Communications method and device
First Claim
1. A communications method, comprising the steps of:
- a user accessing a first site, via a computer network, from a first device;
during access of the first site, the user successively selecting pages from the first site and receiving, from the first site to the first device, the selected pages, the successively selected and received pages forming a succession of pages,the selected pages being originated by the first site, the succession of pages being originated by the user'"'"'s selection of pages;
storing information representative of the received succession of pages in a storage first memory located outside the first site; and
associating a certificate of integrity with the memory-stored information representative of the received succession of pages;
the certificate of integrity being permanently memory-stored in association with the information representative of the succession of pages,the certificate of integrity enabling detection of any alteration, to the memory-stored information representative of the received succession of pages, made subsequent to the information being stored in the first memory,the information representative of the received succession of pages documenting a content of the received succession of pages,the first memory being a non-volatile memory,a step of detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site; and
upon detection of information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, continuing to store the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages,upon the step of detecting information not detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, a step of deleting the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages of the first site.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a communication method that includes an operation of receiving a succession of pages originating from a first site of a computer network. That method further includes an operation of memory storage of information representative of the succession of pages, outside the first site and an operation of associating a certificate of integrity with the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages. The certificate of integrity is stored in memory in association with the information representative of the succession of pages. The certificate of integrity makes it possible to detect any alteration to the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages, subsequent to its being stored in memory.
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25 Claims
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1. A communications method, comprising the steps of:
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a user accessing a first site, via a computer network, from a first device; during access of the first site, the user successively selecting pages from the first site and receiving, from the first site to the first device, the selected pages, the successively selected and received pages forming a succession of pages, the selected pages being originated by the first site, the succession of pages being originated by the user'"'"'s selection of pages; storing information representative of the received succession of pages in a storage first memory located outside the first site; and associating a certificate of integrity with the memory-stored information representative of the received succession of pages; the certificate of integrity being permanently memory-stored in association with the information representative of the succession of pages, the certificate of integrity enabling detection of any alteration, to the memory-stored information representative of the received succession of pages, made subsequent to the information being stored in the first memory, the information representative of the received succession of pages documenting a content of the received succession of pages, the first memory being a non-volatile memory, a step of detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site; and upon detection of information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, continuing to store the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages, upon the step of detecting information not detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, a step of deleting the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages of the first site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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23. A communication device, comprising:
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a device for, via a network, a user successively selecting pages from a first site and receiving to the device the selected pages, the selected pages being originated by the first site, the successively selected and received pages forming a succession of pages, the succession of pages being originated by the user'"'"'s selection of pages; a non-volatile memory for storing information representative of the succession of pages, outside the first site; and means for associate a certificate of integrity with the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages, the certificate of integrity being stored in the memory in association with the information representative of the succession of pages, the certificate of integrity enabling detection of any alteration made to the memory-stored information made subsequent to the memory-stored information being stored in the memory; a step of detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site; and upon detection of information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, continuing to store the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages, upon the step of detecting information not detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, a step of deleting the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages of the first site.
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24. An internet communication validation method, comprising the steps of:
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from a first communication device, a user internet accessing a first web site; during access of the first site, selecting at least one web pages from the first site and receiving the selected page, from the first site to the first device, each selected page being originated by the first site; storing information representative of each received page in a first non-volatile memory of the first communication device; and associating a certificate of integrity with the memory-stored information representative of each received page, the certificate of integrity being permanently memory-stored in association with the information representative of each received page, the certificate of integrity enabling detection of any alteration, to the memory-stored information representative of each received page, made subsequent to the information being stored in the first memory, the stored information representative of the received page together with the certificate of integrity, enabling verification of a content of each received page, a step of detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site; and upon detection of information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, continuing to store the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages, upon the step of detecting information not detecting information characteristic of a transaction with the first site, a step of deleting the memory-stored information representative of the succession of pages of the first site.
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Specification