Patent Document ID: 6078665
Application ID: 08954795
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A data encryption and decryption system comprising: a. means for selecting a set of parameters from a predetermined parameter space; b. means for inserting the parameters into chaotic equations of the form: EQU x'=-.sigma.x+.sigma.y EQU y'=rx-y-xz EQU z'=-bz+xy where x', y' and z' are numeric results and x, y, z, .sigma., r and b are parameters; c. means for iterating the chaotic equations to derive x', y' and z' iterate streams; d. means for testing at least one of the iterate streams for chaotic behavior; e. means for deriving a cipher number from the iterate streams; and f. means for xoring the cipher number with the data.