System and method for secure data and funds transfer
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for simultaneously transferring descriptive data and electronic funds, comprising:
- placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
further placing in said container descriptive data relating to said representation of money; and
transmitting said container as an attachment to an electronic mail message.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention offer systems and methods for the transfer of persistently secure electronic representations of funds and/or descriptive data through the use of digital rights management (DRM) containers transmitted as e-mail attachments. Further embodiments of the invention provide authentication services and customer support.
41 Citations
106 Claims
-
1. A method for simultaneously transferring descriptive data and electronic funds, comprising:
-
placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
further placing in said container descriptive data relating to said representation of money; and
transmitting said container as an attachment to an electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 105)
-
-
4. A method for performing authentication, comprising:
-
having said first party send to the first party'"'"'s clearing bank a first digital rights management container attached to an electronic mail message, said first container granting said first clearing bank permission to submit to a second party predetermined authentication data corresponding to said first party; and
having said second party send to the second party'"'"'s clearing bank a second digital rights management container attached to an electronic mail message, said second container granting said second clearing bank permission to submit to said first party predetermined authentication data corresponding to said second party.
-
-
5. A method for simultaneously transferring enterprise resource planning data and electronic funds, comprising:
-
interfacing with software for producing descriptive data;
placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
further placing in said container descriptive data produced by said software; and
transmitting said container as an attachment to an electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
-
-
8. A method for electronically transferring funds between two entities, comprising:
-
a first entity transmitting to the first entity'"'"'s clearing bank a cash request electronic mail message, said message requesting that an electronic representation of cash be sent to a specified second entity; and
the first entity'"'"'s clearing bank transmitting as an electronic mail message attachment to the second entity'"'"'s clearing bank, a digital rights management vault containing said electronic representation of cash. - View Dependent Claims (9, 55, 57, 58, 59, 62, 64)
-
-
10. A method for electronically transferring funds between two entities by voice control, comprising:
-
a first entity submitting a voice request demanding that an electronic representation of cash be sent to a specified second entity;
transmitting a cash request electronic mail message to the first entity'"'"'s clearing bank, said message corresponding to said voice request; and
the first entity'"'"'s clearing bank transmitting a digital rights management vault containing said electronic representation of cash as an electronic mail message attachment to the second entity'"'"'s clearing bank. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 66, 68, 70)
-
-
15. A method for performing authentication, comprising:
-
having a first party and a second party exchange negotiation digital rights management containers attached to electronic mail messages in order to negotiate the information each party is willing to have used for authentication purposes;
having said first party send to the first party'"'"'s clearing bank a first permission digital rights management container attached to an electronic mail message, said first permission container granting said first clearing bank permission to submit to said second party the information said first party agreed to supply in the negotiation; and
having said second party send to the second party'"'"'s clearing bank a second permission digital rights management container attached to an electronic mail message, said second permission container granting said second clearing bank permission to submit to said first party the information said second party agreed to supply in the negotiation step. - View Dependent Claims (38)
-
-
16. A method for simultaneously transferring descriptive data and electronic funds, comprising:
-
placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
additionally placing in said container descriptive data relating to said representation of money;
further placing in said container a request for other descriptive data; and
transmitting said container an attachment to an electronic mail message.
-
-
19. A method for avoiding fraud relating to transmission of digital rights management containers, comprising:
-
during creation of a digital rights management container, creating a data structure and placing in said data structure an indicator of a first recipient of said container; and
in the case where said first recipient transmits said container to a second recipient in accordance with predetermined rules, adding to said structure an indicator of said second recipient.
-
-
20. A system for simultaneously transferring descriptive data and electronic funds, comprising:
-
a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
further placing in said container descriptive data relating to said representation of money; and
transmitting said container as an attachment to an electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106)
-
-
23. A system for simultaneously transferring enterprise resource planning data and electronic funds, comprising:
-
a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
interfacing with software for producing descriptive data;
placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
further placing in said container descriptive data produced by said software; and
transmitting said container as an attachment to an electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73)
-
-
26. A system for simultaneously transferring descriptive data and electronic funds, comprising:
-
a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
placing in a digital rights management container a digital representation of money;
additionally placing in said container descriptive data relating to said representation of money;
further placing in said container a request for other descriptive data; and
transmitting said container an attachment to an electronic mail message.
-
-
29. A system for avoiding fraud relating to transmission of digital rights management containers, comprising:
-
a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
during creation of a digital rights management container, creating a data structure and placing in said data structure an indicator of a first recipient of said container; and
in the case where said first recipient transmits said container to a second recipient in accordance with predetermined rules, adding to said structure an indicator of said second recipient.
-
Specification