ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM

• US 20090300367A1
• Filed: 03/16/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: House of Development LLC
• Original Assignee: House of Development LLC
• Inventors: GEOFFREY, Mohammed Alawi
• Application Number:
  US12/404,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300367A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/189
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes

Abstract

The invention is an automated system that works in the data center of certification offices connected to the internet which enables a member of the any of the certification offices to certify his document electronically from a distance using a computer connected to the internet, digital pad, an electronic pen and a printer.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A method of encrypting a document comprising:

receiving document information to be certified;

obtaining a signature from a member using a digital pad and an electronic pen;

comparing the obtained signature against at least one previously registered signature, and if the obtained signature matches the previously registered signature then;

selecting a previously stored certification image based on said registered signature;

encrypting the document information using a random key;

encrypting the random key using a system encryption key, wherein said encrypted random key is capable of being decrypted using a system decryption key.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the certification image is selected from the group consisting of:

a member signature, a company stamp, and a certification office stamp.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing said document information and an identification associated with the registered signature in a database.

18. A system comprising:

an input device to receive document information corresponding to a document to be certified;

an electronic pen and a digital pad to receive a signature from a user;

a storage device to store a plurality of registered signatures;

a processor to compare the received signature against registered signatures and if the received signature matches at least one registered signature, then to;

select from said storage device a certification image based on said registered signature,

encrypt the document information using a random key, and

encrypt the random key using a system encryption key, wherein said encrypted random key is capable of being decrypted using a system decryption key.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the certification image is selected from the group consisting of:

a member signature, a company stamp, and a certification office stamp.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said storage device is further to store said document information and an identification associated with the registered signature in a database.