IP Library Granted Patent US 9,842,216
Granted Patent B2
US 9,842,216 · App. 15/414,581 · Granted Dec 12, 2017

System and methods for tamper proof interaction recording and timestamping

Inventor: Ashley Unitt (Basingstoke, GB)
Assignee: NewVoiceMedia, Ltd.
G06F21/602H04L9/0643H04L43/106H04L45/7453
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Patent No.
US 9,842,216
App. No.
15/414,581
Granted
Dec 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for securely recording voice communications, comprising an authentication server, further comprising at least a software components operating on a network-capable computing device, and a database, wherein an authentication server verifies the validity of voice communications and a database stores voice communication recordings.

Claims (22)

1. A system for securely recording voice communications, comprising:

an authentication server computer, comprising a memory, a processor, and program code, wherein the program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:

provide a timestamping authority to-generate a timestamp;

publish the timestamp as a zero-sum block chain transaction using a distributed block chain network; and

generate a hash for use in encrypting interactions comprising communication recordings; and

a recording server computer comprising another memory, another processor, and another program code, wherein the another program code, when executed by the another processor, causes the another processor to:

receive an interaction via a network comprising one or more conversations of at least one of the following types: audio, video, electronic mail and short message service (SMS);

generate a recording of the interaction;

receive the timestamp and the hash from the timestamping authority;

verify the timestamp has not been tampered with by validating the block chain transaction associated with the received timestamp;

encrypt the recorded interaction with the timestamp embedded therein using the received hash; and

store the encrypted recorded interaction in a secure database.

2. A method for securely recording voice communications, the method comprising the steps of:

generating, using an authentication server computer, comprising a memory, a processor, a network interface, and program code, a timestamping authority to generate a timestamp;

publishing the timestamp as a zero-sum block chain transaction using a distributed block chain network;

generating a hash for use in encrypting interactions comprising communication recordings;

receiving, at a recording server computer comprising another memory, another processor, and another program code, an interaction via a network, the interaction comprising one or more conversations of at least one of the following types: audio, video, electronic mail and short message service (SMS);

generating a recording of the interaction;

receiving the timestamp and the hash from the timestamping authority;

verifying the timestamp has not been tampered with by validating the block chain transaction associated with the received timestamp;

encrypting the recorded interaction with the timestamp embedded therein using the received hash; and

storing the encrypted recorded interaction in a secure database.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2022
From: NEWVOICEMEDIA LIMITED
To: VONAGE BUSINESS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058879/0481 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 044195 FRAME: 0992. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 19, 2018
From: UNITT, ASHLEY
To: NEWVOICEMEDIA LTD.
Reel/Frame 045363/0756 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2017
From: NEWVOICEMEDIA LIMITED
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 044462/0691 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2017
From: UNITT, ASHLEY
To: NEWVOICEMEDIA, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044195/0992 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14970713 · Dec 16, 2015
Continuation In Part 14170468 · Jan 31, 2014
Continuation 13936146 · Jul 6, 2013
Related Publication 20170132421A1 · May 11, 2017