Trusted environment for communication between parties
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of establishing communication, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a communication by a sending party to a receiving party; and
verifying the sending party'"'"'s identity by a trusted instrumentality wherein the trusted instrumentality is a certified sending party communication controller and a certified receiving party communication controller and wherein at least the certified sending party communication controller has been certified by a third party communication controller certification authority that is mutually trusted by the sending party and receiving party.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of establishing communication including providing a communication by a sending party to a receiving party, and verifying the sending party'"'"'s identity by a trusted instrumentality. The trusted instrumentality can be at least the sending party communication controller and is usually both the sending and receiving parties'"'"' communication controllers. The communication controllers should be certified and preferably be certified by a mutually trusted communication controller certification authority. Also disclosed is a system for establishing communication.
-
Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A method of establishing communication, the method comprising the steps of:
-
providing a communication by a sending party to a receiving party; and verifying the sending party'"'"'s identity by a trusted instrumentality wherein the trusted instrumentality is a certified sending party communication controller and a certified receiving party communication controller and wherein at least the certified sending party communication controller has been certified by a third party communication controller certification authority that is mutually trusted by the sending party and receiving party.
-
-
2. A method of establishing communication comprising:
-
receiving a communication by a receiving party from a sending party; verifying the sending party'"'"'s identity by a trusted instrumentality wherein the trusted instrumentality is a certified sending party communication controller and a certified receiving party communication controller and wherein at least the certified sending party communication controller has been certified by a third party communication controller certification authority that is mutually trusted by the sending party and receiving party; and handling the communication by the receiving party.
-
-
3. A method of establishing communication, the method comprising the steps of:
-
providing a public address by each of a sending party and a receiving party to a public directory; requesting a communications session between the sending and receiving parties using the parties'"'"' respective public addresses comprising contacting the receiving party through the sending party communication controller; verifying the sending party'"'"'s identity by the receiving party through a trusted instrumentality wherein the trusted instrumentality is a certified sending party communication controller and a certified receiving party communication controller, the receiving party checking that the certified sending party communication controller has been certified by a third party communication controller certification authority that is mutually trusted by the sending party and receiving party; and handling the communication by the receiving party. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method of establishing communication, the method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a communication by a receiving party from a sending party; verifying the sending party'"'"'s identity by the receiving party through a trusted instrumentality wherein the trusted instrumentality is a certified sending party communication controller and a certified receiving party communication controller, the receiving party checking that the certified sending party communication controller has been certified by a third party communication controller certification authority that is mutually trusted by the sending party and receiving party; and handling the communication by the receiving party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A system for establishing communication comprising:
-
a first communication controller for communicating by a first party; a second communication controller for communicating by a second party; a network connecting the first communication controller and the second communication controller; and a trusted instrumentality for verifying the identity of the first party sending a communication to the second party wherein the trusted instrumentality is certification of the first communication controller and second communication controller by a third party communication controller certification authority that is mutually trusted by the first party and second party. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
-
Specification