IP Library Granted Patent US 7,096,005
Granted Patent B2
US 7,096,005 · App. 10/348,776 · Granted Aug 22, 2006

Method of carrying out a safe remote electronic signing by cellular phone

Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,096,005
App. No.
10/348,776
Granted
Aug 22, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method of carrying out a safe remote electronic signing by a cellular phone coupled to a computer having a browser for setting conditions for accessing the Internet, the computer being operated to perform the steps of registering for obtaining an authorized browsing driver from a server based on the conditions; installing the browsing driver in the cellular phone; and when the cellular phone is activated to access the Internet for remote signing of an electronic document, selecting a safety level by running the browsing driver, in response to the selected safety level, adding a corresponding password in the document, and sending the document over the Internet in a form of encryption for transmission on an authorized network channel.

Claims (18)

1. A method of carrying out a safe remote electronic signing by a cellular phone coupled to a computer having a browser for setting conditions for accessing a server via the Internet by performing the steps of:

registering through the computer for obtaining authorization including an authorized browsing driver from the server via the Internet based on the conditions;

installing the authorized browsing driver in the cellular phone;

when the cellular phone is activated to access the Internet for remote signing of an electronic document, selecting a safety level by running the browsing driver; and

in response to the selected safety level, adding a corresponding password in the electronic document, and sending the electronic document over the Internet in encrypted form for transmission on an authorized network channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a connection interface circuit for interconnecting the cellular phone with the computer, enabling the computer to install the authorized browsing driver in the cellular phone.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cellular phone is coupled to the Internet through a wireless application protocol (WAP) for sending data over the Internet.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the cellular phone is activated to connect to an Internet service provider (ISP) for establishing a set of rules about messages, the method further comprising the steps of:

in response to establishment of the set of rules, activating the server to receive the electronic document from the Internet based on the set of rules;

in response to receiving of the electronic document, transmitting signals associated with the electronic document to the ISP; and

in response to receiving the signals associated with the electronic document, activating the ISP to send a message to the cellular phone informing the cellular phone user of the electronic document to be signed,

running the electronic signing program in order to sign the electronic document.

5. A method of carrying out a safe remote electronic signing by a cellular phone having a Web browsing driver of a computer installed therein and being activated to access the Internet for remote signing of an electronic document and setting conditions for accessing the Internet in the Web browsing driver by performing the steps of:

registering through the computer for obtaining authorization from a server connected to the computer via the Internet based on the conditions;

selecting a safety level by running the browsing driver;

in response to the selected safety level, adding a corresponding password in the electronic document; and

sending the electronic document over the Internet in in encrypted form for transmission on an authorized network channel.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising a connection interface circuit for interconnecting the cellular phone with the computer, enabling the computer to install the authorized browsing driver in the cellular phone.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2003
From: LAI, CHENG-SHING; ZHAO, GUI-SHENG; FAN, XIAO-LONG
To: INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.
Reel/Frame 013697/0212 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040176070A1 · Sep 9, 2004