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System for providing enhanced security for transactions transmitted through a distributed network

  • US 6,122,743 A
  • Filed: 03/31/1998
  • Issued: 09/19/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of transmitting transaction data comprising a sequence of characters from a source node to a destination node through a distributed network, the method comprising:

  • a. distributing the sequence of characters among a plurality of packets;

    b. assigning each packet of the plurality of packets a packet number according to a pseudo-random function such that the packet numbers form a pseudo-random sequence;

    c. assigning a first packet of the pseudo-random sequence a random number as its packet number and for each subsequent packet number in the pseudo-random sequence, adding a random number to the packet number of the preceding packet to form an increasing sequence of random numbers or subtracting a random number from the packet number of the preceding packet to form a decreasing sequence of random numbers; and

    d. transmitting the plurality of packets from the source node to the destination node.

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