KR20020074895A - An electronic information receiving certification system and the receiving method on the network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic information reception confirmation system and a reception confirmation method via a network.

An electronic information reception confirmation method through a network according to an aspect of the present invention is a reception confirmation method of electronic information using a system capable of confirming reception of electronic information transmitted from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal through a network. Generating a recipient confirmation electronic document capable of confirming viewing of the electronic document; Transmitting the generated recipient confirmation electronic document to the receiver terminal through the network; And confirming a reading result of the electronic document read by the recipient.

The present invention makes it possible to confirm whether the sender's transmission electronic information has been correctly delivered to the receiver within a predetermined time, and according to the result of confirming the electronic information delivered to the receiver, the transmitted electronic information can be legally recognized.

Description

Acknowledgment system of electronic information via network and acknowledgment method {AN ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RECEIVING CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND THE RECEIVING METHOD ON THE NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a network data service, and more particularly, to an acknowledgment system and an acknowledgment method capable of confirming reception of electronic information transmitted and received through a network.

Recently, with the development of information technology, the use of the network (especially the Internet) is rapidly increasing, so that all individuals and organizations can effectively and quickly use and share information with each other without time and space constraints. In addition, with the advent of various e-businesses, efforts are underway to realize transactions without paperwork.

As the need for receiving and sending documents on such a network increases, various types of electronic documents are exchanged. In particular, it is necessary for a user who sends an electronic document to confirm accurate reception of the electronic document. need.

It is known that in the case of specialized e-mail products, a user A sends an e-mail with a specific content through the user's computer, and when the user B opens it, the user is notified immediately of the opening itself. There is a method or technique.

However, if the contract process of business-to-business (E2) electronic commerce (B2B) is carried out online, there is a meaning (legal basis) to announce a specific content (legal basis), and not only the facts but also the content itself. It is important to know when the notice was received, but there was no way to confirm the recipient's view of the content.

In order to solve this problem, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to ensure that the electronic information to be transmitted by the user can be correctly delivered to the other party within a predetermined time.

In addition, according to the confirmation of the electronic information transmitted to the recipient, there is another purpose to make the transmitted electronic information legally recognized.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for confirming receipt of electronic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating a method of confirming receipt of electronic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing a sender transmitting electronic document and an acknowledgment electronic document of a receiver.

Acknowledgment system for electronic information according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A system capable of confirming receipt of electronic information transmitted from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal through a network,

An acknowledgment electronic document generation unit for generating an electronic document so that a sender of the electronic document can recognize a confirmation result when the receiver checks the contents of the electronic document;

An electronic document transmission / reception unit receiving the reception confirmation electronic document generated by the reception confirmation electronic document generation unit and transmitting the received confirmation electronic document to the receiver terminal, and receiving the recipient confirmation result of the reception confirmation electronic document from the receiver terminal.

It includes.

Acknowledgment method of the electronic information according to another feature of the present invention

A method of confirming receipt of electronic information using a system capable of confirming receipt of electronic information transmitted from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal through a network,

Generating a recipient confirmation electronic document capable of confirming viewing of the recipient's electronic document;

Transmitting the generated recipient confirmation electronic document to the receiver terminal through the network; And

Confirming a reading result of the electronic document read by the recipient;

It includes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for confirming receipt of electronic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the electronic information reception confirmation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, from the sender computer 110 receives the notification electronic document creation request information through the router 300 via the Internet 200 An electronic information transmission / reception server 400 for transmitting the corresponding notification electronic document to the notification target recipient computer 120 and transmitting the information according to the notification result of the notification electronic document to the sender computer 110; A notification management server 500 for generating a recipient confirmation notification electronic document to be sent according to the sender's notification electronic document request and receiving and managing notification information of the recipient's notification electronic document; A database server 600 for storing a result of the notification electronic document creation and detailed information of the sender and receiver of the notification electronic document; And an authentication server 800 for authenticating the created notification electronic document and recipient confirmation of the notification electronic document.

The recipient computer 110 and the sender computer 120 may be connected to the Internet 200 through a dedicated line, or may be connected to the Internet 200 through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

The electronic information transmission and reception server 400 transmits the created notification electronic document to the corresponding recipient computer 120, receives a confirmation result of the notification electronic document, and performs a notification electronic document for transmitting and receiving data for authentication of the receipt notification electronic document. Transmitting and receiving module 410; And a web support module 420 for supporting the request for the notification electronic document and the confirmation of the received notification electronic document through the web page.

The notification management server 500 is used to create and verify the notification electronic document (Work Flow System), EMS (Electronic Document Management System (EDMS), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system An interface module (API) 510 for supporting interworking with external systems such as; A notification electronic document format capable of receiving an electronic document to be notified at the recipient computer 120 is manually generated by the administrator computer 700 or a notification format for automatically generating a previously formatted notification electronic document format. Electronic document creation module 520; A notification electronic document management module 530 for receiving an authentication result of the notification electronic document and the data contained in the notification electronic document that is transmitted as an object and managing the authenticated notification electronic document; A signature using a private key of the generated notification electronic document, and a key signature module for encrypting the generated notification electronic document with the public key of the notification electronic document receiver so as not to be verified by any user. 540); A notification electronic document authentication module 550 for managing the authentication result by requesting the authentication server 800 for authentication of the newly generated notification electronic document and opening and receiving of the notification notification electronic document of the receiver; And a wrapping object module 560 that wraps the sender's transmission notification electronic document original, certificate, and signature information into a single object.

Each module of the electronic information transmission / reception server 400 and the notification management server 500 may be a separate device in which a program for independently performing each function may be stored, and each module may be a single program or device in which functions are integrated. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

The database server 600 includes a user database 610 for storing detailed information of a sender who wants to send the notice electronic document and a receiver of the notice electronic document; An electronic certificate / notification database 620 for storing a notice result and an authentication result of the notice electronic document; A form database 630 for storing one or more notification electronic document forms.

Each database of the database server 600 may be an independent information storage medium for storing respective information, each database may be one database separated into a table form, and the present invention is limited to the embodiments. It is not.

The recipient computer 120 includes an authentication module 121 for validating the transmitted and received notification electronic document; A private key signature module 122 for signing with a recipient's private key for verification of the received notification electronic document; Notification document confirmation module 123 to check whether the received electronic document is a receipt confirmation electronic document, to check the electronic document through a monitor (not shown), and to generate a user receipt confirmation electronic document according to the user's notice document confirmation It is preferable to include. Each module of the receiver computer 120 may be a storage medium storing one program in which respective functions are integrated, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the operation of the electronic information reception confirmation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating a method of acknowledging electronic information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a sender transmitting electronic document and an acknowledgment electronic document of a receiver.

As shown in FIG. 2A, when a request for a notification electronic document having contents to be announced is received from the sender computer 110, the web support module 420 receives a notification electronic document creation request on a web page. The web support module 420 transmits information for creating a notice electronic document to the manager computer 700, and the manager checks details according to the request for creating a notice electronic document through the manager computer 700. The sender computer 110 may be an enterprise-based system capable of transmitting and receiving an electronic notice, and a request for preparing the electronic notice may be requested by a network-based technology except for a web environment.

By the administrator's selection, the manager computer 700 calls the notification electronic document creation module 520 that requires acknowledgment, and the notification electronic document creation module 520 works in conjunction with the interface module 510 to form the database 630. In step S100, a new acknowledgment request electronic document is generated by reading the various types of form information stored in FIG.

The main attributes of the acknowledgment request document are the issue date, expiration date, sender, dispatch date, payee name, receipt time, user signature, original sender sender electronic document, summary information on the original document, and other necessary items.

The key signature module 540 electronically signs the newly created notification electronic document using the electronic signature key (S110). In this case, the electronic document may be various types of electronic documents such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), eXtensible Markup Language (XML), Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), Portable Document Format (PDF), and WORD.

The key signature module 540 encrypts the contents of the created notification electronic document with the public key of the receiver so that the contents of the created notification electronic document are not verified by any user (S120). The encryption part is optional according to the type of document, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

The wrapping object module 560 wraps the original generated notification electronic document, the certificate of the sender who wants to send the notification electronic document, and the encrypted information as shown in FIG. 3A. In this case, in order to require only a simple confirmation of the notification electronic document of the recipient, as shown in FIG. 3B, the summary information summarizing the contents of the notification electronic document can be wrapped as an option. The sender's certificate may be authenticated through the authentication server 800, and in the case of an already authenticated sender, the sender's certificate may be called and wrapped while being stored in the user database 610, and the present invention is limited to the embodiment. no.

The wrapping object module 560 transmits the wrapped object to the notification electronic document transmission / reception module 410 to transmit the wrapped object to the recipient computer 120, and the notification electronic document transmission / reception module 410 is configured to receive the notification electronic document. The information of 120 is called in the user database 610 to transmit the electronic document. The receiver computer 120 receives the transmitted objectized notification electronic document (S130). At this time, the transmission and reception of the electronic document is processed by an electronic mail, a dedicated client software (messenger), and other electronic document transmission and reception capable applications. The authentication module 121 may verify the validity of the received electronic document through the authentication server 800. If the received electronic document is valid, the authentication module 121 may retransmit the validation result to the database server 600. In the case of a simple general notification, authentication may not be necessary and the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. The authentication server 800 may be a self authentication server associated with an electronic document verification system, or may be an authentication server of an authorized certification authority.

The notification document confirmation module 123 checks whether the received electronic document is a reception confirmation request document (S140). In the case of a notification electronic document encrypted at the time of the confirmation of the notification electronic document, the notification document identification module 123 decrypts the encrypted notification electronic document.

Notice document confirmation module 123 refers to the electronic document reception confirmation time through an external authorized system (S150). At this time, the external authorized system refers to a system capable of verifying the reception confirmation time of the received notification electronic document.

The notice document confirmation module 123 reads receipt information such as a sender, a sending date, a recipient name, a reception time, and brief information from the received notice electronic document to indicate that the currently received notice electronic document is a document requiring receipt confirmation. The contents of the summarized electronic document are displayed on the screen (S160).

The notification document confirmation module 123 checks whether the recipient is to open the received notification electronic document at the notification electronic document contents reception confirmation (S170).

When the recipient decides to open the notification electronic document and selects the notification electronic document opening item on the screen, the private key signature module 122 requests the signature of the recipient according to the notification of the notification electronic document, and the receiver signs the user with the private key. To perform (S180).

When the signature of the notification electronic document of the receiver is completed, the notification document verification module 123 generates a user acknowledgment document in which the sender sent electronic document original, the recipient signature, and the certificate are combined into one object (S190). In this case, the receiver computer 120 may store the original or the user acknowledgment document including the original in a data storage medium (not shown) and store the original of the received notification electronic document, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

The notice document confirmation module 123 generates a user receipt confirmation document and simultaneously reads the notice of the original electronic document and displays it on the screen, and the receiver checks the content of the electronic document displayed on the screen (S200).

When the user acknowledgment electronic document is transmitted from the recipient computer 120, the notification electronic document transmission / reception module 410 receives the received user reception confirmation electronic document (S210) and the user received by the notification electronic document authentication module 550. Deliver the acknowledgment electronic document. As shown in FIG. 2B, the notification electronic document authentication module 550 transmits the received user reception confirmation electronic document to the authentication server 800 to perform authentication (S220). The authentication server 800 checks the authentication confirmation of the user acknowledgment electronic document (S23O), and transmits and stores the authentication result to the database server 600 (S240).

The embodiment of the present invention is only one embodiment, and many modifications and variations of the components are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

As described above, the reception confirmation system and the reception confirmation method of the electronic information through the network of the present invention is the sender's transmission electronic information (delivering proof of contents, notice of the electronic bill, other electronic information that has a legal meaning ) Ensures that the recipient is delivered correctly within the specified time.

In addition, according to the verification result of the electronic information transmitted to the recipient, the transmitted electronic information can be legally recognized.

Claims (11)

In a system capable of confirming receipt of electronic information transmitted from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal over a network, An acknowledgment electronic document generation unit for generating an electronic document so that a sender of the electronic document can recognize a confirmation result when the receiver checks the contents of the electronic document; An electronic document transmission / reception unit receiving the reception confirmation electronic document generated by the reception confirmation electronic document generation unit and transmitting the received confirmation electronic document to the receiver terminal, and receiving the recipient confirmation result of the reception confirmation electronic document from the receiver terminal. Electronic information reception confirmation system via a network comprising a. In claim 1, And an electronic document data storage unit for storing the reception confirmation electronic document creation result and the transmission and reception result of the reception confirmation electronic document. The method of claim 1, wherein the receipt confirmation electronic document generation unit An electronic document preparation module for receiving an electronic document to be notified by the receiver terminal and generating an electronic document for confirming the opening of the electronic document by the receiver; A key signature module for electronically signing the generated electronic document and encrypting the generated electronic document with the public key of the electronic document receiver; An objectization module for mixing the sender's original electronic document and the electronic signature information of the electronic document into one object. Electronic information reception confirmation system via a network comprising a. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the acknowledgment electronic document generating unit An interface module for supporting creation and confirmation of the electronic document with an external system; A notification electronic document authentication module for managing the authentication result by requesting the authentication system for authentication of the generated electronic document and the receipt notification of the recipient and the contents confirmation; Notification electronic document management module that manages the authenticated notification electronic document by receiving the authentication result of the electronic document and the data contained in the electronic document transmitted as an object Electronic information receiving system via a network further comprising. The electronic document data storage unit in claim 2 A user database for storing detailed information of a sender and a notification electronic document to which the electronic document is to be sent; An electronic certification / notification database which stores the notification result and the authentication result of the electronic document; Forms database that stores one or more electronic document formats Electronic information reception confirmation system via a network comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiver terminal is A notification document for checking whether the received recipient confirmation electronic document is an acknowledgment electronic document, displaying the receipt confirmation electronic document so as to be confirmed, and generating a user acknowledgment electronic document according to opening of the reception confirmation electronic document of the recipient; Identification module; An authentication module for verifying the validity of the received and received recipient confirmation electronic document through the authentication system; A private key signature module for signing with the recipient's private key for acknowledgment of the recipient confirmation electronic document Electronic information reception confirmation system via a network, comprising: a. In a method of confirming receipt of electronic information using a system capable of confirming receipt of electronic information transmitted from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal through a network, Generating a recipient confirmation electronic document capable of confirming viewing of the recipient's electronic document; Transmitting the generated recipient confirmation electronic document to the receiver terminal through the network; And Confirming a reading result of the electronic document read by the recipient; Electronic information reception confirmation method via a network comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of generating a recipient confirmation electronic document Receiving the electronic document receipt confirmation request from the sender terminal to generate the recipient confirmation electronic document; Performing an electronic signature on the generated recipient confirmation electronic document using an electronic signature key; Combining the recipient verification electronic document, the electronic signature, and the sender's authentication information into a single object; Electronic information reception confirmation method via a network comprising a. In claim 8, And encrypting with the recipient's public key to prevent the electronically signed recipient confirmation electronic document from being verified by someone other than the recipient. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic document viewing result confirmation step Causing the recipient terminal to check whether the received electronic document is a receipt confirmation request document; Decrypting the encrypted electronic document if the received electronic document is an acknowledgment request document; Adding an electronic document reception confirmation time through an external authorized system; Generating a user acknowledgment document and displaying the electronic document on the screen to allow the recipient to check the contents of the electronic document displayed on the screen; Electronic information reception confirmation method via a network comprising a. The method of claim 10, wherein Displaying the summarized electronic document contents on the screen indicating that the currently received electronic document is a document requiring acknowledgment; Checking the receipt of the electronic document contents to confirm whether the recipient will open the received electronic document, and if the recipient checks the electronic document, reading the sender's original electronic document and displaying it on the screen; Causing a recipient to perform a user signature with a private key; When the recipient's electronic document is signed, causing the user to create a user acknowledgment document combining the electronic document and the recipient's signature into a single object Electronic information reception confirmation method via a network comprising a.