System and method for handling permits

• US 6,216,116 B1
• Filed: 04/14/1999
• Issued: 04/10/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: IMS Health Incorporated (IQVIA Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Diversinet Corporation
• Inventors: Barkan, Yuval, Barkan, Moromay
• Primary Examiner(s): Voeltz, Emanuel Todd
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hayes, John W.
• Application Number:
  US09/292,088
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 705/76, 705/80, 705/5, 705/13, 705/59, 705/54, 705/57, 705/58, 713/155, 713/156, 713/157, 713/158, 713/166, 713/169, 713/175, 713/176, 713/167, 340/825.31, 340/825.34, 235/382
• US Class Current: 705/76
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

A method for handling permits, comprising the steps of: (A) a gatekeeper presents a gatekeeper'"'"'s permit including an authorization to ask for a user'"'"'s permit; (B) a user checks the validity of the gatekeeper'"'"'s permit. If the permit is valid, then go to step (C), else END; (C) the user presents a user'"'"'s permit and a user'"'"'s certificate; (D) the gatekeeper checks the validity of the user'"'"'s permit and certificate, and the correspondence therebetween, and performs a predefined action if the result of the validity check is positive. The user'"'"'s permit further includes a HTML (HyperText Markup Language) stamp, to allow automatic permit verification.

Claims

1. A method for handling permits, comprising the steps of:

(A) a user presents two documents, comprising a user'"'"'s permit and a user'"'"'s certificate, wherein the permit includes a HTML (HyperText Markup Language) stamp;

(B) a gatekeeper checks the validity of the user'"'"'s permit and certificate, and the correspondence between data items therebetween, and performs a predefined action if the result of the validity check is positive, wherein the action is related to the user'"'"'s permit, and wherein the HTML stamp is used for automatic permit verification.

2. The method for handling permits according to claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s permit includes data items indicating the identity of an entity which has issued the permit.

3. The method for handling permits according to claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s permit includes data items indicating actions that are allowed by the permit.

4. The method for handling permits according to claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s permit includes data items indicating a serial number of permit, date issued and an expiration date.

5. For a method for handling permits, comprising the steps of:

(A) a gatekeeper or a representative of an entity presents a gatekeeper'"'"'s permit including an authorization to ask for a user'"'"'s permit;

(B) a user checks the validity of the gatekeeper'"'"'s permit wherein, if the validity result is positive, then go to step (C);

(C) the user presents two documents, comprising a user'"'"'s permit and a user'"'"'s certificate;

(D) the gatekeeper checks the validity of the user'"'"'s permit and certificate, and the correspondence between data items therebetween, and performs a predefined action if the result of the validity check is positive, wherein the action is related to the user'"'"'s permit; and

wherein the user'"'"'s permit includes an electronic address to implement an electronic paper with a letterhead, where a recipient may connect to an issuing firm using the electronic address, and wherein the user'"'"'s permit further includes a HTML (HyperText Markup Language) stamp, to allow automatic permit verification.

6. A method for generating a user'"'"'s permit, comprising the steps of:

(A) A permit issuing authority verifies the identity of a person using a digital certificate presented by that person wherein, if the verification result is positive, then go to step (B);

(B) the permit issuing authority generates a message for the user'"'"'s permit, wherein the message includes data items to indicate;

(1) Who issued the permit, that is the issuing authority identification;

(2) To whom was the permit issued, as indicated in the digital certificate;

(3) Type of permit, that is the action that is allowed by the permit;

(4) a HTML (HyperText Markup Language) stamp;

(C) a permit is prepared by encrypting the message prepared in step (B) above or adding a digital signature to the message, wherein the encryption is performed using a private encryption key; and

(D) delivering the permit to the person who has been identified with his/her certificate, and whose details from that certificate are included in the permit.

7. The method for generating a user'"'"'s permit according to claim 6, wherein the permit further includes data items to indicate a serial number of permit and a date issued.

8. The method for generating a user'"'"'s permit according to claim 6, wherein the permit further includes data items to indicate an expiration date.