Secure interactive digital system for displaying items to a user identified as having permission to access the system
First Claim
1. A secure identification method of buying and selling products or services, the steps of the method comprising acquiring, digitizing and data compressing text and image information relating to at least one said product or service from at least one remote terminal in communication with a central server computer, transferring the digitized, data compressed information separately in a first format from each terminal to the central server computer by batch upload, capturing, at the at least one remote terminal, user identifying graphical information inputted by a plurality of approved users, the graphical information being selected by and personal to a respective approved user and including at least one distinctive feature that the approved user would be required to describe as a means of authenticating user identity and verifying that the user is authorized to complete a transaction;
- receiving at the remote terminal a request for information relating to one said product or service, recalling to the remote terminal the graphical information of the requestor requesting the information and comparing the physical appearance of the graphical information thus recalled to details supplied by the requester in response to operator questions, the comparison confirming that the requester is or is not authorized to receive the information requested, and recalling and transferring the requested data compressed text and image information from the central server computer to the remote terminal for review by the requester.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described which provide secure interactive communication of text and image information between a central server computer and one or more client computers located at remote sites for the purpose of storing and retrieving files describing and identifying unique products, services, or individuals. A feature of the system is the ability to associate an identification image with a plurality of accounts, transactions, or records and identify a user not physically present at the client computer. Textual information and image data from one or more of the remote sites are stored separately at the location of the central server computer, requests for information are entered from remote terminals, the system being able to respond to multiple user requests simultaneously, and the information requested is recalled and downloaded for review to be displayed at the remote site.
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14 Claims
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1. A secure identification method of buying and selling products or services, the steps of the method comprising
acquiring, digitizing and data compressing text and image information relating to at least one said product or service from at least one remote terminal in communication with a central server computer, transferring the digitized, data compressed information separately in a first format from each terminal to the central server computer by batch upload, capturing, at the at least one remote terminal, user identifying graphical information inputted by a plurality of approved users, the graphical information being selected by and personal to a respective approved user and including at least one distinctive feature that the approved user would be required to describe as a means of authenticating user identity and verifying that the user is authorized to complete a transaction; -
receiving at the remote terminal a request for information relating to one said product or service, recalling to the remote terminal the graphical information of the requestor requesting the information and comparing the physical appearance of the graphical information thus recalled to details supplied by the requester in response to operator questions, the comparison confirming that the requester is or is not authorized to receive the information requested, and recalling and transferring the requested data compressed text and image information from the central server computer to the remote terminal for review by the requester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of secure identification for buying and selling a product or service of a seller, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer system including at least one remote data terminal communicating with a central computer managing a relational database for a transaction between a buyer and a seller, capturing and storing in the computer system at least one indicia from a requester, which indicia is selected from the group consisting of a personal or physical trait, a graphical image, a personal identification number, or a particular item of information known only by the requester, said indicia enabling the requestor to be identified and recognized by the computer as a user authorized to have access to the central computer database for the purpose of completing a transaction, acquiring, digitizing and data compressing text and picture information from at least one remote data terminal and representative of accessible subject matter, transferring the digitized, data-compressed text and picture information separately by batch uploading and in a first file format from said remote data terminal to the central computer database, the following steps being performed at the location of the central computer;
determining which remote data terminal is authorized to transmit said subject matter, and storing information related thereto, storing the text and picture information separately in a second data compressed format, receiving requests for and locating information relating to the stored text and picture information, and transmitting the text and picture information to the remote terminal whereat each is decompressed for viewing, and recalling to the remote terminal the indicia of the requester, the operator of the computer system comparing the indicia thus recalled with input from the requestor and determining if the requester is authorized to have access to the data if displayed.
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