Patent ID: 7610339
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network-based system for providing verification of a series of messages exchanged between at least a sender station and a recipient station of the network, said system comprising an authenticator for: i. routing, authenticating and storing at least three related identifiable telecommunicated messages in said series of messages exchanged between the sender station and the recipient station; ii. authenticating said recipient station, and classifying the recipient station's response to an originating message in said series of messages, said response being selected at the recipient station from a group comprising at least (a) acceptance and rejection of the originating message, (b) response to a question in the originating message; and (c) response to an offer or option included in the originating message; iii. alerting the sender station to the receipt of the recipient's response to the originating message; iv. generating and maintaining a unique message record for the series, including the originating message and of all subsequent messages in the series; v. providing an authentic record of an agreement reached and defined by the series of messages; and vi. authenticating said sender station, and determining membership of a sender associated with said sender station and a recipient associated with said recipient station in an authorized class of parties to said messages, prior to routing said message to said recipient station.