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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2013
Applicant:

United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Leo J. Campbell, Arlington, VA (US);

Jon L. Cook, Alexandria, VA (US);

Charles R. Chamberlain, Arlington, VA (US);

Michael J. McGrath, Fairfax, VA (US);

Isadore Schoen, Burke, VA (US);

Assignee:

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/321 (2013.01); G07B 17/00733 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00766 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00798 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00927 (2013.01); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01); H04L 2209/76 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for authenticating electronic messages. A data structure is generated by a computer server which allows for the authentication of the contents and computer server identity of a received electronic message and provides a trusted stamp to authenticate when the message was sent. Data which can authenticate the message, the computer server identity, and the time the message was sent is included into a data structure which is called an Electronic PostMark (EPM).


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