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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001

Filed:

Nov. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thien Huu Pham, Garden Grove, CA (US);

Lauren Ann Cotugno, Dove Canyon, CA (US);

Edward Henry Frankel, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);

Assignee:

Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/200 ; G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/200 ; G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract

A container of data files and directory in a specialized first format are converted (wrapped) into an industry-standard text container file into a protocol suitable for Internet transmittal. A Signature Support Library and several procedural routines, together with parameters from the Support Library are utilized to combine with a user's private key to generate a signature particular to the container data file which has been converted. The container now with signature resides in a protocol suitable for transmission on the Internet or for burning onto a CD-ROM which is now usable for different platforms other than the original file protocol of a first platform which was only compatible with said specialized first format of the first platform.


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