Method and system for the supply of data, transactions and electronic voting
First Claim
1. A system for generating a digital empowerment certificate signed with a digital signature by a signing entity, the system comprising:
- one or more computer devices configured to;
determine the digital signature;
set a period of validity;
generate the digital empowerment certificate with one or more attributes of a described entity, one or more attributes of the of an electronic property, one or more attributes identifying the signing entity, and the period of validity; and
append the digital signature to the digital empowerment certificate,wherein the digital empowerment certificate is a computer-readable file that, when processed by the one or more computer devices, establishes an assignment of ownership of the electronic property from the signing entity to a relying entity; and
wherein, after appending the digital signature, the digital empowerment certificate includes;
the digital signature;
the one or more attributes of a described entity;
the one or more attributes of the electronic property;
the one or more attributes identifying the signing entity; and
the period of validity of the digital empowerment certificate, the period of validity beginning earlier than a time of the generating the digital empowerment certificate.
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Abstract
A method and system for supply of data, including generating a first digital certificate referred (empowerment certificate) signed with a first signing entity'"'"'s electronic signature. The empowerment certificate includes attributes of the described entity, information identifying the first signing entity, indication of data relating to the described entity, indication of a source of the data, and identification of a relying entity to which the data can be supplied. The relying entity forwards the empowerment certificate to a source supplying the data indicated in the empowerment certificate. The data may be supplied to the relying entity by a second digital certificate (custom certificate), signed with a second signing entity'"'"'s electronic signature. Custom certificates may appear in custom certificate revocation lists. A system and method for transfer of ownership of electronic property from a first entity to a second entity, and a method and system for electronic voting are also provided.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for generating a digital empowerment certificate signed with a digital signature by a signing entity, the system comprising:
one or more computer devices configured to; determine the digital signature; set a period of validity; generate the digital empowerment certificate with one or more attributes of a described entity, one or more attributes of the of an electronic property, one or more attributes identifying the signing entity, and the period of validity; and append the digital signature to the digital empowerment certificate, wherein the digital empowerment certificate is a computer-readable file that, when processed by the one or more computer devices, establishes an assignment of ownership of the electronic property from the signing entity to a relying entity; and wherein, after appending the digital signature, the digital empowerment certificate includes; the digital signature; the one or more attributes of a described entity; the one or more attributes of the electronic property; the one or more attributes identifying the signing entity; and the period of validity of the digital empowerment certificate, the period of validity beginning earlier than a time of the generating the digital empowerment certificate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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