Process of Verifying the Factual Significance of Electronic Documents

• US 20130166463A1
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vladimir Samokhvalov
• Original Assignee: Vladimir Samokhvalov
• Inventors: SAMOKHVALOV, Vladimir
• Application Number:
  US13/719,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20130166463A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/317
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/645 using a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/60 Digital content management, e.g. content distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3239 involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD

Abstract

A method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents includes an online application where an original electronic document can be submitted through a first subscriber account. An electronic voucher with protective codes and a unique registration number are generated for the submitted original electronic document. The electronic voucher provides supplemental data regarding the original electronic document. Then the electronic voucher and the protective codes are stored in multiple preferred servers where the multiple preferred servers are selected through a server selection process. A second subscriber, who wishes to check the authenticity of a copy of the original electronic document, can submit the copy with the unique registration number. The application software then generates control codes for the copy where the control codes are compared with the protective codes for the authenticity. The result is displayed to the second subscriber through a test result report.

Claims

1. A method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction comprises the steps of:

providing a plurality of depository servers;

receiving an original electronic document through a first subscriber account, wherein the original electronic document is sent through an electronic communication system;

generating an electronic voucher from the original electronic document, wherein the electronic voucher comprises a record of facts selected from the group consisting of a document location, a document time, a document date, a document format, a created electronic device, a subject matter, a document status, document content, and subscriber information;

generating protective codes for the original electronic document, wherein the protective codes validate authenticity of the original electronic document;

generating a unique registration number and attaching the unique registration number to the voucher;

adding the protective codes to the electronic voucher;

selecting multiple preferred servers from the plurality of depository servers by executing a server selection process;

forwarding the electronic voucher to the multiple preferred servers;

securely storing the electronic voucher within the multiple preferred servers;

receiving a second subscriber request in order to compare a copy of the original electronic document with the original electronic document, wherein the copy of the original electronic document may or may not be an exact copy of the original electronic document;

retrieving the copy of the original electronic document and the unique registration number with the second subscriber request through a second subscriber interface;

generating control codes from the copy of the original electronic document, wherein the control codes detect any illegitimate modifications to the copy of the original electronic document;

confirming accuracy of the copy of the original electronic document with reference to the original electronic document by comparing the control codes with the protective codes through the multiple preferred servers; and

displaying a test result report for the second subscriber interface, wherein the test result report includes the accuracy of the copy of the original electronic document with reference to the original electronic document.

2. The method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction, the method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the steps of, randomly selecting the multiple preferred servers from the plurality of depository servers;

forwarding the electronic voucher into the multiple preferred servers;

prompting the first subscriber account to set a predetermined time period for the electronic voucher;

securely storing the electronic voucher for the predetermined time period; and

deleting the electronic voucher from each of the multiple preferred servers after the predetermined time period.

3. The method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction, the method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the steps of,

prompting the first subscriber account to select the multiple preferred servers from the plurality of depository servers;

forwarding the electronic voucher into the multiple preferred servers;

prompting the first subscriber account to set a predetermined time period for the electronic voucher;

securely storing the electronic voucher for the predetermined time period; and

deleting the electronic voucher from the multiple preferred servers after the predetermined time period.

4. The method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction, the method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the steps of,

selecting the multiple preferred servers from the plurality of depository servers according to dispatch center requests, wherein the dispatch center requests are received from at least one dispatch center;

forwarding the electronic voucher into the multiple preferred servers;

prompting the first subscriber account to set a predetermined time period for the electronic voucher;

securely storing the electronic voucher for the predetermined time period; and

deleting the electronic voucher from the multiple preferred servers after the predetermined time period.

5. The method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction, the method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the steps of, selecting a specific fact from the record of facts in order to select the multiple preferred servers;

selecting the multiple preferred servers from the plurality of depository servers according to the specific fact, wherein other electronic factual copies within the multiple preferred servers share the specific fact with the electronic voucher;

forwarding the electronic voucher into the multiple preferred servers;

prompting the first subscriber account to set a predetermined time period for the electronic voucher;

securely storing the electronic voucher for the predetermined time period; and

deleting the electronic voucher from the multiple preferred servers after the predetermined time period.

6. The method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction, the method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the steps of, retrieving the electronic voucher from the multiple preferred servers;

retrieving the protective codes from the electronic voucher; and

comparing the protective codes with the control codes.

7. The method of verifying the factual significance of electronic documents through a non-transitory computer-readable medium by executing computer-executable instruction, the method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the steps of,

generating the test result report, wherein the test result report comprises a positive result report or a negative result report;

displaying the positive result report for the copy of the original electronic document through the second subscriber interface,

if the control codes match exactly with the protective codes; and

displaying the negative result report for the copy of the original electronic document through the second subscriber interface,

if the control codes do not match with the protective codes.