Abstract: Briefly, systems and methods for securely updating an IoT system are presented, the methods including: providing the IoT system, the IoT system including: IoT devices operable by a user; an IoT hub for electronically coupling the IoT devices to the user; a dashboard graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for enabling communication between the IoT vendors and the IoT user devices, where the dashboard GUIs includes a user dashboard for retrieving IoT user device information and for enabling secure data sharing with the IoT vendors; receiving a regulatory update requirement by the IoT vendor; determining a current status for each of the IoT user devices by the IoT vendor.

Abstract: Briefly, systems and methods for managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices provide platforms featuring an architecture for user and device authentication as well as IoT system self-healing.

Abstract: Briefly, an encryption/decryption algorithm providing for consistent encryption entropy and encryption/decryption performance that is independent of the type of input data.

Abstract: Briefly, an encryption/decryption algorithm providing for consistent encryption entropy and encryption/decryption performance that is independent of the type of input data.

Abstract: Methods for authenticating a user utilizing a smart speaker system are presented, the methods including: requesting a user authentication by issuing a voice command to a smart speaker; playing a sonic one-time password (OTP) on the smart speaker received from an authentication server in response to the requesting a user authentication; receiving the sonic OTP by a mobile device of the user; transmitting an OTP decoded from the sonic OTP to the authentication server; and authorizing the user by the authentication server to execute a secure transaction using the smart speaker system.

Abstract: Briefly, systems and methods for managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices provide platforms featuring an architecture for user and device authentication as well as IoT system self-healing.

Abstract: Briefly, an encryption/decryption algorithm providing for consistent encryption entropy and encryption/decryption performance that is independent of the type of input data.

Abstract: The present invention is generally related to client and computing platforms that may be used for conducting secure transactions.

Abstract: Methods for authenticating a user utilizing a smart speaker system are presented, the methods including: requesting a user authentication by issuing a voice command to a smart speaker; playing a sonic one-time password (OTP) on the smart speaker received from an authentication server in response to the requesting a user authentication; receiving the sonic OTP by a mobile device of the user; transmitting an OTP decoded from the sonic OTP to the authentication server; and authorizing the user by the authentication server to execute a secure transaction using the smart speaker system.

Abstract: The present invention is generally related to client and computing platforms that may be used for conducting secure transactions.

Abstract: A gateway (e.g., a web site) connects content (e.g., pirated content) playing on a host device to a variety of informational, advertising, merchandising and DRM resources. Links, icons and other elements for connecting with the resources are provided to the host device by the gateway and can be presented to the user while the content is playing or paused. The type of resource presented to the user and the timing of the presentation can be based on content identifying information, timing information and/or other information provided by the host device.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by way of a host device, a request to pause playback of content. The method further includes the host device displaying an input area. Also included is the host device accepting an annotation entered into the input area by the user and conveying the annotation to a content interactivity gateway.

Abstract: Tools for analyzing images are disclosed. In some cases, the images are analyzed in order to determine whether a particular web site and/or email message is part of an illegitimate online activity. In an aspect, an image analysis process comprises comparing a suspect image with one or more elements of interest (which can include images, words, etc.) by generating fingerprints characterizing the suspect image and the elements of interest, to allow for a quantitative comparison.

Abstract: Tools for analyzing images are disclosed. In some cases, the images are analyzed in order to determine whether a particular web site and/or email message is part of an illegitimate online activity. In an aspect, an image analysis process comprises comparing a suspect image with one or more elements of interest (which can include images, words, etc.) by generating fingerprints characterizing the suspect image and the elements of interest, to allow for a quantitative comparison.

Abstract: A gateway (e.g., a web site) connects content (e.g., pirated content) playing on a host device to a variety of informational, advertising, merchandising and DRM resources. Links, icons and other elements for connecting with the resources are provided to the host device by the gateway and can be presented to the user while the content is playing or paused. The type of resource presented to the user and the timing of the presentation can be based on content identifying information, timing information and/or other information provided by the host device.

Abstract: A technique of encoding a document to prevent undetected alteration of the document includes identifying symbols to be changed by applying font changes to the identified symbols and generating font change pointers that track changes applied to the identified symbols. Techniques to decode and detect changes are also described.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for searching for and licensing media content over a network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus encodes and decodes machine readable signals in audio signals for producing humanly perceived audio transmissions. The encoding device includes circuitry for identifying portions of the audio signal having relatively low energy in a given band and relatively high energy in a band proximally below the given band. The machine readable signals are then inserted into the identified portions of the audio signal. According to another embodiment, the machine readable signals are encoded as a spread-spectrum signal which is added to the original audio signal. The spread-spectrum signal is scaled using a unique technique referred to as Common Mode Scaling.

Abstract: A mixed signal phase locked loop is optimized for fast settling and low noise sensitivity. To this end, this device has a digital wide range delay line and a low gain per stage adjust. When first activated, the loop calibrates the digital delay line to its nominal delay characteristic. This delay line, together with the linear low gain per stage adjust, constitutes the internal oscillator of the phase locked loop. After achieving nominal delay, the oscillator uses the low gain per stage adjust to lock to a desired reference or a submultiple thereof. According to the preferred embodiment, the loop locks its internal 125 MHz oscillator to a 25 MHz reference. After achieving lock, the loop performs synchronous data recovery by locking to an incoming data stream, instead of the internal reference, and performing bit framing. In case of losing lock, the phase locked loop of the present invention is capable of recalibrating itself and regaining lock in under 3 microseconds.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding information symbols onto an analog host signal modifies signal peaks of the host signal to fall within predetermined amplitude bands. A set of symbols is defined wherein each symbol corresponds to a defined number of signal peaks or to a particular value of signal peak within a band. An additional information channel may be created by altering polarity changes of signal peaks in accordance with predetermined polarity sequences to represent a second set of defined symbols.