Abstract: A “fair play” online gaming system comprises a deal server for generating an encrypted set of gaming elements (such as cards) and a play server for controlling a set of operations within a game. The play server is coupled to the deal server and receives encrypted gaming elements from the deal server in response to commands. The gaming system also includes an audit server that is coupled to the play server, where the audit server is used to send and receive information between the play server and one or more online players communicating via the internet. A transcript server may be inserted in the signal path between the audit server and the internet, and used to archive all communications. Importantly, the deal server and the play server cannot communicate with the internet and cannot be accessed by untoward individuals, thus providing fair play conditions for an online game.

Abstract: A “fair play” online gaming system comprises a deal server for generating an encrypted set of gaming elements (such as cards) and a play server for controlling a set of operations within a game. The play server is coupled to the deal server and receives encrypted gaming elements from the deal server in response to commands. The gaming system also includes an audit server that is coupled to the play server, where the audit server is used to send and receive information between the play server and one or more online players communicating via the internet. A transcript server may be inserted in the signal path between the audit server and the internet, and used to archive all communications. Importantly, the deal server and the play server cannot communicate with the internet and cannot be accessed by untoward individuals, thus providing fair play conditions for an online game.

Abstract: A “fair play” online gaming system comprises a deal server for generating an encrypted set of gaming elements (such as cards) and a play server for controlling a set of operations within a game. The play server is coupled to the deal server and receives encrypted gaming elements from the deal server in response to commands. The gaming system also includes an audit server that is coupled to the play server, where the audit server is used to send and receive information between the play server and one or more online players communicating via the internet. Importantly, the deal server and the play server cannot communicate with the internet and cannot be accessed by untoward individuals, thus providing fair play conditions for an online game.

Abstract: A system and method is presented for providing verification of specified credentials to an independent person (a third party, that is, a user of a purported member's website) through the utilization of an “organization certificate” (OC) in combination with a “membership certificate” (MC), with the field structure of the OC limiting the type of information that can be certified by the issuing organization. The set of fields in the OC is defined as associated with a particular type of organization, where any extraneous information will not be permitted to form part of a legitimate membership certificate (hereinafter “MC”). The use of specific field descriptions thus assumes that any field appearing in an MC that does not have a corresponding <field> tag in the OC will cause the MC to be flagged as invalid by the user's browser extension during the verification process.

Abstract: A “fair play” online gaming system comprises a deal server for generating an encrypted set of gaming elements (such as cards) and a play server for controlling a set of operations within a game. The play server is coupled to the deal server and receives encrypted gaming elements from the deal server in response to commands. The gaming system also includes an audit server that is coupled to the play server, where the audit server is used to send and receive information between the play server and one or more online players communicating via the internet. Importantly, the deal server and the play server cannot communicate with the internet and cannot be accessed by untoward individuals, thus providing fair play conditions for an online game.

Abstract: A system for protecting individuals (including institutions) involved in securities transactions has been created that utilizes an “independent” depository as an intermediary between a security owner and a brokerage firm. The inclusion of a depository is considered to protect the security owner from untoward actions on the part of the brokerage firm. The depository is used to “hold” the securities behalf of the owner. The security owners and brokerage firms must be registered with the depository and maintain accounts with the depository. All transactions involving the securities are still performed by the broker, but the requests are transmitted from the security owner to the depository, and the depository then relays messages regarding the transactions to the broker. Thus, the securities are only in the possession of the broker on a transaction-by-transaction basis.

Abstract: A system and method of providing on-line verification of various credentials without requiring second site authentication utilizes protocols and cryptography to assure customers (generally referred to hereinafter as “users”) that they are dealing with a person (or organization) that can present multiple, non-repudiable proof of their identification. The system is launched directly from the user's browser such that certificate verification is performed “locally”, without needing to go out and obtain information from a second web site. The system is based upon the creation of a new MIME (i.e. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type that is employed by the user's browser and utilizes public keys associated with the credentialing organizations in combination with a public key of the verification organization.

Abstract: A system and method is presented for providing verification of specified credentials to an independent person (a third party, that is, a user of a purported member's website) through the utilization of an “organization certificate” (OC) in combination with a “membership certificate” (MC), with the field structure of the OC limiting the type of information that can be certified by the issuing organization. The set of fields in the OC is defined as associated with a particular type of organization, where any extraneous information will not be permitted to form part of a legitimate membership certificate (hereinafter “MC”). The use of specific field descriptions thus assumes that any field appearing in an MC that does not have a corresponding <field> tag in the OC will cause the MC to be flagged as invalid by the user's browser extension during the verification process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for asset management in an open environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method correlates a person's RFID tag with an RFID of an asset and uses this information to determine whether an asset is allowed to pass an access point.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for asset management in an open environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method correlates a person's RFID tag with an RFID of an asset and uses this information to determine whether an asset is allowed to pass an access point.

Abstract: A system for protecting individuals (including institutions) involved in securities transactions has been created that utilizes an “independent” depository as an intermediary between a security owner and a brokerage firm. The inclusion of a depository is considered to protect the security owner from untoward actions on the part of the brokerage firm. The depository is used to “hold” the securities behalf of the owner. The security owners and brokerage firms must be registered with the depository and maintain accounts with the depository. All transactions involving the securities are still performed by the broker, but the requests are transmitted from the security owner to the depository, and the depository then relays messages regarding the transactions to the broker. Thus, the securities are only in the possession of the broker on a transaction-by-transaction basis.

Abstract: A system and method of providing on-line verification of various credentials without requiring second site authentication utilizes protocols and cryptography to assure customers (generally referred to hereinafter as “users”) that they are dealing with a person (or organization) that can present multiple, non-repudiable proof of their identification. The system is launched directly from the user's browser such that certificate verification is performed “locally”, without needing to go out and obtain information from a second web site. The system is based upon the creation of a new MIME (i.e. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type that is employed by the user's browser and utilizes public keys associated with the credentialing organizations in combination with a public key of the verification organization.

Abstract: A method of providing adjustable rate usage-based billing for data services establishes an initial level billing rate based on customer estimates of usage and rates established by the provider based on the location of customer sites within predetermined geographic zones and levels of service intended to be used between those customer site pairs. The initial level billing rate is typically monthly, and is maintained during a predetermined level billing period. Upon expiration of the level billing period, the actual average usage on a monthly basis is calculated and compared to the level billing rate. If the absolute value of the percentage difference between them does not exceed a predetermined maximum adjustment, then the level billing rate for the next level billing period is set equal to the computed average of actual use during the just ended level billing period. If the maximum adjust is exceeded, the new level billing rate is capped at the maximum adjust percentage for the next level billing period.

Abstract: An identification verification system having several applications is disclosed. First, a sender sends a person an offer that requests information. The person replies to the sender, who forwards the reply to a verifying entity. If the sender is legitimate, the verifying entity forwards the reply to a UDID service, which requests authorization from the person to send the information to the sender. Second, a passenger can only access a boarding pass online after entering in a UDID and password. A code string is also generated in a document verification field that is decoded to determine information. Third, an online shopper requests verification from a merchant. The merchant then asks a credit card company for a token. If the merchant has a merchant account with the company, the merchant receives the token that generates a certificate for the shopper, who sends the certificate to the company to verify it is valid.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for asset management in an open environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method correlates a person's RFID tag with an RFID of an asset and uses this information to determine whether an asset is allowed to pass an access point.

Abstract: A menu bypass system for an IBM 3270 type of display system. An IBM 3270 type display system includes a display terminal, a communications controller and a host computer running a host application which controls the terminal. The host computer and terminal communication use a protocol which allows the host to transmit data to and read data from the terminal at any time. After a transmission from the terminal to the host, the terminal is normally locked from further transmission until the host application responds. The menu bypass system allows transmission of request units generated by attention identifiers. These request units are stored in a queue and transmitted to the host one at a time in response to host commands. For certain host commands, such as erase/write, a previous write transmission from the controller to the terminal is aborted.

Abstract: Data communication nodes in a network comprising a plurality of nodes linked together to form communication paths negotiate by passing messages to identify to one another the maximum supportable degree of data compression capability. Logical comparisons are made at each node between indications received from upstream and downstream nodes, if any, regarding their own or their received indications of data compression capability with the present node's own degree of compression capability. This enables logical decisions to be made to suport the maximum degree of compression capability over each link or portion of a link between terminal nodes which define the ends of the overall link, thus improving data transmission by providing the highest degree of supportable compression over the longest path length.