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Entity authentication in eletronic communications by providing verification status of device

  • US 20040005051A1
  • Filed: 02/03/2003
  • Published: 01/08/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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3. A method of providing a verification status regarding an entity authentication, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving within a device input comprising verification data of an entity;

    (b) identifying within the device a current verification status out of a plurality of predefined verification statuses of the device as a function of the verification data and data prestored within the device, one of the predefined verification statuses being representative of the verification data being the same as the prestored data, and at least one other verification status being representative of the verification data being different from the prestored data; and

    (c) independent of the verification status identified, outputting from the device an indicator of said identified verification status.

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