Method and system for generating postal indicia or the like
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and system for generating postal indicia or the like 有权
    用于生成邮戳等的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07475041B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-06

    申请号:US10719050

    申请日:2003-11-21

    IPC分类号: G06F17/60

    摘要: A method and system for generating and printing an indicium, such as a postal indicium, on an object such as a mail piece. Other printed material, such as an address block, on the object is scanned, and the scanned image is processed to abstract characterizing information descriptive of the other printed material. Alternatively, the image to be processed can be obtained by filtering the original image wit a print/scan filter which simulates printing and scanning processes. The characterizing information can be text-based or image-based. Image-based characterizing information can be measurements of word lengths, counts of outliers in images of characters, or descriptions of the shape of the other printed material. The characterizing information is combined with other information, such as postal information and the combined information is then cryptographically authenticated with a digital signature or the like. An indicium representative of the authenticated information is then printed on the object. The object's relationship to the indicium can be verified by regenerating the characterizing information from the other printed material and comparing the regenerated characterizing information with characterizing information recovered from the indicium. Thus, copies of the indicium cannot easily be used, without detection, on other objects which do not include the other printed material.

    摘要翻译: 用于在诸如邮件的对象上生成和打印诸如邮戳的标记的方法和系统。 扫描对象上的其他打印材料(如地址块),并处理扫描图像以抽象描述其他打印材料的特征信息。 或者,可以通过模拟打印和扫描处理的打印/扫描过滤器对原始图像进行滤波来获得要处理的图像。 特征信息可以是基于文本或基于图像的。 基于图像的特征信息可以是字长度的测量,字符图像中的异常值的计数或其他印刷材料的形状的描述。 特征信息与诸如邮政信息的其他信息组合,然后利用数字签名等对组合的信息进行密码认证。 然后将经过认证的信息的标记印在对象上。 可以通过从其他印刷材料再生表征信息并将再生的特征信息与从标记中回收的特征信息进行比较来验证对象与标记的关系。 因此,标签的副本不能容易地被用于不包括其他印刷材料的其他物体上。

    Method and system for generating characterizing information descriptive of printed material such as address blocks and generating postal indicia or the like incorporating such characterizing information
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for generating characterizing information descriptive of printed material such as address blocks and generating postal indicia or the like incorporating such characterizing information 有权
    用于产生描述诸如地址块的印刷材料的表征信息的方法和系统,并且生成包含这些特征信息的邮政标记等

    公开(公告)号:US07424458B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-09

    申请号:US10719051

    申请日:2003-11-21

    IPC分类号: G06F17/60

    摘要: A method and system for generating and printing an indicium, such as a postal indicium, on an object such as a mail piece. A digital image of other printed material, such as an address block, on the object is obtained, and the image is processed to abstract characterizing information descriptive aspects of the other printed material. The aspects can be measurements of word lengths, counts of outliers in images of characters, or descriptions of the shape of the other printed material. The characterizing information is combined with other information, such as postal information, and the combined information is then cryptographically authenticated with a digital signature or the like. An indicium representative of the authenticated information is then printed on the object. The object's relationship to the indicium can be verified by regenerating the characterizing information from the other printed material and comparing the regenerated characterizing information with characterizing information recovered from the indicium. Thus, copies of the indicium cannot easily be used, without detection, on other objects which do not include the other printed material.

    摘要翻译: 用于在诸如邮件的对象上生成和打印诸如邮戳的标记的方法和系统。 获得对象上的诸如地址块的其他打印材料的数字图像,并处理图像以抽象其他印刷材料的特征描述性方面。 这些方面可以是字长的测量,字符图像中的异常值的计数或其他印刷材料的形状的描述。 特征信息与诸如邮政信息的其他信息组合,然后利用数字签名等对组合的信息进行密码认证。 然后将经过认证的信息的标记印在对象上。 可以通过从其他印刷材料再生表征信息并将再生的特征信息与从标记中回收的特征信息进行比较来验证对象与标记的关系。 因此,标签的副本不能容易地被用于不包括其他印刷材料的其他物体上。

    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme
    3.
    发明申请
    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme 有权
    使用基于身份的签名方案对标记进行身份验证的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080306885A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-11

    申请号:US11810488

    申请日:2007-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: Methods and systems for verification of indicia that do not require key management systems, and in which revocation of key pairs is easily performed without adding costs to the verification process are provided. Indicia are generated and authenticated utilizing an identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme. A key generating authority generates a private key for a PSD, distributes the private key securely to the PSD, and provides public information for use by a verification service when verifying cryptographic digital signatures generated with the private key. The corresponding public key is a string consisting of PSD information that is provided as part of the indicium. The verification service can verify the signature of each indicium by obtaining the public key string from the indicium, and utilizing the key generating authority's public information.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于验证不需要密钥管理系统的标记的方法和系统,并且容易地执行密钥对的撤销而不增加验证过程的成本。 使用基于身份的加密(IBE)方案来生成和认证标识符。 密钥生成机构为PSD生成私钥,将私钥安全地分配给PSD,并且在验证使用私钥生成的加密数字签名时,提供公开信息供验证服务使用。 相应的公钥是由作为标记的一部分提供的PSD信息组成的字符串。 验证服务可以通过从标记获取公钥字符串,并利用密钥生成机构的公开信息来验证每个标记的签名。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING ROUTING INFORMATION OF A COMMUNICATION USING IDENTITY-BASED ENCRYPTION SCHEME
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING ROUTING INFORMATION OF A COMMUNICATION USING IDENTITY-BASED ENCRYPTION SCHEME 有权
    使用基于身份的加密方案来保护通信路由信息的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090103734A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-23

    申请号:US11873673

    申请日:2007-10-17

    IPC分类号: H04L9/08

    摘要: Methods and systems for providing confidentiality of communications sent via a network that is efficient, easy to implement, and does not require significant key management. The identity of each node of the routing path of a communication is encrypted utilizing an identity-based encryption scheme. This allows each node of the routing path to decrypt only those portions of the routing path necessary to send the communication to the next node. Thus, each node will only know the immediate previous node from which the communication came, and the next node to which the communication is to be sent. The remainder of the routing path of the communication, along with the original sender and intended recipient, remain confidential from any intermediate nodes in the routing path. Use of the identity-based encryption scheme removes the need for significant key management to maintain the encryption/decryption keys.

    摘要翻译: 提供通过网络发送的通信的机密性的方法和系统,其高效,易于实现,并且不需要重要的密钥管理。 使用基于身份的加密方案来加密通信的路由路径的每个节点的身份。 这允许路由路径的每个节点仅解密将通信发送到下一个节点所需的路由路径的那些部分。 因此,每个节点将仅知道来自该通信的即时先前节点以及要发送通信的下一个节点。 通信的路由路径的剩余部分以及原始发送者和预期接收者对路由路径中的任何中间节点保持机密。 使用基于身份的加密方案不需要进行重要的密钥管理来维护加密/解密密钥。

    Method and system for securing routing information of a communication using identity-based encryption scheme
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for securing routing information of a communication using identity-based encryption scheme 有权
    使用基于身份的加密方案来保护通信的路由信息​​的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08700894B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-15

    申请号:US11873673

    申请日:2007-10-17

    IPC分类号: H04L29/06 H04L9/00 H04L9/08

    摘要: Methods and systems for providing confidentiality of communications sent via a network that is efficient, easy to implement, and does not require significant key management. The identity of each node of the routing path of a communication is encrypted utilizing an identity-based encryption scheme. This allows each node of the routing path to decrypt only those portions of the routing path necessary to send the communication to the next node. Thus, each node will only know the immediate previous node from which the communication came, and the next node to which the communication is to be sent. The remainder of the routing path of the communication, along with the original sender and intended recipient, remain confidential from any intermediate nodes in the routing path. Use of the identity-based encryption scheme removes the need for significant key management to maintain the encryption/decryption keys.

    摘要翻译: 提供通过网络发送的通信的机密性的方法和系统,其高效,易于实现,并且不需要重要的密钥管理。 使用基于身份的加密方案来加密通信的路由路径的每个节点的身份。 这允许路由路径的每个节点仅解密将通信发送到下一个节点所需的路由路径的那些部分。 因此,每个节点将仅知道来自该通信的即时先前节点以及要发送通信的下一个节点。 通信的路由路径的剩余部分以及原始发送者和预期接收者对路由路径中的任何中间节点保持机密。 使用基于身份的加密方案不需要进行重要的密钥管理来维护加密/解密密钥。

    Method and system for postdating of financial transactions
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and system for postdating of financial transactions 失效
    金融交易后期方法和制度

    公开(公告)号:US07434726B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-14

    申请号:US11434331

    申请日:2006-05-15

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: Methods and systems that prevent completion of postdated financial transactions until the specified future date is provided. A portion of the information necessary to complete a financial transaction is encrypted utilizing an identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme. The encryption key used to encrypt the information is associated with the date on which the transaction is authorized to be completed. The encrypted information is provided to the payee. The issuing bank provides a daily decryption key that allows decryption of information encrypted using the key associated with the corresponding date. Thus, only when the maturity date of the transaction has arrived will the payee or depositing bank be able to obtain the decryption key that will decrypt the encrypted information necessary to complete the transaction. Since the encrypted information can not be decrypted until the date associated with the encryption key, the financial transaction can not be completed until such date.

    摘要翻译: 提供在指定的未来日期之前阻止完成后期金融交易的方法和系统。 使用基于身份的加密(IBE)方案来加密完成金融交易所需的一部分信息。 用于加密信息的加密密钥与交易被授权完成的日期相关联。 加密信息被提供给收款人。 开证行提供每日解密密钥,允许使用与相应日期相关联的密钥加密的信息进行解密。 因此,只有当交易的到期日到来时,收款人或存款银行才能获得将解密完成交易所必需的加密信息的解密密钥。 由于加密信息在与加密密钥相关的日期之前不能被解密,所以直到这样的日子才能完成金融交易。

    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme 有权
    使用基于身份的签名方案对标记进行身份验证的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08676715B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-18

    申请号:US11810488

    申请日:2007-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06Q20/00

    摘要: Methods and systems for verification of indicia that do not require key management systems, and in which revocation of key pairs is easily performed without adding costs to the verification process are provided. Indicia are generated and authenticated utilizing an identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme. A key generating authority generates a private key for a PSD, distributes the private key securely to the PSD, and provides public information for use by a verification service when verifying cryptographic digital signatures generated with the private key. The corresponding public key is a string consisting of PSD information that is provided as part of the indicium. The verification service can verify the signature of each indicium by obtaining the public key string from the indicium, and utilizing the key generating authority's public information.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于验证不需要密钥管理系统的标记的方法和系统,并且容易地执行密钥对的撤销而不增加验证过程的成本。 使用基于身份的加密(IBE)方案来生成和认证标识符。 密钥生成机构为PSD生成私钥,将私钥安全地分配给PSD,并且在验证使用私钥生成的加密数字签名时,提供公开信息供验证服务使用。 相应的公钥是由作为标记的一部分提供的PSD信息组成的字符串。 验证服务可以通过从标记获取公钥字符串,并利用密钥生成机构的公开信息来验证每个标记的签名。

    Systems and methods for secure parcel delivery
    8.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for secure parcel delivery 有权
    用于安全包裹递送的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08620821B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-31

    申请号:US10604935

    申请日:2003-08-27

    IPC分类号: B07C1/00

    CPC分类号: B07C3/006

    摘要: A method and system for secure package delivery utilizing digital signatures is described. In one configuration, data regarding the weight, dimensions and origination are cryptographically processed to create an authentication digital signature with message retrieval capability. The data is read and independently verified at the package destination.

    摘要翻译: 描述了利用数字签名进行安全封装传送的方法和系统。 在一个配置中,关于重量,尺寸和始发的数据被加密地处理以创建具有消息检索能力的认证数字签名。 在包目的地读取和独立验证数据。

    Method for tracking and notification or recipient-initiated mail items
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for tracking and notification or recipient-initiated mail items 有权
    跟踪和通知或收件人发起的邮件项目的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07895130B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-22

    申请号:US10770000

    申请日:2004-02-02

    申请人: Leon A. Pintsov

    发明人: Leon A. Pintsov

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 G06Q10/00

    摘要: A method in which the creation of identifier information is done by the recipient in a convenient fashion and communicated to the mailer. A recipient, such as a business or consumer who orders mail items of value, i.e., merchandise, documents, etc., from a mailer would give the mailer the recipient's electronic address and the recipient's delivery and handling preferences for the ordered merchandise. The electronic address and delivery and handling preferences of the recipient may be given to the mailer in plain language or in codified or encrypted form. This invention takes into account recipient's desires and preferences by entering information about the recipient's desires and preferences into a computerized actionable form.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法,其中标识符信息的创建由接收方以便利的方式完成并传送给邮寄者。 从邮寄者订购有价值的邮件项目(即商品,文件等)的接收者将向邮寄者发送收件人的电子地址和收件人对订购商品的发送和处理偏好。 收件人的电子地址和传送和处理偏好可以以简单的语言或以编码或加密的形式发给邮件人员。 本发明通过将接收者的愿望和偏好的信息输入到计算机化的可操作的形式中来考虑接收者的愿望和喜好。