Identifying a signer of an electronically signed electronic resource
US9680908B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/6218
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprising: storing, at a server, an electronic resource that has been electronically signed by a user; associating the electronic resource with an identifier; receiving, at the server and from a client device, a request to identify the user who electronically signed the electronic resource, the request including a reference to the identifier; responsive to receiving the request to identify the user who electronically signed the electronic resource, identifying, based on the reference to the identifier, the electronic resource stored at the server; responsive to identifying the electronic resource stored at the server, identifying the user who electronically signed the identified electronic resource; and transmitting, from the server to the client device, an indication of an identity of the user who electronically signed the electronic resource.
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