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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Yechiam Yemini, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Danilo Florissi, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Apostolos Dailianas, Xalandri, GR;
Yechiam Yemini, Fort Lee, NJ (US);
Danilo Florissi, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Apostolos Dailianas, Xalandri, GR;
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A network utilizes electronic security value units to prevent unauthorized access to resources in the network. The network includes at least a resource manager and an electronic bank server (e.g., the local resource bank). The resource manager determine a pricing strategy in electronic security value units for a group of one or more resources in the network. The electronic bank server selectively distributing electronic security value units to a client in the network, where the electronic security value units are unique to a group of one or more resources. Accordingly, access to a resource in the group, by the client, is determined by at least the above pricing strategy and by an amount of electronic security value units distributed to the client.