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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:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Maurice M Gifford, Ipswich, GB;
Nicholas H Edwards, Ipswich, GB;
Paul J Kearney, Felixstowe, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
British Telecommunications plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A token issuer and an authentication device provide an identity confirmation device. A token issuer is programmable by a central identity provider to issue certification tokens for use in e-commerce whereby transactions can be certified with suppliers without need for additional communication with a central server.