Method and apparatus for checking the authenticity of individual-linked documents and the identity of the holders thereof
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
Mar 28, 1989
Grant Date -
N/A
app pub date -
Dec 9, 1986
filing date -
Dec 11, 1985
priority date (Note) -
Expired
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
There is described a method and an apparatus which comprises a reader for reading document characteristics, circuitry permitting the formation of a message confirming the holder identity, a computer connected to said reader and message means, said computer is so designed as to be able to perform from those data obtained by the reader and said means, and possibly from other remotely-conveyed data, a mathematical processing including one or a plurality of encipherings according to a public-key cryptography method and making use therefor but of public keys, means being provided to check with said computer, by a third party, and/or remotely with another computer, the expected match between said collected data, a non-secret number independent from the document, and identification data present unscrambled on the document, which match is disclosed by the mathematical processing.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully