Abstract: The method for zero-knowledge attestation validation process includes receiving a statement from a primary account in a primary electronic database over a communication network for validation with an authority account in an authority electronic database, creating a set of keys permitting validation of the statement without the primary electronic database identifying the authority account and without the authority electronic database identifying the primary account, associating a first key with the statement, correlating the associated first key and statement with a second key identifying the authority account, validating the veracity of the statement as an attestation with the authority account over the communication network, relating the first key to the attestation, linking the related first key and attestation with a third key identifying the primary account, and transmitting the attestation to the primary electronic database over the communication network for storage in the primary account with the statem

Abstract: The systems and methods for conveying automatic passive interest classified media content includes storing a plurality of media content items on a storage device, associating metadata with each of the media content items in the storage device, creating a media content subset from the plurality of media content items, conveying the media content subset over a communication network to an interactive presentation environment for consumption by a user, analyzing consumption of the media content subset by the user over the interactive presentation environment, modifying the media content subset from the plurality of media content items in the storage device in response to the analyzed user consumption.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method and apparatus for distributing music to local, digital, electronic jukeboxes. In particular, a complete menuing system is stored in a central storage location. A portion of the complete menu is stored locally at the jukebox, depending on user demand. A jukebox selectively requests the transmission of songs from the central storage location using a variety of communication means based upon usage data with respect to songs and the menu. The request can be initiated by the jukebox and can occur automatically based on statistics compiled by the jukebox representing user demand. The central storage location processes the requests and schedules individual requests from each jukebox to coordinate transmission of music to multiple locations simultaneously. In addition, the central storage location periodically updates the local jukeboxes with a list of new releases, during which time the jukebox can also download the music.

Abstract: A system and method of using object sensitivity values and a cursor to select a graphical object from a plurality of graphical objects and sub-objects appearing on a display device. The plurality of graphical objects includes at least one container. A sensitivity value from the set of Normal, Opaque, Transparent, Invisible, Customized, and Automatic is designated for each of the objects. At authoring time, a sensitivity value from this set can be easily assigned to each of the objects, thus affecting the way hit testing proceeds over the objects. More particularly, an object is selected from the plurality of objects based on the position of the cursor, object position, object containment, and the sensitivity value of at least one of the objects.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for interleaving memory transactions into an arbitrary number of memory banks that need not be equal size. A memory address range is divided into subranges of contiguous addresses. A first embodiment associates the subranges to a unique set of banks. Memory transactions falling within a subrange are interleaved among banks associated with the subrange. A second embodiment associates a set of banks with each subrange. The set of banks of one subrange are not necessarily independent of the set of banks of a second subrange. A third embodiment is a hybrid of the first and second embodiment. Range detection mechanisms are provided for detecting if a memory transaction falls within a subrange. In addition, an ID number is produced from the memory address according to an interleaving algorithm. The ID number is compared to bank ID numbers associated with each of the banks.