recording media and is joined or separated by making a first shell contact with/separate from a second shell in an axial direction, and a lock lever that is rotatably supported and locks the first shell and the second shell in a joining manner, in the inside of the case body. A supporting shaft is provided to the case body, the lock lever includes a supported part and a lock part, a disk inserting/ejecting slot is formed, an open/close panel is provided to the first shell, the lock lever is supported on an end part of the case body, and an insertion concave part in which the lock part of the lock lever can be inserted and engaged is formed within an inner face of the open/close panel. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT-AWARE PERSISTENT ADVERTISEMENTS - A method and system of providing content-aware persistent advertisements comprises the steps of ingesting and collecting VDNA (Video DNA) fingerprints of media contents playing on various network-enabled terminals including Internet browsers, mobile devices, tablets, smart televisions and so on; sending the ingested fingerprints along with other information such as metadata, user's location, etc, to the content identification server via Internet or mobile networks, and selecting accurate advertisements according to the media content and relevant information, then finally pushing the advertisements back to user's terminal. With VDNA fingerprint identification, media contents are identified by content instead of metadata or other surrounding information, so that the result of identification can be considered genuine, and the chosen advertisements based on the media content can be persistent across multiple terminals playing the same media content. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296453 | Pay-Per-Website Visit ad system - A method and system are provided for correlating ads viewed on a Television through a Set-Top Box (STB) to subsequent website visits or online/mobile sale transactions in an anonymous manner. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the method includes the steps of (a) receiving from a STB the contents and ad runs, with the STB being identified by a STB ID; and (b) correlating the website visit or online/mobile sale transaction with identifiers such as IP Address and/or Unique Carrier User ID to the TV ad viewed by matching the STB ID based on two Advertisers with two different Ad IDs, one of which is a Local Ad, delivered to the same STB ID from two different Content IDs, and two visits by a user from the same IP Address to the respective URLs, both visits within a pre-determined time period after the respective ad runs. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296454 | PROVISION OF TV ID TO NON-TV DEVICE TO ENABLE ACCESS TO TV SERVICES - To permit non-TV CE devices to participate in a closed Internet Protocol television (IPTV) program, a non-TV CE device obtains a TV identification upon program registration which it subsequently uses to access content from the IPTV program. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296455 | MOVING PICTURE PROVIDING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC ADVERTISEMENT VARYING ACCORDING TO TIMES - A moving picture providing system for providing a dynamic advertisement varying according to times is provided. The moving picture providing system determines an advertisement priority that varies according to times for each of frames that constitute a moving picture in consideration of a user selection factor for each frame and an advertisement selection factor for each frame, selects at least one frame to which an advertisement is to be applied according the determined advertisement priority, and provides a moving picture by applying the advertisement to the selected at least one frame. At the beginning of a selecting of advertisements to be included in a moving picture, an advertisement is selected more based on moving picture originated information than user preference information but the ratio of advertisement selection based on user preference information is getting larger with the time lapse. A moving picture having an increasing ratio of a user adaptive advertisement is provided, so that the efficiency of the advertisement is enhanced. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296456 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT AVAILABILITY NOTIFICATION - Systems and methods are operable to notify a user of content availability. An exemplary embodiment receives a content availability notification request that specifies at least one content of interest, searches current electronic program guide (EPG) information to identify the content of interest, determines that the information identifying the specified content of interest is unavailable based upon the search of the current EPG information, generates a content availability reminder that is associated with the specified content of interest, monitors a content database to determine an availability of the specified content of interest identified in the content availability reminder, determines that the specified content of interest is available when the monitored content database indicates availability of the specified content of interest, and generates a content availability reminder notification that indicates at least a title of the specified content of interest. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296457 | CONVERGED COMMUNICATION SERVER WITH TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT - A communications server increases the value of cable and communication services by enabling the integration of packet network content with directed advertising in a managed environment. Such services may include Video On Demand and videoconferencing running on a Converged Communication Platform. Content processing within the server enables the combining of streaming content with different types of ads. Content integration is controlled through software negotiations between subscriber, advertiser, and content provider software agents. The rate, selection, placement, and number of advertisements within a television program or videoconference can also be determined. The ability to custom tailor content and advertisements increases the value of advertising, lowers costs to subscribers, improves the viewing experience, and disburdens transaction participants from the manual tasks that would otherwise be required during transaction setup. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296458 | BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT AND ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION IN MEDIA CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes a media content delivery system transmitting a transport stream containing an advertisement channel and a program channel, the program channel carrying a media program stream at a first bit rate, detecting an upcoming advertisement break within the media program stream, inserting, in response to the detecting of the upcoming advertisement break, an advertisement content stream having a second bit rate that is lower than the first bit rate into the program channel to temporally coincide with the advertisement break to free bandwidth in the transport stream during the advertisement break, and inserting an additional advertisement content stream in the advertisement channel, the additional advertisement content stream temporally coinciding with the advertisement break and utilizing at least a portion of the freed bandwidth in the transport stream. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network device including a controller programmed to receive security video content associated with a premises where the security video content has been captured by one or more cameras located within or in proximity to the premises and where the premises have one or more Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), and transmit the security video content to the DVR for forwarding to a communication device that is remote from the premises, where the security video content is wirelessly transmitted over a wireless television (TV) channel dynamically selected from available wireless TV channels associated with the premises. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296460 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REMOTE USER INTERFACE (UI) SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing a remote User Interface (UI) service in a remote UI server, including: receiving description information of a remote UI client and an Audio Video (AV) device from a remote UI proxy server; generating a first UI resource based on the received description information; and transmitting the first UI resource to the remote UI client in response to a request of the remote UI client. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296461 | Announcing The Availability Of An Electronic Programming Guide To Receivers Of Enhanced Television Transmissions - A unique session identifier may be utilized to announce the availability of an electronic programming guide to users of an enhanced television distribution system. In some embodiments, the unique session identifier may be utilized in a variety of systems to provide a uniform way of recognizing the availability of an electronic programming guide in conjunction with enhanced television distribution systems. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296462 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES ONTO A SCREEN - The disclosure relates to an apparatus, a system and a method for displaying images onto a screen. The apparatus can be used to display images onto the screen for displaying programmes and/or messages and/or additional images which temporarily replace and/or are combined with programmes and/or messages and/or main images which are generally reproduced onto the screen that is to say received by any signal transmission device and selected by the television set by a television tuner. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296463 | RANKING SEARCH RESULTS - Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses for ranking search results are presented. According to one or more aspects, two or more search results may be ranked based on the extent to which each search result matches at least one search criterion and based on the amount of time that content corresponding to each search result will remain available. Content with less availability time remaining may be ranked higher than content with more availability time remaining. The ranking may also be based on a genre of the content being ranked, and availability may be weighted differently in ranking content of different genres. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296464 | CONTENT ALERT UPON AVAILABILITY FOR INTERNET-ENABLED TV - Internet application use and execution in an IPTV system is separated from the television to eliminate the Internet application learning curve and at the same time preserve a viewing experience. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296465 | Making Televisions Connected and Collaborative - A television interface unit (TVIU) allows users to use a client device to select content from internet for watching on a television and to control the presentation of the content on the television. The TVIU sends web-pages from the internet to the client device. The user can select a web page comprising digital content received from the TVIU and indicate to the TVIU to present the same content on a television. The client device can be disconnected from the TVIU to perform other activities and subsequently reconnected to the TVIU to resume control of the content presented on the television. A TVIU can be controlled using multiple client devices and a single client device can control multiple TVIUs. The TVIU can be connected to other TVIUs to synchronize viewing of content on multiple televisions, thereby allowing social interaction based on internet content presented on a television. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-NETWORK PROGRAM RETRIEVAL - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, network device having a controller programmed to transmit requests on a primary network for a program recording corresponding to a program on at least one of the plurality of Electronic Program Guides (EPGs) where the EPGs are retrieved from a plurality of network sources including a plurality of remote network sources unaffiliated with the primary network and receive the requested program recording. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296467 | LINKING INTERACTIVE TELEVISION APPLICATIONS TO DYNAMIC VIDEO MOSAIC ELEMENTS - The present invention teaches a method of creating and presenting a user interface comprising a Dynamic Mosaic Extended Electronic Programming Guide (DMXEPG) using video, audio, special applications, and service dynamic metadata. The system enables television or digital radio service subscribers to select and display of various programs including video, interactive TV applications, or any combination of audio or visual components grouped and presented in accordance with the dynamic program/show metadata, business rules and objectives of service providers, broadcasters, and/or personal subscriber choices, collectively referred to as mosaic element presentation criteria. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296468 | AUGMENTING TELEVISION MEDIA - This document describes techniques for, and apparatuses capable of, augmenting television media through a mobile computing device and/or a television-capable computing device. In one embodiment, a user's mobile computing device receives an event associated with a particular program of television media from the television-capable computing device, and, using this event, augments that television media through the mobile computing device with information associated with this event. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296469 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL - A broadcasting signal receiver and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal are disclosed. An identifier of a cell is configured in second program table information or signaling information of the broadcasting signal. If the cell is changed, channel information of the changed cell can be obtained from second program table information in which transmission channel information of each cell for a broadcasting program is configured. Accordingly, the broadcasting signal receiver can continuously output the program although the cell is changed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296470 | SATELLITE RECEPTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR USE AS A HEAD END WITH PROGRAMMABLE TRANSPONDER CONVERSION OF TRANSPONDER BLOCKS - Various designs of configurable multiswitch or multifeed satellite reception systems comprising switch-over matrices and transponder branches and “one cable solutions” which allow or do not allow subsequent expansion with respect to the subscribers that can be connected thereto are known from the prior art. In general, the costs for such systems comprising frequency converters are primarily determined by the frequency converters and the associated filters. The aim of the invention is to devise inexpensive methods or devices which allow detection of the complete frequency spectrum—even after subsequent expansions—and which therefore do not involve any restrictions with respect to the program range. The device for the freely programmable conversion of 1 to m transponders in n transponder blocks (TB | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296471 | Method for storing and transmitting audio data in an audio and video data stream - A method for storing and transmitting audio data in an audio and video data stream. Audio and video data is received by a television reception apparatus. At least part of the received audio and video data is transmitted to a processing and storage apparatus. Audio data is extracted from the transmitted audio and video data by the processing and storage apparatus, and the extracted audio data is stored on a storage medium of the processing and storage apparatus. The stored audio data is provided in a motor vehicle information and entertainment system. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296472 | CONTROLLABLE DEVICE COMPANION DATA - Controllable device companion data is described. In embodiments, a companion utility is executed by a portable device to interface the portable device with a controllable device via a wireless network. The portable device can communicate a request to the controllable device to initiate the controllable device sending a data source to the portable device, which receives the data source from the controllable device via the wireless network. The portable device then monitors the data source for a trigger event that initiates an action at the portable device. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296473 | VIDEO WORKFLOW AUTOMATION PLATFORM - A method and system for a video workflow automation platform (VWAP) is described. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296474 | VIDEO WORKFLOW AUTOMATION PLATFORM FOR PUBLISHING A VIDEO FEED IN MULTIPLE FORMATS - A method and system for a video workflow automation platform (VWAP) for publishing a video feed in multiple formats is described. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296475 | SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR ALLOCATING BANDWIDTH IN SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEMS BASED ON INTEREST - Systems and methods for allocating bandwidth in a switched digital video (SDV) system based on channel interest. In some embodiments, bandwidth is deallocated from channels and allocated to requested channels having a higher interest. Tiered approaches for allocating bandwidth are disclosed. Embodiments in which QAMs are allocated across services in a multi-service system based on interest are also disclosed. Embodiments for accommodating emergency access system (EAS) functionality in a SDV system are also disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SOCIAL MASHUP IN A CONTENT PROVIDER ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for providing a social mashup in a content provider environment. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods provide a mashup that may be published for viewing by a plurality of subscribers of the content provider and may allow for content to be posted by various subscribers. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296477 | NETWORK MANAGEMENT - A system and method are disclosed for managing networks. Devices in a neighborhood may communicate with a termination server (TS) at a local office. The devices may also communicate locally with one another using a second, localized network. As an alternative to obtaining network communication and initialization data from the TS, the devices may consult with devices on the local network to determine if such devices have the initialization data available for use. Through the local network, the devices may also share tuning resources with one another, so that neighboring devices may use each others' resources to render or record additional content when their own resources are otherwise unavailable. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296478 | DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICE INSERTION DURING CONTENT DISPLAY - A system, device and method for service insertion during a video display. A client device detects a video request input, and in response, selects and initiates an advanced service asset while the player buffers the requested video data. The output of the player is displayed in a background field while the media display data of the advanced service asset is displayed in a foreground field. The player display data may be brought to the foreground after a preset time or when the player is ready to display the requested video. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296479 | Video Processor and Video Processing Method - In one embodiment, there is provided a video processor that includes: an access module configured to access a Web site on internet; an analyzing module configured to analyze information about the Web site so as to calculate processing load for displaying the Web site; and a display controller configured to switch between a first display mode and a second display mode depending on the processing load, wherein only the Web site is displayed in the first display mode, and wherein both the Web site and a certain image are displayed together in the second display mode. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296480 | SYSTEM, TERMINAL, SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RICH APPLICATION BASED MULTI-SCREEN IPTV SERVICE - A system, terminal, server, and method for providing a rich application-based multi-screen IPTV service are disclosed. The system for providing a rich application-based multi-screen IPTV service includes: an IPTV system providing an IPTV service to two or more terminals; and a multi-screen management server supporting a multi-screen service of the IPTV service provided by the IPTV system by interworking with a multi-screen management module provided in the terminals. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296481 | PREMISES GATEWAY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE IN A CONTENT-BASED NETWORK - Apparatus and methods for premises gateway functions that integrate or unify functions typically distributed across multiple devices within a content-based network. In one embodiment, the out-of-band (OOB) signaling functionality normally provided in each of a set-top-box (STB) and digital video recorder (DVR) are unified into a common OOB (e.g., DOCSIS) capable premises gateway device, thereby obviating OOB tuners and related components from each device. In another variant, the premises gateway is adapted for all-IP operation, such as for use with IP-based computers and IP set-top boxes, etc. Fully unified variants are also disclosed, wherein the DVR and/or STB functions are physically integrated within the premises gateway. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296482 | Method and System for Establishing Digital Media Streams - Methods in an access node for establishing digital media streams between a media server and terminals in a customer premises network are provided. The method includes receiving, from the terminal, a request for establishing a first digital media stream by joining an already established digital media stream; determining transmission resources allocated to the customer premises network; comparing a sum of transmission resources required for the first digital media stream and the already established digital media streams between the media server and the customer premises network with the transmission resources allocated to the customer premises network; and establishing a digital substitution media stream replacing the first digital media stream. The digital substitution media stream is adapted to provide the same content as the first media stream but further adapted to require less transmission resources, so that the sum of transmission resources required for the digital substitution media stream and the already established digital media streams does not exceed the transmission resources allocated to the customer premises network. The substitution media stream is established by joining an already established digital media stream that requires less transmission resources. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296483 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER - A digital broadcast receiver having a conditional access card exchanges information related to broadcast programs with an information server via the Internet. When the conditional access card generates a tuning command in preparation for an exchange of such related information, a controller in the digital broadcast receiver sends the conditional access card a pseudo confirmation response so that the conditional access card can operate as if the related information were to be transmitted and received by conventional out-of-band signaling. Out-of-band signaling circuits, if present in the digital receiver, are powered off when the related information can be transmitted and received via the Internet. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296484 | AUDIO AND VIDEO TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENTS - Transmitters convert audio and/or video signals into wireless communication signals. Smart phones, personal data assistants and/or other audio/video electronic devices are programmed to detect the wireless communications signals and display them to users. A user selects a desired signal and the smartphone receives the signal and converts it into an audio and/or video signal, which is recorded and/or output. The transmitters are connected to or integrated into microphones, televisions, phones, or other video/audio/media sources, converting audio and/or video received from these sources. This allows for ultra-high quality private broadcasts and reception. The smartphone, personal data assistants and/or other audio/video electronic devices programming also allows identification, commenting and bookmarking of received audio/video, transfer of the audio/video to other devices, transcription of the audio, and other manipulation of the received signals. When specified, the device application requires payment before enabling a recording option, protecting the copyrights of a performer/presenter. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296485 | VIDEO STREAMING - A video sequence is to be transmitted at a selectable quality from a server over a network. A network control protocol operates in response to a control parameter to allocate to the server a share of available transmission capacity in proportion to the value of the control parameter. First, one determines a plurality of transmission rate values that are needed over successive time periods of the sequence for successful transmission of the sequence at a reference quality; then the control parameter is set, proportional to the transmission rate value and communicated to the control protocol at corresponding time instants. The sequences can then be transmitted, encoded at a quality from time to time selected in dependence upon the actual transmission capacity made available by the network to the server. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296486 | DYNAMIC SERVICE ACCESS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to authenticate a desktop client to an identity service (IS), to receive a request, from an application, at the IS via the desktop client for a virtual service internet protocol (IP) address associated with a service. The IS may operate to build a routing token that includes an original physical IP address associated with the service when a policy associated with the IS permits access to the service by a user identity associated with the desktop client. After the routing token is validated, the application may be connected to the service via the desktop client. The application may comprise an e-mail application or a remote control application, such as a virtual network computing (VNC) application. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296487 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN FULLY FUNCTIONAL ISOLATED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT FOR ACCESSING CONTENT - A sandbox tool can cooperate with components of a secure operating system to create an isolated execution environment for accessing content without exposing other processes and resources of the computing system to the untrusted content. The sandbox tool can create the isolated execution environment with an assigned security context of the secure operating system. The security context can define the security policies applied by the operating system to the isolated execution environment, thereby, defining the levels of access the isolated execution environment has to the resources of the computing system. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296488 | System and Method for I/O Port Assignment and Security Policy Application in a Client Hosted Virtualization System - A client hosted virtualization system includes a processor and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the client hosted virtualization system, authenticates a virtual machine image, launches the virtual machine based on the image, and implements a policy manager. The policy manager determines a policy for the virtual machine, receives a request to access a device from the virtual machine, determines if the virtual machine is permitted to access the device based upon the policy, and if so, permits the virtual machine to access the device. If not, the policy manager denies the virtual machine access to the device. The client hosted virtualization system is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296489 | SELECTION OF SUCCESSIVE AUTHENTICATION METHODS - A method of authenticating a user who is a subscriber of a home network, authenticated in a first network, for accessing a service in a second network. This method includes: authenticating the user in the first network with a first authentication method selected in an authentication server; reserving resources for the service towards a rules enforcement device; requesting control rules for the resources towards a control rules server; submitting towards the control rules server information about the first authentication method; determining at the control rules server whether a further authentication of the user with a further authentication method is required; and instructing from the control rules server towards the authentication server to force the further authentication of the user with the further authentication method. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296490 | AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OF GLOBAL USER SECURITY GROUPS - A system for automatically replacing a user security group-based computer security policy by a computer security policy based at least partially on actual access, including a learned access permissions subsystem operative to learn current access permissions of users to network objects in an enterprise computer environment and to provide an indication of which users are members of which user security groups having access permissions to which network objects, a learned actual access subsystem operative to learn actual access history of users in the enterprise to the network objects and to provide indications of which users have had actual access to which network objects, and a computer security policy administration subsystem, receiving indications from the learned access permission subsystem and the learned actual access subsystem and being operative to automatically replace pre-selected user-security group-based access permissions with at least partially actual access-based access permissions without disrupting access to network objects. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296491 | ACCOUNT SERVER AND NETWORK ACCESS METHOD USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an account server includes a first communication module, a second communication module, a database, and a controller. The first communication module receives a logon request from an electronic device, and establishes a session with the device. The second communication module obtains data from a service site connected to a network. The database associatively stores data for identifying electronic devices, data for identifying and accessing service sites, and names of services. The controller receives a service name from an electronic device which is established a session, obtains data from a service site by using data for identifying and accessing the site, and sends the data to the electronic device which is established a session. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296492 | Method of world-wide website registration - The present document describes a method of registering a world wide website by a registration authority comprising: providing to a website owner a pre-registration logo to be posted on a website while verifying data received from said website owner, announcing the website in WWWSR data base as pre-registered, during an opposition period, if there is an opposition, the mediation process is initiated to determine the validity of registering of the recently filed website or if there are no oppositions, the website will be registered after the specified delay period. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296493 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal selects a method of interfacing an identification device with the mobile terminal according to whether the mobile terminal enters a sleep mode. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296494 | Service-Based Authentication to a Network - A method and a system for service-based authentication of a terminal to a network is described, wherein the terminal comprises a number of communications interfaces, each communications interface allowing the terminal to set-up a predetermined communication channel with the network. The method comprises the steps of: sending a service request for access to a network service; receiving in response to the service request an authentication request from the network; identifying the communication channel through which the authentication request was received; and, sending an authentication response RES to the network, wherein the authentication response depends on the identified communication channel. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296495 | Redundant Credentialed Access to a Secured Network - A mobile communication device is configured to provide redundant credentialed access to one or more secured wireless communication networks. The mobile device obtains credentialed access to one of the secured networks by remotely using credentials stored in a credentialed communication device that is locally available (i.e., in the vicinity of the mobile device). Responsive to detecting the actual, or potential, compromise of the mobile device's credentialed access to that secured network, the mobile device switches to other credentials stored in a different credentialed device and obtains credentialed access to one of the secured networks by remotely using those other credentials. This switching occurs dynamically upon detecting the compromise of credentialed access, as well as automatically without requiring the mobile device's user to manually enter commands into the device's user interface. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296496 | System and Method for Maintaining Dual Identity in a Server Process - A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for managing identity authorizations to access information processing system resources. An application thread requiring access to target resources is initiated and associated with an authenticated client identity and a server identity. The resource authorization attribute of a resource required for execution of the application thread designates the use of a client identity, a server identity, or a client identity and server identity when attempting authorized access of the resource. The client identity, the server identity, or the client identity and server identity is then respectively used to access the target resource and the application thread is executed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296497 | Delegation-Based Authorization - Delegation-based authorization is described. In one example, a reference monitor receives from a first entity a request and a credential statement comprising a delegation of authority over a fact to a further entity. An authorization node then determines whether the further entity consents to provide the fact to the first entity and evaluates the request in accordance with an authorization policy and the credential statement. In another example, an assertion comprising a statement delegating authority over a fact to a further entity is received at an authorization node from a first entity. An authorization policy is then used to determine that the first entity vouches for the fact if each of these conditions are met: i) the first entity consents to import the fact from the further entity, ii) the further entity consents to export the fact to the first entity, and iii) the further entity asserts the fact. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296498 | Fax authentication for secure fax transmission and of unwanted faxes - A system and a method of authenticating faxes are disclosed. The method includes receiving image data that includes at least one page to be transmitted by a sending fax device. An authentication code is generated at the sending fax device. The authentication code is transmitted to a receiving fax device. The receiving fax device determines whether the authentication code is one which is accepted. If it is, the receiving fax device authorizes commencement of the fax transmission. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296499 | Security Context Passing for Stateless System Management - Systems and methods for stateless system management are described. Examples include a method wherein a user sends the management system a request to act upon a managed system. The management system determines whether the user is authorized for the requested action. Upon authorization, the management system looks up an automation principal, which is a security principal native to the managed system. The management system retrieves connecting credentials for the automation principal, and connects to the managed system using the retrieved credentials. Once the managed system is connected, the management system performs the requested action on the managed system, and sends the result back to the user. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296500 | Methods for Server-Driven Packet Congestion Control - Methods for congestion control by a AAA server are provided. In an embodiment of the invention a hint indicator is embedded in reply messages from a AAA server. In subsequent messages received by that AAA server, the AAA server determines when the hint indicator is present. Processing decisions for the subsequent message are based on the presence of the hint indicator. In another embodiment, a method for congestion control at the AAA server is provided. At the AAA server a message received from a network access server is stored and timestamped in an ingress message queue. A congestion state for the AAA server is determined based on an ingress queue state and a message age state. The message is processed based on the congestion state. In alternative embodiments, message processing is based on the congestion state, message type and number of round trip messages. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296501 | Connecting Devices to an Existing Secure Wireless Network - An intermediary device may be used to connect a telecommunications device to an existing secure network that is accessed by a computing device. The intermediary device may simplify connections to the secure network by connecting to the secure network without setting up a new connection to the secure network. The telecommunications device may connect to the computing device, via the intermediary device, using a secondary network, which enables the telecommunications device to access the secure network through the computing device. In some instances, the computing device may operate to bridge a connection with the telecommunications device and perform some or all of the functions of the intermediary device. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296502 | Methods and Systems for Network-Based Management of Application Security - To control privileges and access to resources on a per-process basis, an administrator creates a rule that may be applied to modify a process's token. The rule includes an application-criterion set and changes to be made to the groups and/or privileges of a token. The rule is set as a policy within a group policy object (GPO), where a GPO is associated with one or more groups of computers. When a GPO containing a rule is applied to a computer, a driver installed on the computer accesses the rule(s) anytime a logged-on user executes a process. If the executed process satisfies the criterion set of a rule the changes contained within the rule are made to the process token, and the user has expanded and/or contracted access and/or privileges for only that process. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296503 | DOMAIN BASED AUTHENTICATION SCHEME - In one example, a system for authenticating domains operates by authenticating a first domain and the extensions that make up the URI of an initial or primary Internet network call. Thereafter, the system can enable the owner of the first domain to make assertions or statements about additional domains and URIs that make up the rest of the web page, session or application. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296504 | MULTIPLE ACCESS AUTHENTICATION - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive, at a generating identity provider (IDP), original user credentials sufficient to authenticate a user directly from a user machine, or indirectly from an initial identity provider. Additional activities may include generating, by the generating IDP, generated user credentials having the lifetime of a login session associated with the user, the lifetime initiated approximately when the original user credentials or a token associated with the user are/is validated at the generating IDP. Still further activities may include receiving a request associated with the user during the login session to access an application protected by an agent, and transmitting at least part of the generated user credentials from the generating IDP to the application to authenticate the user to the generating IDP while the login session is not terminated or expired. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296505 | CLOUD-BASED PERSONAL TRAIT PROFILE DATA - A system and method is disclosed for sensing, storing and using personal trait profile data. Once sensed and stored, this personal trait profile data may be used for a variety of purposes. In one example, a user's personal trait profile data may be accessed and downloaded to different computing systems with which a user may interact so that the different systems may be instantly tuned to the user's personal traits and manner of interaction. In a further example, a user's personal trait profile data may also be used for authentication purposes. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296506 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for establishing a synchronized interactive multimedia communication among a plurality of users. The method includes generating, at a first device, first information associated with a multimedia content selected by a first user. The first information is generated based on parameters. The method includes transmitting the first information to a second user. The first and second user is associated with a social computer network. Further, the method includes, at second devices, receiving the first information from the social network. The method includes processing the first information to establish a synchronized multimedia interactive communication between the second and the first user. The presentation of the multimedia content in the synchronized interactive multimedia communication is synchronized among the first device and the second device(s). The synchronized interactive multimedia communication is performed along with the presentation of the multimedia content. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296507 | Providing an Electronic Document Collection - In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to access an electronic document collection that integrates a plurality of electronic sub-documents that are each of one of a plurality of defined document types. The method also includes retrieving information that is associated with the document collection, wherein the retrieved information identifies a first sub-document of the plurality of sub-documents using a first non-address identifier, and identifying a first software application that is configured to provide access to the first sub-document. The method additionally includes initiating a first connection with a first server that causes execution of the identified first software application and that, using the first non-address identifier, provides access to the first sub-document. The method further includes integrating access to the first sub-document into the document collection through the initiated first connection with the first server that causes execution of the first software application. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296508 | DIGITAL HANDSHAKE FOR AUTHENTICATION OF DEVICES - This is directed to a digital handshake for establishing a secure communications path between two electronic devices. Each device can capture an image of the other device using a camera (e.g., a front facing camera or a back facing camera) and extract, from the captured image, a key or seed associated with the other device. For example, each device can display a seed to be identified from an image taken by the other device. Using the extracted keys or seeds, each device can generate, using a same process, an identical digital handshake key. The digital handshake key can then be used to define a secure communications path between the two devices and share information securely. In some embodiments, a digital handshake key can be shared among several devices to create a multi-device secure communications path. Once a communications path has been established, the devices in the path can be identified and authenticated from the digital handshake key to receive access to secured goods, services or information. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296509 | SECURING PASSWORDS WITH CAPTCHA BASED HASH WHEN USED OVER THE WEB - A password security system, hosted by a server, sends a web page over a network to a client, that includes a CAPTCHA challenge, a request for a CAPTCHA answer, a graphical user interface for receiving a user identifier and a password, and a security script. The security script is to be executed by the client to generate a client hash value from password data and a CAPTCHA answer that is received from a user. The system receives the client hash value and computes a server hash value for password data for the user and a CAPTCHA answer that is stored in a data store that is coupled to the server. The system determines whether the server hash value matches the client hash value, and grants data access to the user when the values match and denies data access to the user when the values do not match. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296510 | PROTECTING USER CREDENTIALS USING AN INTERMEDIARY COMPONENT - An access component sends an access request to an intermediary component, the access request being a request to access a service or resource without credentials of a current user of the intermediary component being revealed to the access component. The intermediary component obtains user credentials, for the current user, that are associated with the service or resource. The access request and the user credentials are sent to the service or resource, and in response session state information is received from the service or resource. The session state information is returned to the access component, which allows the access component and the service or resource to communicate with one another based on the session state information and independently of the first component. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296511 | Secure Fax with Passcode and Recipient Notification - A system and a method of processing faxes are disclosed. The method includes receiving page(s) to be transmitted by a first fax device coupled to a fax transmission network. An address of a recipient is encoded in a field of a fax transmission. The fax transmission, including the page(s) and the encoded recipient address, is transmitted to a second fax device. The received page(s) of the fax are stored at the second fax device and a passcode is generated. The fax is not released for printing until the passcode is submitted to the second fax device. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296512 | METHOD FOR READING ATTRIBUTES FROM AN ID TOKEN - The invention relates to a method for reading at least one attribute stored in an ID token where the ID token is associated with a user, having the following steps: the user is authenticated to the ID token, a first computer system is authenticated to the ID token, following successful authentication of the user and the first computer system to the ID token, the first computer system effects read access to the at least one attribute stored in the ID token in order to transmit the at least one attribute, when it has been signed, to a second computer system, where the authentication of the first computer system to the ID token is performed because of an attribute specification, which is received by the first computer system from a third computer system. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296513 | Location based security token - A third, location-based level of security is added to physical possession, and entry of an authorized passcode, of an authentication token (or security token) fob to provide added security based on a location of attempted access to a secure network resource. A current location of the location-based authentication token fob is obtained, and combined with an entered passcode, to form a passcode key. The passcode key is compared against pre-registered authorized passcode keys (including pre-registered authorized locations for use of the location-based authentication token) to determine authorization for access. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296514 | METHOD FOR CREATING A PERSONALIZED INSIGNIA - The invention relates to a method for verifying access of a user of an online presence to a user site or a group site at the online presence through an identifier ( | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296515 | METHOD FOR MANAGING COMPUTER RESOURCES ACCESSED BY A PROGRAM OPERATING IN A RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENT - A resource manager of an operating system of a data processing system receives a first request from a first program for a ticket for accessing at least one of resources of the data processing system. In response to the first request, the resource manager determines whether the first program is entitled to access the resource. The ticket for accessing the resource is issued to the first program if the first program is entitled to access the resource. The ticket can be used by a second program to obtain rights to access the resource by acquiring the ticket from the first program, where the second program would not otherwise be entitled to access the resource based on a security profile associated with the second program. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296516 | INTEGRATED FIREWALL, IPS, AND VIRUS SCANNER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, method and computer program product are provided including a router and a security sub-system coupled to the router. Such security sub-system includes a plurality of virtual firewalls, a plurality of virtual intrusion prevention systems (IPSs), and a plurality of virtual virus scanners. Further, each of the virtual firewalls, IPSs, and virus scanners is assigned to at least one of a plurality of user and is configured in a user-specific. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REACTIVE AUTHORIZATION - An approach is provided for providing reactive authorization for accessing a semantic network resource. An access application of a resource owner entity detects an authorization proxy entity acting between at least a semantic network resource and a requesting entity that requests access to the semantic network resource. The access application determines to cause, at least in part, actions that result in transmission of a query for whether to accept the requesting entity to an owner entity of the semantic network resource. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296518 | APPLICATION LAYER AUTHENTICATION IN PACKET NETWORKS - Techniques are disclosed for efficient authentication of an end user device at an application server of a communication network. For example, wherein it is assumed that, in a communication network, a first computing device is an end user device, a second computing device is a gateway server, and a third computing device is an application server, a method comprises the following steps. The second computing device authenticates one or more packets received from the first computing device. The second computing device marks the one or more packets with a first-layer identity before routing the one or more packets toward the third computing device such that the third computing device is able to authenticate the one or more packets from the first computing device by confirming an association between the first-layer identity and a second-layer identity. For example, the first-layer identity may comprise a link layer identity assigned to the first computing device (e.g., assigned by the gateway server or some other server), and the second-layer identity may comprise an application layer identity assigned to the first computing device (e.g., previously assigned by the application server or some other server). | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296519 | REPUTATION BASED CONNECTION CONTROL - Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for reputation based firewall processing of communications. The reputation based firewall processing includes receiving a communication identifying an entity, retrieving the reputation of the entity identified by the communication, and handling the communication based upon the retrieved reputation. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296520 | FIREWALL PROXY SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN A BACKUP ENVIRONMENT - According to certain aspects, a method for performing remote backup operations is provided that includes receiving a first unidirectional connection request from a media agent module to a proxy device within an enterprise network, through a firewall. The method also includes receiving a second unidirectional connection request from a remote device coupled to an untrusted network, such as through a second firewall. Secure connections are established from the media agent module to the proxy and from the remote device to the proxy. Additionally, the method can include routing with the proxy device backup data from the remote computing device to the media agent over the secured connections. The method also may include storing the backup data on a storage device within the enterprise network. In certain embodiments, during establishment of the secure connections, identification of the media agent or the storage device is not exposed to the untrusted network. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296521 | METHOD AND TOKEN FOR MANAGING ONE PROCESSING RELATING TO AN APPLICATION SUPPORTED OR TO BE SUPPORTED BY A TOKEN - The invention relates to a method 30 for managing at least one processing relating to an application supported or to be supported by a token. The token comprises means for processing data, means for storing data and means for communicating with outside. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296522 | Systems and Methods for Providing Security Token Authentication - Described herein are systems and methods for centralizing and standardizing implementation of security tokens so as to provide one token per one user for accessing business applications across an enterprise, providing scalability to support authentication of as many enterprise users as desired or needed, and providing a standardized token management interface that supports both pre-binding and post-binding user registration processes and different types of security token. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296523 | ACCESS CONTROL MANAGEMENT MAPPING RESOURCE/ACTION PAIRS TO PRINCIPALS - The access control management technique described herein manages access control to one or more resources. Rather than mapping individuals or groups to permissions, the technique maps each permission (the right to perform an action on a resource) to the list of authorized principals (the users and groups authorized to perform the action on the resource). These lists are written in text form just as one would write the list of recipients (individuals and groups) of an email composition window. The technique also provides various operations to allow a user to manage the list of authorized principals and the authorizations assigned to a principal to access the resource/action pair. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296524 | Campaign Detection - Campaign detection techniques are described. In implementations, a signature is computed for each of a plurality of emails to be communicated by a service provider to respective intended recipients. A determination is made that two or more of the plurality of emails is similar based on the respective signatures. Responsive to a finding that a number of similar emails exceeds a threshold, an indication is output that the similar emails have a likelihood of being involved in a spam campaign. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296525 | Malware scanning - According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of scanning a computer system for malware. The method includes determining when an application being executed on the computer system is attempting to open a file, adding data written to the open file by the application into a malware scanner queue, and ensuring that the application has been notified that the file has been closed before scanning the queued file data to determine if it relates to potential malware. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296526 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREEMPTIVELY PROTECTING AGAINST MALICIOUS CODE BY SELECTIVE VIRTUALIZATION - An apparatus for preemptively protecting against malicious code by selective virtualization comprises: a compulsory resource storage unit which selects and stores compulsory resources required for executing a vulnerable program having an interface with an external source in a separated space; a modified resource-generating unit which generates a new resource by modifying the content of a resource accessed by the vulnerable program in the event the vulnerable program accesses a resource other than said compulsory resources; and a resource control unit which performs an operating system-level virtualization when the vulnerable program accesses the compulsory resource, and permits the vulnerable program to access the modified resource when the vulnerable program accesses a resource other than the compulsory resource. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296527 | INTEGRATED FIREWALL, IPS, AND VIRUS SCANNER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, method and computer program product are provided including a router and a security sub-system coupled to the router. Such security sub-system includes a plurality of virtual firewalls, a plurality of virtual intrusion prevention systems (IPSs), and a plurality of virtual virus scanners. Further, each of the virtual firewalls, IPSs, and virus scanners is assigned to at least one of a plurality of user and is configured in a user-specific. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND EXECUTING PORTABLE SOFTWARE - This invention generally relates to a process, system and computer code for creating a portable unit on a first computer to be executed on remote computers including creating an execution file having one or more tasks for deployment, said tasks having command line arguments executable as variables by the remote computer, assembled into a single execution file, validating the tasks and organizing nested tasks, said organizing step including collecting nested task information for each task and accounting for all dependencies to insure that files, tasks, and environments for running on one or more remote computers are present in the portable unit, said step of creating an execution file further including, reading the task file, scanning for event dependencies and embedding files and links needed for remote execution of the execution file, storing the dependencies in a dependency file, scanning for security, verifying the task file for proper formatting. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296529 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A DOMAIN-SPECIFIC SECURITY SANDBOX TO FACILITATE SECURE TRANSACTIONS - Computer systems, methods, and computer readable media for facilitating a secure transaction are provided in which a client application is executed on a client computer. The client application initiates a request to a first domain comprising (i) a credential for the client application, (ii) a transaction identifier that uniquely identifies the request, and (iii) optionally, an identification of a user of the client application. Responsive to this request, the client receives a validated transaction module from the first domain. The client application loads the validated transaction module into a separate domain security sandbox that is segregated from memory space in which the client application is run. The validated transaction module conducts a validated transaction between the second domain and the validated transaction module. Separately, through the client application, a determination is made as to whether the transaction is complete by querying the first domain. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296530 | ELECTRONIC READING APPARATUS AND THE DATA SECURITY METHOD THEREOF - Present invention relates to an electronic reading apparatus with data security and anti-theft functions. The electronic reader apparatus has a code input unit for receiving a security code, and a code determining unit for determining an authenticity of the security code. When no security code, no authentic security code or even no operational signal has been received during the predetermined periods of time, a central control unit may stop a power supply unit from outputting power in order to turn off the electronic reader apparatus and clear the image shown on a display unit. As such, a content of sensitive or confidential data stored in the electronic reading apparatus may not be intruded. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296531 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL DISCLOSURES OF SENSITIVE DATA - Protection is provided to prevent a computer user from unintentionally giving away sensitive data (e.g., security credentials, credit card number, PINs, personal data, or bank account number) to an illegitimate or unintended entity by means of a client application capable of communicating the sensitive data across a network to other computer users. To provide the protection, user input is monitored to detect a user entry of the sensitive data into the client application for communication to other users. When such an entry occurs, action is taken to reduce the likelihood of an unintentional giveaway of the sensitive data or to reduce the effects of an unintentional giveaway. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296532 | SECURE SERIAL NUMBER - A serial number for a software product is secured with an authenticator value. The authenticator value and the serial number are evaluated entirely by a remote authentication server such that no cryptographic authentication occurs on a local computer on which the software product is being installed. An abbreviated portion of the authenticator value is used for offline authentication. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296533 | DYNAMIC ASSERTION PROVIDERS FOR LOGIC-BASED SECURITY POLICY LANGUAGES - Architecture that employs dynamic assertion providers in logic-based security policy languages. The dynamic assertion providers provide a mechanism by which data can be processed in an efficient, goal-directed manner. The application of dynamic assertion providers enables the inferencing over type hierarchies, including hierarchies of personally identifiable information and also for file systems which are hierarchal in nature. When searching for facts to bind against for a given subgoal, dynamic assertion providers are also queried. These objects follow an interface which can implement an arbitrary method to provide facts to the logic engine in a goal-directed, on-demand manner. Hierarchical types can be implemented using a hierarchy provider. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296534 | SECURITY THREAD FOR PROTECTING MEDIA CONTENT - Disclosed herein is a system and method for protecting copyrighted media content. The copyright and playback management information is embedded into at least one data field of the media content. The media content is then encoded for a serial copy management system (SCMS) that utilizes the copyright and playback management information to ensure the appropriate copyright protection of the media content based at least in part on the embedded copyright and playback management information. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296535 | CHECKING DATA INTEGRITY - A network interface device for connection to a data processing device and to a data network so as to provide an interface between the data processing device and the network for supporting the network of packets of a transport protocol, the network interface device being configured to: identify within the payloads of such packets data of a further protocol, the data of the further protocol comprising payload data of the further protocol and framing data of the further protocol, and the framing data including verification data for permitting the integrity of the payload data to be verified; on so identifying data of the further protocol, process at least the payload data for determining the integrity thereof and transmit to the data processing device at least some of the framing data and an indication of the result of the said processing. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296536 | Processing of metadata content and digital content received by a media distribution system - The disclosed embodiments relate generally to the submission of metadata content and digital content, such as media content, to a media distribution system. The media content can include, for example, audio, video, image, or podcast data. In accordance with one embodiment, a client submitting metadata content can validate the metadata content prior to submission of the metadata content and/or associated media content. A media distribution system receiving metadata content can also validate the metadata content. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296537 | SECURITY ENCLOSURE FOR A ROUTER - A router comprises a local network interface and routing services. The router also includes a data exchanger interface that can be configured to connect to a data exchanger. A security enclosure is configured to cover the data exchanger when the data exchanger is connected to the data exchanger interface. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296538 | IN VIVO QUANTITATIVE SCREENING TEST FOR ANTI-METASTASIS TREATMENT EFFICACY - The present invention is directed to methods for evaluating the efficacy of a cancer treatment for (i) inhibiting metastasis in a subject, (ii) inhibiting local cancer cell movement, and (iii) inhibiting cancer cell proliferation. The present invention is further directed to methods for monitoring cell motility in a subject. The present invention is also directed to kits for performing any of the above methods. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296539 | Mutant Alpha-Synuclein, and Methods Using Same - The present invention relates to a mutant human alpha-synuclein with increased toxicity compared to wild-type alpha-synuclein, or a homologue thereof, wherein the mutant alpha-synuclein or homologue thereof comprises at least one amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of a substitution at the alanine at position 56 (A56), at the alanine at position 76 (A76), at the methionine at position 127 (M127) and/or at the valine at position 118 (V118), as defined in the claims. Further, the invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding the mutant alpha-synuclein or homologue thereof, or an expression vector comprising said polynucleotide, a cell comprising the polynucleotide or expression vector, as defined in the claims. Also, a non-human animal comprising the cell of the invention is provided, as defined in the claims. Finally, the invention provides methods for identifying a substance that prevents or reduces toxicity of alpha-synuclein, as defined in the claims. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296540 | ASSAY FOR SCREENING ANTIDEPRESSANTS - This invention provides a method for identifying a small molecule as an antidepressant, a method for identifying a small molecule as an anxiolytic, and a method for identifying a small molecule as able to increase dendritic arborization, decrease expression of an immaturity marker, increase expression of a maturity marker, or enhance artificial cerebrospinal fluid-type long-term potentiation in central nervous system. This invention also provides a transgenic mouse model for SSRI-non-responders. | 2011-12-01 |
| 20110296541 | PRODUCTION OF PROTEINS IN EGGS - Methods for preparing recombinant proteins, such as antibodies, in eggs are described. The method offers advantages over existing systems for preparing recombinant proteins including high yield, low cost and compatibility with animal protection regulations. In addition, since eggs are edible food sources the recombinant protein does not have to be isolated from the egg. | 2011-12-01 |
