Method and System for Verifying Documents
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1. A computer system accessible remotely by a user to authenticate a document, comprising:
- a memory configured to store electronic image data corresponding to an original document having a verifiable provenance, and separately derived electronic displayable verification information corresponding to the provenance of at least part of the original document, andan output configured to provide said image data and said verification information for display by the user to authenticate the original document.
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Abstract
A method and system for verifying the authenticity documents using an international computer network. Documents are processed by a central repository (100) and verification information supporting their authenticity generated. Paper documents are scanned into electronic image data and uploaded to a server (101) together with verification information where they can be viewed by persons using client computers (301, 302) on an international computer network such as the Internet (400).
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1. A computer system accessible remotely by a user to authenticate a document, comprising:
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a memory configured to store electronic image data corresponding to an original document having a verifiable provenance, and separately derived electronic displayable verification information corresponding to the provenance of at least part of the original document, and an output configured to provide said image data and said verification information for display by the user to authenticate the original document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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19. A method of displaying a document for authentication, comprising
creating electronic image data corresponding to an original document having a verifiable provenance, providing electronic, displayable verification information corresponding to the provenance of at least part of the original document, and displaying the image data and the verification information, to permit a user to authenticate the document.
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38. An electrical signal for displaying a document for authentication to be received by a client computer operated by a user who wishes to authenticate the document, comprising:
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electronic image data corresponding to an original document having a verifiable provenance, and electronic, displayable verification information corresponding to the provenance of at least part of the original document.
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