Patents Examined by Esther Benoit
  • Patent number: 8949469
    Abstract: A method, devices, and a computer program for synchronizing one or more software programs from a first device (D100) to a second device (D200) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Martin Gerdes, Silke Holtmanns, Raphael Quinet, Marko Schuba
  • Patent number: 8949611
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided to authenticate and determine the integrity a software part. In this regard, a software part is authenticated and its integrity is determined by determining a first hash of the digital data that comprises the software part. If the air vehicle lacks data communications connectivity with an off-board security system, the method determines the authenticity and integrity of the software part by decrypting an encrypted hash of a software part in accordance with a public-private key pair to create a decrypted hash, comparing the first hash with the decrypted hash and transmitting the first hash to the off-board security system once data communications connectivity is established. Conversely, if the air vehicle has data communications connectivity with the off-board security system, the method determines the integrity of the software part by transmitting the first hash to the off-board security system for comparison with a whitelist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Greg A. Kimberly, Jack Lawson, Todd William Gould, Charles D. Royalty
  • Patent number: 8949601
    Abstract: A communication system comprising a sender unit, a recipient unit and a control unit, wherein the sender unit is adapted to generate an electronic message, to send the electronic message directly to the recipient unit, and to send a sending information message to the control unit indicating that the sender unit has sent the electronic message to the recipient unit, wherein the recipient unit is adapted to receive the electronic message directly from the sender unit and to send a receipt information message to the control unit, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Regify AG
    Inventor: Volker Schmid
  • Patent number: 8949623
    Abstract: This security method for scrambled multimedia signal decoder comprises at least one rewritable lock (62, 64), the value of which can be toggled at least between a first and a second value in response to an EMM message, and in which a registration module is able, in response to one and the same EMM registration message for writing new access entitlements or new cryptographic keys, to authorize and, alternatively, to prohibit this registration depending on the value of the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: VIACCESS
    Inventors: Laurence Becq, Pascal Danois, Gilles Dubroeucq, Jérôme Perani
  • Patent number: 8949405
    Abstract: A performance of a publisher server, a first content server, and a second content server is determined. Latency time information is determined based on the publisher server performance, the first content server performance, and the second content server performance, the latency time information representing a length of time to load content associated with each of the publisher server, the first content server, and the second content server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Tsun
  • Patent number: 8949926
    Abstract: A method for using contents, a method for sharing contents, and a device based on security level are disclosed. A method for using contents based on security level creates a device security level according to the number of device identification elements, receives contents, and if the device security level is found to be a minimum allowed device security level for using the contents, uses the contents. Therefore, a device that does not satisfy the conditions required for using contents cannot use the contents, whereby security is reinforced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Chung, Sung Hyun Cho, Koo Yong Pak, Il Gon Park, Soo Jung Kim, Kumar K. Kiran
  • Patent number: 8949348
    Abstract: In response to publication of a topic message on a topic to a messaging system by a publisher application, a determination is made as to whether any subscriber applications are registered for the topic. In response to determining that at least one subscriber application is registered for the topic, the published topic message is delivered to each registered subscriber application. In response to determining that no subscriber applications are registered for the topic, the published topic message is stored and in response to receipt of a first subsequent subscription request from a new subscriber application for the topic, the stored published topic message is delivered to the new subscriber application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew D. J. Banks, Anthony P. Beardsmore, Ian C. Vanstone
  • Patent number: 8949342
    Abstract: A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indicative of a user selectable portion within the display area. The method includes receiving content data having one of a plurality of different types for use in creating said message, accessing tracking data corresponding to a previously transmitted message containing content data of a given type, the tracking data being indicative of selection of said user selectable portion upon display thereof at said receiving terminal, and selecting a recipient of the message on the basis of the received content data and the tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timo Ahopelto, Donald Peppers, Kai Friman
  • Patent number: 8949471
    Abstract: A method for accelerating TCP/UDP packet switching. The method involves determining whether exception processing is necessary; if not, the packet is forwarded to a special stack for expedited processing. Packets requiring exception processing are forwarded to the conventional stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Hall, Ilia Sokolinski, Milan Merhar
  • Patent number: 8949314
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing bookmark information of a media server through a network based on the UPnP AV standard is disclosed. If a request for bookmarking a content item is made, a bookmark item is created and the created bookmark item is linked to the content item by adding the ID of the created bookmark item to the property information of the content item and recording the ID of the content item to be bookmarked in the created bookmark item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Joon Ahn, Chang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 8949928
    Abstract: A Parental Control Manager “PCM” server of a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture with the Parental Control Manager “PCM” server, a Policy Control Enforcement Function device with Deep Packet Inspection capabilities “PCEF-DPI device”, and a Policy Control Rules Function “PCRF” server. The PCM server includes a user interface unit for receiving a logon from a user, and for receiving from the user monitoring criteria on Internet traffic types to be monitored for the user, and corresponding actions to be carried out when any monitoring criteria fit a given Internet traffic type. The PCM server includes a network interface unit for submitting the monitoring criteria and corresponding actions received from the user to a PCRF server. A PCRF server of a PCC architecture with a PCM server, a PCEF-DPI device, and the PCRF server. A PCEF-DPI device of a PCC architecture with a PCM server, the PCEF-DPI device, and a PCRF server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Alfonso de Jesus Perez Martinez, Juan Ignacio Perez Andres, Rodrigo Alvarez Dominguez, Luis Campo Giralte, Jose Rubio Vidales
  • Patent number: 8949398
    Abstract: Instead of rejecting an incoming request at a node of a SIP domain, e.g. an IMS domain, when a user database query has failed, it is determined whether the DNS domain name of the request is registered as a shared domain or not. If it is found that the DNS domain name is registered as a shared domain, the DNS domain name is resolved into a globally routable URI, and the request is routed towards the terminating entity. If, however, the DNS domain name is not shared, the request is rejected. Such a mechanism enables operators to allow for a DNS domain name to be utilized by more than one SIP domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Jonas Falkena
  • Patent number: 8948379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for data exchange between at least two communication networks using the IP Internet protocol, a first network having a security level N1 higher than the security network N2 of a second network, and several terminals being connected to the first and second networks, characterised in that it comprises at least the following members: means for marking the flows based on their security level, a gateway between the first network (1) and the network (2) for carrying out a protocol interruption, and means for filtering the data flows suitable for checking the marking and to give authorisation for the broadcasting of the flow based on the relevancy between the marker and the sensitivity level of the communication, and visual means on the terminal for indicating to the user whether or not he communicates on a secured media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Francoise Maire, Michel Renaux, Frederika Baskaradasse, Michel Oustric
  • Patent number: 8949595
    Abstract: A mutual authentication method in a Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) is provided. The mutual authentication method may receive authentication-related information about authentication between an authentication unit and a security module (SM) from a Trusted Authority (TA), generate an authentication session key using the authentication-related information, transmit the authentication session key by the authentication unit to the SM through a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), and control a Conditional Access System (CAS) software to be downloaded to the SM from the authentication unit, when the authentication is completed by the authentication session key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Eun Jung Kwon, Han Seung Koo, Soon Choul Kim, Heejeong Kim, Young Ho Jeong, O Hyung Kwon, Soo In Lee
  • Patent number: 8949937
    Abstract: A method of accessing in a mobile communication device (4) an application (5, 14, 26), the application (5, 14, 26) being issued by a Service Provider (2), from a trusted application, also known as wallet (12), in which mobile device (4) a secure element (7) such as a SmartMX device is comprised that comprises a service manager (8) that manages the application (5, 14, 26), comprising managing by the service manager (8) a link between the application (5, 14, 26) and an application-codec (6, 15) also being issued by the Service Provider (2), wherein the application-codec (6, 15) is designed for interfacing between the service manager (8) and the application (5, 14, 26) and for processing an access request requesting access to the application (5, 14, 26)received from the service manager (8) and triggered by the wallet (12), and, triggered by the wallet (12), accessing the application (5, 14, 26) via the service manager (8) by means of utilization of the link between the application (5, 14, 26) and the application
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: NXP, B.V.
    Inventors: Alexandre Corda, Dominique Brule, Mathew Smith
  • Patent number: 8949615
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an accepting unit, a memory, an activating unit, and a controller. The accepting unit accepts first key information and second key information. The first key information includes performance information representing a performance and an identifier for identifying a device. The second key information includes the performance information and temporary use permission information. The memory stores the performance information in the first key information if the first key information is accepted and if the identifier is a predetermined identifier, and stores the temporary use permission information and the performance information in the second key information if the second key information is accepted. The activating unit activates the device with the performance represented by the performance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shida
  • Patent number: 8949382
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method for configuring a network interface device. The network interface device can be adaptable to connect a programmable logic controller to a network. The method can comprise automatically enforcing, via a wizard, user compliance with a plurality of predetermined steps for a computer-assisted configuration of the network interface device. The computer-assisted configuration of the network interface device can relate to an OSI transport layer or above. The method can comprise receiving at least one setting associated with a network connection for the network interface device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Cornett, Gregory J. Karklins
  • Patent number: 8949352
    Abstract: Presenters are enabled to broadcast a document to remote viewers from one browser to another. While viewing a document in the web browser, a user can share the document out to remote viewers by providing them with a link that when selected, opens the document synchronously with the presenter in web browser. The viewers are enabled to consume the broadcast by watching the presenter go through the document in real time. The viewers may also be enabled to view the document asynchronously from the presenter and easily synchronize back with the presenter's view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Cassandra Lewis, Heidi McAllister, Chad Nedziek
  • Patent number: 8935527
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a system for encoding digital data (DATA) represented by source symbols, with an error correcting code generating parity symbols from, for each parity symbol, a plurality of source symbols and at least one parity symbol of preceding rank, including at least encrypting once (54) at least one first value (P1) into several encrypted values and integrating at least one combination (P1,j) of said encrypted values to compute (55) at least one part (P2 . . . Pn?k) of said parity symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Aurelien Francillon, Vincent Roca, Christoph Neumann, Pascal Moniot
  • Patent number: 8914432
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for testing real-world performance of an system under test are disclosed. The system under test is loaded with interactive transactions. A realistic mix of network traffic is simulated on the communications network. The performance of the system under test under load is tested. Accordingly, a real-world test of the system under test is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Ixia
    Inventors: Clifford Hannel, David Anderson