Broadband certified mail
First Claim
1. A method for providing a certification service for electronic multimedia messages sent from an originating equipment to a destination equipment, comprising:
- by a certified message service server, transmitting to the destination equipment an electronic file comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the destination equipment, cause the processor of the destination equipment to execute operations comprising;
compiling a stream of digitized information packets received from the originating equipment into a message;
electronically signing the message using a private cryptography key held by a user of the destination equipment to indicate that the user received the digitized information packets; and
sending the electronically signed message to the originating equipment;
by the certified message service server, generating a certificate identifying the user of the destination equipment; and
sending the certificate to the destination equipment;
wherein the computer readable instructions further cause the processor of the destination equipment to send the certificate to the originating equipment together with the electronically signed message.
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Abstract
The present invention provides system and method for providing certified voice and/or multimedia mail messages in a broadband signed communication system which uses packetized digital information. Cryptography is used to authenticate a message that has been compiled from streaming voice or multimedia packets. A certificate of the originator'"'"'s identity and electronic signature authenticates the message. A broadband communication system user may be provisioned for certified voice and/or multimedia mail by registering with a certified mail service provider and thereby receiving certification. The called system user'"'"'s CPE electronically signs the bits in received communication packets and returns the message with an electronic signature of the called system user to the calling party, along with the system user'"'"'s certificate obtained from the service provider/certifying authority during registration. The electronic signature is a cryptographic key of the called party.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for providing a certification service for electronic multimedia messages sent from an originating equipment to a destination equipment, comprising:
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by a certified message service server, transmitting to the destination equipment an electronic file comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the destination equipment, cause the processor of the destination equipment to execute operations comprising; compiling a stream of digitized information packets received from the originating equipment into a message; electronically signing the message using a private cryptography key held by a user of the destination equipment to indicate that the user received the digitized information packets; and sending the electronically signed message to the originating equipment; by the certified message service server, generating a certificate identifying the user of the destination equipment; and sending the certificate to the destination equipment; wherein the computer readable instructions further cause the processor of the destination equipment to send the certificate to the originating equipment together with the electronically signed message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a certification service for electronic voice messages sent from an originating equipment to a destination equipment, comprising:
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by a certified message service server, transmitting to the destination equipment an electronic file comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the destination equipment, cause the processor of the destination equipment to execute operations comprising; compiling a stream of digitized information packets received from the originating equipment into a message; electronically signing the message using a private cryptography key held by a user of the destination equipment to indicate that the user received the digitized information packets; and sending the electronically signed message to the originating equipment; by the certified message service server, generating a certificate identifying the user of the destination equipment; and sending the certificate to the destination equipment; wherein the computer readable instructions further cause the processor of the destination equipment to send the certificate to the originating equipment together with the electronically signed message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A certified message service server for providing a certification service for electronic messages sent from an originating equipment to a destination equipment, comprising:
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a server processor; a network interface for connecting the server processor to a wide area network; and a memory storing server computer readable instructions that, when executed by the server processor, cause the server processor to transmit to the destination equipment via the network interface an electronic file comprising transmitted computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the destination equipment, cause the processor of the destination equipment to execute operations comprising; compiling a stream of digitized information packets received from the originating equipment into a message; electronically signing the message using a private cryptography key held by a user of the destination equipment to indicate that the user received the digitized information packets; and sending the electronically signed message to the originating equipment; generating a certificate identifying the user of the destination equipment; and sending the certificate to the destination equipment; wherein the transmitted computer readable instructions further cause the processor of the destination equipment to send the certificate to the originating equipment together with the electronically signed message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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