EP0367700A2
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A method of verifying receipt and acceptance of electronically delivered data objects
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1989-09-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-09-12
Abstract
Abstract The method of the invention consists, for the sender of a data object, first modifying the object into an unusable form and inserting into it a verification indicia and an enabling facility which is capable of rendering the data object into an operative state when certain prerequisite conditions are met. The receiver or user inserts the data object into a workstation to view portions of the enabling facility, and then enters his acceptance or rejection of terms and conditions relating to the use and installation of the data object in response to prompts that are presented by the enabling facility. If the prerequisite conditions are met and agreed to, the data object is rendered into a usable and operable data form.
Inventors
- 👤 John Hoyt Ryder, Sr.
- 👤 Susanna Rose Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/10; G06F21/12; G06F21/121; G06F21/125; G06F21/126; G06F2211/00; G06F2211/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of verifying receipt and acceptance of a data object delivered from a sender to a receiver characterized by the steps of: modifying said data object into an unusable form; and inserting an enabling means into said data object, delivering said data object to said receiver in said unusable form, and employing said enabling means to remodify said data object back to a usable form.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of verifying receipt and acceptance of a data object delivered from a sender to a receiver characterized by the steps of: modifying said data object into an unusable form; and inserting an enabling means into said data object, delivering said data object to said receiver in said unusable form, and employing said enabling means to remodify said data object back to a usable form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of Claim 1 wherein: said modifying step further comprises inserting a verification indicia into said data object, and employing said enabling means modifies said indicia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of Claim 1 or 2, wherein: said modifying step further comprises substituting new names for existing file component names in said data object and recording the correspondence between said new names and said existing names as a portion of said data object at a location accessible only by said enabling means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of Claim 3, wherein: said step of employing said enabling means further comprises steps of accessing said recording of names corre spondence and restoring said original names as file component names, erasing said record of names correspondence and said enabling means.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
190 words
A system for verifying receipt and acceptance of a data object in an information communication system, including a sender and a receiver, said sender and receiver being physically separated from one another, and including means at said sender for preparing said data object for delivery to said receiver and a data delivery means for delivering said data object from said sender to said receiver, said system being characterized in that it comprises: means at said sender for modifying said data object for delivery, said modifying rendering said object into an unusable and/or inoperative state, means at said sender for inserting an enabling means into said data object prior to delivery thereof, means at said receiver for loading said modified data object into a computer for display and for operations thereon, means for initially accessing only said enabling means in said data object and for displaying portions of data contained therein for soliciting a user's response thereto, means for entering a user's response and means for recording said response, means conditioned by said response for employing said enabling means and modifying said data object back to a usable and/or operative state.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
190 words
A system for verifying receipt and acceptance of a data object in an information communication system, including a sender and a receiver, said sender and receiver being physically separated from one another, and including means at said sender for preparing said data object for delivery to said receiver and a data delivery means for delivering said data object from said sender to said receiver, said system being characterized in that it comprises: means at said sender for modifying said data object for delivery, said modifying rendering said object into an unusable and/or inoperative state, means at said sender for inserting an enabling means into said data object prior to delivery thereof, means at said receiver for loading said modified data object into a computer for display and for operations thereon, means for initially accessing only said enabling means in said data object and for displaying portions of data contained therein for soliciting a user's response thereto, means for entering a user's response and means for recording said response, means conditioned by said response for employing said enabling means and modifying said data object back to a usable and/or operative state.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as described in Claim 5, further comprising: means at said sender for inserting a verification indicia into said data object, and means at said receiver for modifying said verification indicia in response to said user's response.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system as described in Claim 5 or 6, wherein said receiver includes means responsive to said enabling means for erasing said enabling means responsive to said user's response.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The system as described in Claim 5 or 6, wherein said means for modifying comprises means for replacing original component names in said data object with other names not used by said data object, and further comprising recordkeeping means for recording the correspondence between replacement component names and original component names and for inserting said record thereof into said data object.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system as described in Claim 6, wherein said means for modifying said verification indicia modifies said indicia in a manner which shows that said enabling means has been employed to remodify said data object.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as described in Claim 5, 6 or 9, wherein said enabling means erases portions of itself from said data object.
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