Owner Yahoo! Inc.

Inventors Spencer, Steven E.; Grigsby, David B.; Hilaiel, Lloyd T.; Durand, Gordon

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2009220439

PCT Pub. Number WO2009/111195

Priority 61/067,872 02.03.08 US; 12/350,177 07.01.09 US

Filing date 23 February 2009

Wipo publication date 11 September 2009

Acceptance publication date 13 September 2012

G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions

G06F 9/06 Arrangements for programme control, e.g. control unit - using stored programme, i.e. using internal store of processing equipment to receive and retain programme

G06F 9/30 Arrangements for programme control, e.g. control unit - Arrangements for executing machine- instructions, e.g. instruction decode

G06F 13/00 Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units

G06F 15/16 Digital computers in general - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a programme unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programmes

G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity

H04L 9/32 Arrangements for secret or secure communication - including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system