Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Trammell, James P. (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
C705S001100, C705S058000, C705S062000, C705S053000, C705S054000, C705S055000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07020634
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides techniques for issuing electronic seals of certification to online entities, such as online merchants, in a manner that prevents non-certified parties from easily stealing or otherwise misusing the seals. A central seal issuer verifies the credentials, policies or business practices of each merchant and issues a corresponding seal of certification. For each merchant, the seal issuer generates a unique media object representing an electronic seal. The media object includes an encrypted watermark containing an expiration date. The media objects are stored on a seal server such that the merchants can dynamically retrieve and display the electronic seals when accessed by a user. The seal issuer can easily revoke or update the centrally stored seals.
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Khaishgi Ahmed
Quinn John
Shumaker & Sieffert P.A.
SquareTrade, Inc.
Trammell James P.
Winter John
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