System for embedding searchable information, encryption, signing operation, transmission, storage and retrieval
First Claim
1. A system for acquiring information with a device from an environment external to the device to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting the acquired information thereto, comprising:
- a capture device for capturing the information from the external environment where the information is selected from the group consisting of a video segment, a still image and an audio segment, each of which varies in real time in the external environment and relative to time in the external environment prior to capture, and converting the information to converted information for storage in a storage area as captured information;
a processor for creating a file comprised of the captured information associated with a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information as augmented captured information, wherein said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms the file containing the augmented captured information;
the processor containing;
an encryptor encrypting the augmented captured information as an encrypted file containing encrypted augmented captured information,a signing operation for adding signature information to the file including the encrypted augmented captured information to provide an identifiable encrypted file, which signature information is not part of the file containing the augmented captured information, wherein the signature information provides information to the receiving facility that allows identification of the party claiming to have created the captured information for later identification of the party,the processor placing the identifiable encrypted file including both the encrypted augmented captured information and the unencrypted signature information in association with subscriber information as a transmission file for transmission to a receiving facility requiring the subscriber information, the subscriber information required at the receiving facility for a lookup operation to obtain additional information to allow further processing of the augmented captured information at the receiving facility;
a transmitter for transmitting said transmission file to said receiving facility in order to further process the augmented captured information at the receiving facility; and
a receiving facility for receiving the transmission file and accepting the identifiable encrypted file after verification of the subscriber information.
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Abstract
A cell phone is disclosed for acquiring information to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto. A capture device captures information from an external source. A processor is provided for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information, such that the representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information. The processor also places the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information. A transmitter transmits the transmission including the augmented captured information and the subscriber information to the receiving facility. An encryptor encrypts the augmented captured information with a symmetrical encryption algorithm to provide encrypted augmented captured information in the transmission with the subscriber information.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for acquiring information with a device from an environment external to the device to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting the acquired information thereto, comprising:
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a capture device for capturing the information from the external environment where the information is selected from the group consisting of a video segment, a still image and an audio segment, each of which varies in real time in the external environment and relative to time in the external environment prior to capture, and converting the information to converted information for storage in a storage area as captured information; a processor for creating a file comprised of the captured information associated with a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information as augmented captured information, wherein said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms the file containing the augmented captured information; the processor containing; an encryptor encrypting the augmented captured information as an encrypted file containing encrypted augmented captured information, a signing operation for adding signature information to the file including the encrypted augmented captured information to provide an identifiable encrypted file, which signature information is not part of the file containing the augmented captured information, wherein the signature information provides information to the receiving facility that allows identification of the party claiming to have created the captured information for later identification of the party, the processor placing the identifiable encrypted file including both the encrypted augmented captured information and the unencrypted signature information in association with subscriber information as a transmission file for transmission to a receiving facility requiring the subscriber information, the subscriber information required at the receiving facility for a lookup operation to obtain additional information to allow further processing of the augmented captured information at the receiving facility; a transmitter for transmitting said transmission file to said receiving facility in order to further process the augmented captured information at the receiving facility; and a receiving facility for receiving the transmission file and accepting the identifiable encrypted file after verification of the subscriber information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for acquiring information with a device from an environment external to the device to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting the acquired information thereto, comprising:
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a capture device for capturing the information from the external environment where the information is selected from the group consisting of a video segment, a still image and an audio segment, each of which varies in real time in the external environment and relative to time in the external environment prior to capture, and converting the information to converted information for storage in a storage area as captured information; a processor for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information, wherein said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms a file containing the augmented captured information; the processor further operable to; contain an encryptor encrypting the augmented captured information with a bottom layer of encryption as a bottom layer encrypted file that provides a first level of encryption of the augmented captured information that is only accessible by a secret key of a party, a signing operation for adding signature information to the encrypted file at the bottom layer, wherein the signature information provides information to the receiving facility that allows identification of the party claiming to have created the bottom layer encrypted augmented captured information for later identification of the party, the encryptor encrypting the combined encrypted file containing the encrypted augmented captured information and previously unencrypted signature information with a top layer of encryption comprising a second level of encryption different from the first level of encryption as an identifiable encrypted file wherein at least the first level of encryption utilizes a symmetrical encryption algorithm different from the second level of encryption and not associated with the secret key of a party associated with the first level of encryption, place the identifiable encrypted file including both the bottom layer encrypted file at the first layer of encryption and the encrypted signature information at the second level of encryption in association with subscriber information as a transmission file for transmission of the identifiable encrypted file to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information, the subscriber information not encrypted at either the first or second levels of encryption, which subscriber information is required at the receiving facility for a lookup operation to obtain additional information to allow further processing of the bottom layer encrypted file containing the encrypted augmented captured information at the receiving facility; a transmitter for transmitting said augmented captured information formatted for transmission including the identifiable encrypted file and the subscriber information to said receiving facility; and a receiving facility for receiving the transmission file and accepting the identifiable encrypted file after verification of the subscriber information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for acquiring information with a device from an environment external to the device to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting the acquired information thereto, comprising:
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a capture device for capturing the information from the external environment where the information is selected from the group consisting of a video segment, a still image and an audio segment, each of which varies in real time in the external environment and relative to time in the external environment prior to capture, and converting the information to converted information for storage in a storage area as captured information; a processor for creating a file comprised of the captured information associated with a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information as augmented captured information, wherein said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms the file containing the augmented captured information; the processor containing; an encryptor encrypting the augmented captured information as an encrypted file containing encrypted augmented captured information, a signing operation for adding signature information to the file including the encrypted augmented captured information to provide an identifiable encrypted file, which signature information is not part of the file containing the augmented captured information, wherein the signature information provides information to the receiving facility that allows identification of the party claiming to have created the captured information for later identification of the party, the processor placing the identifiable encrypted file including both the encrypted augmented captured information and the unencrypted signature information a transmission file for transmission to a receiving facility; a transmitter for transmitting said transmission file to said receiving facility in order to further process the augmented captured information at the receiving facility; and a receiving facility for receiving the transmission file and accepting the identifiable encrypted file and identifying the encrypted file with the signature information for processing of the encrypted file without removing the encryption therefrom.
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