FLEXIWORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150381612 | Integrated Circuit Device That Includes A Secure Element And A Wireless Component For Transmitting Protected Data Over A Local Point-To-Point Wireless Communication Connection - An integrated circuit device that includes a wireless component and a secure element is herein disclosed and enabled. The integrated circuit device includes a protected memory area for storing protected data that is implemented to be not accessible by a user, but is accessible by a memory controller included in the integrated circuit device. The memory controller accesses the protected data with a combination of security operations that may include authentication, cryptography, decryption, and encryption. The integrated circuit device further includes a wireless interface for establishing a local point-to-point radio connection with wireless computing devices or readers for transmitting the protected data that is encrypted. The integrated circuit device functions as a security key by requiring the presence of the integrated circuit device when using the protected data. The wireless integrated circuit device can be included in, or embodied, as any wireless communication device, such as a smart card. | 12-31-2015 |
20150363763 | Mobile Information Apparatus That Includes A Secure Element Storing Payment Information And Using A Cryptographic Technique For Implementing Mobile Payment - A mobile information apparatus that includes a secure element for making mobile payments associated with a credit card or bank card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. At least part of payment information or a device identification number is stored in the secure element or protected memory of the mobile information apparatus. Data stored in the secure element or protected memory is implemented to be not accessible by the user, but is accessible by a memory controller included in the mobile information apparatus implementing a cryptographic algorithm. To authorize payment, the user enters authentication information that may include a password, or a pin code, or user biometrics; and subsequent to the authentication, the mobile information apparatus transmits encrypted data over a short range radio frequency communication link to a wireless output controller or reader for making payment and transaction processing. | 12-17-2015 |
20150356565 | MOBILE INFORMATION APPARATUS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT THAT INCLUDES SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST PARTLY, ON USER PUSHBUTTON, USER BIOMETRICS, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A mobile information apparatus for making mobile payments associated with a credit card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. At least part of the payment information is stored in the mobile information apparatus with an encryption technique. To make a payment, the user approximates the mobile information apparatus to within a limited local physical distance of a wireless output controller, and the biometrics of the user is obtained by the mobile information apparatus as a security measure. The user authorizes the payment by using a push button on the mobile information apparatus, and subsequent to the having received the biometric authentication and user push button, the mobile information apparatus releases the payment information that includes encrypted data associated with a transaction over a short range radio frequency communication link to the wireless output controller for payment and transaction processing. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356564 | SMART PHONES OR INTERNET PADS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT THAT INCLUDES SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST PARTLY, ON FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A mobile information apparatus for making mobile payments associated with a credit card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. The mobile information apparatus is at least a smart phone or an Internet-Pad. At least part of the payment information is stored in the mobile information apparatus with an encryption technique. To make a payment, the user is instructed to move the mobile information apparatus to within a limited local physical distance from a wireless output controller; the user authorizes the payment by providing fingerprint authentication; and subsequent to the fingerprint authentication, the mobile information apparatus releases the payment information that includes encrypted data associated with a transaction, over a short range radio frequency communication link, to the wireless output controller for payment and transaction processing. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356561 | MOBILE INFORMATION APPARATUS SUPPORTING MOBILE PAYMENT HAVING SECURITY BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON DEVICE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, PASSWORD OR PIN CODE, DATA ENCRYPTION, AND SHORT PHYSICAL DISTANCE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A mobile information apparatus for making mobile payments associated with a credit card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. At least part of the payment information and part of a device identification number associated with the mobile information apparatus are stored in the mobile information apparatus with an encryption technique. To make a payment, the user moves the mobile information apparatus to within a limited local physical distance from a wireless output controller; the user authorizes the payment by providing a password or pin code authentication; and subsequent to the password or pin code authentication, the mobile information apparatus releases the payment information and the device identification number that includes encrypted data over a short range radio frequency communication link to the wireless output controller for authorizing payment and transaction processing. | 12-10-2015 |
20140082604 | MEMORY CONTROLLER THAT INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR AUTORUN OF SOFTWARE OR DATA - Autorun functionality is incorporated into an integrated circuit memory device such as any USB peripheral, which has a memory component interfaced to a USB microcontroller. This provides autorun of one or more executables or application installers from a memory component with a USB interface without an intermediate hardware-based autorun feature. USB peripheral devices internally include a USB microcontroller that performs the functionality associated with identifying the device to a host computing device, such as a personal computer. Autorun firmware is embedded into the USB microcontroller. The autorun firmware enables autorun of an installable or executable application stored on the memory component of the USB device. The firmware acts as bridge component translating all commands and interactions between a host PC and the memory component. | 03-20-2014 |
20140018130 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR MAKING PHONE CALLS - A portable communication device for phone calling is herein disclosed and enabled. The portable communication device may include a USB interface for connecting to an external USB port of a computing device for making phone calls using the portable communication device. Upon connecting the portable communication device to the external USB port of the computing device, at least part of a phone calling software component stored in the portable communication device may execute at the computing device for enabling phone calling through the portable communication device. The portable communication device may further include an Ethernet interface for enabling Ethernet connection, and upon connecting the Ethernet interface to the Ethernet connection, the portable communication device is operable for accessing the Internet and for making phone calls through the portable communication device, without having the portable communication device being connected to an external USB port of a computing device. | 01-16-2014 |
20130109353 | SMART PHONES OR INTERNET PHONES THAT SUPPORT VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS FOR MANAGING AND REPLYING TO E-MAILS | 05-02-2013 |
20130104052 | INTERNET-PADS, TABLETS, OR E-BOOKS THAT SUPPORT VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS FOR MANAGING AND REPLYING TO E-MAILS - Internet-Pads with voice activated command functions for replying to e-mails are disclosed and enabled. The Internet-Pad may include a touch sensitive screen, a graphical user interface, an image editing application, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and applications for playing audio/video content. An operating system of the Internet-Pad may provide an application programming interface (API) to support applications. Users may install additional applications supported by the API to expand the functionalities of the Internet-Pad. The Internet-Pad may further include a microphone for receiving voice commands, and a speaker for outputting sound. In one example, the Internet-Pad may reply to an e-mail by simply receiving a user's voice command or by simply receiving a user's selection of a reply icon over the touch sensitive screen. In another example, the user may issue voice commands for the Internet-Pad to stream, send, play, print, or display digital content at an output device. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103775 | INTERNET-PADS THAT INCLUDE A DIGITAL CAMERA, A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN INTERFACE, AND SUPPORT FOR VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS - New Internet-Pad specifications that include voice activated command functions are disclosed and enabled. The Internet-Pad may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit, an operating system, a graphical user interface, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and an application for playing audio or video content. The Internet-Pad operating system supports an application programming interface (API). A user can install additional applications. The Internet-Pad may further include a microphone and a speaker for interacting via voice commands with the user. In some examples, the user may take a picture with the digital camera included in the Internet-Pad and transfer or synchronize the picture to a wireless output device. In other examples, the Internet-Pad may transmit an e-mail upon receiving voice commands, and the Internet-Pad also may stream or mirror digital content over the air to an output device via voice commands. | 04-25-2013 |
20130095887 | SMART PHONES THAT INCLUDE A DIGITAL CAMERA, A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN, AND SUPPORT FOR VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS - A new Smart Phone specification is disclosed, the Smart Phone may provide voice activated commands and may include a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit, an operating system, a graphical user interface, an e-mail application, an Internet browsing application, and an application for playing audio or video content. The Smart Phone may provide an application programming interface (API) to support applications. The Smart Phone may further include a microphone interface, a speaker interface, and a voice activated command function for receiving voice commands from the user. In some examples, the Smart Phone may take a picture with the digital camera included in the Smart Phone and transfer the picture to a wireless output device; and in other examples, the Smart Phone may stream or transfer digital content to an output device over the air or wirelessly in response to a voice command. | 04-18-2013 |
20120258700 | SMART PHONE THAT INCLUDES A TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN AND A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT COMPATIBLE TO BLUETOOTH AND/OR IEEE802.11 STANDARDS FOR TRANSMITTING AUDIO CONTENT - Smart phones are herein disclosed and enabled. The smart phones include a graphical user interface, a touch sensitive screen, a digital camera, a wireless communication unit compatible with Bluetooth® and/or IEEE802.11 standards, and an Internet browsing application. The user may install additional applications to the smart phones. In one example, the smart phones may connect wirelessly to a Bluetooth® wireless audio output device. To setup wireless connection, the smart phone provides an interface over the touch sensitive screen to initiate wireless discovery, discovers one or more wireless devices for user selection, and locks a wireless communication connection between the smart phone and the selected wireless audio output device for wireless output of the audio content. A password or code may be required for connection. A security key may be stored in the smart phones to facilitate future connections. The smart phones also may support IEEE802.11 standards for direct wireless communication. | 10-11-2012 |
20120230315 | WIRELESS SYNCHRONIZATION OF DATA AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK COMPATIBLE TO IEEE802.11 STANDARD(S) FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Wireless synchronization of data and software components over IEEE802.11 standard(s) are herein disclosed and enabled. An information apparatus, which includes a wireless communication unit compatible with IEEE802.11, may access a wireless local area network (WLAN). To setup the wireless synchronization, the user connects the information apparatus to a wireless output device over a wired connection (e.g., USB) and selects the wireless output device. Information associated with the wireless output device is saved in the mobile information apparatus for enabling wireless synchronization. Next, the user connects the mobile information apparatus to the WLAN, and, depending on the availability of the wireless output device in the network, the information apparatus may lock a wireless connection to the wireless output device for wireless synchronization. A client application in the mobile information apparatus and output controller software in the wireless output device may be required to facilitate the wireless synchronization over the WLAN. | 09-13-2012 |
20110279863 | SERVER APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR RENDERING RECEIVED DIGITAL CONTENT - Server applications and systems for rendering digital content received from an information apparatus, the systems including a server, one or more server applications enabling multiple concurrent users to log on and access the one or more server applications in separate and protected sessions, and an output device. The server may receive a content object that includes digital content and instructions for manipulating the digital content. The server may further receive one or more job objects including at least one of authentication information, payment information, and subscription information. The server may generate an output data related to the output job, and send the output data for rendering at the output device. The systems may send a confirmation related to the output of digital content to the information apparatus. The systems may also store digital content at a server node over the Internet for use by the information apparatus. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279829 | OUTPUT SYSTEM DEVICE METHODS FOR RENDERING ACCESSED INTERNET CONTENT - Output system device methods for rendering digital content accessed over the Internet, the method includes providing security or authentication information to one or more servers over the Internet, providing payment or subscription information to the one or more servers over the Internet, selecting a reference to digital content, and providing, to the one or more servers, a content object that includes a reference or pointer to the digital content. Subsequently, an output system device receives, from the one or more servers over the Internet, the digital content corresponding to selected reference or pointer to the digital content for rendering at the rendering engine of the output system device. | 11-17-2011 |
20110211226 | OUTPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUT WITHOUT AN OUTPUT DRIVER - An output device for providing output service to a mobile information apparatus without requiring a device specific output driver installed at the mobile information apparatus. The wireless output device may include an operating system, a wireless communication unit for radio frequency communication, a display screen, and a user interface over the display screen, the output device may include features for installing one or more application software at the output device for expanding the capabilities of the output device, registering the output device with a control point over a network and providing an identification of the output device for enabling one or more mobile information apparatuses to transmit output data to the output device. Subsequent to registering the output device and providing the identification information of the output device, the output device receives output data associated with the identification information from the mobile information apparatus for rendering. | 09-01-2011 |
20110167175 | DEVICE FOR INTERNET ACCESS AND FOR COMMUNICATION - A portable communication device plug connectable to an external port of a computing device for enabling the computing device access to a variety of services such as Internet access, Internet sharing and phone calling. Upon plug connecting the portable communication device to the computing device, a software application running at the computing device is enabled by employing at least in part a protected data stored in the portable communication device. In one exemplary application, the portable communication device enables wireless communication and Internet access to the computing device by plug connecting the communication device to the computing device. In a second exemplary application, the portable communication device enables phone calling from the computing device and facilitates installation of a phone calling software running at the computing device upon plug connecting the communication device to the computing device. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167166 | METHOD FOR INTERNET ACCESS AND FOR COMMUNICATION - A wireless method for Internet access and a phone calling method is disclosed. Each method uses a portable communication device that is plug connectable to an external port of a computing device for enabling the computing device Internet access, Internet sharing, and or phone calling. Upon plug connecting the portable communication device to the computing device, a software application running at the computing device is enabled by employing at least in part a protected data stored in the portable communication device. In a first exemplary application, the portable communication device enables wireless communication and Internet access to the computing device. In a second exemplary application, the portable communication device enables phone calling from the computing device and facilitates installation of a phone calling software running at the computing device upon plug connecting the communication device to the computing device. | 07-07-2011 |
20110138378 | AUTORUN MEMORY CONTROLLER - Autorun functionality is incorporated into an integrated circuit memory device such as any USB peripheral, which has a memory component interfaced to a USB microcontroller. This provides autorun of one or more executables or application installers from a memory component with a USB interface without an intermediate hardware-based autorun feature. USB peripheral devices internally include a USB microcontroller that performs the functionality associated with identifying the device to a host computing device, such as a personal computer. Autorun firmware is embedded into the USB microcontroller. The autorun firmware enables autorun of an installable or executable application stored on the memory component of the USB device. The firmware acts as bridge component translating all commands and interactions between a host PC and the memory component. | 06-09-2011 |
20110035682 | INTERNET-PAD OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS AND INTERNET-PAD FOR DIGITAL OUTPUT - An Internet-Pad device and system for receiving and outputting digital content. The Internet-Pad device may be a digital Pad with access to the Internet and the digital Pad may be a wireless mobile information apparatus. The Internet-Pad system may include a touch sensitive screen, a graphical user interface, a document creation or document editing application, an e-mail application, and an Internet browsing application installed or included in the Internet-Pad. The Internet browsing application may provide access to a digital document or digital content. The Internet-Pad may include an operating system providing an object model or an application programming interface to facilitate applications in the Internet-Pad accessing an output service. The Internet-Pad further may include a wireless communication unit that includes a radio frequency controller for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the Internet-Pad and one or more wireless output devices that are distinct devices from the Internet-Pad, and an output manager for managing output of the digital content to a selected wireless output device. | 02-10-2011 |
20110034150 | INTERNET-PHONE OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATIONS AND INTERNET-PHONE FOR DIGITAL OUTPUT - An Internet-Phone device and system for receiving and outputting digital content. The Internet-Phone device may be an Internet-enabled smart phone with access to the Internet, may include a voice communication functionality and a messaging application, may be a mobile apparatus, and may be a wireless information apparatus. The Internet-Phone system may include one or more of a digital camera for image data acquisition, a digital imaging application for image editing, a touch sensitive screen, a graphical user interface, a document creation or document editing application, an e-mail application, and an Internet browsing application. The Internet-Phone device may include an operating system providing an object model or an application programming interface to facilitate access with an output service. The Internet-Phone device further may include a wireless communication unit that may have a radio frequency controller for establishing radio frequency wireless communication between the Internet-Phone device and a wireless output devices, and an output manager for managing output of the digital content to a selected wireless output device. | 02-10-2011 |
20110016280 | COPY PROTECTION OF SOFTWARE AND/OR DATA - Autorun functionality is incorporated into an integrated circuit memory device such as any USB peripheral, which has a memory component interfaced to a USB microcontroller. This provides autorun of one or more executables or application installers from a memory component with a USB interface without an intermediate hardware-based autorun feature. USB peripheral devices internally include a USB microcontroller that performs the functionality associated with identifying the device to a host computing device, such as a personal computer. Autorun firmware is embedded into the USB microcontroller. The autorun firmware enables autorun of an installable or executable application stored on the memory component of the USB device. The firmware acts as bridge component translating all commands and interactions between a host PC and the memory component. | 01-20-2011 |
20100227550 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS OUTPUT OF DIGITAL CONTENT - An information apparatus with access to content is managed by establishing a communication channel between the information apparatus and an output device and receiving over the communication channel an output device profile associated with the output device. The information apparatus obtains one or more image attributes associated with the output device and conforms at least part of the content into one or more output images with the image attributes. The information apparatus generates an output data that includes the output images and is associated with the output device, and delivers the output data to the output device for rendering. | 09-09-2010 |
20100203824 | Wireless output device for wireless data rendering - An information apparatus with access to content is managed by establishing a communication channel between the information apparatus and an output device and receiving over the communication channel an output device profile associated with the output device. The information apparatus obtains one or more image attributes associated with the output device and conforms at least part of the content into one or more output images with the image attributes. The information apparatus generates an output data that includes the output images and is associated with the output device, and delivers the output data to the output device for rendering. | 08-12-2010 |
20100201996 | WIRELESS PRINTING DEVICE FOR WIRELES DATA OUTPUT - An information apparatus with access to content is managed by establishing a communication channel between the information apparatus and an output device and receiving over the communication channel an output device profile associated with the output device. The information apparatus obtains one or more image attributes associated with the output device and conforms at least part of the content into one or more output images with the image attributes. The information apparatus generates an output data that includes the output images and is associated with the output device, and delivers the output data to the output device for rendering. | 08-12-2010 |