Apparatus and Method to Obtain Electronic Authentication
First Claim
1. A host apparatus to obtain electronic authentication of a request associated with a group, the host apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
receive the request from an external device external to the group;
generate a digital document based on information associated with the request;
transmit the digital document to a trusted entity device for electronic authentication of the request;
receive the digital document from the trusted entity device, and determine whether the electronic authentication of the request was successful; and
process the request when it is determined that the electronic authentication of the request was successful.
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Abstract
A host apparatus to obtain electronic authentication of a request associated with a group, the host apparatus including a processor to receive the request from an external device external to the group, to generate a digital document based on information associated with the request, to transmit the digital document to a trusted entity device for electronic authentication of the request, to receive the digital document from the trusted entity device, to determine whether the electronic authentication of the request was successful, and to process the request when it is determined that the electronic authentication of the request was successful.
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20 Claims
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1. A host apparatus to obtain electronic authentication of a request associated with a group, the host apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive the request from an external device external to the group; generate a digital document based on information associated with the request; transmit the digital document to a trusted entity device for electronic authentication of the request; receive the digital document from the trusted entity device, and determine whether the electronic authentication of the request was successful; and process the request when it is determined that the electronic authentication of the request was successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for obtaining electronic authentication of a request associated with a group, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a processor, a request from an external device external to the group, the request being associated with the group; generating, in the processor, a digital document based on information associated with the request; transmitting, from the processor, the digital document to a trusted entity device for electronic authentication of the request; receiving, at the processor, the digital document from the trusted entity device, and determining whether the electronic authentication of the request was successful; and processing, in the processor, the request upon determining that the electronic authentication of the request was successful. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication system for obtaining electronic authentication, the communication system comprising:
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at least one member device included in group associated with the communication system; an external device external to the group; and a host processor configured to; receive a request from the external device, the request being associated with the group; generate a digital document based on information associated with the request; transmit the digital document to a trusted entity device for electronic authentication of the request; receive the digital document from the trusted entity device, and determine whether the electronic authentication of the request was successful; and process the request when it is determined that the electronic authentication of the request was successful. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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