System and method for authenticating a mailpiece sender
US7110576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00838
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system for authenticating the sender of a mailpiece is described for identifying certain mailpieces as originating from known trusted senders. In one configuration, biometric information and/or biometric metadata is captured when a user writes on a mailpiece with a digital pen. That data is then compared to reference data in a database. Registrant data is then loaded into storage device on the mailpiece and may be digitally signed and/or encrypted by the trusted third party. In another configuration, a mailpiece includes the signature of a sender and the biometric data includes authentication data obtained from the signature that is compared to the biometric data related to the signature obtained during a sender registration process.
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