| 10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 83 |
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| 20090064206 | Version-Adaptive Serialization And Deserialization - Methods for serializing and deserializing a program object are disclosed. Serialized data may be generated to convey a representation of the program object. The serialized data may include data identifying a class for the program object, and a data type and at least one data value for each data member comprising the program object. The program object may be reconstructed from the serialized data according to a definition of the identified class. A received data member may be reconstructed if the received data type is an expected data type according to the class definition. A received data member may be ignored if the expected data type according to the class definition is a null data type. Default data may be substituted for a received null data member if the expected data type according to the class definition is not a null data type. The received data type may be converted to an expected data type according to the class definition. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064207 | Multiplex transport - A remoting client and a remoting server are described. In one embodiment, the remoting client has a client remote access application comprising an application programming interface (API), and a client invoker coupled to the client remote access application, the socket invoker comprising a multiplex invoker. The multiplex invoker is to form a socket on the remoting client, to bind the socket to a port of the remoting client, to couple the socket to a socket of a remoting server, to form a plurality of virtual sockets on the remoting client, and to associate the plurality of virtual sockets with the socket of the remoting client. The plurality of virtual sockets share the socket and the port of the remoting client. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064208 | SSL socket builder - A remoting client and a remoting server are described. In one embodiment, the remoting client forms a secured socket based on a set of SSL parameters and generating an invocation request with the secured socket to the remoting server. The set of SSL parameters is based on keys of a SSL socket builder of the remoting client. In another embodiment, the remoting server forms a secured server socket based on a set of SSL parameters and generates a response to an invocation request with the secured socket to the remoting client. The set of SSL parameters is based on keys of a SSL socket builder of the remoting client. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064209 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF - An information handling system includes an optical disc drive. The optical disc drive is connected to an auxiliary power source so that a drive tray of the optical disc drive can be opened or closed, or a disc inserted or ejected from the optical disc drive when the information handling system is in a low-power mode. In response to these actions in the low-power mode, information is stored to record that the drive tray has been opened or closed. Accordingly, when the information handling system returns to a normal mode, it can take appropriate action, such as dismounting a logical volume associated with a disc that was previously in the drive. Because the optical disc drive can be physically accessed in the low-power mode, the information handling system does not have to enter the normal power mode in order for discs to be retrieved or inserted. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064210 | Media Storage System - A media storage system includes a disc input element for receiving a media disc, a disc output element for ejecting a disc, and a media reader for reading information from a disc. If insufficient information is readable from a disc, it may be obtained through a computer network. The system includes a disc transporter for moving received discs to respective internal storage locations. The system includes a data input device for entering disc catalogue data and a data output device such as a display for displaying disc catalogue data. The data input and output devices may be input buttons and a display on a remote control. Each disc and related information is associated with an identifier such that access to disc data may be by restricted by user identifier or content ratings. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064211 | Optical Disc Apparatus - To prevent an optical disc from being removed from a clamper even when an impact force is applied in an optical disc apparatus. A displacement amount by which a disc motor is sunk on the bottom case side is suppressed. In more detail, a convex portion which protrudes in the bottom cover direction is provided at a region including the whole or a part of an orthographically-projected surface of the disc motor on a surface of a bottom case opposed to a rear surface of the disc motor, and in a state of recording or reproducing, the sum of a distance between a motor fixing plate and a bottom cover and a distance between the bottom cover and the convex portion of the bottom case is smaller in the rotational axis direction of the disc motor than the sum of a distance between an optical disc and a tray and an insertion depth by which a clamper is inserted into a center hole of an optical disc. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064212 | CHUCKING DEVICE, BRUSHLESS MOTOR WITH THE CHUCKING DEVICE AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS WITH THE BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A chucking device for removably holding a disk with a central opening, includes a shaft coaxially arranged with a specified center axis; a turntable fixed to the shaft, the turntable having a disk support surface for supporting the disk; and a resin-made cone arranged axially above the turntable, the cone including a shaft-fixed portion fixed to the shaft, a disk holding portion having an annular disk holding surface inclined radially outwardly and axially downwardly, and an arm portion for radially interconnecting the shaft-fixed portion and the disk holding portion. Herein, the arm portion includes a support portion extending radially outwardly from the shaft-fixed portion and an elastically deformable portion joined to the support portion for being elastically deformed to axially downwardly move the disk holding portion as the disk comes into contact with the disk holding portion. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064213 | Multi Disc Tray With Flexible Side Wall Disc Locking Arms - A container to hold optical disk media is described, incorporating disc locking arms to loosely retain discs when the container is open, and securely retain discs when the container is closed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064214 | DISK DEVICE - A disk drive according to the present invention includes: a mechanical chassis; a pickup for reading and/or writing information from/on a disk storage medium; a rotation drive section with a turntable to mount and rotate the storage medium thereon; a pickup supporting member having a bottom portion for supporting the pickup and the rotation drive section and a standup wall that stands upright from the bottom portion toward the turntable, the pickup supporting member being supported on the mechanical chassis so as to turn around an axis of rotation that is defined through the standup wall; and a pickup raising/lowering portion, which is provided for the mechanical chassis in order to drive the pickup supporting member to either a first position in which the pickup is ready to perform a read or write operation on the storage medium that is mounted on the turntable or a second position in which the turntable has been retracted so as to avoid contact with the storage medium being inserted or ejected. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064215 | Power transmission member for head movement mechanism, and disk device equipped with the head movement mechanism - A power transmission member is provided with which it is possible to lessen the impact force produced when the head of a disk device hits part of a base member or the like. The power transmission member is a power transmission member of a mechanism for moving a head, used for recording on or reproducing from a disk, relative to a base member in a disk device, comprising a fixed component for attaching to a head, a power transmission component for receiving drive from a motor serving as a drive source, a linking component for linking the fixed component and the power transmission component, and a contacting component. The contacting component is fixed to the power transmission component, and comes into contact with part of the base member, or part of a member fixed to the base member, at least one end of the movement range of the head. The contacting component is also linked to the fixed component via the linking component in a state in which elastic deformation is possible only when an impact or the like creates an excessive force in the movement direction of the head. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064216 | Optical disc apparatus - In order to make a unit mechanical portion lighter and to cut down the cost of the unit mechanical portion in an optical disc apparatus, the optical disc apparatus of the present invention is configured to include: a chassis which includes a supporting portion that supports an optical pickup, a pickup moving mechanism, and a disc motor, and coupling portions that abut on and are coupled to a tray at plural points, which is formed of a synthetic resin material, and in which the supporting portion and the coupling portions are integrated with each other; and a flexible flat cable which electrically couples between a first circuit substrate fixed to the bottom case side and a second circuit substrate fixed to the tray or the chassis side, and which is arranged between a bottom cover and a bottom case while its plane surface is folded in a state where the tray is inserted into an apparatus body. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING RF SIGNAL IN HYBRID SWITCHING SCHEME AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A switch apparatus using a hybrid switch scheme, a switching method, and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the same are provided. The switch apparatus switches between passing and cutting off a first broadcast signal received through a first communication medium, switches between passing and cutting off a second broadcast signal received through a second communication medium, and performs switching to selectively output one of the passed first broadcast signal and the passed second broadcast signal. Accordingly, a plurality of switch elements are arranged on the path for transmitting a broadcast signal in a hybrid scheme, so the broadcast signal is efficiently prevented from being leaked twofold or threefold, and thus isolation increases. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064218 | CONTENT RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD - A content receiving client device has a metadata obtaining unit, a message generating unit, and a message sending unit. The metadata obtaining unit obtains metadata including information used to generate an invite message for prompting establishment of a session for receiving content from a content distribution server. The message generating unit generates, based on the metadata, the invite message. The invite message includes a destination address field storing location information specifying a location of the content. The invite message further includes a body field storing information used to establish the session. The message sending unit sends the invite message to a session control server that controls the session. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064219 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING UNOBTRUSIVE VIDEO ADVERTISING CONTENT - A method of advertising during sequences of video images includes alerting a viewer of available video advertising content associated with an object displayed in a sequence of video images. A viewer selection of the object is received during the sequence of video images responsive to alerting the viewer, and an end of the sequence of video images is detected. The video advertising content is displayed responsive to receiving the viewer selection and after the end of the sequence of video images such that viewing of the sequence of video images is not interrupted. Related devices and computer program products are also discussed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064220 | Set-Top Box Emergency Alert System Alarm - A customer premises device includes a receiving module, a visual module, and an audible module. The receiving module is configured to receive an Internet protocol emergency alert system message. The visual module is in communication with the receiving module, and the visual module is configured to provide a visual alarm based on the Internet protocol emergency alert system message. The audible module is in communication with the receiving module, and the audible module is configured to provide an audible alarm based on the Internet protocol emergency alert system message. A method for outputting the visual and audible alarms is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064221 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING TELEVISION CHANNELS - Method for automatically switching television channels or other content sources. The method may be used with any electronic media to facilitate switching between channels or other content sources based on events or other occurrences in non-viewed channels, such as but not limited to switching channels based on sporting event occurrences (goals, ending of game, etc.), news event occurrence (breaking news, health tips, etc.), and other any number of other identifiable events. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064222 | GUI WITH DYNAMIC THUMBNAIL GRID NAVIGATION FOR INTERNET TV - An Internet-enabled TV can display thumbnails of audio-video content available from an Internet server for selecting content to be displayed on the TV by a user manipulating a remote control. Internet information loading rules and thumbnail navigation rules are disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064223 | DTV VIEWING TERMINAL, EPG SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXHIBITING EPG - The method for accessing an EPG server includes the steps of: sending a web request from a browser-embedded DTV viewing terminal to the EPG server through the Internet; identifying the web requester in the EPG server; providing collected EPG in a webpage mode in the EPG server; and providing DTV presenting parameters from the EPG server to the browser-embedded DTV viewing terminal as soon as a desired program is selected. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PROGRAM GUIDE - The method for integrating audio/video with the EPG is applied to an open standard or closed type. If used in an open standard, the method comprises the steps of: capturing a representative frame and/or recording a part of a program while the digital television (DTV) is in standby mode, and combining the captured frame and/or recorded part with the EPG. If used in a closed type, the method comprises the steps of: identifying additional audio and/or video that is not a broadcast program in a digital television viewing terminal, and integrating the additional audio and/or video with the EPG. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064225 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN LAYOUT IN DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER FOR RECEIVING MOVING PICTURE CONTENT - Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for screen display in a digital broadcast receiver for receiving moving picture contents. The method includes: receiving head-end side data including configuration data of lattice-type moving picture contents sent via a broadcasting network, and converting the received head-end side data into content picture configuration data; editing the content picture configuration data and configuring a curved-type circular selection picture so as to display the edited content picture configuration data through the curved-type circular selection picture on a display means of a user terminal; and displaying the configured curved-type circular selection picture containing the moving picture contents on the display means of the user terminal. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064226 | USER INTERFACE OF INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDE AND METHOD THEREOF - A user interface of an interactive program guide includes a two-dimensional EPG area and a selected program area. The two-dimensional EPG area includes a list of channels, programs corresponding to the channels and an indicator pointing to a selected program. The selected program area includes an analog clock indicating the current time and display period of the selected program and a status area with text indicating the status of the selected program. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064227 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING A PERSONALIZED VISUALIZATION OF BROADCASTING STATIONS - An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for creating a personalized visualization of broadcasting stations that enables a user to quickly identify broadcasting stations that are in line with his or her tastes or preferences. Broadcasting stations may be plotted at specific locations within a personalized visualization based on the categories in which media objects broadcast by those broadcasting stations fall. This location may be continuously updated as the broadcasting stations continue to broadcast additional media objects falling within different categories. A user may similarly be plotted, and continuously updated, within the personalized visualization based on the categories in which media objects reproduced by the user fall. By viewing the personalized visualization, the user may be able to identify which of the broadcasting stations monitored are broadcasting media objects that are most in line with the media objects he or she has been reproducing. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064228 | Method for Defining Virtual Channels in Interactive Program Guide and User Interface Thereof - The method for defining virtual channels in an interactive program guide includes the steps of: defining a virtual channel number and/or channel name; searching programs in the EPG which satisfy a search criterion; inserting the searched programs into the defined virtual channel; and resolving schedule conflicts with the searched programs. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064229 | Recommendation from stochastic analysis - Recommendations from stochastic analysis is described. In embodiment(s), a media content distributor can receive a request for movie recommendations from a viewer via a television client device. The content distributor can then provide various movie selection choices where each choice includes two movies having disparate identifying criteria. The identifying criteria can include any combination of a category of a movie, an attribute of the movie, or an aspect of the movie. The content distributor can receive viewer selections of one movie from each of the movie selection choices and then generate the movie recommendations for the viewer. The movie recommendation can be generated by stochastic analysis of the identifying criteria associated with the viewer selected movies from each of the movie selection choices. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064230 | Method and Related Device for Switching Channels - A method and related device for channel switching includes forming a user list including a plurality of user identities, receiving a channel list corresponding to the user list, wherein the channel list includes a plurality of channel information respectively corresponding to a user identity of the user list, and selecting a channel information from the plurality of channel information of the channel list for broadcasting a TV program corresponding to the channel information according to a user control signal. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064231 | DELIVERING ON SCREEN DISPLAY DATA TO EXISTING DISPLAY DEVICES - A method and apparatus for delivering screen display data to existing display devices. Some embodiments of an apparatus include an interface to receive an input stream for a display device. The apparatus further includes a module to generate on screen display data for the display device. The apparatus includes a multiplexer, the multiplexer to multiplex the on screen display data into the input stream. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064232 | PORTABLE MEDIA PROCESSING UNIT IN A MEDIA EXCHANGE NETWORK - A method for communication is disclosed and may include storing media and meta-data associated with the stored media. The storing may occur at a first location associated with a first communication device. A channel guide including representations of the stored media may be presented, based on the meta-data associated with the stored media, on a television in a second location. The presenting may occur when the first communication device is communicatively coupled to a second communication device at the second location. In response to receiving a selection via the presented channel guide, at least one media file corresponding to the received selection may be displayed based on the meta-data associated with stored media, on the television and/or a media player in the second location. The first communication device may be a media processing unit. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064233 | Mobile Terminal Device, Control Method thereof, Program, and Semiconductor Device - In order to avoid a collision of a reserved viewing of television broadcasting with a different operation mode and also to realize the avoidance by simple and easy operation, a television-equipped mobile terminal device of the present invention is composed of: a reservation storage unit | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064234 | PROGRAM RESERVATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM RESERVATION METHOD - According to one embodiment a program reservation apparatus is provided with an acquiring unit for acquiring program information, a program listing producing unit for producing an electronic program listing based upon the program information acquired, a display unit for displaying the electronic program listing produced on a screen, a selecting unit for selecting and determining a desired program from the electronic program listing displayed, an e-mail producing unit for producing an e-mail main text for program reservation for making program reservation by e-mail with respect to the program selected and determined, and transmitting units for transmitting the e-mail main text for program reservation produced to the outside. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064235 | Video Broadcasts with Interactive Viewer Content - Methods are provided for providing information to a viewer of a digital broadcast. Digital broadcasts which include audio components, video components, and an additional information component are transmitted to media content display devices. Information may be extracted from the information component via user activation of an information interface and selection of desired information. The desired information may be extracted from the information component of the digital broadcast and/or transmitted to a broadcaster who may then, upon receipt of the request for information, modify the information component of the digital broadcast to the viewer. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064236 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR OUTPUTTING BROADCAST DATA AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION DATA - A mobile terminal includes a receiving unit for receiving broadcast data and supplementary information data associated with the broadcast data, a controller for retrieving and synchronizing the supplementary information data with the broadcast data for output, and an output unit for outputting the synchronized supplementary information data and the broadcast data in real time. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064237 | USER-SELECTABLE VARIABLE-SIZED CHIP OVERLAY OF VIDEO BROADCAST - The present invention comprises an interactive system and method for displaying a chip (or overlay video) on a video monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a first video stream presenting at least video information, the first video stream comprising a viewer channel, and an overlay video, displayed simultaneously with the first video stream, wherein the overlay video has a universal functionality with respect to at least one of a plurality of other video streams. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064238 | SYSTEM FOR MITIGATING SIGNAL INTERRUPTION IN A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a satellite media receiver having a controller adapted to detect a service outage associated with a media program derived from satellite signals supplied to a satellite port of the satellite media receiver, and transmit a request for a portion of the media program for delivery to a broadband port of the satellite media receiver to mitigate the service outage. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064239 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a digital broadcast receiving apparatus configured to receive terrestrial digital television broadcasting and satellite digital broadcasting, including: a terrestrial digital tuner; a satellite digital tuner; a demodulating block configured to demodulate a reception signal of the terrestrial digital television broadcasting with an output supplied from the terrestrial digital tuner, and, at the same time, demodulate a reception signal of the satellite digital broadcasting with an output supplied from the satellite digital tuner; a terrestrial digital tuner control block; a satellite digital tuner control block; and a switching block configured to switch output terminals of the demodulating block in accordance with a positional arrangement of the terrestrial digital tuner and the satellite digital tuner relative to the demodulating block. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064240 | SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING STATUS INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSOR - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller adapted to monitor one or more activities taking place at a media content processor, and present an iconic symbol in a graphical user interface window adjusted according to the one or more activities being monitored. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064241 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND BROADCASTING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON LOCATION - A selection method and system. The method comprises receiving by a tracking apparatus data comprising audio/video data segments with associated tracking data segments. The audio/video data segments and the associated tracking data segments are associated with a plurality of locations. The tracking apparatus is moved within a specified proximity of a first location of the locations. The tracking apparatus senses the first location. The tracking apparatus retrieves a first audio/video data segment of the audio/video data segments associated with the first location. The retrieving is based on a first tracking data segment of the associated tracking data segments associated with the first audio/video data segment. The tracking apparatus broadcasts a specified portion of the first audio/video data segment. The specified portion is dependent on a specified condition of the tracking apparatus. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064242 | FAST CHANNEL SWITCHING FOR DIGITAL TV - A method for digital video distribution in which a program is transmitted as a multicast stream over a network at a base rate. The stream includes a sequence of frames encoding video data, the sequence containing anchor points. A request from a client to begin receiving the program is received at a time subsequent to a given anchor point in the multicast stream. Responsively to the request, a boost stream is transmitted to the client beginning from the given anchor point at an accelerated rate relative to the base rate. The boost stream causes the client to display the video data beginning from the given anchor point and then to join the multicast stream when the boost stream has reached a point of synchronization with the multicast stream. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064243 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SUBSCRIBER DEMAND FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A method of determining demand for multimedia content in a multimedia provider network includes receiving a content demand statistics (CDS) request from a client application where the request identifies a subscriber set. Responsive to the CDS request, selected CDS data is retrieved from a CDS subsystem. The CDS data is indicative of demand for multimedia content among subscribers in the subscriber set. The retrieved CDS data is delivered to the client application. The selected data may be selected from past data, present data, and future data. The CDS request indicates a set of buddy subscribers and the messaging server retrieves CDS data associated with the buddy subscribers. A security subsystem may be accessed and to determine, prior to retrieving CDS data for a particular buddy subscriber, whether the particular buddy subscriber has authorized the requesting subscriber. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064244 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiving system of the digital broadcasting system includes a baseband processor, a table handler, a FLUTE handler, and a display module. The baseband processor receives a broadcast signal including mobile service data and main service data. Herein, the mobile service data may configure an RS frame. And, the RS frame may include mobile service data, file data, and a table having at least one channel configuration information on the mobile service data and estimated download time for the file data described therein. The table handler parses the table from the RS frame, thereby extracting and outputting at least one channel configuration information on the mobile service data and estimated download time information of the file data. The FLUTE handler parses the file data from the RS frame and storing the parsed data. And, the display module receives the estimated download time for the file data parsed by the FLUTE handler from the table handler, thereby displaying the estimated download time on a portion of a display screen. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064245 | Enhanced On-Line Collaboration System for Broadcast Presentations - An enhanced on-line collaboration system is provided for subset of users viewing the same broadcast presentation at the same time. Each session is initiated by a single user sending a session request to a collaboration server. The request identifies members of a proposed subset and the broadcast presentation that is to be the subject of the collaboration. The request may also include an initial user collaboration input. The collaboration server establishes a final subset of available users and forwards any user collaboration input to broadcast redistributors associated with members of the final subset. Subsequent collaboration inputs from members of the final subset are forwarded to broadcast redistributors and appear as graphic or text overlays on the broadcast display seen by members of the final subset. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064246 | DISTRIBUTED AND INTERACTIVE GLOBECASTING SYSTEM - Described is a distributed, interactive broadcast system having a plurality of robotic modules coupled to a broadcast control center and data center, the control center and data center capable of pulling and pushing audio and visual information from and to each individual robotic module within the distributed, interactive broadcast system. The system being ideal for broadcasting live events from venues equipped with audio and video devices. Interactive applications are also facilitated by the system allowing for real-time interactivity between global remote viewers and with spectators at the venue. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064247 | USER GENERATED CONTENT - The system provides a computer based presentation synchronized to a broadcast and not merely to an event. The system includes a customizable interface that uses a broadcast and a plurality of secondary sources to present data and information to a user to enhance and optimize a broadcast experience. The secondary sources can comprise commercially available sources as well as user generated content that is generated prior to, or coincidentally with, the broadcast of the primary content. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING VIDEO DATA PACKET DELIVERY - Systems and methods of monitoring packet delivery are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes querying multiple network devices for performance metrics corresponding to video data packets sent from a video server. The network devices may include multicast branching points between the video server and the destination. A delivery failure may be identified based on the performance metrics, and a response to the delivery failure may be initiated. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064249 | DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND METHOD - There is disclosed a distribution network and method. This is particularly advantageous because the network allows highlight clips to be generated and distributed quickly. Additionally, the highlights are more consistent because the user selects the event (from which the highlight is formed) from a list of possible event selections. This also has the advantage that there is the reduced likelihood of the individual generating the events missing any other incidents requiring highlighting. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064250 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING TRANSMISSION CHANNEL - A transmission terminal measures an error rate by periodically transmitting an error rate measuring packet to all transmission channels and all transmission paths. Content to be transmitted is classified, so that a transmission channel of the best transmission quality is assigned to content requiring real-timeness and a wide transmission bandwidth. According to the type of the content, a required communication protocol is selected to perform processing thereof. The transmission bandwidth for the content requiring a wide transmission bandwidth is assigned at a peak rate, while the transmission bandwidth for the content requiring a narrow transmission bandwidth is assigned at an average rate. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064251 | System and Method for Troubleshooting a Set Top Box - A method for troubleshooting a set top box is disclosed and can include receiving a trouble ticket from a set top box and initiating a self test at the set top box. The method can also include receiving test results from the set top box and analyzing the test results to isolate a problem. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064252 | System and method for dynamic bandwidth allocation - A system and method for conserving bandwidth for a data connection. A television is detected to have been turned off. Recording information is requested from a digital video record. A content stream to the digital video recorder and the television is terminated in response to receiving the recording information and determining the DVR is inactive. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING BROADCAST DATA AND PROVIDING CONTENTS - A method and apparatus for recording broadcast data and providing content, in which the content is recorded based on a time at which the content is actually transmitted using interaction between a server and a host device is provided. The method includes receiving a request for recording a particular program, registering program information of the requested program in a content server, and performing recording of the program upon detection of stream output notification information for the registered program from the content server. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064254 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - This method of transmitting coded data, representing a digital video, from a server to a plurality of clients, at least one subset of the clients using congestion control algorithms, uses a plurality of signals for passing from a coded representation of the video at a given quality level to a coded representation at least one quality level different from the given level. The sending (E | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PERFORMANCE DATA - A method of providing performance data is disclosed that includes sending a data packet from customer premises equipment to a set-top box device via a network path at a transmission rate. The transmission rate is based on Network Layer performance metrics associated with the network path. The method also includes receiving performance data at the customer premises equipment from the set-top box device. The performance data relates to Physical Layer measurements. In addition, the performance data indicates a condition of a physical component of the network path. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064256 | EFFICIENT SELECTION OF AUXILIARY BROADCAST-SERVICE DATA ACCORDING TO A USER PREFERENCE - A system for distribution of data comprising: a transmitting device ( | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064257 | COMPACT GRAPHICS FOR LIMITED RESOLUTION DISPLAY DEVICES - A method for compactly communicating a scene of graphical content from a server to a display device of known display characteristics is disclosed. The scene comprises scene data. The method comprises determining if the scene data already exists at the display device. If it is determined that the scene data already exists at the display device, refraining from communicating the scene data, and if it is determined that the scene data does not exist at the display device, communicating the scene data to the display device. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064258 | System and Method for Sending and Receiving Text Messages via a Set Top Box - A method for sending text messages from an IPTV receiver is disclosed and includes detecting that a text button is pressed at an IPTV remote control device associated with the IPTV receiver and displaying a text window at a display device coupled to the IPTV receiver. Text messages can be sent and received via the text window. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064259 | System and Method for Providing Feedback from a Set-Top Box - A method for monitoring video delivery performance at an IPTV receiver is disclosed and can include recording video delivery performance data in a memory buffer at the IPTV receiver. Further, the method can include displaying a problem report window at a display device coupled to the IPTV receiver when a problem button is pressed. The trouble report window is configured to allow real-time reporting of trouble from a user. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064260 | Methods and systems for implementing a universal set top box - A system is disclosed. The system has a first receiver, a second receiver, and an input device configured to transmit a command signal in response to user input. The system also has an input waveguide having a first end in communication with the input device and terminating at the first receiver, and a second end in communication with the second receiver. The input waveguide is arranged to receive and route the command signal to the second receiver. The system also has an output waveguide having a first end in communication with the first receiver, and a second end in communication with the second receive. The second receiver is configured to determine whether the command signal is directed to the first receiver and/or the second receiver based a code contained in the command signal. The second receiver is further configured to execute the command signal when it is determined that the command signal is directed to the second receiver, and relay the command signal through the output waveguide to the first receiver for execution when it is determined that the command signal is directed to the first receiver. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064261 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INFORMATION AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method for providing user information are provided. The broadcast receiving apparatus transmits user information stored in a storage medium to a broadcast station. Therefore, a user may participate in data broadcasting more conveniently. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064262 | TV RECEIVER USING CABLE CARD FOR ABSTRACTING OPEN CABLE APPLICATION PLATFORM (OCAP) MESSAGES TO AND FROM THE HEAD END - A TV receiver such as a set-top box has an Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) programming interface that communicates with interactive digital video applications such as pay-per-view applications to enable a viewer to communicate requests, purchase orders, and the like to a head end. A cable card provides both decryption of incoming video from the head end as well as translation functionality that transforms standardized messages into a proprietary protocol recognizable to the head end. The OCAP has an API that interfaces with the application and that directs standardized messages from the application to the standardized interface of the removable cable card ensuring common reliance on the translation functionality built in to the cable card. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064263 | BROADCAST-RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING DATA BY A BROADCAST-RECEIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a broadcast-receiving apparatus and a method of outputting data by a broadcast-receiving apparatus capable of outputting media content and real-time broadcasting data at the same time. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a broadcast-receiving apparatus, including a receiving unit which receives a data broadcasting signal through a data broadcasting channel, an extracting unit which extracts data from the received data broadcasting signal, and a merging unit which merges the extracted data with media content that is being output. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064264 | Broadcast receiving apparatus and method, method and storage medium for inhibiting receiving - A broadcast receiving apparatus and method capable of setting a receiving reservation at one time for a program shown several times. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a keyword holding unit which holds a keyword to determine whether a program is desired to be received by the user, a program information obtaining unit which obtains program information of each broadcast before respective broadcasts of a plurality of broadcast programs for which the receiving reservation is performed are received, a determining unit which determines whether the program information of the respective broadcasts obtained includes the keyword, and an inhibiting unit which inhibits the reception of the respective broadcasts when determining that the keyword is included in the program information of the respective broadcasts. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064265 | Set Back Box with Digital Receiver for Upgrading TV with Analog Receiver - A set-back box (SBB) includes a digital TV signal receiver. The SBB can be connected via a HDMI cable to a TV having only an analog TV signal receiver so that digital TV signals from the SUB can be displayed on the TV screen. The TV processor recognizes the SUB and in effect treats the digital receiver of the SBB as its own, such that a single remote control can be used to control both analog channel selection within the TV and digital channel selection within the SBB. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064266 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA RECORDER WITH FUNCTIONALITY FOLLOWING LOSS OF PROVIDER NETWORK SERVICE - A network addressable appliance with digital multimedia recording capabilities has limited access including playback of stored multimedia content upon faulty connection with a service provider network. Upon a connectivity event, the network addressable appliance compares a retrieved hardware address for a connected residential gateway to a stored hardware address for an assigned residential gateway. If the two hardware addresses correspond, the network addressable appliance provides playback to stored multimedia content. The system helps prevent violations of digital rights management rules by restricting access to stored multimedia content while the network addressable appliance is connected to an unauthorized residential gateway. The system provides a user with limited access (i.e. playback) to multimedia content during service provider network outages. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064267 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING CONTENT RENDERING DEVICE ACCORDING TO CONTENT GENRE - Provided are a method of automatically adjusting content rendering devices according to the genres of content, and a broadcasting system and a receiving system that perform the method. The broadcasting system broadcasts a composite data set that includes content and meta data, the meta data including set values of optimal images and sounds depending on the program genre of the content. The receiving system receives and parses the broadcasted composite data set into the original content and the meta data associated with the original content. The receiving system processes the set values of the optimal images and sounds of the corresponding broadcast genre from the meta data so as to automatically adjust a content rendering device such as a video display system or an audio system. Thus, an optimal visual and audio environment is established. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064268 | Remote Management Method of a Distant Device, and Corresponding Video Device - The invention concerns a remote management method enabling a distant remote management server to manage at least a distant device. In order to have a simple and reliable management, it comprises a transmission step of a CWMP command requesting a configuration of the transport and/or dejittering layers. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064269 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcast receiver and a control method thereof are disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes a reception unit for receiving a broadcast signal which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, an extractor for extracting transmission parameter channel signaling information and fast information channel signaling information from a data group in the received mobile service data, an acquirer for acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and a service of an ensemble by using the extracted fast information channel signaling information, the ensemble being a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, a detector for detecting a descriptor defining a destination telephone number of a message service by using the acquired program table, and a controller for controlling such that the destination telephone number of the message service of the detected descriptor and the mobile service data are displayed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064270 | TEMPLATE BASED FEDERATION OF POLICIES - This disclosure presents a method of federating policies to the underlying policy management systems based on their respective capabilities, a method to federate policies to policy managers when same managed resource is being managed by multiple managers, a method to create and federate policies at lower level policy managers for given policy at higher level integrated policy manager system, and a method to federate policies to autonomic managers using policy templates. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064271 | FILTERING POLICIES FOR DATA AGGREGATED BY AN ESB - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention implement filtering policies to correlate and perform fine-grained access control on aggregated data within an enterprise service bus (ESB) architecture. These filtering policies can be made available externally to a system user during runtime in order to allow changes to be dynamically applied to an ESB flow without the need to modify the flow of the ESB. An ESB architecture provides the benefit of being of having the capability to provide an aggregation of services. An ESB has the capability to route a service request to call multiple providers, collect all needed data, aggregate the data, and return the data to a requester. The filtering policies can be implemented within a data filtering engine that is comprised within the ESB. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064272 | DATABASE AUTHORIZATION RULES AND COMPONENT LOGIC AUTHORIZATION RULES AGGREGATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for aggregating database and component logic authorization rules in a multi-tier application. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for aggregating database and component logic authorization rules in a multi-tier application system can include aggregating role-based authorization rules for both a persistence layer and a logic layer of a multi-tier application in a unified policy, distributing the unified policy to both the persistence layer and the logic layer of the multi-tier application, transforming the unified policy into respectively a set of role based permissions for the persistence layer and a set of role based permissions for the logic layer, and applying the set of role based permissions for the persistence layer in the persistence layer, and the set of role based permissions for the logic layer in the logic layer of the multi-tier application. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064273 | Methods and systems for secure data entry and maintenance - Methods and systems are provided for the secure entry and maintenance of data entered via a user input device. A computing device includes a secure processor coupled to one or more user devices. The user devices may be peripheral devices coupled to the secure processor via a wired connection such as a USB or PS/2 interface or via a wireless connection such as Bluetooth. A security boundary associated with the secure processor is established using hardware or cryptographic techniques. Input data received from the user device is stored within the security boundary. Additionally, the secure processor is configured to identify the user peripheral device coupled to the secure processor and to determine whether a request received to access the user peripheral device is allowable based on security policies defined for the user peripheral device. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064274 | Dual non-volatile memories for a trusted hypervisor - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for executing a first code portion of a pre-boot environment from a first non-volatile memory, authenticating a trusted hypervisor in the first non-volatile memory using the first code portion, executing the trusted hypervisor if the trusted hypervisor is authenticated, and authenticating a basic input/output system (BIOS) present in a second non-volatile memory with the trusted hypervisor and transferring control from the trusted hypervisor to the BIOS if the BIOS is authenticated. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064275 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DATA SIGNAL - A document management system, which includes a management section that manages identification information corresponding to a component included in a document; a setting section that sets the identification information managed by the management section to the component included in the document; and a history management section that manages history information of the component corresponding to the identification information that is set to the component by the setting section. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064276 | Analytical Instrument with Automatic Lockout against Unauthorized Use - An analytical instrument includes a contactless memory reader, such as an RF-ID reader. Each person authorized to use the instrument carries a contactless memory, such as an RF-ID tag in an identification (ID) badge. The instrument scans for a contactless memory containing information identifying an authorized user prior to performing an analysis or prior to operating in a predetermined mode, thus preventing unauthorized persons from operating the instrument or from operating the instrument in an unauthorized mode. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064277 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for controlling an information processing apparatus includes storing identification information to identify a type of authentication information which is necessary to use each of a plurality of files stored in a memory unit from among a plurality of types of authentication information, and causing a display unit to display the plurality of files stored in the memory unit and the stored identification information in association with each other. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064278 | Techniques for Entry of Less than perfect passwords - A technique of allowing entry of the password which is not 100% correct. This password would be used to verify identity and/or login information in low security techniques. The password is scored relative to the correct password. The scoring can take into effect least mean squares differences, and other information such as letter groups, thereby detecting missed characters or extra characters, as well as shift on the keyboard. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064279 | System for secure remote access and control of computers - A system that anyone with a internet browser can use to set up a high security VPN between a mobile wireless hand-held devices or computer and a remote computer and operate control the remote computer. A automated internet browsers sign-up process that sets up a subscription to a VPN service and installs the required software components. A system to provide data and access control security as well as simulating a display, keyboard and mouse on a hand-held device with only a touch screen is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064280 | FRAMEWORK FOR DELEGATING ROLES IN HUMAN RESOURCES ERP SYSTEMS - Embodiments presented herein provide transaction delegation systems and methods that allow a delegator to select any user to act as a proxy on that manager's behalf with respect to certain transactions. In embodiments, a manager is able to select different users to manage different transactions. A user can accept a proxy request and obtain the necessary security access when the delegation is active. Thus, the proxy user is able to approve and/or initiate the selected transactions even if the security for those transactions is higher than what the proxy user would normally have. In embodiments, an administrator is able to configure the delegations and can ensure that the delegated authority is revoked when the delegated authority expires. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064281 | AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND NETWORK AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING TERMINAL DEVICE AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - When an authentication identifier is contained in a first message required for receiving authentication with respect to IEEE 802.1X from a terminal device, the authentication is assumed to be successful and then a data link is established with the terminal device, and a filtering unit is set so as to pass a first packet which should be passed for receiving authentication with respect to a higher layer protocol from among packets sent from the terminal device through the data link and to block a second packet different from the first packet. If a second message required for receiving authentication with respect to the higher layer protocol from the terminal device is received through the filtering unit, the authentication with respect to the higher layer protocol is performed. When the authentication is successful, the filtering unit is set so as to pass the second packet. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064282 | METHOD FOR ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES IN ACTIVITY-CENTRIC COMPUTING NETWORKS - A method for organizing activities in an activity-centric computing network includes receiving access to activities associated with at least one user of the activity-centric computing network, granting access to public tag information associated with at least a portion of the activities, granting access to private tag information associated with at least a portion of the activities, and organizing activities based on at least the public tag information and the private tag information. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SECURITY AUTHENTICATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A system for automatic security authentication in a wireless network includes a server and a terminal. The terminal includes a processor, a first communications unit, and a second communications unit. The server includes a database, a control unit, and a third communications unit. The processor receives an identification code of an access point through the first communications unit, and sends a message to the control unit through the second communications unit. The message includes the identification code of the access point, a user account and a user password. The control unit sends an authentication code corresponding to the identification code according to data stored in the database to the processor through the third communications unit. After receipt of the authentication code, the processor automatically logs in to the access point through the first communications unit to activate a wireless network access function. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064284 | Method and System for Access to Material on a Web Site - A user connected to a first service mounted on a remote server is enabled to connect to a second service, on the same or another server, without new steps required for log-in, and optionally including the passing of parameters from the first to the second service that enable the second service to open in a manner appropriate to the state of the user's interaction with the first service at the moment of requesting the connection. In the case of the second service being provided from a second server, authentication is provided by means of an authentication broker, which provides a token that the operating system of the user's computer is induced (via its normal response to received messages) to embed in a request for service to the second server, which verifies the token by an exchange with the broker. In either case, once the connection with the second server is achieved, later repeated access may be enabled without the user having to go through the procedure required to enable such access from scratch. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064285 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA - An electronic information management device includes: an associating unit that associates electronic information with first access right information with respect to each user, the electronic information being associated with an associated site so that the electronic information is stored at the associated site, the associating unit further associating the associated site with second access right information with respect to each user; a receiving unit that receives a request for access to the electronic information from a user; a determining unit that, when the receiving unit receives a request for access to the electronic information, determines the sum of the first access right information and the second access right information, and, based on the sum of the access right information, determines whether to allow the user to access the electronic information; and an access controlling unit that controls access to the electronic information in accordance with the determination result of the determining unit. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064286 | Methods and systems for internet security via virtual software - A method for providing internet security includes providing a storage medium including a first executable application module. In response to inputting the storage medium onto a local computer the first executable application module is loaded into virtual memory in the local computer. The first executable application module is executed, the first executable application module providing information identifying at least one remote server. Communication is performed between the local computer and the remote server using the information provided by the first executable application module. The remote server is instructed to send a second application module to the local computer. Upon receipt of the second application module, the second application module is loaded into virtual memory on the local computer. The second application module is executed from virtual memory and a prompt is displayed to the user. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064287 | APPLICATION PROTECTION ARCHITECTURE WITH TRIANGULATED AUTHORIZATION - Application protection architecture with triangulated authorization is described herein. According to one embodiment, a packet of a network transaction is received at a network element from a client system over a first network for accessing a destined server of a datacenter over a second network, where network element operates as a security gateway to the datacenter. In response to the packet, one or more user attributes associated with a user of the client system are obtained from an identity store, where the user attributes include a user identifier that identifies the user and a machine identifier that identifies the client system. Authentication and/or authorization are performed on the packet using the user attributes to determine whether the user of the client system is eligible to access the destined server of the datacenter. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064288 | HIGHLY SCALABLE APPLICATION NETWORK APPLIANCES WITH VIRTUALIZED SERVICES - An application network appliance with virtualized services is described herein. According to one embodiment, a packet of a network transaction is received from a client for accessing an application server of a datacenter, where the network element operates as an application services gateway of the datacenter. A context associated with the application server is identified based on the packet, including information that identifies application services to be performed on the packet and resources to be allocated for performing the application services. A context includes information representing a logical instance of physical resources of the network element shared by multiple contexts. One or more application services are performed on the packet using the resources identified by the context. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064289 | METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING USER USING SERVER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - A method of authenticating a user using a server and an image forming apparatus using the same, the method including: transmitting, from an image forming apparatus to a first server that functions as an authentication server, user authentication information; determining if the first server authenticates the user based on the user authentication information; and transmitting, to a second server that processes image data, the user authentication information if the first server authenticates the user, wherein the second server authenticates the user based on the transmitted user authentication information authenticated by the first server. Thus, the user of the image forming apparatus can be automatically authenticated by the second server by authenticating the user on the first server. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064290 | Searching and replacing credentials in a disparate credential store environment - Apparatus and methods are described for searching and replacing user credentials in a multiple disparate credential store environment. Upon authentication of a user to change credentials, credential information of multiple disparate credential stores is searched. Upon population of search results, users indicate which of the credentials they desire to change and results are committed upon affirmative execution in a user interface dialog. In this manner, users locate their credential information, from whatever store, and change it in quantity or singularly from a single point of control. They can also fully understand how many passwords, secrets, keys, etc., they have over the many disparate stores available to them and affirmatively control their relationship to other credential information. Reversion of credential information to an earlier time is still another feature as is retrofitting existing SSO services. Computer program products and computing network interaction are also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064291 | System and method for relaying authentication at network attachment - An information processing system for remote access computing comprising a network access server and a local authentication server is augmented with the capability for relaying authentication requests by tunneling interactions between the requesting client and an identity provider. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064292 | TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (TPM) ASSISTED DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT - Techniques for trusted platform module (TPM) assisted data center management are provided. A data center registers TPM remote attestations for physical processing environments of physical devices within a data center. Each time a physical processing environment is established; a new TPM remote attestation is generated and validated against the registered TPM remote attestation. Additionally, during registration other identifying information is supplied to the physical processing environments that permit each physical processing environment to be authenticated, validated, and controlled via unique identities. Inter-data center communication is established for sharing virtual processing environments and administrative operations are authenticated within each of the data centers perform any administrative operation is permitted to process within a particular data center. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED TRUST - Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for a community-based trust are provided. In an embodiment, it may be determined whether a requesting node obtains a trust from a targeting node through an endorsement from an intermediate node. If the requesting node obtains the trust through the endorsement from the intermediate node, an intermediate trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the intermediate node may be obtained; and a new trust level that indicates how much the targeting node trusts the requesting node may be calculated based upon the intermediate trust level. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064294 | Methods for selectively capturing and replicating one-time password generator functionality from device to device - Structures and methods are disclosed for selectively capturing (“peeling”) and replicating (“cloning”) OTP tokens from one device to another while maintaining OTP state. Embodiments described herein provide for sending, from a first device to a second device, state information including for example, a key, a current OTP sequence value and a time to expiry value corresponding to selected tokens to be cloned. The second device thereafter uses the state information to generate OTP sequences corresponding to the selected tokens in time-synchronization with corresponding authentication entities. Additionally, embodiments described herein provide for restoring the OTP sequence corresponding to the selected tokens on the first device following a loss of synchronization of the selected tokens on the first device. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064295 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ON-DEMAND LIMITED SECURITY CREDENTIALS IN WIRELESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method includes storing a security credential associated with a communication network on a portable storage device. The method also includes detecting removal of the portable storage device from a specified location. The method further includes allowing at least one communication device to communicate over the communication network using the security credential. In addition, the method includes revoking the security credential after a specified time period has elapsed. The portable storage device could represent a card, and the specified location could represent a card reader/writer. Also, the communication network could represent a wireless network, and the security credential could represent a cryptographic key. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064296 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A first information-communication device generates first biometric pattern used for comparison based on user biometric information retrieved by a biometric sensor, and sends the generated first biometric pattern to a second biometric information-communication device. The second information-communication device compares the first biometric pattern sent from the first information-communication device with second biometric pattern, which is user biometric pattern stored in memory, and sends the second biometric pattern to the first information-communication device when the compared biometric pattern matches. The first information-communication device then stores the second biometric pattern sent from the second information-communication device. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064297 | SECURE CREDENTIALS CONTROL METHOD - Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided to secure access to an account of a user. The account may have a system administrator. The user may have a credential for accessing the secure data on the account. The methods, apparatus, and systems involve setting a universal reset credential associated with the account, denying the system administrator of the account permission to change the first credential of the access feature, and permitting the system administrator to reset the access feature from the first credential to the universal reset credential. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064298 | System and Program for Access Control - A system and program for a proxy server that forwards an access request from a client to a data server and forwards response data from the data server to the client. The proxy server includes a means for storing a first address location and an encoding format of the response data. The proxy server also includes a means for receiving a subsequent access request from the client, which includes a second address location encoded by the encoding format. A means is present in the proxy server for comparing the second address location to the first address location to determine if the second address location is related to the first address location. The proxy server also includes a means for decoding the second address location based on the encoding format in response to a determination that the second address location is related to the first address location. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064299 | History-based downgraded network identification - Some embodiments of the invention are directed to increasing security and lowering risk of attack in connecting automatically to networks by enabling client devices to verify the identity of the networks by, for example, confirming the identity of networks and network components such as wireless access points. In some embodiments, a client device may maintain a data store of characteristics of a network—including, for example, characteristics of a wireless access point or other portion of the network and/or characteristics of a connection previously established with the wireless access point and/or network. Stored characteristics may include characteristics other than those minimally necessary to identify a wireless access point and/or wireless network. The stored characteristics may be compared to known good characteristics of a network (including characteristics of a wireless access point or other portion of the wireless network) prior to connection to the network to determine whether the characteristics match. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064300 | APPLICATION NETWORK APPLIANCE WITH BUILT-IN VIRTUAL DIRECTORY INTERFACE - An application network appliance with a built-in virtual directory interface is described herein. According to one embodiment, a network element includes a virtual directory interface (VDI) coupled to multiple directory servers, and an authentication and authorization unit coupled to the VDI. In response to a packet of a network transaction received from a client over a first network for accessing a server of a datacenter over a second network, the authentication and authorization unit obtains user attributes from the directory servers via the VDI and performs authentication and authorization using the user attributes to determine whether a user of the client is eligible to access the server of the datacenter, where the network element operates as a security gateway to the datacenter. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064301 | System and Method for Browser Based Access to Smart Cards - A client-side application extension executable on a host computer from within a web-browser having the capability of executing at least one web-browser add-on to provide a user access to a smart card, connected to the host computer having a smart card resource manager, via the web-browser. The web-browser extension has instructions to direct the central processing unit to access data on the smart card via a web-browser and platform independent interface module and a web-browser and platform dependent wrapper module connected to the web-browser and platform independent interface module and to the smart card resource manager having a function processing module operable to receive a call to the at least one function for accessing data on the smart card and for transforming the function call into a corresponding call to the smart card resource manager. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064302 | System for secure internet access for children - A system and method for secure internet access by children that assigns each child a Safe Card Scanner with integral fingerprint scanner and a Caddy-Pilot for Kids (intelligent card reader and docking station) into which the Safe Card Scanner docks for biometric-secure internet access for children. Both the Safe Card Scanner and Caddy-Pilot for Kids have internal memory and device ID numbers stored therein. At registration each child is assigned a user ID corresponding with card ID number and a registration record is compiled including the assigned user ID and photo data plus the Safe Card Scanner and Caddy-Pilot for Kids ID numbers. Parents author a parental ruleset for their child and the ruleset is stored by a host ASP. The child then activates their Safe Card scanner by an initial fingerprint scan, a portion of which is stored locally on the Safe Card scanner (along with the assigned device ID number). Given a registered/activated Safe Card scanner, the child can access the internet from any web-enabled computer simply by plugging the Caddy-Pilot for Kids into the computer's USB port. The Caddy-Pilot for Kids automatically opens a browser program and loads the URL of the sponsoring ASP. The child than inserts their Safe Card scanner into the Caddy-Pilot for Kids, which automatically initiates a scan of their fingerprint, which instantaneously captures a portion of their fingerprint minutia and compares it to the minutia stored previously at enrollment activation, thereby authenticating that child as the authorized user of that Safe Card Scanner. Once a local authentication has taken place the Safe Card scanner checks the assigned user ID plus the Safe Card Scanner and Caddy-Pilot for Kids ID numbers to the registration record, authenticates the child user, and pre-loads the parental control ruleset. The child-users then have a restricted safe and secure but full internet experience including online shopping malls, Chat Rooms, Libraries, games, sports, etc. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064303 | TRANSFERABLE RESTRICTED SECURITY TOKENS - In a web-based service environment, third party providers need to have varying degrees of access to user data for their complementary services. To prevent third party providers from having broader access than necessary or not adequate levels of access, transferable restricted security tickets are employed to determine an appropriate level of access for third parties. Tickets with expiration and restriction roles define a duration and level of access for a third party. The restrictions are determined through an intersection of the authorizing user's security role and restriction roles defined in the system. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064304 | PORT ACCESS USING USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL PACKETS - Communication through an intervening firewall can be achieved by transmitting an outbound datagram through a port of a firewall to open a circuit through the firewall, receiving an inbound datagram through the open circuit from an application, wherein the application is external to the firewall, and communicating with the application through the open circuit. Also, the application can comprise a client application and the firewall can comprise a server firewall. Further, the client application can transmit an outbound datagram through a port of an associated client firewall to open a circuit through the client firewall and can receive one or more datagrams through the open circuit of the client firewall. Additionally, the port of the server firewall and the port of the client firewall can correspond to the same port number. | 2009-03-05 |
| 20090064305 | System and method for secure service delivery - A secure service delivery network, including a service delivery compartment connected to deliver services to a plurality of client networks. The secure service delivery network includes a first firewall connecting the service delivery compartment to a first virtual local area network. The secure service delivery network includes a plurality of firewalls each connecting one of the plurality of client networks to the first virtual local area network, whereby no communications between the plurality of client networks can be made over the first virtual local area network. A related method is also described. | 2009-03-05 |
