ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
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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.
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20 Claims
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A method of encrypting a document comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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