System for Conducting Secure Digital Signing of and Verification of Electronic Documents

• US 20090156134A1
• Filed: 06/23/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oi Holdings 1, LLC
• Original Assignee: Oi Holdings 1, LLC
• Inventors: Garrett, Peter, Regen, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/144,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20090156134A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0626 Reducing size or complexity of storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0632 by initialisation or re-initialisation of storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0658 Controller construction arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0679 Non-volatile semiconductor memory device, e.g. flash memory, one time programmable memory [OTP]

Abstract

A computerized appliance, typically configured as a pocket-portable device, has a central processing unit (CPU), a non-volatile data repository, a wireless transceiver, and a first code set resident and executable by the CPU in response to commands and data received at the appliance via the wireless transceiver. A first function of the first code set is to configure the appliance to execute, in response to an input signal via the wireless transceiver, a second code set resident and executable by the CPU, the second code set managing communication with one or more external wireless devices via the wireless transceiver.

Claims

1. A computerized appliance comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU);

a non-volatile data repository;

a wireless transceiver; and

a first code set resident and executable by the CPU in response to commands and data received at the appliance via the wireless transceiver;

wherein a first function of the first code set is to configure the appliance to execute, in response to an input signal via the wireless transceiver, a second code set resident and executable by the CPU, the second code set managing interaction with one or more external wireless devices via the wireless transceiver.

2. The appliance of claim 1 wherein a second function of the first code set is to receive and store a plurality of second code sets for later execution.

3. The appliance of claim 1 wherein a third function of the first code set is to recognize specific wireless signals and to establish network communication with other computerized appliances in response.

4. The appliance of claim 1 physically configured as a pocket-portable device.

5. The appliance of claim 1 hermetically sealed, and further comprising a power supply coupled to an inductive charger mechanism.

6. The appliance of claim 1 further comprising one or more input button switches for providing signals to the appliance.

7. The appliance of claim 6 wherein the appliance is hermetically sealed, and the button switches are membrane switches, providing input through the seal without breaking the seal.

8. The appliance of claim 1 wherein the appliance connects wirelessly to one or more computerized host appliances and is recognized by the one or more host appliances as a removable drive, and may function as a shared resource on a network or as a remote controller to a third-party utility.

9. The appliance of claim 8 wherein the wireless transceiver operates with one or more protocols, including Bluetooth™

, Wi-Fi, or Ultra Wide Band (UWB).

10. The appliance of claim 1 further including a graphic display.

11. The appliance of claim 1 further comprising a USB connector for engaging a mating connector of another computerized appliance.