Method and apparatus for encoding license parameters within a license number for authentication purposes
US6581044B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/56
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
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. The system operates by receiving the license parameters from a person requesting a license. The system encodes these license parameters into a license number so that the license parameters can be restored by decoding the license number. Next, the system facilitates printing of the license for the person requesting the license. Note that this printed license includes the license number. The system authenticates the license by receiving the license number, and decoding the license number to restore the license parameters. Next, the system displays the license parameters to a person authenticating the license, and then allows the person authenticating the license to verify the license parameters against information from a photo ID provided by a license holder.
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