Patent ID: 6158003
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A processor-based system for certification of an electronic document transmission, said electronic document being transmitted from a sending device to a receiving device, said system comprising:means for temporarily coupling said system to said sending device and to said receiving device, said coupling means providing data communication between said system and said sending device, said coupling means also providing data communications between said system and said receiving device;means for receiving said electronic document and a first checksum of said electronic document from said sending device;means for transmitting said electronic document and said first checksum to said receiving device;means for receiving information from said receiving device relevant to said transmitted electronic document and checksum; andmeans for generating a certification indicia, said generating means only being operable upon said received information indicating said receiving device successfully verifying said transmitted electronic document and checksum.