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Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Anthony Suk Ko

Cynthia Fascenelli Kirkeby

Ferdinando Bedeschi

Ravi Prakash Gutala

Peter Nicholas Szucs

Enzo M Donze

Rich Fackenthal

Danny Wen

Meenatchi Jagasivmani

A system and associated methods for authenticating physical or digital objects are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a plurality of authentication devices is initiated, with each of the authentication devices associated with a one of the objects and containing a unique authentication sequence algorithm used to generate a sequence of device sequence values stored on each said authentication device. Upon a user desiring to authenticate a given object via a user application on a user device, the authentication device provides a data set to an authentication server. If the authentication server locates the authentication device in an authentication table, and subsequently processes the data set successfully, the authentication server obtains from the authentication table a server sequence value associated with the authentication device. If the device sequence value is later in the sequence than the server sequence value, the authentication server transmits a success message to the user application.

System and methods for authenticating tangible products

A system and associated methods for authenticating an at least one tangible product are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, upon a user desiring to authenticate a given product via a user application on a user device, an authentication request is initiated with an authentication device attached to the product. A device variable count on the authentication device is incremented based on an underlying algorithm, and the authentication device generates a data set containing at least one of a unique device identifier, a unique device key and the device variable count. The authentication device provides the data set and the device identifier to the user application, which then transmits the data to an authentication server. If the authentication server locates the device identifier in an authentication table, and subsequently processes the data set successfully, the authentication server obtains from the authentication table a server variable count associated with the device identifier. If the device variable count is greater than the server variable count, the authentication server transmits a success message to the user application and sets the server variable count to be equal to the device variable count.

The monetization of downloadable files associated with a custodial host site based on resolving custodianship to a referrer publisher with subsequent presentation of monetized content within a modal overlay is disclosed. A request from a client device has a resource identifier and a referrer publisher identifier. The request for the downloadable file is evaluated against one or more publisher and custodianship policy rules, which relate to a file extension of the downloadable file, a format of the resource identifier, a custodial domain on which the downloadable file is stored, and a referral domain as specified in the referrer publisher identifier. When custodianship is resolved, a modal overlay on which monetized content is incorporated is presented on the client device. The modal overlay is concurrently displayed with the transfer of the downloadable file to the client device.

Monetizing downloadable files based on resolving custodianship thereof to referring publisher and presentation of monetized content in a modal overlay contemporaneously with download

A protective and decorative casing for handheld devices such as a cellular phone, mobile computing device, or portable digital media player. The casing comprises a device stand. The casing expands to allow insertion of the handheld device. The casing has an accessory storage area.

Mobile device vessel

In a phase change memory, the memory array may be written in relatively small chunks. The writing of data to the array and, particularly, the writing of set data, may be accelerated using a hardware accelerator. The hardware accelerator may include an edge detector which detects a short duration signal pulse to trigger the writing of the set data to a cell. As a result, the writing of data may be accelerated, reducing the time to write in some cases.

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Yorba Linda, CA, United States of America

Anthony Suk Ko