Method and apparatus for providing coverage for transmission of data
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for insuring delivery of an electronic document from a first remote client to a second remote client over a communications network, the method comprising:
- electronically receiving, in the data processing system, an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document;
responsive to receiving the insurance request, identifying, using the data processing system, a payment amount to be paid by the requestor in order to insure delivery based on transmission factors to form an identified payment amount;
delivering the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client in response to receiving a permission from the requestor authorizing the identified payment amount; and
verifying, by a tracking program in the data processing system, whether the delivering of the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client was 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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24 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for insuring delivery of an electronic document from a first remote client to a second remote client over a communications network, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving, in the data processing system, an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document; responsive to receiving the insurance request, identifying, using the data processing system, a payment amount to be paid by the requestor in order to insure delivery based on transmission factors to form an identified payment amount; delivering the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client in response to receiving a permission from the requestor authorizing the identified payment amount; and verifying, by a tracking program in the data processing system, whether the delivering of the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client was successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in a data processing system for insuring delivery of an electronic document from a first remote client to a second remote client over a communications network, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving, in the data processing system, an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document; electronically receiving, in the data processing system, a delivery status of the electronic document; determining from the delivery status, using the data processing system, if the electronic document has been successfully delivered; and compensating the requestor based on a condition that the electronic document has not been successfully delivered.
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12. A method in a data processing system for insuring delivery of an electronic document from a first remote client to a second remote client over a communications network, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
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providing an insurance cost for successful delivery of the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client; receiving an indication of a payment for insurance for the successful delivery of the electronic document using a network; providing insurance in response to the indication; and verifying, by a tracking program in the data processing system, whether the delivering of the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client was successful.
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13. A data processing system comprising:
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a bus system; a communications unit connected to the bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to; receive an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document; identify a payment amount to be paid by the requestor in order to insure delivery based on transmission factors to form an identified payment amount in response to receiving the insurance request; deliver the electronic document in response to receiving permission from the requestor authorizing the identified payment amount; and verify, by a tracking program in the processing unit, whether the delivery of the electronic document was successful.
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14. A data processing system for insuring delivery of an electronic document, the data processing system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document; identifying means, responsive to receiving the insurance request, for identifying a payment amount to be paid by the requestor in order to insure delivery based on transmission factors to form an identified payment amount; delivering means for delivering the electronic document in response to receiving permission from the requestor authorizing the identified payment amount; and verifying means for verifying whether the delivery of the electronic document was successful. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product in a non-transitory computer readable medium for insuring delivery of an electronic document from a first remote client to a second remote client over a communications network, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for electronically receiving an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document; second instructions, responsive to receiving the insurance request, for identifying a payment amount to be paid by the requestor in order to insure delivery based on transmission factors to form an identified payment amount; third instructions for delivering the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client in response to receiving permission from the requestor authorizing the identified payment amount; and fourth instructions for verifying whether the delivering of the electronic document from the first remote client to the second remote client was successful. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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