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A personal computer (PC) system and methods for proving dates of digital data files, which are accessed, created, modified, received, or transmitted by the PC includes a trusted time source in a tamperproof environment, a first subsystem for saving the file at a moment in time, a second subsystem for retrieving from the trusted time source a date and a time corresponding to the moment in time, a third subsystem for appending the date and the time retrieved from the trusted time source to the saved file, a fourth subsystem for signing the saved file with the date and the time retrieved from the trusted time source appended thereto, a fifth subsystem means for hashing the signed file to produce a digest, a sixth subsystem for signing the digest with a key to produce a certificate, a seventh subsystem for appending the certificate to the saved file, and an eighth subsystem for saving the file with the certificate appended thereto. The trusted time source is a real time clock, which is not resettable, is independent of any system clock of the PC, and is installed locally relative to the PC.

Systems and methods for distributing trusted time, including trusted dates with digital data files, which are accessed, created, modified, received, or transmitted by devices that include a trusted time source in a tamperproof environment. The system includes one or more subsystems for providing trusted time for a moment in time. The trusted time source may be a real time clock, which is not resettable, is independent of any system clock of the devices, and where one or more devices may contribute to the distribution of trusted time among each other.

A method for verifying user identity and age includes: using a front camera to receive a frontal image of a human face; using a rear camera to receive an image of an identification document, from which a headshot and a date of birth code are extracted; determining whether there is a coincidence or not by comparing the face image and the headshot; determining whether an age value, calculated by comparing the date of birth code and a current date, is greater than or equal to a threshold value; when the face image coincides the headshot and the age value is larger than or equal to the threshold value, the verification is passed and an online transaction proceeds; when the face image is not consistent with the headshot or the age value is smaller than the threshold value, the verification fails and the online transaction is terminated.

A method and system for tracking and providing an audit trail for off-line smart card transactions includes storing information representing a monetary transaction in a permanent memo on an smart card microprocessor and holding the transaction amount in escrow until the stored information is transmitted from the smart card, for example, at an on-line terminal, to a host on-line system for logging to a tracking system. The monetary transaction includes a transaction with an off-line device, such as another smart card. The escrowed transaction amount represents, for example, a load transaction to one of the smart cards and an unload transaction to other smart card. Once the memo is deleted from the respective smart cards, the load values of the respective smart cards are incremented or decremented by the transaction amount. Alternatively, the smart cards may be provided with a card-to-card key, in which case, a permanent memo is stored only on the receiving smart card.

Systems and methods are described that use tag authentication and presence verification techniques in connection with a variety of transactions. In certain embodiments, an authentication device may verify the authenticity of a secure tag by determining whether the secure tag stores secret information provisioned by a trusted authority. In some embodiments, such an authentication process may be performed without exposing the secret information to the authentication device, thereby maintaining integrity of the secure tag. In other embodiments, insecure tags and/or tags that do not include secret information are used.

The present invention provides a gaming system that can allow a game to be appropriately advanced even by an inexperienced dealer by way of navigating the dealer in game advancement, thereby allowing fraud to be avoided and cost to be reduced. An image input device, which captures images for displaying to players playing the game at a plurality of stations, captures an image of a side of a game portion on which the dealer is positioned to include card placement areas. Then, a controller performs image recognition processing of comparing image data of the card placement areas captured by the image input device with comparative image data stored in memory. Thereafter, in a case in which image recognition processing results in an image showing a card being included, the score of the card game is calculated based on recognition results of the images showing cards.

A method for preventing fraud in Internet-based advertising. The first step of this method is providing behavior-tracking software on a user computer. That software tracks and analyzes the user's activity across multiple content providers. Next, the system displays content, including advertising, based on preferences inferred from previous activity. Finally, the system identifies behavior patterns consistent with fraudulent activity.

The present invention generally relates to blockchain technology. Specifically, this invention relates to adapting blockchain technology for the storage of voting data in an electronic voting system. The system includes a distributed network of voting machines in communication with each other. Each voting machine has a barcode scanner, a network communications device and a computer system running a voting client. Votes are received through the barcode scanner or a voter interface system and stored securely on a blockchain. The tally for various candidates in the election is updated and stored as each vote is received and counted. This creates an auditable trail of votes and the tally which can be used to detect, correct, and prevent fraud and error in the vote counting process.

A system and method for managing mass compromise of financial transaction devices is disclosed. A method includes maintaining a summary of a transaction history for a financial transaction device, and forming a device history profile based on the transaction history, the device history profile including predictive variables indicative of fraud associated with the financial transaction device. A method further includes generating a fraud score based on the predictive variables, the fraud score representing a likelihood that the financial transaction device is compromised will be used fraudulently.

The invention discloses a data transaction credit investigation platform on a supply chain. The platform comprises a registration and login module which allows a user to register and use a platform function after login, an electronic signature module which allows the user to carry out online signature on a transaction contract, an encryption and authentication module which allows the user to authenticate the contract for a third party, a file storage module which is used for the encryption and storage of a contract file of the user, and a sharing storage module for storing shared contract abstract information. According to the platform architecture, the distributed management and sharing of credit data can be realized, and the querying, unforgeability and tampering resistance of data are ensured. The invention also discloses a data transaction credit investigation method on a supply chain.

Provided is a comprehensive pipeline management system using an information recognition means, the system including an integrated management server configured to generate an information recognition code using a serial number of a product related to water and sewer pipelines, and process storage and transmission of information related to the product and mapped to the information recognition code, an information recognition code printing terminal configured to print the information recognition code in a form attachable to the product, a user terminal configured to recognize the information recognition code from the product to which the information recognition code is attached, receive the product-related information mapped to the information recognition code from the integrated management server, output the received product-related information, generate location information and time information on the product received through a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, and transmit the generated location information and time information to the integrated management server, an authentication server configured to, when there is a request for information related to water and sewer pipelines from the user terminal to the integrated management server, authenticate authority of the user terminal, and a database (D/B) server configured to map and store the information recognition code and the product-related information, provide the stored information in response to the request for information on the product from the user terminal, and update and store the product-related information when the location information and the time information on the product is received from the integrated management server.

The invention discloses a computing processing method and device based on a block chain, equipment and a medium, and relates to the technical field of block chains. When the method is executed by trusted computing equipment configured with a trusted computing environment, the specific implementation scheme is as follows: obtaining a computing task sent by a computing task initiator and a blockchain account private key of the initiator; performing calculation processing on the calculation task in a trusted computing environment, and obtaining a calculation result; signing the fingerprint information of the calculation result by adopting the account private key, generating a transaction request, and initiating an uplink operation to a blockchain network; and feeding back the calculation result to the initiator. The problem of computational verifiability of private data is solved.

The invention discloses a message monitoring method and system. The method comprise the following steps: a server performs text monitoring on a message received by a user; whether the message meets alarm conditions is judged; the server sends alarm information to the user or a guardian preset by the user according to a judge result that the message meets the alarm conditions, wherein the alarm information includes a report access enabling the user or the guardian to be capable of giving an alarm. By adopting the method and the system, the message of the user can be monitored, the user is timely informed to notice the message, and a rapid report access is provided for the user, so that the purposes of swindle prevention, user property loss avoiding and rapid report are realized.

Disclosed are systems and methods for managing transactions in which an order is specified online and payment is received at a point of sale (POS). Methods are disclosed for managing payment for such transactions at a POS, including transactions involving payment for both in-store purchases and online orders. Methods are also disclosed for managing inventory and price changes for such transactions where payment can occur at any time in a pay period following order creation. Also disclosed are methods for processing refunds for online orders for which payment was made at a POS. Finally, methods for preventing fraud and abuse as well as restricting the availability of this payment method for certain items are disclosed.

The invention includes a method of labeling a biological polymer involving including within the polymer a series of monomers that encode a source of origin or other useful information regarding the biological polymer. Preferably, the biological polymer is DNA, and the series of monomers spell the name of the entity creating the biological polymer using the single letter codes of amino acids corresponding to codons encoded by the DNA.

A method is provided for protecting the integrity and originality of electronic documentation and supporting securer and easier online payment using the Encrypted Correction Code which is correction code of the whole documentation and encrypted by the private key of RSA. The code is imbedded into 2D-barcode as RGB color value of pixels. First, 2D-barcode is generated with public-key ID, and then blend and imbedded into electronic documentation. Then the Correction Code is calculated and is encrypted by RSA private key. After that, the Encrypted Correction is mapped into color in the image of 2D-barcode. When the file is received, the integrity and originality is checked by comparing Correction Code decrypted from 2D-barcode with the Correction Code of the documentation. The present invention can be applicable to support more secure and easier online wallet using three-layer encryption and free from any personal information.

The present invention presents a smart living informational service platform which comprehensively promotes the informatization of housing data, so that house trades are improved and are convenient and efficient. The platform comprises: a housing basic information module, a member management module, a city map module, a query module, a user consult module and a reservation and customization module, wherein the housing basic information module provides multi-dimensional housing information comprising a housing position, a structural diagram, a decoration diagram, a water and power system diagram, a commercial facility, a living facility and a housing trade state; the member management module comprises a member log-in unit and a member information storage unit which are connected, the member log-in unit is used for registration of new members and log-in of old members, and member information is stored in the member information storage unit; the city map module provides the map of a city for a user to query; and the query module is connected to the housing basic information module and the city map module for searching according to query conditions entered by the user.

A container system for storing food or other products is provided comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral wall defining a storage area for receiving the goods, and a display window extending from the outer surface of the peripheral wall. The display window defines a gap for receiving at least one display token. The display token corresponds to information relating to the goods or products stored in the container, and the display token is visible through the wall of the display window.

A database can be compiled, which includes a list of pre-approved e-mail addresses from which e-mail messages thereof are approved for transmission to a particular e-mail recipient. Thereafter, a particular e-mail address is automatically compared to the database of pre-approved e-mail addresses, in response to transmitting an e-mail message from the particular e-mail address to the particular e-mail recipient. Next, an automatic offering can be provided by a clearinghouse to approve the particular e-mail address for transmission of the e-mail message and subsequent e-mail messages from the particular e-mail address to the particular e-mail recipient in return for a payment thereof if the particular e-mail address does not match a pre-approved e-mail address in the database of pre-approved e-mail addresses.

A system and method to prevent odometer fraud in a vehicle are described, including determining whether the vehicle is driven for a predetermined period of time, such as an hour, and checking whether input to the odometer is consistent with such determination. For example, if an insufficient number of vehicle speed pulses have been received during the period of time that the vehicle has been driven, then it can be concluded that the vehicle speed pulse input has been removed from the odometer and various fraud prevention actions can be taken, such as changing the odometer display to output “ERROR” or disabling the odometer from working, even after the vehicle speed pulse input is reconnected to the odometer.

The invention relates to an implementation method of a convergence service, which sets up parameters of the convergence service in service management equipment; after receiving a service request, the service equipment sends an authentication request to the service management equipment; the service management equipment authenticates, and provided that trigger condition is satisfied, dialog records are established and an unique session identification is assigned; otherwise, the authentication is carried out according to the dialog records and the service parameters and provided that the authentication is passed, a successful message of the authentication with the session identification is returned to service equipment; after the successful message of the authentication is received by the service equipment, corresponding professional qualification is provided. The invention also relates to the service management equipment which comprises a communicating module, a session control module, a memory module of service parameters, a memory module of user information and an authentication module. The invention further relates to a convergence service system which comprises a terminal unit, a service providing facility, the service equipment and the service management equipment. The invention realizes the convergence service which comprehensively uses a plurality of access methods and calls a plurality of the professional qualifications, and can effectively avoid SP fraud and user fraud.

One or more embodiments of the invention provide a claim settlement method and device based on a block chain. The block chain comprises a claim settlement institution party and service processing institution party node devices. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a target transaction sent by the service processing institution node device from a distributed database of a block chain, wherein the target transaction comprises service behavior data generated by a claimed party in the service processing institution node device; generating claim settlement scheme logic for the claimed partybased on the service behavior data included in the target transaction; and executing the claim settlement scheme logic.

The invention discloses an express-based intelligent accurate advertisement putting system and an express-based intelligent accurate advertisement putting method. The express-based intelligent accurate advertisement putting system comprises an express waybill printing platform control system and an advertisement platform control system, wherein advertisement information is input and stored in an advertisement information storage unit through advertisement information input equipment, the stored advertisement information is integrated to generate an advertisement information graph code by an advertisement information graph code generating unit in the advertisement platform control system when receiver information is input by receiver information input equipment, the advertisement information graph code can be one or a combination of several of a two-dimensional code, a bar code, a web link, characters, graphs and the like and can be transmitted to an express waybill printing server of the express waybill printing platform control system through the express waybill printing server, and express waybill printing equipment is controlled to print the receiver information and the advertisement information graph code to corresponding positions of an express waybill. The express-based intelligent accurate advertisement putting system disclosed by the invention has the characteristic ofintelligently and multi-dimensionally screening matched advertisement information and receivers, and the advertisement communication accuracy is greatly increased.

The invention discloses a WAP-based method and a WAP-based system for controlling accesses to SP, which set black lists and white lists for the SP access parameters to allow eligible user requests passing through the filtration of the black lists and the white lists to be processed on a WAP gateway after the SP gives a response, thereby improving the safety of a WAP application system. In addition, flexible configuration of access control policies can be realized through a multi-step access control of setting the black and white lists and priority for a plurality of SP access parameters. The invention also provides a processing mechanism for controlling the accesses to an accessed content expanded-name parameter and an SP feedback content type parameter respectively, which avoids fraudulent conducts in accesses to the SP.

Location-based incentives may be provided to users via wireless client devices wirelessly. Redemption requests may be verified based on geolocation information related to the client devices that received the incentives at the times that redemptions are requested. The use of such geolocation information to verify redemption requests may provide a separate layer of verification to inhibit fraud by users and/or merchants, and/or provided other enhancements.

The invention aims at providing an anti-counterfeiting method and device of a project digital photo to solve the technical problems of the defects in the prior art. The GPS information and date information of a project photo database project are compared with GPS information and date information of the digital photo shot in the field, the photo shot in the field is stored in a server side and compared with photos tidied later, and then the authenticity of the photo is judged and guaranteed. The anti-counterfeiting method and device have the advantages that existing operating steps of workers are not affected, and meanwhile the photo counterfeiting can be effectively prevented.

The invention aims at solving defects of a conventional entrance guard management method oriented towards floating people and provides an entrance guard management method for rental housings. According to the method, a data registrar, a terminal computer, a data server, an entrance guard card and an entrance guard host computer are configured; the data server is provided with a first binding table; the entrance guard host computer is provided with a second binding table and a visit time table; the data registrar binding the identify card number of a person and the number of the entrance guard card used by the person to the first binding table, and sending the information to the entrance guard host computer as the content of the second binding table; the person needs to sweep the identity card or the entrance guard card through the entrance guard host computer for opening the door; and the entrance guard host computer determines the unlocking authority of the person according to the second binding table and the visiting time. The entrance guard management method possesses advantages of low cost, easiness to operate and the like, and also possesses advantage of capability of providing real accurate people flow information for the management unit.

A method and apparatus for authenticating items having a security mark containing a DNA fragment to prevent fraud uses a Raman spectrometer to generate a response spectrum from monochrome incident beam on the security mark on an item. Gross fluorescence is removed from the security mark response spectrum to produce a Raman security mark response spectrum. Peaks in the Raman security mark response spectrum are detected to generate Raman security mark peak data. The Raman security mark peak data is compared to a Raman peak library to determine if there is a match. The item is indicated as being authentic if a match of the Raman security mark peak data is found in the Raman peak library.

The invention discloses a case claim settlement method, which comprises: when receiving a claim settlement application input by an investigator, correspondingly configuring a claim settlement case andgenerating and sending an investigation task to the investigator; receiving an investigation report submitted by the investigator based on the investigation task and submitting the claim settlement case and the investigation report to an audit node; and when receiving a compensation instruction fed back by the audit node, paying for the claim settlement case according to the compensation instruction. The invention also discloses a server and a computer readable storage medium. According to the invention, the time spent by a customer on the process is greatly saved and the claim settlement period is shortened.

The invention discloses a fire coal management centralized control system which comprises a monitoring host, a device control unit, a test data collection unit, a video control unit, operating devices and cameras. The device control unit is used for controlling the operating devices arranged on various fire coal management working stations and recording operating information of the operating devices. The test data collection unit is used for collecting test data of test working stations and uploading the test data to the monitoring host. The video control unit is used for controlling the cameras, receiving video signals of the cameras and uploading the video signals to the monitoring host. The monitoring host is in communication connection with the device control unit, the test data collection unit and the video control unit, and monitors the device control unit, the test data collection unit, the video control unit, the operating devices and the cameras in a centralized mode. According to the fire coal management centralized control system, the devices on the working stations from place entrance to furnace entrance of fire coal are controlled, and the operating information of the devices is recorded, so that intelligent management of the working stations is achieved.