Electronic registry for authenticating transferable records

US8688461B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Fannie Mae · US

Inventors

• John A. Richards · Sylvania, US
• Pamela Holland · Bethesda, US
• J. Harvey Trimble, Jr. · Great Falls, US
• Mark Oliphant · Easton, US
• Mark A. Timmick · Clarksville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2003
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic registry stores information relating to a transferable electronic record and the controller of an authoritative copy of the transferable electronic record. The electronic registry includes information for authenticating a true copy of the authoritative copy of the transferable electronic record. The electronic registry also facilitates registration of the transferable electronic record and transfer of legal rights associated therewith.