DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION USING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
First Claim
1. A document authentication system operatively connected with a client system, a:
- professional system for an electronic signature of a professional, and a license management system for managing licenses of professionals and a certification authority system for issuing certificates, so as to authenticate the electronic document made by a client requested from the client system, the electronic document authentication system comprising;
a communication unit operable to communicate with the client system, the professional system, the license management system and the certification authority system; and
an authentication unit operable to receive the electronic document from the client system for review and seal thereof, transmit the electronic document to the professional system for receiving the electronic document with the electronic signature implemented thereon and to transmit the electronic signature to the license management system for verifying license validity of the professional based on the electronic signature, the authentication unit being further operable to transmit the electronic document with the electronic signature implemented thereon to the client system if the license of the professional is valid.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Embodiments of authenticating an electronic document are disclosed. A document authentication system is operatively connected with a professional system, a license management system and a certification authority system, for authenticating an electronic document of a client response to a request from a client system. An authentication unit included in the document authentication system receives the electronic document from the client system for review and seal thereof, transmits the electronic document to receive the electronic document with the electronic signature implemented and transmits the electronic signature to the license management system to verify license validity of the professional based on the electronic signature. Further, the authentication unit transmits the electronic document to the client system with the electronic signature including a seal imprint image of the professional if the license of the professional is valid.
-
Citations
13 Claims
-
1. A document authentication system operatively connected with a client system, a:
- professional system for an electronic signature of a professional, and a license management system for managing licenses of professionals and a certification authority system for issuing certificates, so as to authenticate the electronic document made by a client requested from the client system, the electronic document authentication system comprising;
a communication unit operable to communicate with the client system, the professional system, the license management system and the certification authority system; and an authentication unit operable to receive the electronic document from the client system for review and seal thereof, transmit the electronic document to the professional system for receiving the electronic document with the electronic signature implemented thereon and to transmit the electronic signature to the license management system for verifying license validity of the professional based on the electronic signature, the authentication unit being further operable to transmit the electronic document with the electronic signature implemented thereon to the client system if the license of the professional is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- professional system for an electronic signature of a professional, and a license management system for managing licenses of professionals and a certification authority system for issuing certificates, so as to authenticate the electronic document made by a client requested from the client system, the electronic document authentication system comprising;
-
10. A method for authenticating an electronic document with an electronic signature of a professional in a document authentication system operatively connected with a client system, a professional system for an electronic signature of a professional on a electronic document, a license management system for management of licenses of professionals and a certification authority system for issuing certificates, the method comprising:
-
receiving an electronic document for review and seal thereof from the client system; transmitting the electronic document to the professional system for an electronic signature of a professional; transmitting the electronic signature to the license management system to verify license validity of the professional; and transmitting the electronic document with the electronic signature to the client system when the license of the professional is valid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
-
-
13. A computer readable record media for performing instructions of authenticating an electronic document with an electronic signature of a professional in a document authentication system operatively connected with a professional system for an electronic signature of a professional on a electronic document, and a license management system for management of licenses of professionals and a certification authority system for issuing certificates, so as to authenticate an electronic document of a client response to a request from a client system, comprising:
-
receiving an electronic document for review and seal thereof from a client system; transmitting the electronic document to the professional system for an electronic signature of a professional; transmitting the electronic signature to the license management system to verify license validity of the professional; and transmitting the electronic document with the electronic signature to the client system if the license of the professional is valid.
-
Specification