Electronic transmission of documents
First Claim
1. A method for the electronic transmission of data of at least one document from a sender to a receiver, particularly for the transmission of invoices, wherein a) the data is provided with an electronic signature before being sent by the sender, b) before the release of the data for transmission to the receiver, a validity test is performed on the electronic signature, in which at least the certificate of the electronic signature is checked for its validity, and c) the data is released for transmission to the receiver together with the electronic signature and a test log of the signature test.
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Abstract
As a method which allows the most efficient possible exchange of electronic data and documents of a sender with multiple receivers, a method for the electronic transmission of data of at least one document from a sender to a receiver, particularly for the transmission of invoices, is suggested, in which a) the data is provided with an electronic signature before being sent by the sender, b) before the release of the data for transmission to the receiver, a validity test is performed on the electronic signature, in which at least the certificate of the electronic signature is checked for its validity, and c) the data is released for transmission to the receiver together with the electronic signature and a test log of the signature test.
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1. A method for the electronic transmission of data of at least one document from a sender to a receiver, particularly for the transmission of invoices, wherein
a) the data is provided with an electronic signature before being sent by the sender, b) before the release of the data for transmission to the receiver, a validity test is performed on the electronic signature, in which at least the certificate of the electronic signature is checked for its validity, and c) the data is released for transmission to the receiver together with the electronic signature and a test log of the signature test.
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