| 6705517 |
Automated banking machine system and method |
| Mar-16-2004 |
An automated banking machine (12, 200, 302) is provided. The machine may be operative to install a terminal master key (TK) therein in response to at least one input from a single operator. The machine... |
| 6675153 |
Transaction authorization system |
| Jan-6-2004 |
A method and apparatus for authorizing a transaction between a consumer and a merchant over a network where the anonymity of the consumer with respect to the merchant is maintained while still validating... |
| 6662166 |
Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions |
| Dec-9-2003 |
A method and device for tokenless authorization of an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an electronic identicator and at least one payor bid biometric sample. The method comprises a... |
| 6611812 |
Secure electronic content distribution on CDS and DVDs |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method to delivery encrypted digital content to a end user system for playing the content comprising the steps of: reading from a computer readable medium metadata which has previously associated with... |
| 6601172 |
Transmitting revisions with digital signatures |
| Jul-29-2003 |
In a computer network, documents are produced, the document is hashed to produce a fingerprint, and the fingerprint is encrypted to sign the document then the document signature is transmitted from the... |
| 6594766 |
Method and apparatus for providing and maintaining a user-interactive portal system accessible via internet or other switched-packet-network |
| Jul-15-2003 |
An Internet Portal is enabled by software executing on an Internet-connected server. The Portal, in response to a log-on by a user, presents a secure and personalized page for and to the user, the personalized... |
| 6581044 |
Method and apparatus for encoding license parameters within a license number for authentication purposes |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A system that generates a license number based upon license parameters so that the license number can be authenticated by establishing that the license number was generated using the license parameters.... |
| 6546377 |
Virtual postage meter with multiple origins of deposit |
| Apr-8-2003 |
A system (10) and method of evidencing postage payment include a local postage printing system (20, 22) requesting to a remote data metering center (30) for the generation of postage evidencing information... |
| 6539364 |
Electronic cash implementing method and equipment using user signature and recording medium recorded thereon a program for the method |
| Mar-25-2003 |
A user registers a user public key PKU as a pseudonym at a trustee or issuer and obtains an signature for the pseudonym as a license. The sends the pseudonym, PKU identification information IdU and the... |
| 6484154 |
Safe for electric money and an electric money system |
| Nov-19-2002 |
A command from an upper device is transferred from a communicating section via three bus interfaces to three command control sections and a result of the command processing is transferred therethrough... |
| 6477513 |
Method and apparatus for executing cryptographically-enabled letters of credit |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A method and apparatus for executing electronic transactions using cryptographically-enabled accounts stores cryptographically-enabled account information and instructions, receives a cryptographically-encoded... |
| 6463534 |
Secure wireless electronic-commerce system with wireless network domain |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A method of conducting transactions in a wireless electronic commerce system, where the system comprises a wireless network operator certification authority (400) having a root public key certificate and... |
| 6442688 |
Method and apparatus for obtaining status of public key certificate updates |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A method and apparatus for public key certificate updates is accomplished when a user of a secured communications system provides, from time to time, a public key certificate update subscription update... |
| 6412073 |
Method and apparatus for providing and maintaining a user-interactive portal system accessible via internet or other switched-packet-network |
| Jun-25-2002 |
An Internet Portal is enabled by software executing on an Internet-connected server. The Portal, in response to a log-on by a user, presents a secure and personalized page for and to the user, the personalized... |
| 6408388 |
Personal date/time notary device |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A personal data/time notary device is embodied in a token device such as a "smart card". The portable notary device includes an input/output (I/O) port, which is coupled to a single integrated circuit... |
| 6385731 |
Secure on-line PC postage metering system |
| May-7-2002 |
The present invention is a system for providing secure access and execution of application software stored on a first computer by a second computer using a communication device while a communication link... |
| 6381344 |
Method and system for the capture, storage, transport and authentication of handwritten signatures |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A computer-based method and system for capturing and verifying a handwritten signature. The handwritten signature may relate to a document, such as an electronically stored document. An image of the document... |
| 6366894 |
Value transfer system |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A value transfer system using integrated circuit cards for exchanging electronic cash in off-line transactions employs cryptographically secure message protocols. Cards are loaded each with two schemes... |
| 6353812 |
Computer-based method and system for aiding transactions |
| Mar-5-2002 |
A method for aiding transactions by providing warranties against various aspects of a transaction which may be hard to assure ahead of time or when high risk is involved in relying on them. The method... |
| 6341352 |
Method for changing a security policy during processing of a transaction request |
| Jan-22-2002 |
A method for changing a user password is preferably operative as a Web server impersonates a Web client to obtain access to files stored in a distributed file system space of a distributed computing environment.... |
| 6336095 |
Method for electronic merchandise dispute resolution |
| Jan-1-2002 |
A system for open electronic commerce having a customer trusted agent securely communicating with a first money module, and a merchant trusted agent securely communicating with a second money module. Both... |
| 6327656 |
Apparatus and method for electronic document certification and verification |
| Dec-4-2001 |
The certification of electronic documents for subsequent verification and authentication is disclosed. Pursuant to a request to certify a document, a digital signature is extracted from the document. The... |
| 6314517 |
Method and system for notarizing digital signature data in a system employing cryptography based security |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A method and system for notarizing digital data, such as digital signature data, determines a subscriber compromised distribution latency period prior to authenticating the digital data. Upon receiving... |
| 6286099 |
Determining point of interaction device security properties and ensuring secure transactions in an open networking environment |
| Sep-4-2001 |
The present invention provides for determining point of interaction device security properties for secure transmission of a transaction between a plurality of electronic devices, such as point of interaction... |
| 6285991 |
Secure interactive electronic account statement delivery system |
| Sep-4-2001 |
The present invention consists of a secure interactive electronic account statement delivery system suitable for use over open networks such as the Internet. The invention utilizes a certification hierarchy... |
| 6270011 |
Remote credit card authentication system |
| Aug-7-2001 |
A method for providing secure transactions with credit cards by adding a fingerprint scanner at the point-of-sale to obtain fingerprint data, so that a credit card company database can verify the fingerprint... |
| 6269348 |
Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions |
| Jul-31-2001 |
The invention satisfies these needs by providing a method and device for tokenless authorization of an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an electronic third party identicator and at... |
| 6263434 |
Signed group criteria |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A method and apparatus for identifying an applicant as a member of a group without explicitly listing all possible applicants. A test is defined which specifies the criteria for group membership. The test... |
| 6240185 |
Steganographic techniques for securely delivering electronic digital rights management control information over insecure communication channels |
| May-29-2001 |
Electronic steganographic techniques can be used to encode a rights management control signal onto an information signal carried over an insecure communications channel. Steganographic techniques ensure... |
| 6216116 |
System and method for handling permits |
| Apr-10-2001 |
A method for handling permits, comprising the steps of: (A) a gatekeeper presents a gatekeeper's permit including an authorization to ask for a user's permit; (B) a user checks the validity of the gatekeeper's... |
| 6212635 |
Network security system allowing access and modification to a security subsystem after initial installation when a master token is in place |
| Apr-3-2001 |
Apparatus and process are disclosed by which to disable a computer's access to all or a part of the computer's memory system or associated peripherals, so as to protect the computer from accidental or... |
| 6212634 |
Certifying authorization in computer networks |
| Apr-3-2001 |
A system for certifying authorizations includes an authorizing computer and an authorized computer interconnected by a computer network. The authorizing computer creates a public key pair comprising a... |
| 6212504 |
Self-authentication of value documents using encoded indices |
| Apr-3-2001 |
A method and system as presented by which valuable documents such as checks, deeds, driver's licenses, and other types of valuable documents can be imprinted with encoded symbols by a printer whereupon... |
| 6209091 |
Multi-step digital signature method and system |
| Mar-27-2001 |
A multi-step signing system and method uses multiple signing devices to affix a single signature which can be verified using a single public verification key. Each signing device posesses a share of the... |
| 6199053 |
Digital signature purpose encoding |
| Mar-6-2001 |
A method and apparatus for encoding a purpose into a digital signature, where purpose and digital signature bound into an extended digital signature. The extended digital signature capability binds a purpose... |
| 6192473 |
System and method for mutual authentication and secure communications between a postage security device and a meter server |
| Feb-20-2001 |
A method is provided for establishing mutual authentication and secure communications between an microprocessor-based transaction evidencing device and a microprocessor-based server coupled thereto. A... |
| 6192130 |
Information security subscriber trust authority transfer system with private key history transfer |
| Feb-20-2001 |
A first trusted authority, such as an originating certification authority, that stores key history data, such as private decryption keys for one or more subscribers, includes a key history exportation... |
| 6178409 |
System, method and article of manufacture for multiple-entry point virtual point of sale architecture |
| Jan-23-2001 |
A server communicates bidirectionally with a gateway over a first communication link, over which service requests flow to the server for one or more merchants and/or consumers. Service requests are associated... |
| 6175923 |
Secure system using images of only part of a body as the key where the part has continuously-changing features |
| Jan-16-2001 |
A secure system using a continuously-changing key that depends on the user's body part. A preferred embodiment obtains an image of the user's fingerprint and cements it according to a random generator.... |
| 6169804 |
Method for verifying the expected postage security device and its status |
| Jan-2-2001 |
A secure and reliable method for verifying in the host system that the expected PSD is coupled to the host system includes generating a random number in the host system and encrypting the random number... |
| 6157920 |
Executable digital cash for electronic commerce |
| Dec-5-2000 |
The invention provides techniques for implementing secure transactions using an instrument referred to as "executable digital cash." In an illustrative embodiment, a first user generates a piece of digital... |
| 6141652 |
Operating apparatus |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A method of operating apparatus for value, the apparatus being connected to a telecommunications channel, includes the steps of transmitting a forward message from the apparatus to a remote location via... |
| 6134328 |
Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to account... |
| 6128740 |
Computer security system and method with on demand publishing of certificate revocation lists |
| Oct-3-2000 |
A computer network security system provides generation of a certificate revocation list (CRL) upon each revocation. The entire certificate revocation list may be published on demand, or only the portion... |
| 6126203 |
Machine-readable checks |
| Oct-3-2000 |
A machine-readable check comprising a check and a machine-readable image block printed on the check. Preferably, the image block is a two-dimensional print code. |
| 6125349 |
Method and apparatus using digital credentials and other electronic certificates for electronic transactions |
| Sep-26-2000 |
A method for performing electronic transactions, comprising receiving a long-term certificate, authenticating a user associated with the long-term certificate, and then sending a short-term certificate... |
| 6115735 |
Message guaranty system |
| Sep-5-2000 |
A message guaranty system for having a reliable third party (evidence preparing server) prepare evidence information attesting to the transmission and reception of a message by a transmitting and a receiving... |
| 6098056 |
System and method for controlling access rights to and security of digital content in a distributed information system, e.g., Internet |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A system and method for limiting access to and preventing unauthorized use of an owner's digital content stored in an information network and available to clients under authorized conditions. The network... |
| 6085322 |
Method and apparatus for establishing the authenticity of an electronic document |
| Jul-4-2000 |
The present invention consists of a method and apparatus for authenticating an electronic document. In one embodiment of the invention, a party wishing to digitally sign an electronic document (the "client")... |
| 6085321 |
Unique digital signature |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A method and apparatus for a unique digital signature is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, a unique digital signature comprises an adapted digital signature and a service id. The adapted... |
