WO2002028016A2 - Procede et dispositif de transmission de messages electroniques - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif de transmission de messages electroniques Download PDF

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WO2002028016A2
WO2002028016A2 PCT/IB2001/001747 IB0101747W WO0228016A2 WO 2002028016 A2 WO2002028016 A2 WO 2002028016A2 IB 0101747 W IB0101747 W IB 0101747W WO 0228016 A2 WO0228016 A2 WO 0228016A2
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Marco Braina
Lorenzo Loberti
Gabriele Monari
Massimo Serotti
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Autentica S.R.L.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21—Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/23—Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting

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  • Another drawback linked to current electronic mail systems is that of losing the archives of sent and/or received messages, for instance because of their removal or loss or as a consequence of the unforeseen degradation of the magnetic and optical supports for their storage.
  • date and time could also be intentionally modified by individual users on their own computer upon transmission/receipt, thereby creating "discrepancies" between the time data contained in the archives of the sender and of the recipient.
  • Figure 1 shows a diagram of implementation of the method according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of the sequence of stages preceding the forwarding of an electronic message in the method for transmitting messages according to the current invention
  • Figure 3 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of the sequence of stages of the method carried out by the external unit after receiving the electronic message sent by the sender;
  • Figure 4 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of some stages of the method relating to the forwarding of the message to the recipient by the external unit;
  • Figure 5 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of some stages of the method relating to the receipt of the electronic message
  • Figure 6 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of some stages of the method carried out by the external unit subsequent to the receipt of the message by the recipient;
  • Figure 7 schematically shows an example of application of the method according to the present invention.
  • Figure 8 shows an embodiment of the apparatus for the implementation of the method according to the present invention.
  • a sender 1 sends an electronic message 2 containing the address of one or more recipients 3.
  • the message 2 is transmitted to the address of a remote external connecting unit 4 between sender 1 and recipient 3 (hereinafter simply called external unit) by means of an automatic procedure described below.
  • the external unit 4 can for instance be represented by a Web site, which the sender 1 can access to activate said procedure 5, 5': in this way, the sender 1 becomes a user of the aforesaid external unit 4.
  • the procedure 5 comprises first the attribution 202a of an alphanumeric identifying code 6 to the sender 1, which allows to access the system for transmitting the electronic messages through the aforesaid external unit 4.
  • the procedure 5 further comprises the realisation 202b of selection means 7, for instance a push-button, on the computer of the sender 1, to send the message 2 through the external unit.
  • the sender 1 writes the message 2 (stage 203) by means of an ordinary and known electronic mail system, attaching any documents and entering the address of the recipient 3.
  • Said external unit 4 receives the message 2 addressed to the recipient 3 (stage 208): as shown in Figure 3, after verifying the origin of the message 2 through the identifying code 6 (stage 301), possibly decrypting it and scanning 302 the message
  • the assignment 304 of the protocol number 9 can also precede or be simultaneous with the stage of assignment 303 of the time coordinates 8.
  • the external unit 4 archives the message 2 provided with its date and protocol number by storing it 305 on magnetic support 10 (for instance the computer's hard disk or a removable disk) and immediate re-transposition 306 on optical support 11 (for instance, a CD-ROM). Essentially, the external unit 4 carries out a procedure similar to the one required to obtain a "certified" and numbered copy of the content of the message 2 itself. The archived message is retained in the memory for a predetermined duration, which can be agreed with the user (for instance, 5 to 20 years or even unlimited). As shown in Figure 3, after performing each individual operation, the external unit 4 also updates its own log 12 (stage 300), which is then in turn stored (stage 307).
  • Figure 4 shows the stages subsequent to the archiving, by the external unit 4, of the message 2 sent by the sender 1.
  • the external unit 4 then notifies the sender 1 that the recipient 3 has received and/or opened the message (stage 406).
  • the external unit 4 informs the sender 1, for instance with an electronic message (stage 407).
  • the external unit 4 proceeds with the archiving 410 of all events both on magnetic support 10 and on optical support 11 and with the storage 420 of the updated log 12.
  • the recipient 3 If instead the recipient 3 is not a user of the external unit 4, the latter sends to the recipient 3 its own electronic notification message 2' containing an element connecting to the external unit 4 itself (stage 401).
  • the recipient 3 can contact the external unit 4 and proceed to download the original message 2 that was archived by the external unit 4 (stage 403).
  • the external unit 4 proceeds to carry out the operations described above, i.e. notification 406 to the sender 1, archiving 401 all events on magnetic support 10 and optical support 11 and updating and saving 420 the log 12.
  • the recipient may also select to become in turn a client by downloading and activating the appropriate procedure for forwarding 5 and receiving 5' messages for the transmission of electronic mail through the external unit 4.
  • Figure 5 shows the sequence of operations that the recipient 3 (already a user of the external unit 4 and, hence, in possession of the appropriate procedure 5, 5') carries out upon receiving the message 2 transmitted through the external unit 4.
  • an ALERT 13 is generated for the opening of the mail client of the recipient 3 (stage 503), alert which is subsequently sent automatically in the form of an electronic message 2" to the address of the external unit 4 (stage 504).
  • a message-read alert 14 is automatically generated by the receiving procedure 5' (stage 505).
  • the message-read alert 14 is then sent automatically in the form of an electronic message 2'" to the address of the external unit 4 (stage 507).
  • Figure 6 shows a sequence of operations performed by the external unit 4.
  • the external unit 4 in turn, generates an electronic message 2b (similar to a return receipt) as a certification that the original message 2 was in fact delivered and/or opened (stage 604).
  • the return receipt 2b is then archived on a magnetic support 10 (stage 605) and on an optical support 11 (stage 606) and then forwarded to the sender 1 (stage 607).
  • the external unit 4 then proceeds with the storage 608 of the updated log 12.
  • the following example, illustrated in Figure 7, shows how an electronic message can be forwarded by a sender A to a recipient B with the method according to the present invention.
  • the sender A uses a computer connected to a provider A and intends to send an electronic mail message, possibly with attached documents, to a recipient B, which is connected to a provider B .
  • the program tells the sender to enter the alphanumeric code attributed to him/her, checks the correctness of the code and automatically transmits the message to the address of the external unit, whilst the address of the actual recipient (and of any
  • the program also adds to the message the alphanumeric code for the recognition of the sender A by the system of the external unit.
  • the message thus obtained may be encrypted (using for instance an encryption algorithm of the program itself) before being sent to the external unit.
  • the electronic message is then received by the external unit, which proceeds to check the alphanumeric code associated to the user A and possibly to decrypt of the message.
  • the external unit 4 forwards the message to the recipient B and notifies the sender A of the date, time, and protocol number assigned to the forwarded message. If the message is not forwarded, the system of the external unit 4 communicates it to the sender A.
  • the program installed on the mail client of the user/recipient B recognises that the message comes from the external unit, automatically generates an ALERT indicating the delivery and possibly the opening of the message and automatically sends the ALERT by electronic mail to the external unit.
  • the external unit recognises the origin and type of the message, scans the message for viruses, assigns date and time and generates the delivery receipt and, as the case may be, the opening receipt which, after storage on magnetic and optical support, are then forwarded to the sender A.
  • the recipient B If instead the recipient B is not a user of the external unit, the latter sends the recipient B an electronic mail message containing a link to the WEB site of the external unit 4, for the possible download (computer file loading procedure) of the message itself.
  • the external unit then notifies the sender A of the time, date and protocol number of the message and the actual delivery of the message to the recipient B.
  • Each individual operation and activity of the message forwarding/delivery procedure carried out by the external unit is updated in a log, and said update is stored and archived each time on magnetic support and on optical support.
  • Figure 8 shows an embodiment of the apparatus for the transmission of electronic messages from a first sender computer (A) to a second recipient computer (B) according to the present invention.
  • the apparatus comprises a multi-port receiving/transmitting unit (ROUTER) 70 towards the Internet, whereto is connected a unit (FIREWALL) 72 for identifying the signals corresponding to the messages that transit to and from the ROUTER 70.
  • ROUTER receiving/transmitting unit
  • FIREWALL unit for identifying the signals corresponding to the messages that transit to and from the ROUTER 70.
  • the FIREWALL 72 is in turn connected to a node (SWITCH) 74 where from branch off the signals directed to the different servers that constitute the command and archiving part of the apparatus.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention comprises a central command server 76, equipped with anti-virus system, which server is provided with means 78 for receiving and sending electronic messages and means 80 for archiving the messages.
  • the receiving and transmitting means 78 comprise electronic mail servers, connected to the central command server 76.
  • the archiving means 80 comprise, in addition to the hard disk of the electronic mail servers, a first optical archive 82 on CD-ROM and a second archive 84 on magnetic tape.
  • the sender is not notified whether the message has reached the recipient, unless the same provider is used and specific procedures are activated, with the transmission method of the present invention, through the external unit the sender is always informed about the different progress statuses of the transmission, delivery and receipt of the message. Moreover, to the message are attributed a "certain" date and time by a third party who intervenes between sender and recipient: in this way the time coordinates pertaining to the progress of the message transmission/reception procedure are defined unambiguously, thereby "authenticating" the procedure as a whole, as well as each individual operation it comprises.
  • An additional advantage of the method according to the present invention is constituted by the forwarding/reception procedure provided by the external unit.
  • the sender In forwarding operations, the sender is prevented from sending also the address of the external unit, with the possibility of errors and of sending messages to another site, since said address is automatically entered when the sender activates the selection button.
  • the external unit In receiving operations, if the recipient is not a user, the external unit notifies him/her of the possibility to download the message sent by the sender by connecting to the Web site of the external unit.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de transmission de messages électroniques d'un expéditeur (1) à au moins un destinataire (3), consistant à recevoir (4) le message électronique (2) envoyé par l'expéditeur (1) au moyen d'une unité de connexion externe entre expéditeur (1) et destinataire (3). Le message électronique (2) est ensuite archivé par l'unité externe (4) et réacheminé vers le destinataire (3) par l'unité externe (4).
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FR2869129A1 (fr) * 2004-04-15 2005-10-21 Opus Analyses & Solutions Sarl Procede permettant a des utilisateurs de transferer et de stocker de maniere securisee des documents authentifies et electroniquement timbres en mettant en oeuvre un reseau de type internet
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