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Apparatus and method for proving transaction between users in network environment

US6470448B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/3247
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

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 notary public being a third party, together with the transaction document. Thus, the users A and B and the notary public share information, and the notary public can objectively prove the transactional contents, etc.

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