Methods and apparatus for providing coverage for receiver of transmission data
First Claim
1. A computerized method comprising:
- establishing a network connection over a communications network between a receiver computer and a transmitter computer;
performing an initial attempt, by the receiver computer, to receive into the receiver computer a particular encrypted transmission of an identified set of data over the established connection on the communications network, wherein the particular transmission has an associated coverage that would pay a coverage amount if the particular transmission of the identified set of data were to fail, and wherein the coverage includes at least one selected from the group consisting of insurance, bonding and underwriting;
paying a fee, using the receiver computer, for the coverage of the particular transmission of the identified set of data;
attempting, in the receiver computer, to obtain the identified set of data from the received particular encrypted transmission;
verifying, by a tracking program, whether the particular transmission of the identified set of data and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful;
based on whether the initial attempt fails, performing a defined number of additional attempts, by the receiver computer, to receive the identified set of data; and
sending, from the receiver computer, a status indication for logging that indicates whether, after the initial attempt and the defined number of additional attempts, the receiving of the particular encrypted transmission and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods which afford a technical application for insuring, bonding, and underwriting a transmission of a data set, streaming data, and/or document over the Internet through TCP/IP and all other electronic media such as WAP, VOIP, fiber optic channels, microwave channels, and through standard electrical switches, electrical outlets and power lines. The present invention includes a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions to cause a system perform a method for insuring, bonding, and/or underwriting data transmission. The method includes enabling a first remote client coupled to a communications network to insure, bond, and/or underwrite a transmission of an electronic data set, streaming data, and/or document, with a selected coverage type for a selected coverage amount, from the first remote client to one or more second remote clients. The method includes charging a fee to an appropriate account for the selected coverage type and amount.
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26 Claims
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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establishing a network connection over a communications network between a receiver computer and a transmitter computer; performing an initial attempt, by the receiver computer, to receive into the receiver computer a particular encrypted transmission of an identified set of data over the established connection on the communications network, wherein the particular transmission has an associated coverage that would pay a coverage amount if the particular transmission of the identified set of data were to fail, and wherein the coverage includes at least one selected from the group consisting of insurance, bonding and underwriting; paying a fee, using the receiver computer, for the coverage of the particular transmission of the identified set of data; attempting, in the receiver computer, to obtain the identified set of data from the received particular encrypted transmission; verifying, by a tracking program, whether the particular transmission of the identified set of data and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful; based on whether the initial attempt fails, performing a defined number of additional attempts, by the receiver computer, to receive the identified set of data; and sending, from the receiver computer, a status indication for logging that indicates whether, after the initial attempt and the defined number of additional attempts, the receiving of the particular encrypted transmission and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus operatively coupled to a communications network, the communications network connected to a remote transmitter computer, the apparatus comprising:
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a computerized system configured to establish a network connection to the remote transmitter computer across the communications network; a receiver in the computerized system configured to perform an initial attempt to receive a particular encrypted transmission of an identified set of data over the established network connection, wherein the particular transmission has an associated coverage that would pay a coverage amount if the particular transmission were to fail, and wherein the coverage includes at least one selected from the group consisting of insurance, bonding and underwriting; a payment module operatively coupled to the receiver and programmed to pay a fee for the coverage of the particular transmission of the identified set of data; an extractor unit operatively coupled to the receiver and programmed to attempt to obtain the identified set of data from the received particular encrypted transmission; and a verification unit operatively coupled to the receiver and programmed to verify whether the particular transmission of the identified set of data and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful; a resend module operatively coupled to the receiver and programmed to perform a defined number of additional attempts to receive the identified set of data if the initial attempt fails; and a status-indication unit operatively coupled to the receiver and programmed to send a status indication for logging that indicates whether, after the initial attempt and the defined number of additional attempts, the receiving of the particular encrypted transmission and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus operatively coupled to a communications network, the communications network connected to a remote transmitter computer, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver computer; means for establishing a network connection over the communications network between the receiver computer and the remote transmitter computer; means for performing an initial attempt to receive into the receiver computer a particular encrypted transmission of an identified set of data over the established connection on the communications network, wherein the transmission has an associated coverage that would pay a coverage amount if the transmission were to fail, and wherein the coverage includes at least one selected from the group consisting of insurance, bonding and underwriting; means for paying a fee for the coverage of the particular transmission of the identified set of data; means for attempting, in the receiver computer, to obtain the identified set of data from the received particular encrypted transmission; means for verifying whether the particular transmission of the identified set of data and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful; means for performing a defined number of additional attempts to receive the identified set of data if the initial attempt fails; and means for sending, from the receiver computer, a status indication for logging that indicates whether, after the initial attempt and the defined number of additional attempts, the receiving of the particular encrypted transmission and the obtaining of the identified set of data were successful. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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