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7415731 Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer  
One embodiment is directed to a method for use in a computer system comprising at least first and second computers, wherein the first provides content addressable storage. A request to access a...
7412606 Copy protection using detailed copy control information  
Based on the detailed reproduction control information defining the reproduction control state of data to be transmitted, the CPU 12 of the data transmission apparatus creates a simplified...
7412462 Data repository and method for promoting network storage of data  
In general, the invention features methods by which more than one client program connected to a network stores the same data item on a storage device of a data repository connected to the network....
7412061 Encrypting a digital object on a key ID selected therefor  
To encrypt a digital object, a key ID is selected for the digital object, and a function ƒ( ) having an input and an output is selected. The selected key ID is then employed as the input to the...
7409547 Adaptive transparent encryption  
A technique for adaptive encryption of digital assets such as computer files. The system model monitors passage of files to uncontrollable removable storage media or through network connections and...
7409352 System and method for managing sponsorships  
A system and method for managing sponsorships by a sponsor, in which the party requesting the sponsorship requests to use content owned and protected by the sponsor, such as trademarks, logos, and...
7409063 Contents distribution system  
A digital contents distribution system has a multi-layered structure including a server device (CS device) of one or a small number of managers which are each to be a manager main body, a plurality...
7408953 Information converting apparatus  
A content delivery method for exporting content from a server to a terminal includes acquiring information on right management capability supported by the terminal, the information being reported...
7406707 Methods and systems for accessing networks methods and systems for accessing the internet  
Systems and methods for providing network access, e.g. Internet access, are described. An architecture includes a host organization network through which network access is provided. The host...
7403924 Communication terminal, portable terminal, circulating server, providing server, electronic book distributing method, and electronic book distributing program  
A portable terminal 20 according to the present invention is provided with an electronic book coupon storage 22 , a book data receiver 24 , an electronic book coupon deductor 25 , and a book...
7401361 System and method for reducing virus scan time  
A system and method that marks whenever a sector on a hard drive is altered. A protected archive bit is maintained for each sector on the hard drive in a secured fashion. Authenticated requests are...
7401054 Content bank for objects  
A content bank for objects hosts all information regarding an object and serves as a proxy for that object. The content bank comprises at least one instance of a digital identity corresponding the...
7401053 Electronic information content automatic distribution service system, information processing apparatus, recording medium, and electrical information content automatic distribution method  
An electronic information content automatic distribution service system according to the present invention is directed to a service system for automatically distributing electronic information...
7398556 System and method for managing copyrighted electronic media  
Copyrighted electronic media are packaged in a secure electronic format, and registered on associated registration server, which serves to provide on-line licensing and copyright management for...
7398391 Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer  
Techniques for managing the storing of a digital asset by a first computer in a computer system that further comprises a second computer. The first computer receives a communication from the second...
7398283 Method for providing access control for data items in a data repository in which storage space used by identical content is shared  
A method for providing naming and access control of data items in a data repository, the method comprising having a first client program deposit a data item in the data repository, the depositing...
7397817 Information converting apparatus  
An information export method for exporting content and right information of the content to a repository includes referring to the right information when the content is exported to the repository...
7395552 Team based row level security system and method  
A team based row level security system and method are provided that permits items of data to be shared across a team.
7395431 Data encryption method, recording medium, data transfer apparatus, and encrypted data decryption method  
It is an object of the present invention to more strongly protect data to be distributed from being illegally plagiarized, and further, to add an electronic watermark function necessary to protect...
7395245 Content usage management system and server used in the system  
A content usage management system includes a terminal device using content as digital production and a server device managing usage of the content on the terminal device. The server device includes...
7392545 Systems and methods for detecting software security vulnerabilities  
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for static analysis of a software application. According to an embodiment, a system includes a program scanner coupled to an...
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...
7389414 Printing system  
An imaging system is provided with an authentication data storage that stores a plurality of pieces of authentication data in relationship to user IDs respectively representing owners of the...
7389273 System and method for federated rights management  
A system is disclosed for a digital rights management system which enforces license rights by establishing an account domain of registered consumer devices which may each receive a decryption key...
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,...
7389270 System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works  
A method, system and software for securely rendering digital documents, including storing a digital document in a document platform; and storing a usage right associated with the digital document....
7389269 System and method for activating financial cards via biometric recognition  
The present invention is a system and method for activating financial cards via biometric authentication of an individual presenting the card for activation. Information from the financial card...
7389247 Content insurance  
The present invention provides for the protection of and ability to upgrade to new formats of digital content by providing consumers of the digital content the capability of purchasing content...
7386883 Systems, methods and computer program products for administration of computer security threat countermeasures to a computer system  
A countermeasure for a computer security threat to a computer system is administered by establishing a baseline identification of an operating or application system type and an operating or...
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...
7386514 Method and mechanism for vending digital content  
An Internet Box Office (IBO) system and technique vends digital content via a computer network, such as the Internet. The IBO system comprises a viewing system that cooperates with a Digital Rights...
7386513 Networked services licensing system and method  
A method, system, and computer program product for exercising rights based on determining trust in an issuance of a rights expression, including issuing rights expressions by a chain of servers,...
7386512 Method and system for controlling and auditing content/service systems  
An improved interactive network system is provided that allows the Network Operator to control the transfer of information to and from the network end users, the system preferably using triggers or...
7386480 System and method for providing access to digital goods over communications networks  
A system, method and computer program product that allows real-time, secure access to digital multimedia files over a communications network (e.g., the Internet) is provided. The system allows a...
7386129 System and method for multimedia content simulcast  
A computer-implemented method is described for processing multimedia channels comprising: encrypting a first group of multimedia channels using a first type of encryption to produce a first group...
7385131 Method and apparatus of music obfuscation to limit unauthorized playback  
A method and apparatus for limiting which player pianos can properly play notes within a media file or stream without playing additional “bad notes” encoded in the stream for disrupting the...
7383230 System and method for the efficient exchange and pricing of services and intangible works  
An exchange system for intangible goods comprises a first user system, a second user system, a registry system, a clearinghouse system and a hash module coupled for communication with each other....
7383229 Access control and metering system for streaming media  
The present invention provides systems and techniques for transmitting a streaming media file. One of the techniques includes sending a metering uniform resource locator (URL) from a first server...
7383228 Method and system for preventing unauthorized rerecording of multimedia content  
A method, system and computer readable medium for the blocking of recording digital content at an end user multimedia end-user-system during the rendering of encrypted digital multimedia files....
7382905 Desynchronized fingerprinting method and system for digital multimedia data  
A desynchronized fingerprinting method and system for identifying collaborators in the making of illegal copies of digital multimedia products. The desynchronized fingerprinting system and method...
7382879 Digital rights management negotiation for streaming media over a network  
A digital rights management (DRM) method is negotiated prior to initiating delivery of a DRM encoded content item over a digital network between a client and a target server. The client identifies...
7380275 Secure and backward-compatible processor and secure software execution thereon  
A secure processor assuring application software is executed securely, and assuring only authorized software is executed, monitored modes and secure modes of operation. The former executes...
7380134 Information recording/reproducing apparatus and method of executing encryption processing  
An information recording apparatus has a content encryption section which encrypts content information with an encryption key and outputs encrypted content information, a control section which...
7380126 Methods and apparatus for controlling the transmission and receipt of email messages  
Methods and apparatus for identifying unwanted email messages by transmitting metadata with an outbound email message that indicates the total number of email messages sent by that sender in a...
7379917 Printing control apparatus and a method of charging for printing  
The image forming apparatus, for printing print data, and a printing control apparatus, for controlling a printing operation of the image forming apparatus, are connected through a network. In the...
7376629 Method of and system for effecting anonymous credit card purchases over the internet  
A transaction system for performing secure transactions over a communication network includes (i) a merchant server system including a computer processor and associated memory, the merchant server...
7376626 Information recording medium, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program  
There are provided an information recording medium, and an information processing apparatus and method by which content usage in compliance with copyright protection is made possible in information...
7376625 System and method for activating individualized software modules in a digital broadcast environment  
A system and method is disclosed for enabling individualized software functions in a device. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention software is distributed as omnibus...
7376623 System and method for accessibility content copyright permission  
A system and method for accessibility content copyright permission is presented. A copyright server receives a copyright request from a requestor, such as a portal server. The copyright request...
7373671 Method and system for user information verification  
A system and method for authenticating users based on personal information. The personal information may include age-related data where the users are interested in receiving age-restricted content....