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7639806 Fingerprinting digital devices using electromagnetic characteristics of their communications  
Methods and apparatus or systems for providing security based on innate characteristics of devices are disclosed. A method of providing security associated with communications from a digital device...
7636691 Method of controlling digital content distribution, a method of reproducing digital content, and an apparatus using the same  
A digital content distribution control method, a digital content reproducing method, and a digital content reproducing apparatus. The digital content distributing side manipulates digital content...
7630492 Secure audio stream scramble system  
A process for distributing digital audio sequences according to a nominal flux format including a succession of fields, each of which includes at least one digital block clusterizing a selected...
7620811 Server device and program management system  
A server apparatus includes a CPU, a RAM, a cipher processing unit for carrying out encryption and decryption, a communication processing unit for carrying out communication with an information...
7617510 Media network using set-top boxes as nodes  
Subject matter includes methods of using conventional set-top boxes that receive streaming video modulated on coaxial cable rather than over an IP-based LAN as nodes in a media network. In one...
7609846 Matching of digital images to acquisition devices  
In a digital image matching method, reference calibration data associated with one or more reference digital image files is ascertained. The reference digital image files each have reference...
7602912 Content selection for partial encryption  
A method of selecting data for multiple carriage partial encryption consistent with certain embodiments involves examining unencrypted packets of data in a digital audio/video data stream to...
7599927 Method for searching content particularly for extracts common to two computer files  
The present invention relates to searching content, particularly for at least one extract common to a first data file and a second data file. The method comprises a preliminary step of preparing at...
7587603 Protecting content from illicit reproduction by proof of existence of a complete data set via self-referencing sections  
Data items are selected for inclusion in a data set so as to discourage a transmission of the entire set. Each data item includes section(s) which constitute(s) the complete data set. Each section...
7584149 System and method for securing data through a PDA portal  
Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During...
7574004 Image display method and image display processor  
A method and apparatus for directly and indirectly preventing illegal copying of works such as cinema or video images displayed on a display apparatus such as a theater screen or display unit. In...
7574003 Recording medium, apparatus for forming the recording medium, and apparatus and method for reproducing the recording medium  
Disclosed herein are a recording medium, an apparatus for forming the recording medium, and an apparatus and method for reproducing the recording medium. CPI (Copy Protection-related Information),...
7561690 Method and system for communicating a certificate between a security module and a server  
A network communications method communicates a certificate from a client machine to a server machine through a security module. The protocol used between the client and server machines is HTTP or...
7555123 Processing an MPEG elementary stream in a conditional access overlay environment  
Processing an MPEG elementary stream contained in multiple PID streams in a conditional access overlay environment. A multi-program transport stream contains numerous video and audio elementary...
7555124 Secure video system for display adaptor  
A secure video system for a graphics display adaptor includes a module for decrypting a content signal from a media player or other secure content source. The adaptor may be provided as a component...
7555126 Game apparatus managing system, game apparatus, controlling method, computer program and recording medium  
A license managing apparatus comprises an inputting device, an encrypting device for encrypting information inputted from the inputting device to produce encrypted information, and an outputting...
7546468 Program update method and server  
A system including a secure LSI 1 establishes a communication path to/from a server 3 (UD 1 ), and receives a common key-encrypted program generated by encryption with a common key and...
7545938 Digital watermarking which allows tampering to be detected on a block-specific basis  
An apparatus for generating codes includes a quantization unit which generates quantization coefficients by performing discrete wavelet transform with respect to each of tiles into which an image...
7535488 Image data verification system  
An image verification system has an image generation device and a first image verification device. The image generation device includes (a) an image data generation unit that generates image data,...
7533062 Method for creating self-authenticating documents  
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a method for creating a self-authenticating document is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a base substrate forming the document; printing...
RE40702 Method for securing video images  
A method for protecting the video memory on a computer system from being illicitly copied. The invention decrypts a previously encrypted image and displays it on the video screen. During the time...
7520002 Method for manipulation identification on a sensor  
The present invention is a method for identification of manipulations on an arrangement which includes a sensor which emits pulses and a recording unit. As is the case with a tachograph, any...
7512812 Method of securely erasing data and hard disk drive using the same  
A method of and apparatus for protecting data in a data storage system. A method of securely erasing data stored in a data storage system includes: determining whether a security-erase command is...
7508944 Using classification techniques in digital watermarking  
A classification scheme assigns samples of the watermarked media to classes based on a classification criteria indicating a likely presence of a watermarked signal. Once classified, the scheme...
7496198 Partial dual encrypted stream utilizing program map tables  
The present invention is suitable for use in a partial dual encrypted system. The present invention allows for two different decryption devices (e.g., an incumbent, or first, set-top and an...
7496197 Method and system for robust embedding of watermarks and steganograms in digital video content  
A method for robust embedding of information into video content, said method comprising of breaking said video content into a series of at least one unit; selecting at least one of said units;...
7492895 Data recording method and apparatus, data reproducing method and apparatus, and data recording and/or reproducing system  
Even though data transmitted between a data processing apparatus and disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus is monitored, copying the data is effectively prevented and the data can be...
7489780 Security integrated circuit  
A semiconductor integrated circuit for the processing of conditional access television signals comprises an input interface for receiving encrypted television signals and an output interface for...
7472427 Content management method and content management apparatus  
With content management apparatus 110 serving as a copy origin and storage medium 120 as a copy target, the copy origin retains allowed copy count control information on content, and when the...
7466823 Digital media distribution method and system  
A method and system for secure distribution of digital media files including text, video, audio and combinations of these is described. A particular embodiment involves the distribution of audio...
7421412 Computerized method and system for monitoring use of a licensed digital good  
A method and system are provided for monitoring use of a licensed digital good, such as software, digital audio or video, text, and web pages. Each licensed digital good is associated with a shared...
7421411 Digital rights management in a mobile communications environment  
A method, system, and computer program product for enabling a wireless device in a mobile communication environment to obtain rights to protected content of a digital asset. The digital asset is...
7412151 Detection of a watermark in a compressed video signal  
A method and arrangement for detecting a watermark embedded in an MPEG compressed signal includes a conventional MPEG decoder stripped to such an extent that a modified baseband video signal...
7404088 Digital content security system  
A Personal Digital Key Digital Content Security System (PDK-DCSS) is used to protect computers from unauthorized use and protect the digital content stored on computers from being wrongfully...
7391866 Broadcast apparatus and reception apparatus for providing a storage service by which scrambled content is stored and descrambled using scrambling key list  
A reception apparatus includes: a reception unit for receiving the scrambled content, the scrambled content being scrambled so that a predetermined unit of scrambled content is descrambled using a...
7392376 Security module  
A method and apparatus for restricting access of an application to computer hardware. The apparatus includes both an authentication module and a validation module. The authentication module is...
7389428 Data processing system, data processing method, and program providing medium  
The inventive data processing apparatus initially generates verifying values for verifying integrity of contents data stored in a memory device, then stores the verifying values in correspondence...
7389272 Information recording device and information reproducing device  
The information reproduction device for reproducing contents information based on license information added to the contents information and required for reproducing the contents information,...
7386515 Fee imposition system for application software  
Fee imposition system and method for application software, in which a software providing corporation can collect the fee without fail and charge a fair fee to a customer, and thereby the customer...
7380120 Secured data format for access control  
In a system for providing access control management to electronic data, techniques to secure the electronic data and keep the electronic data secured at all times are disclosed. According to one...
7373506 Data authentication system  
A data processing system, apparatus and method are provided to verify and validate data. Cryptographic processes employ keys to encrypt the data, check the data and prevent tampering with the data....
7359884 Method and apparatus for processing usage rights expressions  
A system and method for processing a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression. A rights expression...
7356513 Method for minimizing pirating and/or unauthorized copying and/or unauthorized access of/to data on/from data media including compact discs and digital versatile discs, and system and data media for same  
A method authenticates at least one of a media and data stored on said media in order to prevent at least one of piracy, unauthorized access and unauthorized copying of the data stored on said...
7356845 Method and apparatus for identification tagging documents in a computer system  
A method and apparatus for tracing of computer documents is disclosed. A computer processor stores a processor identifier that is unique to the particular processor. Documents created by a computer...
7356511 Method and apparatus for marking content during distribution of the content to a client  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates marking content during distribution of the content to a client. The system starts by receiving a request for the content...
7353205 Method for causing a digital product to revert to a demo mode  
Software lineages arise through purchase and reproduction. Lineages are tracked by storing lineage-relevant information in variable regions of software instances and/or in a central database...
7353211 Method for encrypting data and a telecommunications terminal and access authorization card  
A method of encrypting data, a telecommunications terminal and an access authorization card are described, which permit utilization of services of one or more service providers independently of a...
7353207 Method of altering a software product in response to predetermined events  
Software lineages arise through purchase and reproduction. Lineages are tracked by storing lineage-relevant information in variable regions of software instances and/or in a central database...
7346585 Computer software and services license processing method and system  
Integrated computer services and software licensing processing methods and systems are provided. A license processing service (LPS) receives a services or software license request from a user via a...
7336788 Electronic book secure communication with home subsystem  
The invention, an electronic book selection and delivery system, is a new way to distribute books and other textual information to bookstores, libraries and consumers. The primary components of the...
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