PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem, wherein it is impossible for an electronic content information provider to provide commercially secure and effective method, for a configurable general-purpose electronic commercial transaction/distribution control system. SOLUTION: In this system, having at least one protected processing environment for safely controlling at least one portion of decoding of digital information, a secure content distribution method comprises a process for encapsulating digital information in one or more digital containers; a process for encrypting at least a portion of digital information; a process for associating at least partially secure control information for managing interactions with encrypted digital information and/or digital container; a process for delivering one or more digital containers to a digital information user; and a process for using a protected processing environment, for safely controlling at least a portion of the decoding of the digital information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

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Systems and Methods for Secure Transaction Management and Electronic Rights Protection

Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multipoint sensing device.

Gestures for touch sensitive input devices

A user interface method is disclosed. The method includes detecting a touch and then determining a user interface mode when a touch is detected. The method further includes activating one or more GUI elements based on the user interface mode and in response to the detected touch.

Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices

Proximity based systems and methods that are implemented on an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes sensing an object spaced away and in close proximity to the electronic device. The method also includes performing an action in the electronic device when an object is sensed.

Proximity detector in handheld device

A data storage system which automatically provides and maintains identical secondary data on a preferably geographically remote secondary data storage device. The system includes a primary host computer located in the first geographic location which is coupled to a primary data storage system also located in the first geographic location. The primary data storage system includes at least one primary data storage device on which primary data is to be stored, and a primary data storage system controller which receives data from the primary host computer and controls the storing of the primary data on the primary data storage device. The primary data storage controller is coupled by high speed communication link to a secondary data storage system controller of a secondary data storage system, and coordinates the copying of the primary data to the secondary data storing system, and is responsive to an acknowledgement from the secondary data storage system controller of at least successful receipt of the primary data for updating the maintained list of the primary data to indicate that the copied primary data has been received by the secondary data storage system to be copied to the secondary data storage device.

Remote data mirroring

An apparatus and method for protecting BIOS stored on a direct access storage device into a personnal computer system. The personal computer system comprises a system processor, a system planar, a random access main memory, a read only memory, a protection means and at least one direct access storage device. The read only memory includes a first portion of BIOS and data representing the type of system processor and system planar I/O configuration. The first portion of BIOS initializes the system and the direct access storage device, and resets the protection means in order to read in a master boot record into the random access memory from a protectable partition on the direct access storage device.

Apparatus and method for preventing unauthorized access to BIOS in a personal computer system

An advanced display system controller is described for use in automotive vehicles. The controller has electronic circuitry to allow it to be programmed to display monochrome or color graphics and text on an all-points-addressable display device such as a CRT or an Electro-Luminescent (EL) Flat panel. The display resolution and scan rates may be programmed differently depending on the display type and size. The vehicle operator controls the display system via a reconfigurable switch system (RSS), such as an Infrared Touch Panel or Mylar Touch Switch Matrix mounted over the face of the display. In addition, external discrete switches may also be attached to the controller. The controller includes a master microprocessor and a slave microprocessor with preferred partitioning of functions and communicates with other parts of the vehicle via two serial data communication links, a Random Access bus and a Poll/Response bus. The design of this controller allows the display characteristics and supported functions to be changed through reconfigurable hardware and software, allowing a broad range of applications in different model automobiles.

Display system for automotive vehicle

In a tree topology network, a method for determining the maximum transfer speed for data packets transmitted over a high performance acyclic serial bus is disclosed The acyclic serial bus, patterned along the lines of the IEEE 1394 standard, is capable of operating at multiple transmission rates, depending upon the transmission rate of any particular node Once the transfer speeds have been determined by finding transmission rates to and from an ancestor node, an efficient storage technique for representing the transfer speeds is also disclosed The method supports packet speed selection for all types of data packets allowed by the IEEE standard, such as, for example, asynchronous, isochronous and broadcast packets

Method for selecting transmission speeds for transmitting data packets over a serial bus

A Graphic Development Instrument System (GDIS) provides a method and capability to design, create and update display screens, including static elements (never change) and dynamic elements (change responsive to stimuli) and is able to include any controller function, without rewriting or modifyng the software. The GDIS enables a screen designer to create EPROMS for those screens for different for example vehicles or models.

System for creating and controlling interactive graphic display screens

Means and method are disclosed for managing data while a RAID system is recovering from a media error. As a media error occurs, the failing storage device is identified and the areas of failure are recorded in non-volatile storage. A data recovery process is then continued so that a maximum amount of data can be recovered even though more than one error has occurred. Areas of failure are recorded in both non-volatile memory on the RAID adapter card and also in reserved areas of remaining storage devices. The storage areas that have been detected to contain media errors are stripe number, stripe unit number and also down to the sector number level of granularity. When the user tries to access data, these records are checked. If there is an entry in the table for a stripe being accessed, the user will receive an error message. Although the user may lose a small portion of the data, the user is only presented with an error message instead of incorrect data. The table can also be checked on write operations. If an entire stripe of data is written successfully and that stripe is found in the table, the entry is removed. When a physical device is moved to another controller, the table is copied from the physical device being moved to the new controllers non-volatile memory so this information is not lost.

Andrew Boyce Mcneill

Papers

Apparatus and method for preventing unauthorized access to BIOS in a personal computer system

Display system for automotive vehicle

Method for selecting transmission speeds for transmitting data packets over a serial bus

System for creating and controlling interactive graphic display screens

Managing defective media in a RAID system