Internet signature verification system

• US 20060291700A1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mark Ellery Ogram
• Original Assignee: Mark Ellery Ogram
• Inventors: Ogram, Mark Ellery
• Application Number:
  US11/149,417
• Publication Number:
  US 20060291700A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/305 by remotely controlling device operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards

Abstract

A signature authentication system which uses a digital key having a user identification stored therein. The digital key is read by a signatory computer; another computer has a document stored therein. The invention provides an authorizing computer having the capability to: receive the user identification from the signatory computer and generate a verification index based upon said user identification; receive the document from said document computer; store the user identification, the document, and the verification index within a memory; and communicate an indicia of said verification index to the signatory computer indicating that the process has been completed.

Claims

1. A signature authentication system comprising:

a) a digital key having a user identification stored therein;

b) a signatory computer having capability to read said user identification from said digital key;

c) a document computer having a document stored therein;

d) an authorizing computer having capability to,

1) receive said user identification from said signatory computer,

2) generate a verification index based upon said user identification,

3) receive said document from said document computer,

4) store said user identification, said document and said verification index within a memory,

5) communicate an indicia of said verification index to said signatory computer.

2. The signature verification system according to claim 1, wherein said authorizing computer further includes capability to communicate the indicia of said verification index to said document computer.

3. The signature authentication system according to claim 1, wherein said authorizing computer further includes capability to alter said user identification within said digital key to an up-dated user identification.

4. The signature authentication system according to claim 3, wherein said up-dated user identification is randomly chosen.

5. The signature authentication system according to claim 3, wherein said updated user identification is selected from a list of potential user identifications.

6. The signature authentication system according to claim 3,

a) wherein said authorizing computer includes a memory containing a pre-defined user identification;

and,

b) wherein said authorizing computer includes capability to alter said pre-defined user identification with the memory of said authorizing computer to said up-dated user identification.

7. The signature authentication system according to claim 6,

a) wherein said authorizing computer further includes capability to receive a user-generated password from said signatory computer;

and,

b) wherein the memory of said authorizing computer includes a pre-defined password.

8. The signature authentication system according to claim 7, wherein said verification index has a positive and a negative state.

9. The signature authentication system according to claim 8, wherein said verification index is positive only if:

a) said user identification corresponds to the pre-defined user identification; and

,

b) said user-generated password corresponds to the pre-defined password.

10. The signature authentication system according to claim 1:

a) further including a correspondence computer; and

b) wherein said authorizing computer includes capability to communicate said indica of said verification index to said correspondence computer.

11. The signature authentication system according to claim 10, wherein said correspondence computer is distant from said signatory computer.

12. The signature authentication system according to claim 1, wherein said signatory computer, said document computer, and said authorizing computer communicate by a distributed network system.

13. The signature authentication system according to claim 12, wherein said distributed network system includes the Internet.

14. A signature authentication system comprising:

a) a signatory computer having capability to;

1) receive a removable digital key having a user identification stored therein, and,

2) read said user identification from said digital key; and

,

b) an authorizing computer having capability to,

1) receive said user identification from said signatory computer,

2) generate a verification index based upon said user identification,

3) associate a document with said verification index, and,

4) communicate an indicia of said verification index to said signatory computer.

15. The signature authentication system according to claim 14, wherein said authorizing computer includes capability to store said user identification, said document and said verification index within a memory.

16. The signature authentication system according to claim 14, wherein said authorizing computer includes capability to alter said user identification within said digital key to an up-dated user identification.

17. The signature authentication system according to claim 16,

a) wherein said authorizing computer further includes capability to receive a user-generated password from said signatory computer;

and,

b) wherein the memory of said authorizing computer includes a pre-defined password.

18. The signature authentication system according to claim 17, wherein said verification index has a positive and a negative state and wherein said verification index is positive only if:

a) said user identification corresponds to the pre-defined user identification; and

,

b) said user-generated password corresponds to the pre-defined password.

19. A signature authorizing computer comprising automated capability to,

a) receive a user identification from a remote computer, said user identification originating from a digital key;

b) generate a verification index based upon said user identification;

c) associate a document with said verification index; and

,

d) communicate an indicia of said verification index to said remote computer.

20. The signature authorizing computer according to claim 19, further including capability to store said user identification, said document and said verification index within a memory.

21. The signature authorizing computer according to claim 20, wherein said memory is resident within said signature authorizing computer.

22. The signature authorizing computer according to claim 20, wherein said memory is remote from said signature authorizing computer.

23. The signature authorizing computer according to claim 19, further including capability to alter said user identification within said digital key to an up-dated user identification.