公开(公告)号：US6119233A

公开(公告)日：2000-09-12

申请号：US856655

申请日：1997-05-15

Applicant: Charles C. Hawkins

Inventor： Charles C. Hawkins

IPC: H04L9/00

CPC classification number: H04L63/20 ,  H04L12/58 ,  H04L63/10

Abstract: A secure data communication system is shown for transferring digital data from one computer directly to another. The system includes specially adapted switches interconnected by high bandwidth private data lines. Subscribers use low cost, highly specialized computer mailboxes that connect to the switches over the public telephone network and are connected to subscribers' computers. Each mailbox has a unique identification number burned on a PROM located therein. Switches verify the identification of a mailbox both through the unique identification number and by a series of callbacks to the mailbox's registered telephone number to ensure that the mailbox is properly located. A network scheduler receives pending transaction requests and calculates a time when the sending and receiving mailbox are both available for the transfer. The data may be compressed and/or encrypted during the transfer.

Abstract translation: 显示一个安全的数据通信系统，用于将数字数据从一台计算机直接传输到另一台。 该系统包括通过高带宽专用数据线互连的特制适配交换机。 订户使用低成本，高度专业的计算机邮箱，通过公共电话网络连接到交换机，并连接到订户的计算机。 每个邮箱都有一个在位于其中的PROM上刻录的唯一标识号。 交换机通过唯一标识号码和邮箱的注册电话号码的一系列回拨来验证邮箱的标识，以确保邮箱位置正确。 网络调度器接收待处理的事务请求，并计算发送和接收邮箱都可用于传输的时间。 数据可能在传输过程中被压缩和/或加密。