Abstract: A system for reducing piracy of protected digital content. An integrated module with public and private keys sends the public key along with a request for content to a transaction manager. The transaction manager uses the public key to produce a specially encrypted content bitstream which is sent to the integrated module. The integrated module uses the private key to decrypt the specially encrypted content bitstream to produce analog information that is available for subsequent use. The decrypted content bitstream is physically protected from access. Furthermore, the analog information can be watermarked such that re-digitizing the analog information would produce a traceable watermarked copy of the content.

Abstract: A management tool is disclosed which aids the user in controlling the flow of data from one database table to another in computer memory, particularly when both the potential amount of data and the number of programmed functions which can be performed upon or be controlled by the data are large.

Abstract: A multi-step method enables a user to extract useful information from a complex relational database without needing to construct elaborate Structured Query Language statements or to become familiar with details of the particular data model involved. In particular, the method generates a table of output data from a relational database having one or more database tables made up of columns of attributes, rows instances, and one or more keys composed of one or more attributes each as elements.