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Electronic identification system and method with source authenticity

Patent Number: RE44220
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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An RF electronic identification system (10) is disclosed and claimed. The system includes at least one transponder encoder (14.1) for writing data into a memory arrangement (52) of a selected transponder (1.1) of a plurality of transponders (1.1 to 1.n) adapted to receive data from the at least one encoder. The system further includes at least one verifier (16) for interrogating a selected transponder (1.1) and to read data stored in ...

Method and system for real-time control of document printing

Patent Number: RE44209
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A method for secure printing is presented. A document management system (DMS) is provided within a server computer for storing, displaying and printing a plurality of documents. At least a portion of the documents require authentication information for displaying and printing. A web-based capture protection system is provided that prevents proprietary content displayed on a display device from being screen-captured. The web-based capture protection system is combined with the DMS to augment ...

Increasing processor operating frequency when monitored loading level pattern of program matches recorded pattern of target program

Patent Number: 8448011
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A data processing system and an adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The data processing system includes a processor, a clock generator, a monitoring module and a determining module. When a target program is processed, the monitoring module monitors a first loading level of the processor, and transmits the first loading level to the determining module for recording. Furthermore, when a present program is processed, the monitoring module monitors a second loading level of the processor, ...

Increasing memory bandwidth in processor-based systems

Patent Number: 8448010
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The amount of data that may be transferred between a processing unit and a memory may be increased by transferring information during both the high and low phases of a clock. As one example, in a graphics processor using a general purpose register file as a memory and a mathematical box as a processing unit, the amount of data that can be transferred can be increased by transferring data during both the high and low phases of a ...

Method and memory device for generating a time estimate

Patent Number: 8448009
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and memory device for generating a time estimate are provided. In one embodiment, a memory device generates a time estimate from time stamps in file system metadata for a plurality of files stored in the memory device and uses the time estimate to perform a time-based activity in the memory device. In another embodiment, a memory device generates a time estimate from time stamps stored in a plurality of files stored in the memory device and uses the time estimate to perform a ...

High speed clock control

Patent Number: 8448008
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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On-chip high speed clock control techniques for testing circuits with multiple clock systems are disclosed. The techniques allow certain (e.g. compatible) high speed clocks to be activated with predefined waveforms during a capture period of a logic test, based on a clock control signal. The clock control signal may be supplied via a JTAG control port or via a scan chain load port. The clock control signal may also be generated by a BIST controller. The techniques may ensure glitch-free ...

Power consumption management in a network device

Patent Number: 8448007
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method includes buffering an initial amount of data of a data set transmitted from a MAC. When an amount of time for data associated with the data set to fill a PHY buffer approaches an amount of time for a far-end PHY to transition from a second far-end PHY power mode to a first far-end PHY power state, a remaining amount of data of the data set transmitted from the MAC is buffered and the data is transmitted to the far-end PHY after it transitions to the first far-end PHY power state. ...

Performing virtual and/or physical resource management for power management

Patent Number: 8448006
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A mechanism is provided for directed resource folding for power management. The mechanism receives a set of static platform characteristics and a set of dynamic platform characteristics for a set of resources associated with the data processing system thereby forming characteristic information. The mechanism determines whether one or more conditions have been met for each resource in the set of resources using the characteristic information. Responsive to the one or more conditions being ...

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

Patent Number: 8448005
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An information processing apparatus includes a transfer unit configured to retain at least one network address from among a plurality of network addresses and transfer other network addresses to other information processing apparatus, a power saving state shifting unit configured to shift to a power saving state, and a return unit configured to return the power saving state to a normal state when the retained network address is ...

Power savings using dynamic storage cluster membership

Patent Number: 8448004
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A system for controlling power usage in a storage cluster by dynamically controlling membership in the storage cluster is disclosed. The storage cluster includes multiple storage servers that provide access to one or more storage subsystems. The power management system uses a power management policy to set parameters for controlling membership in the storage cluster and monitors the storage cluster based on the policy. Based on the monitoring, the system detects when the number of storage ...

Method and apparatus for activating sleep mode

Patent Number: 8448003
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An integrated circuit includes a circuit including a plurality of functional blocks, a sensor associated with one of the plurality of functional blocks for sensing a state of activity thereof, and a sleep switch receiving an output from the sensor and placing the associated functional block in a sleep state in response to the sensed state of ...

Clock-gated series-coupled data processing modules

Patent Number: 8448002
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A clock module is coupled in parallel to a number of data processing modules that are coupled in series. The data processing modules can be individually clock-gated. Each of the data processing modules can determine whether or not it can be placed into an idle state. To reduce power consumption, any subset of the data processing modules that are eligible to be placed in an idle state can be clock-gated. The remaining data processing modules can continue to receive clock signals from the ...

System having a first device and second device in which the main power management module is configured to selectively supply a power and clock signal to change the power state of each device independently of the other device

Patent Number: 8448001
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A system includes a first device, a second device, and a main power management module. The first device is configured to communicate with a system bus. The second device is configured to communicate with the system bus. The second device includes a device power management module configured to manage power states of the second device. The main power management module is configured to manage power consumption of the second device independently of the first device by selectively supplying ...

Methods and apparatuses for operating a data processing system

Patent Number: 8448000
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Methods and apparatuses to manage working states of a data processing system. At least one embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing system with one or more sensors (e.g., physical sensors such as tachometer and thermistors, and logical sensors such as CPU load) for fine grain control of one or more components (e.g., processor, fan, hard drive, optical drive) of the system for working conditions that balance various goals (e.g., user preferences, performance, power ...

Electrical power saving system

Patent Number: 8447999
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An electrical power saving system that achieves efficient electricity consumption of apparatuses connected via a communication network includes at least first and second apparatuses connected via the communication network. The first and second apparatuses each include: a transmission and reception unit that transmits and receives a control command via the communication network, the control command being a command by which one apparatus controls another apparatus; and an operation state ...

Reducing current draw of a plurality of solid state drives at computer startup

Patent Number: 8447998
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Reducing current draw of solid state drives from a shared power supply of a computer at computer startup, each SSD including computer memory, a capacitor, a disk controller, and a charge controller, the disk controller configured to enable the charge controller to charge the capacitor upon receiving a charge command, the SSDs organized into startup groups characterized by a position in a predefined startup order. Upon startup of the computer, beginning with a first startup group in the ...

Method for managing storage, program and system for the same

Patent Number: 8447997
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A system including plural storage devices provides a technique for controlling storage devices in which files are located by a file system, and turning on or off the storage devices based on prediction of the start or end of access to the files. A program that manages power to the storage devices and data access to the storage devices via the files includes means or functions for allocating a storage device as an area in which a file is located, for selecting a storage device in which a ...

Circuitry and method for monitoring a supply voltage

Patent Number: 8447996
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Embodiments related to comparing of a supply voltage are described and ...

Bidirectional inline power port

Patent Number: 8447995
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and apparatus for bidirectional provision of inline power over data telecommunications cabling permits power to be received at a local powered device (PD) from remote power sourcing equipment (PSE) via at least one conductor at a first time and power to be provided by the local device to a remote device or another device at a second different ...

Altering performance of computational units heterogeneously according to performance sensitivity

Patent Number: 8447994
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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One or more computational units of a computer system are selectively altered in terms of performance according to which of the one or more computational units has a higher performance sensitivity than others of the computational ...

Integrated energy savings and business operations in data centers

Patent Number: 8447993
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A power control system in a data center has a plurality of physical servers, each server having a local controller, at least one virtual server coupled to at least some of the physical servers, and a central controller to control task loading on the physical servers through the virtual servers. A method of controlling power consumption in a data center includes receiving inputs from local controllers residing on loads, the inputs including data about power consumption on the loads, ...

Method for distributing content to a mobile device with digital rights and mobile device therefor

Patent Number: 8447992
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The invention relates to a method for distributing content to a mobile device using a digital rights management (DRM) scheme, adapted for the case when files are exchanged over an external memory or over a serial connection between a computer (PC) and the mobile device, and a mobile device (ME) adapted therefor. The mobile device creates a request file (RORe-questrop) comprising information necessary for forming a rights object file. On the computer side, the request file is retrieved and a ...

Card authentication system

Patent Number: 8447991
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A card authentication system. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for authenticating a data card having an intrinsic magnetic characteristic and recorded data on the data card, the method including reading information from the data card, the data card information including the intrinsic magnetic characteristic and the recorded data on the data card, encrypting the data card information, sending the encrypted data card information, receiving the encrypted data card ...

Password encryption key

Patent Number: 8447990
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A password-encrypted key (PEK) is generated from a user-supplied password or other identifying data and then used to encrypt the user's password. The encrypted password is stored in a user record on a server. At login a would-be user's password is again used to make a key, which is then used to decrypt and compare the stored encrypted password with the would-be user's password to complete the login. The successful PEK is stored in a temporary session record and can be used to decrypt other ...

Method and apparatus for tamper proof camera logs

Patent Number: 8447989
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and apparatus for maintaining a tamper proof device log are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining an embedded log in the device, the embedded log being a chain of log entries. In one embodiment, the method may also comprise publishing at least one log entry to a location external to the ...

Hash processing using a processor

Patent Number: 8447988
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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In certain embodiments, a digital signal processor (DSP) has multiple arithmetic logic units and a register module. The DSP is adapted to generate a message digest H from a message M in accordance with the SHA-1 standard, where M includes N blocks M⁽ⁱ⁾, i=1, . . . , N, and the processing of each block M⁽ⁱ⁾includes t iterations of processing words of message schedule {W_t}. In each iteration possible, the DSP uses free operations to precalculate W_{t ...}

Authentication of brand name product ownership using public key cryptography

Patent Number: 8447987
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Disclosed is a method of using public key cryptography to determine the authenticity of a brand name product. The brand name product has a unique message personal to the owner of the brand name product and a digital signature which includes at least the encrypted unique personal message. The unique message and digital signature are authenticated using a public ...

Accessing restricted content based on proximity

Patent Number: 8447986
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A license to use content (e.g., a movie, song, application, etc.) is provided to a consumer. The license allows for use of the content by the device the consumer is using (e.g., logged into) and devices near the device the consumer is using. For example, a first computing device obtains a license to restricted content. A second computing device obtains a copy of the restricted content; however, the second computing device is not licensed to use the content and may not be able to access the ...

Watermarking apparatus, software enabling an implementation of an electronic circuit comprising a watermark, method for detecting a watermark and apparatus for detecting a watermark

Patent Number: 8447985
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A watermarking apparatus for an electronic circuit is described, which comprises the following features: a watermark memory operative to store a watermark characterizing said electronic circuit, and a watermarking signal generator operative to generate based on said watermark a watermarking signal on a power supply line of said electronic circuit, wherein said watermarking signal is detectable for a recognition of said ...

Authentication system and method for operating the same

Patent Number: 8447984
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A challenge string is sent from a server to an authentication card. The challenge string is encrypted using a private key on the authentication card. Then, the encrypted challenge string is sent as a response from the authentication card to the server. A unique identifier of the authentication card is correlated to a user record residing at the server to obtain an authentication certificate from within the user record. The authentication certificate includes a public key. The public key ...

Token exchange

Patent Number: 8447983
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A value is associated with a token within a trust zone. The token is used in place of the value in operations executed within the trust zone. A key is defined for an entity outside of the trust zone. A processor encrypts the token using the key to form an encrypted token that cannot be decrypted by entities outside of the trust zone. The encrypted token is provided to the entity outside of the trust ...

System and method for operating end-to-end security channel between server and IC card

Patent Number: 8447982
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention relates to a system and method for operating an end-to-end security channel between an IC card and a server on a communication network. A method for connecting an end-to-end security channel between an IC card and a server on a communication network includes the steps of: generating, by the server, a random number Rs for transmission to the IC card, generating an E(Rs) by encrypting the random number Rs by a user public key, and transmitting the E(Rs) to the IC card ...

Method and system for generating and distributing mobile IP security key after re-authentication

Patent Number: 8447981
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for generating and distributing MIP security key after Re-Authentication, including: an AAA Server generates an EMSK during a Re-Authentication process; the MS generate a new first MIP security key for the MS according to the EMSK, and replaces the corresponding old first MIP security key with the new first MIP security key; and a HA receives new second MIP security key information for the HA which is sent by the AAA Server actively, or requests from the AAA Server the new second ...

System and method for processing encoded messages for exchange with a mobile data communication device

Patent Number: 8447980
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A system and method are provided for pre-processing encrypted and/or signed messages at a host system before the message is transmitted to a wireless mobile communication device. The message is received at the host system from a message sender. There is a determination as to whether any of the message receivers has a corresponding wireless mobile communication device. For each message receiver that has a corresponding wireless mobile communication device, the message is processed so as to ...

Method and apparatus for binding update between mobile node and correspondent node

Patent Number: 8447979
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and apparatus for binding update between a mobile node and a correspondent node is disclosed. The method includes: encrypting, by the correspondent node, a parameter for generating a binding management key with a key, and transmitting the encrypted parameter to the mobile node or a home agent which performs binding update on behalf of the mobile node; obtaining, by the mobile node or the home agent, the parameter via decryption, generating a binding management key with the ...

Wireless communication method using WPS

Patent Number: 8447978
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A wireless communication method includes receiving a first frame requesting to start a registration protocol in Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) of wireless LAN security standards, transmitting, after receiving the first frame, a second frame containing security types and encryption keys for the respective security types, and transmitting a third frame, after transmitting the second frame, the third frame instructing to terminate WPS. The security types include at least one of Wi-Fi protected ...

Authenticating a device with a server over a network

Patent Number: 8447977
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The authentication of a device with a server over a network includes authenticating, by the device, the server so as to establish a secure connection with the server. The device communicates identification information of the device to the server, wherein the identification information uniquely identifies the device to the server. The server determines the credibility of the device using the identification information communicated by the device. In a case where the server determines that the ...

Business to business secure mail

Patent Number: 8447976
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Business to business secure mail may be provided. Consistent with embodiments of the invention, a protected message may be received. The recipient may request a token from a trust broker, submit the token to an authorization server associated with the sender, receive a user license from the authorization server; and decrypt the protected message using the user license. The protected message may restrict actions that may be taken by the recipient, such as forwarding to other ...

Workstation application server programming protection via classloader policy based visibility control

Patent Number: 8447975
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Provided is a method for providing Java modularity class loader protection by controlling the visibility of WebSphere, service provider, library and utility code interfaces. Interface access authorization is checked once, during module and class loading to effectively protect vulnerable programming interfaces, eliminating permission checking during execution. Code in a WebSphere Application server (WAS) computing environment is categorized into a finite number of sets in which one ...

Method and apparatus for managing access rights to information spaces

Patent Number: 8447974
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An approach is provided for managing access rights of users to information spaces using signatures stored in a memory tag. A signature manager caused reading of a memory tag to initiate a request, from a device, for an initial access to an information space. The request includes an authorization signature associated with the device. The signature manager determines a level of access to the information space by comparing the authorization signature against a lattice of signature primitives ...

System, server, and device for providing contents

Patent Number: 8447973
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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According to an aspect of the invention, a content providing system is provided that includes a client device configured to receive contents and a server connected to the client device that provides contents to the client device. The client device may instruct the server to suspend the providing of contents, instruct the server how to handle unoffered contents after it instructs the server to suspend the providing of contents, and subsequently instruct the server lo restart the providing of ...

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and control program

Patent Number: 8447972
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An information processing apparatus storing information having an expiration date. If the expiration date of the stored information has passed, the information processing apparatus obtains new information having a different expiration date and updates the stored information with the newly obtained information. In addition, the information processing apparatus transmits the newly obtained information having the different expiration date to another information processing ...

Self-signed implicit certificates

Patent Number: 8447971
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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There are disclosed systems and methods for creating a self-signed implicit certificate. In one embodiment, the self-signed implicit certificate is generated and operated upon using transformations of a nature similar to the transformations used in the ECQV protocol. In such a system, a root CA or other computing device avoids having to generate an explicit self-signed certificate by instead generating a self-signed implicit ...

Securing out-of-band messages

Patent Number: 8447970
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Securing an out-of-band message from a server to a mobile computing device. After requesting a service ticket from a trusted third party (e.g., via a pre-existing ticketing infrastructure), the requested service ticket and a shared secret are obtained from the trusted third party via a first channel. The mobile computing device thereafter sends the service ticket with the shared secret to a server via a second channel. The server encrypts a message (e.g., an SMS message) using the shared ...

Transfer device for sensitive material such as a cryptographic key

Patent Number: 8447969
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Mechanisms are provided for transferring sensitive information, such as cryptographic keys, between entities. Particularly, a device is provided with a user input connected directly to a secure element. The device enables a user to enter sensitive information in the user input which is then passed directly to the secure element without traversing any other element such that the secure element can encode and/or encrypt the sensitive information. Once the sensitive information has been ...

Air-interface application layer security for wireless networks

Patent Number: 8447968
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention provides a method for encrypting data for transmission over a wireless link. The method includes encrypting at least one block of data, at an air-interface application layer, using an encryption algorithm that receives a cryptosynch as input. The value of the cryptosynch is based on an order of the at least one block of data relative to other blocks of data. The value of the cryptosynch is recoverable by a receiver based on the ordering of the ordering of the blocks of ...

Controlled message distribution

Patent Number: 8447967
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A system for the secure transmission of messages that may be included with existing automated message handling software applications. The secure transmission system includes a user interface tool that appears with the user interface of the conventional automated message handling system. A digital key generator and encryption engine is responsive to the user interface tool. Upon creating an addressed message using the conventional user interface of the automated message handling application, ...

Peripheral control module, computer system, and operation method thereof

Patent Number: 8447966
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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This invention provides a peripheral control module, a computer system, and an operation method thereof. The peripheral control module is for a computer system. The computer system includes a power switch capable of outputting a power signal. The peripheral control module includes a control unit and a control circuit. The control unit has a program code for controlling a peripheral module. The control circuit is coupled with the power switch and the control unit for receiving the power ...

Apparatus for monitoring microprocessor

Patent Number: 8447965
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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To provide a method for enabling a microprocessor to be restarted after rewriting a program without providing a dedicated circuit and an apparatus using the method, a timer for counting a predetermined clock is controlled in the following first and second modes, where in the first mode, the timer is reset (count-cleared) at predetermined intervals by a program so as to monitor an operating status of the program, and in the second mode, the microprocessor is restarted without resetting the ...

File update system and boot management system of mobile communication terminal, method of updating file in mobile communication terminal, and method of booting mobile communication terminal

Patent Number: 8447964
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Disclosed are a file update system of a mobile communication terminal which is capable of recovering Same Owner ID Error caused by damage of a file header in an EFS (Embedded File System) area of the mobile communication terminal, a boot management system of a mobile communication terminal which is capable of preventing a fatal error caused by damage of a file header in an EFS area of the mobile communication terminal, a method of updating a file in the mobile communication terminal, and a ...