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Will information management and disclosure system and method, and program storage medium thereof

  • US 6,246,991 B1
  • Filed: 10/15/1997
  • Issued: 06/12/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A will information management and disclosure system for keeping in custody deposit information deposited by a depositor and unsealing said deposit information under predetermined unsealing conditions, said deposit information including will information that is unsealed in accordance with unsealing conditions registered in advance by said depositor and/or when said depositor has become unable to express his/her intentions, and disclosed to a predetermined recipient, and said will information management and disclosure system comprises a host processing system and a depositor'"'"'s terminal into which said depositor enters as electronic information said deposit information prepared by said depositor in a rewritable manner, said host processing system comprising:

  • an electronic information depositing part to keep in custody said entered electronic information in accordance with predetermined depositing conditions, said electronic information depositing part including a memory having an unsealing conditions setting and storing area for setting and storing conditions for unsealing said deposit information;

    an unsealing part to unseal said deposit information using a predetermined unsealing electronic key, having a first confirming means for confirming the occurrence of said unsealing conditions, and a second confirming means for confirming that said depositor has become unable to express his/her intentions; and

    a recipient-specified delivery part to deliver said deposit information using predetermined means to a recipient who is designated in advance by said depositor and satisfies predetermined conditions, wherein communications between said host processing system and said depositor'"'"'s terminal, and the processing of information prior to unsealing by said host processing system are carried out by enciphered electronic information, wherein said unsealing part unseals said deposit information in a case that at least one of the first confirming means and second confirming means confirms the occurrence of the unsealing condition or that the depositor has become unable to express the intention.

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