| 6532451 |
Nested strong loader apparatus and method |
| Mar-11-2003 |
An apparatus and method provides one or more controlled, dynamically loaded, modular, cryptographic fillers. Fillers may be loaded by a single loader, multiple independent loaders, or nested loaders. Loaders... |
| 6523012 |
Delegation of permissions in an electronic commerce system |
| Feb-18-2003 |
An electronic commerce system includes a broker computer system having a database of scrip representing a form of currency, a vendor computer system having a database containing products which may be exchanged... |
| 6513118 |
Electronic watermarking method, electronic information distribution system, image filing apparatus and storage medium therefor |
| Jan-28-2003 |
An electronic information distribution system that exchanges data across a network at the least comprises a first entity, including first encryption means, for performing a first encryption process for... |
| 6497358 |
Record and verification method and system for radiation therapy |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A method is provided for verification of the identification of a patient undergoing radiation treatment administered by a treatment technologist in a treatment room. An identifying card for the patient... |
| 6487542 |
Method and apparatus for managing electronic money and storage for storing an electronic money management program |
| Nov-26-2002 |
According to the present invention, when electronic money is sent from a given network to another network, a money change apparatus performs a money change process to change electronic money current on... |
| 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... |
| 6470448 |
Apparatus and method for proving transaction between users in network environment |
| Oct-22-2002 |
The digital signatures of users A and B are created for a transaction document which states the contents of a transaction between the users A and B, and they are sent to a transaction proof device of a... |
| 6466780 |
Method and apparatus for securing digital communications |
| Oct-15-2002 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for identifying and minimizing the use of cloned communicating devices which communicate with a host device. The method requires that the communicating... |
| 6453301 |
Method of using personal device with internal biometric in conducting transactions over a network |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A method of authorizing a commercial transaction between a customer and a provider of goods or services over a network, wherein the provider of goods or services requests that the customer provide authentication... |
| 6417871 |
Paperless accounting system for creating accurate electronic slips at high speed and including approval settlement |
| Jul-9-2002 |
In the paperless accounting system of the present invention, even if a person is not accustomed to accounting, a slip can be easily formed by simply inputting data in necessary items displayed on menu... |
| 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... |
| 6404337 |
System and method for providing access to an unattended storage |
| Jun-11-2002 |
In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for access to an unattended storage device is described. The system includes a first transmitter for placing an order for an item with a merchant; a... |
| 6402026 |
Smart card and method for bidirectional data transfer between a terminal and a smart card |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A method for bidirectional data transfer between a terminal and a smart card with a purse function comprises writing a transfer value from the terminal to a balance-of-account memory of the smart card,... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6330550 |
Cross-media notifications for e-commerce |
| Dec-11-2001 |
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention facilitate a transaction between a user and a party represented by a server on a network. When the user agrees to enter a transaction with the... |
| 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... |
| 6292895 |
Public key cryptosystem with roaming user capability |
| Sep-18-2001 |
A public key cryptosystem with roaming user capability within a network that allows secure communication between users of the system, client machines, and encryption servers. A client machine generates... |
| 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... |
| 6263340 |
User registration in file review systems |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A file review system includes a mechanism for the auto-registration of users. An author of a file in a file review system defines one or more user profiles. A new user of the system is provided with a... |
| 6236972 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating transactions on a commercial network system |
| May-22-2001 |
A method and device for using a computer to facilitate a transaction of secondary market shares of an investment company such as a mutual fund between a buyer and a seller, having the steps of: a customer... |
| 6236740 |
Signature verification apparatus and method utilizing relative angle measurements |
| May-22-2001 |
A signature verification system consisting of a durable pressure sensitive data input stylus, signal processing, and computer algorithms for enrollment of signatures, digits and verification. The stylus... |
| 6233565 |
Methods and apparatus for internet based financial transactions with evidence of payment |
| May-15-2001 |
A system and methods for conducting Internet based financial transactions between a client and a server. The client has a processor, a printer, a client authentication module, a module for issuing a transaction... |
| 6230148 |
Tokenless biometric electric check transaction |
| May-8-2001 |
A tokenless authorization of an electronic check between a payor and a payee using an electronic third party identicator and at least one payor bid biometric sample is described. The method comprises a... |
| 6219423 |
System and method for digitally signing a digital agreement between remotely located nodes |
| Apr-17-2001 |
A digital arbitration system comprising a server node and at least one signatory node coupled together through a communication link. Each of the signatory node(s) may be configured with a unique private... |
| 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... |
| 6209095 |
Method and system for processing electronic documents |
| Mar-27-2001 |
The invention includes a markup language according to the SGML standard in which document type definitions are created under which electronic documents are divided into blocks that are associated with... |
| 6205437 |
Open network payment system for providing for real-time authorization of payment and purchase transactions |
| Mar-20-2001 |
A complete system for the purchasing of goods or information over a computer network is presented. Merchant computers on the network maintain databases of digital advertisements that are accessed by buyer... |
| 6199052 |
Secure electronic transactions using a trusted intermediary with archive and verification request services |
| Mar-6-2001 |
Secure electronic transactions using a trusted intermediary with non-repudiation of receipt and contents of message. A system of, and method for, securely transmitting a package from a sender to a recipient,... |
| 6199051 |
Digital active advertising |
| Mar-6-2001 |
A complete system for the purchasing of goods or information over a computer network is presented. Merchant computers on the network maintain databases of digital advertisements that are accessed by buyer... |
| 6195682 |
Concurrent server and method of operation having client-server affinity using exchanged client and server keys |
| Feb-27-2001 |
In a distributed information network, a broker server is coupled to a plurality of child servers and to a plurality of clients in the network. The broker server connects clients to a child server in a... |
| 6195649 |
Digital active advertising |
| Feb-27-2001 |
A complete system for the purchasing of goods or information over a computer network is presented. Merchant computers on the network maintain databases of digital advertisements that are accessed by buyer... |
| 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... |
| 6192349 |
Smart card mechanism and method for obtaining electronic tickets for goods services over an open communications link |
| Feb-20-2001 |
A smart card, (a type of credit card containing storage capacity and processing ability preferably in the form of a microprocessor), is used to store an electronic ticket provided from the service provider's... |
| 6182219 |
Apparatus and method for authenticating the dispatch and contents of documents |
| Jan-30-2001 |
Apparatus and method for authenticating that a sender has sent certain information via a dispatcher to a recipient is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a set A comprising a plurality... |
| 6182060 |
Method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, and processing multi-dimensional customer-oriented data sets |
| Jan-30-2001 |
Method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, and processing customer-oriented data sets in which relatively large sets of customers and their transactions or the like may be quickly and efficiently analyzed.... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6108644 |
System and method for electronic transactions |
| Aug-22-2000 |
A system and method for performing an electronic transaction, including registration, audit and trusted recovery features. A transaction request message is received from a registered user that includes... |
| 6105013 |
Method, apparatus, system and firmware for secure transactions |
| Aug-15-2000 |
The present invention relates to an electronic module used for secure transactions. More specifically, the electronic module is capable of passing information back and forth between a service provider's... |
| 6105006 |
Transaction authentication for 1-way wireless financial messaging units |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A secure financial messaging unit (906) includes a wide area radio frequency receiver (804), a selective call decoder (1004), a financial transaction processor (1014), a main processor (1006), and a message... |
| 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... |
| 6098055 |
Banking system equipped with a radio linked portable terminal |
| Aug-1-2000 |
In order to provide a banking system having an IC card available anytime anywhere with no risk of the security information plagiary because of the missing IC card, no complexity of the IC card usage, nor... |
| 6078902 |
System for transaction over communication network |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A method for conducting transaction between first user and a remote second user interlinked through a communication network, by utilizing also a clearing office interlinked to the network. The clearing... |
| 6076078 |
Anonymous certified delivery |
| Jun-13-2000 |
A number of fault-tolerant methods for purchasing digital goods with a digital token over a network in which the token's value resides either with a customer or a merchant are disclosed. One version of... |
| 6064990 |
System for electronic notification of account activity |
| May-16-2000 |
Disclosed is a system for notifying a user of account activity, such as a withdrawal from a savings or checking account. A computer system maintains information on financial accounts and electronic user... |
| 6049786 |
Electronic bill presentment and payment system which deters cheating by employing hashes and digital signatures |
| Apr-11-2000 |
An electronic bill presentment and payment system includes multiple biller computers, a bill presentment computer, and multiple customer computers. Each biller computer stores complete bills for the customer... |
| 6049785 |
Open network payment system for providing for authentication of payment orders based on a confirmation electronic mail message |
| Apr-11-2000 |
A complete system for the purchasing of goods or information over a computer network is presented. Merchant computers on the network maintain databases of digital advertisements that are accessed by buyer... |
