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Personal identification encryptor system and method

US4870683A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1986
Grant dateSep 26, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09C1/04
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inexpensive encryption device, system and method includes coded alphanumeric characters preprinted according to different key codes or mail-out forms that can be manipulated by a prospective user to yield encrypted data that can be returned over unsecure transmission channels for secure decryption by the operator of a computer-secured operating system.

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