Method and systems for providing a secure electronic mailbox

a secure and electronic mailbox technology, applied in the field of methods, can solve the problems of limiting the utility of electronic commerce to all individuals and insecure e-mail messages

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-03-07
US POSTAL SERVICE
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Without trustworthy channels of communication, many potential participants in electronic commerce are unwilling to send sensitive information, credit card numbers, electronically, thus limiting the utility of electronic commerce to all i...

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[0136] FIG. 22 is a flowchart of secure electronic mailbox processing consistent with the present invention. A customer can connect to secure electronic mailbox 2002 via a website, e.g. usps.com, or other portal on a network (step 2202). If the customer does not have a mailbox, i.e., a SEM, (step 2204), then the customer will be prompted to register for an electronic account and an SEM (step 2206). The customer can then perform the registration process described above to establish an electronic account and SEM (step 2208).

[0137] If the customer has a mailbox (step 2204), the customer is prompted to login to the mailbox (step 2210) to give the customer access to SEM services. As part of the login process, the customer is authenticated by the electronic account system using, for example, a digital certificate or private key (step 2212). An embodiment of a certificate authority for performing this authentication is described in more detail below.

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Abstract

A secure electronic mailbox is provided to a customer having an electronic account. The electronic account links the secure electronic mailbox to a physical address of the customer. The customer can send and receive secure and nonsecure messages via the secure electronic mailbox. The customer can also access electronic services such as electronic bill presentment and payment using the secure electronic mailbox.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 189,983 with a filing date of Mar. 17, 2000, which is incorporated herein by reference.[0002] A. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing electronic communications to a customer. More particularly, the invention relates to systems and methods for providing an electronic account and other services to a customer by linking the customer's electronic address to a physical address where the customer receives physical mail.[0004] B. Description of the Related Art[0005] The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent government agency that provides mail delivery and other services to the public. The USPS is widely recognized as a safe and reliable means for sending and receiving mail. With the steady growth of electronic communication and commerce, consumers and businesses need a secure way to communicate and conduct business electronical...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F11/30G06F12/14G06F15/16G06Q10/10G06Q20/04G06Q20/10G06Q20/14G06Q20/36G06Q20/38G06Q20/40G06Q30/06H04L9/00H04L9/32H04L12/58H04L29/06H04L29/08
CPCG06Q10/107G06Q20/04G06Q20/10G06Q20/102G06Q20/14G06Q20/3674G06Q20/3821G06Q20/40G06Q20/401G06Q20/4012G06Q30/0601H04L29/06H04L51/14H04L63/08H04L63/0823H04L63/083H04L63/102H04L63/123H04L63/1408H04L2463/102H04L51/28H04L67/306H04L69/329H04L51/20H04L51/214H04L51/48H04L51/222H04L9/40
Inventor COOK, JON L.RAY, CHRISTINEROGERSON, CATHY M.
Owner US POSTAL SERVICE
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