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Title:
USE OF TIME-STAMPS AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002054656
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for utilizing time-stamps and digital signatures to be sent with the messages communicated between partners of a trading community. When a transaction is initiated, a time-stamp is automatically embedded in a message of the transaction. A digital signature of the sender also accompanies the message for the message recipient to authenticate that the transaction is initiated by an authentic sender, and not an imposter. As soon as the message is propagated (204), a monitor process monitors activities acted upon the message. The monitor process receives receipt acknowledgement (212) and consumption acknowledgment (220) from each site that receives the message. Based on the initiated time-stamp and relevant times, the monitor process determines whether the message is received (216) or consumed within a predetermined time limit (224).

Inventors:
JAIN SANDEEP
THAKUR SUDHEER
YEUNG YAT-CHI
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/000083
Publication Date:
December 12, 2002
Filing Date:
January 04, 2002
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Assignee:
VIQUITY CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06Q30/00; H04L29/06; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60
Foreign References:
US20020010684A12002-01-24
US20020032640A12002-03-14
US5062147A1991-10-29
US6073142A2000-06-06
US6327656B22001-12-04
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