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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2000
Applicants:
Glenn Durfee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew K. Franklin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Glenn Durfee, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew K. Franklin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/60 ; H04K001/00 ; H04L009/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for certifying contracts utilizing a network. Initially, a first and second contract is received utilizing a network. Each contract includes a plurality of terms. It is then certified that the terms of the second contract are consistent with the terms of the first contract.