Patent · US Expired

Data quality assurance

US6804778B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 1999
Grant dateOct 12, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/31
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of data transmission including receiving a request for data over an Internet, by a data provider; obtaining data, in response to the request, at the data provider; applying a quality assurance procedure to the obtained data, responsive to the request, at the provider and other than any virus scanning of said data; and transmitting the data over the Internet responsive to the assurance. Preferably, the quality assurance procedure includes assuring that the data is pre-approved for transmission. Preferably, the procedure includes verifying a digital signature of the data.

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