Patent · US Expired

Secure electronic forms permitting layout revision

US6028938A · kind A · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 1996
Grant dateFeb 22, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for ensuring the security of forms data are disclosed. The layout for a particular form is signed separately from the data used to fill out the form using encryption techniques. The signed data is related to the signed layout in a way which permits the layout to be changed without requiring the data to be changed while still guaranteeing that a changed layout does not change the original meaning of the signed data.

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