KR20090037677A - Method for providing electronic document relay service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing electronic document relay service is provided to relay an electronic document between a user terminal and an electronic document repository by using a relay server. An electronic document storage request is received from a terminal of A user(S104). The electronics document storage request includes an electronic signature of the user A, acknowledgement request information of a user B, and an electronic document. An electronic document is stored(S105). It is determined whether acknowledgement request information from another person besides the user A exists in the electronic document. A confirmation of a content of the electronic document is requested based on the acknowledgement request information of the user B to a terminal of the user B(S106). The authentication information is received from the terminal of the user B to confirm the user B(S109). The confirmation of a content of the electronic document is requested to the terminal of the user B. The electronic document is transmitted to the electronic document repository, and it is requested to keep the electronic document(S113). The electronic document includes the electronic signature B of the user B and electronic signature A.

Description

How to provide electronic document relay service {METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT RELAY SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a method for providing an electronic document relay service using a relay server for relaying an electronic document storage / confirmation date / content verification / notarization service request between an electronic document repository and a user terminal.

Certified Electronic Archives is a Trusted Third Party (TTP) that can securely store electronic documents and verify the contents and whether they are sent or received.

Accredited electronic document storage plays an important role in providing electronic document storage / certification service and distribution / certification service, and gives legal effect on the distribution and storage of electronic document. Therefore, an electronic document stored in an authorized electronic document archive can be recognized as valid without the paper document.

In addition, the Electronic Archives shall give effect to the presumption of invariant estimates for electronic documents held in the Certified Electronic Archives that the contents of the electronic documents have not changed during the period of storage.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a method for providing an electronic document relay service using a relay server for relaying the storage / confirmation date / content verification / notarization service request of the electronic document between the electronic document storage and the user terminal.

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is, (a) receiving an electronic document storage request including a user's electronic signature A, the electronic signature A, the user B's confirmation request information and the electronic document; (b) storing the electronic document and requesting confirmation of contents of the electronic document from a terminal of the user B; And (c) transmitting the electronic document including the electronic signature A and the electronic signature B which is the electronic signature of the user B to an electronic document storage, and requesting the storage of the electronic document. It is about.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method including: (a) receiving a confirmation date service request including an electronic signature A and an electronic document of a user A; (b) storing the electronic document, and notifying a confirmation date service request of the electronic document to a confirmation date server; And (c) transmitting the electronic document containing the electronic signature A, the electronic signature D which is the electronic signature of the server of the fixed date, and a time stamp to an electronic document storage, and requesting the storage of the electronic document. It relates to a relay service providing method.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for providing an electronic document relay service using a relay server for relaying a storage / confirmation date / content verification / notarization service request of an electronic document between an electronic document storage and a user terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the "module" described in the specification means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

In addition to electronic documents, official electronic document storage business is in full swing due to the amendment of the Basic Law on Electronic Transactions.

'Electronic document' refers to a document written in a form that can be recognized by an information processing system. Generally, an electronic message is not limited to a text-based document generated by a word processor, but an email message, a spreadsheet, a graph, and an image HTML (Hypertext Markup) This includes Language / Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents, multimedia documents, and other types of office documents.

'Electronic document' means a paper document or other document not written in electronic form (hereinafter, 'paper document or other document not written in electronic form' is referred to as 'target document'). A document converted into a form that can be recognized by the system. The electronic system includes an electronic terminal, a scanner, a display device, a printing device, an electronic program, and an electronic document management system. The electronic system refers to a series of devices used for electronicization. do.

'Subject Document' refers to all documents for legal recognition, including proof of contents documents, proof documents, contracts, pledges, receipts, etc. In particular, banking services such as statement of transaction details and transfer confirmation for financial / accounting management. Include relevant documentation.

Hereinafter, 'electronic document' is used to mean an electronic document and a digitalized document, and 'creation of an electronic document' refers to an electronic document and an electronic document (for example, a scan) that is not written in electronic form. It includes.

In addition, the authenticity of the electronic document is judged by the electronic signature. In other words, the electronic signature is used to prove that the identity of the person who created the electronic document is the true identity, and assuming that the electronic signature is made after checking the contents of the delivered electronic document, the electronic signature is used to guarantee that the original content has not been altered. You can also

In the following, we will look at the system for providing the entire advisory relay service that provides the electronic document storage / confirmation date / content verification / notarization service.

<Example 1>

Embodiment 1 relates to an electronic document relay service providing system for providing an electronic document storage service proposed by the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the electronic document relay service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user A terminal 100, the relay server 200, the electronic document storage room 300, the user B terminal 400 And a terminal 500 of the user C. Hereinafter, each configuration of FIG. 1 will be described.

The terminal 100 of the user A is connected to the relay server 200 by wire or wireless network, and transmits the electronic document prepared by the user A to the relay server 200 and requests the storage of the electronic document. The terminal A of the user A may include a security module 102, a confirmation module 103, and a communication module 104, and may further include a creation module 101 as necessary. The confirmation module 103 includes an environment setting module 105 and an identification information module 106.

The creation module 101 creates an electronic document.

The security module 102 adds the electronic signature A, which is the electronic signature of the user A, to the electronic document created in the creation module 101 or the previously created electronic document. Digital signatures are added in the following manner. The created electronic document uses a special software to generate a hashed message and uses the private key previously received from the private key issuer to encrypt the hash. At this point, the encrypted hash becomes the digital signature for that message.

If the electronic document created in the creation module 101 is a document having an interest with another person other than User A, for example, such as a contract of a plurality of parties (User A, User B and User C), In this case, the user A receives information for requesting confirmation of the created electronic document from another person interested in the created electronic document.

The confirmation module 103 includes the identification information module 106 and may further include an environment setting module 105.

The configuration module 105 sets a confirmation environment for requesting confirmation of the electronic document created from the user A by a interested party. At this time, the confirmation environment includes a confirmation period during which the other interested party can confirm the contents of the electronic document created by the user A, and contents of the operation setting at the arrival of the confirmation period.

The identification information module 106 receives information for identifying others (users B and C) who are interested in the electronic document created from the user A. In this case, the identification information may be a phone number, an email address, a messenger ID, or the like.

The communication module 104, when the user A inputs identification information and confirmation periods of other persons (user B and user C) who have an interest in the created electronic document, the identification information, confirmation period and It transmits the electronic document containing the electronic signature A to the relay server 200, and requests the storage of the electronic document.

The relay server 200 receives an electronic document including the identification information, the confirmation period, and the electronic signature A of the user B and the user C from the terminal 100 of the user A, and stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A. do. In addition, the relay server 200 transmits the content confirmation message of the electronic document to the terminal 400 of the user B and the terminal 500 of the user C based on the identification information of the user B and the user C. The content confirmation message may be transmitted by using a multimedia message or a short message service (SMS) through a mobile communication network or by using an e-mail and an instance message through the Internet.

Subsequently, the relay server 200 receives the electronic signature of the user B from the terminal 400 of the user B and the terminal 500 of the user C (hereinafter, 'the electronic signature of the user B' is referred to as 'the electronic signature B') and the user. Receives C's electronic signature (hereinafter, 'user C's digital signature' is referred to as 'electronic signature C'), and requests the electronic document storage room 300 to store the electronic document.

The relay server 200 includes a communication module 201, a control module 202, and a storage module 203.

The communication module 201 receives an electronic document including the identification information, the confirmation period, and the electronic signature A of the user B and the user C from the terminal 100 of the user A, and the terminal 400 of the user B and the terminal of the user C. Send an electronic document content confirmation message to 500. In addition, the communication module 201 receives the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C, and requests the electronic document storage room 300 to store the electronic documents including the electronic signature A, the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C.

The control module 202 stores the electronic document containing the electronic signature A received from the terminal 100 of the user A in the storage module 203, and identifies identification information of other persons (user B and user C) other than the user A. Check the confirmation environment information set by user A. If there is identification information of the user B and the user C, the control module 202 requests the electronic document contents confirmation to the terminals 400 and 500 of the user B and the user C through the communication module 201.

The control module 202 determines whether the digital signature B and the digital signature C have arrived, and if the digital signature B and the digital signature C have not arrived, determines whether the confirmation period has arrived. If the digital signature B and the digital signature C do not arrive and the confirmation period arrives, the control module 202 determines the operation at the arrival of the set confirmation period.

When the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C arrive, the control module 202 adds the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C to the electronic document storage 300 through the communication module 201 to the electronic document containing the electronic signature A. send. On the other hand, when the confirmation period has arrived without the arrival of the electronic signature B and / or the electronic signature C, and the environment is set to be kept unconditionally upon arrival of the confirmation period, the control module 202 uses the communication module 201 The electronic document containing only the signature A and the digital signature that arrives is added to the electronic document archive 300 by adding content related to the current state and the operation setting upon arrival of the confirmation period.

At this time, if the environment setting is set to 'keep unconditional when the verification period arrives', it is enforced to be archived without the confirmation of interested parties (User B, User C) and the authenticity of the contents of the document. Proof of nature can be interpreted to mean that you will do it yourself.

The storage module 203 stores the electronic document including the electronic signature A received from the user 100 of the user A terminal.

The electronic document storage 300 receives and stores the electronic document including the electronic signature A, the electronic signature B, and the electronic signature C from the relay server 200, or the electronic signature A, the current state, and confirmation from the relay server 200. Receives and stores an electronic document containing information on the operation setting when the period arrives.

The terminal 400 of the user B receives the electronic document contents confirmation request from the relay server 200 and transmits the electronic signature B to the relay server 200. The terminal 400 of the user B includes a communication module 401, a viewer module 402, and a security module 403.

The communication module 401 receives the electronic document contents confirmation request from the relay server 200 and transmits the electronic signature B, which is the electronic signature of the user B, to the relay server 200.

The viewer module 402 displays the electronic document prepared by the user A stored in the storage module 203 of the relay server 200. The process of reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 200 through the viewer module 402 may be performed in the following manner.

When the relay server 200 requests the contents confirmation of the electronic document to the terminal 400 of the user B, the relay server 200 includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document, and uses the temporary password received by the terminal 400 of the user B. To read the electronic document. In this case, the temporary password may be transmitted to the terminal 400 of the user B when the terminal 400 of the user B accesses the relay server 200.

In addition, for checking the contents of the electronic document of the user B, one-time password (OTP) may be used. User B terminal 400 transmits the OTP number to the relay server, the relay server 200 is the case that the OTP number transmitted by the user B terminal 400 matches the OTP number of the relay server 200 at that time In other words, it confirms that user B is a true user and allows user B to view the electronic document.

The security module 403 adds the electronic signature B to the electronic document through the communication module 401.

The terminal 500 of the user C receives the electronic document contents confirmation request from the relay server 200 and transmits the electronic signature C to the relay server 200. The terminal 500 of the user C includes a communication module 501, a viewer module 502, and a security module 503, and these operations are performed by the communication module 401 and the viewer module 402 of the user 400 terminal 400. And the same as the security module 403, a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a control flowchart of the electronic document relay service providing system of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the case where the user B and the user C add the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C after checking the electronic document will be described.

The user A creates an electronic document through the terminal 100 of the user A (S101), and adds the electronic signature A to the created electronic document (S102). User A sets a confirmation environment including identification information and confirmation periods of others (User B and User C) having an interest in the electronic document created through User A's terminal 100 (S103). Subsequently, the terminal 100 of the user A transmits a request for storing the electronic document including the electronic signature A, the identification information of the user B and the user C, and the confirmation setting environment to the relay server (S104).

The relay server 200 temporarily stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A and fixes the document (S105). Thereafter, the relay server 200 requests confirmation of the contents of the electronic document to the terminal 400 of the user B and the terminal 500 of the user C, when there is identification information of another person (user B and user C) other than the user A. (S106, S107). In this case, the content confirmation request includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 200.

The terminal 400 of the user B receives a request to check the contents including the temporary password from the relay server 200 (S106). User B browses the electronic document stored in the relay server 200 using the temporary password, and adds the electronic signature B if the contents of the electronic document are correct. The terminal 400 of the user B determines whether the user B reads the electronic document and adds the electronic signature B to the electronic document (S108). When the user B adds the electronic signature B, the terminal 400 of the user B transmits the electronic signature B to the relay server 200 (S109).

The terminal 500 of the user C receives a content confirmation request including a temporary password from the relay server 200 (S107). Thereafter, the user C reads the electronic document stored in the relay server 200 using the temporary password, and adds the electronic signature C when the contents of the electronic document are correct. The terminal 500 of the user C determines whether the user C reads the electronic document and adds the electronic signature C to the electronic document (S110). If the user C added the electronic signature C, the terminal 500 of the user C transmits the electronic signature C to the relay server 200 (S111).

The relay server 200 receiving the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C adds the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C to the electronic document containing the stored electronic signature A, and transmits the electronic signature to the electronic document storage 300. Request storage of (S112).

The electronic document storage unit 300 stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A, electronic document B and electronic document C (S113).

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the relay server 200 of the electronic document relay service providing system of the present invention.

The relay server 200 receives a request for storage of an electronic document including identification information, a confirmation period, and an electronic signature A of the user B and the user C from the terminal 100 of the user A (S201), and includes the electronic signature A. The stored electronic document is stored (S202).

Based on the identification information of the user B and the user C, the relay server 200 requests the electronic document contents confirmation to the terminals 400 and 500 of the user B and the user C (S203), and sets the confirmation environment set by the user A. Information is grasped (S204). At this time, the confirmation preference information is set for the confirmation period and the operation of the confirmation period when the user B and the user C can confirm the electronic document.

Thereafter, the relay server 200 determines whether the electronic signature B and the electronic signature C have arrived (S205). When the digital signature B and the digital signature C arrives, the relay server 200 adds the digital signature B and the electronic signature C to the electronic document containing the electronic signature A, and transmits them to the electronic document storage 300, and the document of the electronic document. Request storage (S206).

If the digital signature B and the digital signature C do not arrive, the relay server 200 determines whether the confirmation period has arrived (S207). When the digital signature B and the digital signature C do not arrive and the confirmation period arrives, the relay server 200 grasps the user A's confirmation configuration information. The relay server 200 determines whether the environment is set to be stored unconditionally when the user A arrives at the confirmation period without the digital signature B and the digital signature C (S208).

The relay server 200, when the confirmation period has arrived without the arrival of the digital signature B and the digital signature C, and the environment is set to be kept unconditionally when the confirmation period arrives, the current state in the electronic document containing the electronic signature A And it adds the contents of the operation setting when the confirmation period arrives and transmits to the electronic document storage (300), and requests the storage of the electronic document (S209).

In Example 1, the content confirmation request of the electronic document stored in the relay server 200 is described as being transmitted to the terminal 400 of the user B and the terminal 500 of the user C. However, the content confirmation request message may be transmitted in various forms such as an e-mail, an instant message, and a short message service (SMS) using a mobile communication network.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the relay server 200 stores the electronic document received from the terminal 100 of the user A in the storage module 203 included in the relay server 200, but this is document storage The document may be transferred to an external document storage system having a database, for example, the electronic document storage 300, to request storage.

<Example 2>

Embodiment 2 relates to an electronic document relay service providing system for providing an electronic document confirmation date service proposed by the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic document relay service providing system according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a user A terminal 110, a relay server 210, an electronic document storage 300, and a fixed date server 600. ). Hereinafter, each configuration of FIG. 4 will be described.

The user A terminal 110 is connected to the relay server 210 by wire or wireless network, and transmits the electronic document prepared by the user A to the relay server 210 and requests a fixed date service. User A's terminal 110 includes a security module 112 and a communication module 113, and may further include a writing module 111 as necessary.

The creation module 111 creates an electronic document, and the security module 112 adds the electronic signature A, which is the electronic signature of the user A, to the electronic document created in the creation module 111 or the previously created electronic document. The communication module 113 transmits the electronic document including the electronic signature A to the relay server 210, and requests a confirmation date service for the electronic document.

The relay server 210 receives the electronic document containing the electronic signature A from the terminal 110 of the user A, and stores the electronic document containing the received electronic signature A. In addition, the relay server 210 transmits a confirmation date request to the confirmation date server 600 for the confirmation date service request.

Subsequently, the relay server 210 may be an electronic signature of the fixed date server 600 from the fixed date server 600 (in this case, the “digital signature of the fixed date server 600” may be the electronic signature of the grantee of the fixed date). , Hereinafter, 'the electronic signature of the fixed date server or the grantee of the fixed date' is referred to as 'electronic signature D') and a timestamp, and transmits the electronic document having the fixed date information to the electronic document repository 300, Request the storage of electronic documents. Confirmation date information includes digital signature A, digital signature D, and time stamp. The time stamp may be viewpoint information of the digital signature D, or may be image information of a confirmed date indicating the viewpoint of the electronic signature D. It is preferable to use a partial seal image as the image of the seal date.

The relay server 210 includes a communication module 211, a control module 212 and a storage module 213.

The communication module 211 performs data transmission and reception with the terminal 110 and the date server 600 of the user A.

The control module 212 stores the electronic document containing the electronic signature A received from the terminal 110 of the user A through the communication module 211 in the storage module 213, and the confirmation date to the server 600 Request a service. In addition, the control module 212, when the communication module 211 receives the electronic signature D and the time stamp from the date server 600, the communication module includes an electronic document containing the electronic signature A, electronic signature D and time stamp Transfer to the electronic document storage room 300 through the (211), and requests the storage of the electronic document.

The storage module 213 stores the electronic document including the electronic signature A received from the user A's terminal 110.

The electronic document storage 300 receives and stores an electronic document including an electronic signature A, an electronic signature D, and a time stamp from the relay server 210.

The definite date server 600 receives the definite date request from the relay server 210, reads the electronic document, and adds the digital signature D and a time stamp to the relay server 210. The fixed date server 600 includes a communication module 601, a viewer module 602, a security module 603, a storage module 604, and a time module 605.

The communication module 601 receives a request for a confirmation date service from the relay server 210 and transmits the digital signature D and a time stamp to the relay server 210.

The viewer module 602 displays the electronic document prepared by the user A stored in the storage module 213 of the relay server 210. At this time, the process of reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 210 through the viewer module 602 may be in the following manner. The relay server 210 includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document when requesting the confirmation date service to the confirmation date server 600 and using the temporary password received by the confirmation date server 600. Make the document accessible.

In addition, for checking the contents of the electronic document of the user B, one-time password (OTP) may be used. The viewer module 602 transmits the OTP number to the relay server, and the relay server 210 transmits the OTP number of the relay server 210 to the OTP number transmitted by the viewer module 602 through the communication module 601. If matched with, confirms that User B is a true user and allows User B to view the electronic document. The security module 603 adds the electronic signature D to the electronic document prepared by the user A through the communication module 601.

The storage module 604 stores the contents of the reception of the fixed date service request from the relay server 210.

The time module 605 adds the time stamp to the electronic document prepared by the user A through the communication module 601. In this case, when the time stamp is the viewpoint information of the digital signature D, the addition of the time stamp may be performed by receiving time information from a time stamp server (TSS) using a global positioning system (GPS), a network time protocol (NTP), or the like. Can be. When the time stamp is an image having a confirmation date, the time module 605 combines the viewpoint information of the author's signature D with an image which is a basic confirmation date previously stored to generate an image having the final confirmation date. The timestamp generated in this way has a validity date.

5 is a control flowchart of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The user A creates an electronic document through the terminal 110 of the user A (S301), and adds the electronic signature A to the created electronic document (S302). Thereafter, the terminal 110 of the user A transmits the electronic document including the electronic signature A to the relay server 210, and requests a confirmation date service (S303).

The relay server 210 temporarily stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A and fixes the document (S304). Subsequently, the relay server 210 notifies the request of the fixed date service to the fixed date server 600 (S305). At this time, the confirmation date request notification includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 210.

Confirmation date server 600 receives a confirmation date request notification containing a temporary password from the relay server 210 (S305), and receives a confirmation date request (S306). Thereafter, the fixed date server 600 uses the temporary password to view the electronic document stored in the relay server 210 (S307), add the electronic signature D and the time stamp to the electronic document (S308), and relay The server 210 transmits the time stamp and the electronic signature D (S309).

The relay server 210 transmits the electronic signature D and the time stamp to the electronic document storage 300 by adding the electronic signature D and the time stamp stored therein, and requests the storage of the electronic document (S310).

The electronic document storage room 300 stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A, the electronic document D, and a time stamp (S311).

In Embodiment 2, although the relay server 210 stores the electronic document received from the terminal 110 of the user A in the storage module 213 included in the relay server 210, it describes the document storage database. An external document storage system provided, for example, the electronic document storage 300 may transmit the electronic document to request for storage.

<Example 3>

Embodiment 3 relates to an electronic document relay service providing system for providing an electronic document content verification service proposed by the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the electronic document relay service providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention is the user A terminal 120, relay server 220, electronic document storage 300 and the content verification server 700 ). Hereinafter, each configuration of FIG. 6 will be described.

User A terminal 120 is connected to the relay server 220 by wire or wireless network, and transmits the electronic document prepared by the user A to the relay server 220 and requests the content verification service. The terminal 120 of the user A includes a writing module 121, a security module 122, and a communication module 123.

The creation module 121 creates an electronic document, and the security module 122 adds the electronic signature A, which is the electronic signature of the user A, to the electronic document created in the creation module 121. The communication module 123 transmits the electronic document containing the electronic signature A to the relay server 220 and requests a content verification service for the electronic document.

The relay server 220 receives the electronic document containing the electronic signature A from the terminal 120 of the user A, and stores the electronic document containing the received electronic signature A. In addition, the relay server 220 notifies the content verification server 700 of the content verification request for the content verification service request.

Subsequently, the relay server 220 obtains the electronic signature (hereinafter, 'the electronic signature of the contents verification server 700' is the 'electronic signature E') and the timestamp of the contents verification server 700 from the contents verification server 700. Receives, transmits the electronic document having the content identification information to the electronic document storage 300, and requests the storage of the electronic document.

The relay server 220 includes a communication module 221, a control module 222 and a storage module 223.

The communication module 221 transmits and receives data with the terminal 120 of the user A and the content verification server 700.

The control module 222 stores the electronic document containing the electronic signature A received from the terminal 120 of the user A through the communication module 221 in the storage module 223, and the contents verification server 700 content verification Request a service. In addition, when the communication module 221 receives the electronic signature E and the time stamp from the content verification server 700, the control module 222 transmits an electronic document including the electronic signature A, the electronic signature E and the time stamp. Transfer to the electronic document storage room (300) through the (221), and requests the storage of the electronic document.

The storage module 223 stores the electronic document including the electronic signature A received from the terminal 120 of the user A.

The electronic document storage 300 receives and stores an electronic document including the electronic signature A, the electronic signature E, and a time stamp from the relay server 220.

The content proof server 700 is notified of the content proof request from the relay server 220, reads the electronic document, adds the electronic signature E and a time stamp, and transmits it to the relay server 220. The content verification server 700 includes a communication module 701, a viewer module 702, a security module 703, a storage module 704, and a time module 705.

The communication module 701 is notified of the content verification service request from the relay server 220 and transmits the electronic signature E and the time stamp to the relay server 220. In addition, the communication module 701 applies the digital right management (DRM) technology, which is an anti-counterfeiting and tampering technology of the electronic document, to the electronic document including the electronic signature A, the electronic signature E, and the time stamp, to the terminal 800 of the user B. send. At this time, the transmission of the user B to the terminal 800 may be by e-mail or the like.

In addition, DRM (Digital Right Management) technology is applied to electronic documents containing digital signature A, digital signature E, and time stamp on offline, not e-mail, so that 2D or 3D barcode added documents can be printed and mailed. It may be.

The viewer module 702 displays the electronic document prepared by the user A stored in the storage module 223 of the relay server 220. At this time, the process of reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 220 through the viewer module 702 may be in the following manner. When the relay server 220 notifies the content verification server 700 of the content proof service request, the relay server 220 includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document, and uses the temporary password received by the content proof server 700. Make the document accessible.

The security module 703 adds the electronic signature E to the electronic document prepared by the user A through the communication module 701.

The storage module 704 stores the contents of the content verification service request received from the relay server 220.

The time module 705 adds the time stamp to the electronic document prepared by the user A through the communication module 701. In this case, the addition of a time stamp may be performed by receiving time information from a time stamp server (TSS) using a global positioning system (GPS), a network time protocol (NTP), or the like.

7 is a control flowchart of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The user A creates an electronic document through the terminal 120 of the user A (S401), and adds the electronic signature A to the created electronic document (S402). Thereafter, the user A terminal 120 transmits the electronic document containing the electronic signature A to the relay server 220, and requests the content verification service (S403).

The relay server 220 temporarily stores the electronic document containing the received electronic signature A and fixes the document (S404). Thereafter, the relay server 220 notifies the content verification server 700 of the request for the content verification service (S405). At this time, the content authentication request notification includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 220.

The content verification server 700 receives a content verification request notification including a temporary password from the relay server 220 (S405) and receives a content verification request (S406). Thereafter, the content verification server 700 uses the temporary password to view the electronic document stored in the relay server 220 (S407), add the electronic signature E and the time stamp to the electronic document (S408), and relay The server 220 transmits the time stamp and the electronic signature E (S409). In addition, the content verification server 700 applies a digital right management (DRM) technology to the electronic document containing the electronic signature A, electronic signature E and time stamp, to generate a document added with a 2D or 3D barcode (S410) and In operation S411, the user B is sent to the terminal 800.

The relay server 220 transmits the electronic signature E and the time stamp to the electronic document storage 300 by adding the electronic signature E and the time stamp stored therein, and requests the storage of the electronic document (S412).

The electronic document storage 300 stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A, electronic signature E and time stamp (S413).

In the third embodiment, the relay server 220 stores the electronic document received from the user A's terminal 120 in the storage module 223 included in the relay server 220. However, the relay server 220 stores the document storage database. An external document storage system provided, for example, the electronic document storage 300 may transmit the electronic document to request for storage.

<Example 4>

Embodiment 4 relates to an electronic document relay service providing system for providing an electronic document notarization service proposed by the present invention.

8 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8, the electronic document relay service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal 130 of the user A, the relay server 230, the electronic document storage room 300, the terminal 410 of the user B And a terminal 510 of the user C. Hereinafter, each configuration of FIG. 8 will be described.

User A terminal 130 is connected to the relay server 230 by wire or wireless network, and transmits the electronic document prepared by the user A to the relay server 230 and requests a notarization service for the electronic document. User A's terminal 130 includes a writing module 131, a security module 132, a confirmation module 133 and a communication module 134, the confirmation module 133 is a configuration module 135 and identification information Module 136.

The creation module 131 creates an electronic document, and the security module 132 adds the electronic signature A, which is the electronic signature of the user A, to the electronic document created in the creation module 131.

The confirmation module 133 is created when the electronic document created in the creation module 131 is a document having an interest with another person other than User A, for example, a contract of a plurality of parties (User A and User B). User A receives information on the confirmation request for the electronic document created by another person who has an interest in the electronic document.

That is, the confirmation module 133 receives from the user A information for requesting confirmation from the interested person (user B) about the electronic document created by the user A. In this case, the information for requesting confirmation includes a user B 'identification information' and a 'confirmation period' for a period during which the user B can confirm the contents of the electronic document.

The confirmation module 133 includes an environment setting module 135 and an identification information module 136.

The configuration module 135 sets up a confirmation environment for requesting confirmation from others interested in the electronic document created from user A. At this time, the confirmation environment includes a confirmation period during which the other interested party can confirm the contents of the electronic document created by the user A, and contents of the operation setting at the arrival of the confirmation period.

The identification information module 136 receives information for identifying another person (user B) who is interested in the electronic document created from the user A. In this case, the identification information may be a phone number, an e-mail address, a messenger ID, or the like.

The communication module 134 includes the identification information, the confirmation period, and the electronic signature A of the user B when the user A inputs the identification information and the confirmation period of another person (user B) who has an interest in the created electronic document. The electronic document is transmitted to the relay server 230, and a notary service for the electronic document is requested.

The relay server 230 receives the electronic document including the identification information, the confirmation period, and the electronic signature A of the user B from the terminal 130 of the user A, and stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A. In addition, the relay server 230 transmits a content confirmation message of the electronic document to the terminal 410 of the user B based on the identification information of the user B, and notifies the notary server 900 of the request for the notary service.

Subsequently, the relay server 230 receives the electronic signature B, which is the electronic signature of the user B, from the terminal 410 of the user B, and the electronic signature of the notary server 900 from the notary server 900 (hereinafter referred to as a 'notary server 900'). E) the 'signature' is called 'electronic signature F'), and requests the electronic document repository 300 to store the electronic document.

The relay server 230 includes a communication module 231, a control module 232, and a storage module 233.

The communication module 231 receives the electronic document including the identification information, the confirmation period, and the electronic signature A of the user B from the terminal 130 of the user A, and transmits an electronic document content confirmation message to the terminal 410 of the user B. And notifies the notary service request to the notary server 900.

In addition, the communication module 231 receives the electronic signature B from the user B's terminal 410, receives the electronic signature F from the notary server 900, and sends the electronic signature A and the electronic signature B to the electronic document repository 300. And requesting the archiving of the electronic document including the electronic signature F.

The control module 232 stores the electronic document containing the electronic signature A received from the terminal 130 of the user A in the storage module 233, the identification information of the other person (user B) other than the user A and the user A Check the confirmation environment information that you set. If there is the identification information of the user B, the control module 232 requests the electronic document content confirmation to the terminal 410 of the user B through the communication module 231, and notifies the notarization server 900 to the notarization service request. .

The control module 232 determines whether the electronic signature B has arrived, and, if the electronic signature B has not arrived, determines whether the confirmation period has arrived. If the electronic signature B does not arrive and the confirmation period arrives, the control module 232 determines the operation at the arrival of the set confirmation period.

When the electronic signature B arrives, the control module 232 transmits the electronic signature B, the electronic signature F, and the time stamp to the electronic document storage 300 through the communication module 221 to the electronic document including the electronic signature A. do.

On the other hand, when the confirmation period has arrived without the arrival of the electronic signature B, and the environment is set to be kept unconditionally when the confirmation period arrives, the control module 232 uses the electronic signature A with the electronic signature A through the communication module 231. The electronic signature F, the time stamp, and the contents of the operation setting when the confirmation period arrives are added to the document and transmitted to the electronic document archive 300.

The storage module 233 stores the electronic document including the electronic signature A received from the user 130 of the user A.

The electronic document storage room 300 receives and stores an electronic document including an electronic signature A, an electronic signature B, an electronic signature F, and a time stamp from the relay server 230, or stores the electronic signature A and the electronic signature from the relay server 230. Receive and store an electronic document containing information on the F, time stamp, and operation setting upon arrival of the confirmation period.

User B terminal 410 receives the electronic document content confirmation request from the relay server 230, and transmits the electronic signature B to the relay server (230). The terminal 410 of the user B includes a communication module 411, a viewer module 412, and a security module 413.

The communication module 411 receives the electronic document contents confirmation request from the relay server 230 and transmits the electronic signature B, which is the electronic signature of the user B, to the relay server 230.

The viewer module 412 displays the electronic document prepared by the user A stored in the storage module 233 of the relay server 230. At this time, the process of reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 230 through the viewer module 412 may be in the following manner. The relay server 230 includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document when the user B requests the contents confirmation of the electronic document to the terminal 410 of the user B, and receives the temporary password received by the terminal 410 of the user B. To read the electronic document.

The security module 413 adds the electronic signature B to the electronic document through the communication module 411.

The notary server 900 is notified of the request for notarization service from the relay server 230, reads the electronic document, and adds the electronic signature F and time stamp and transmits to the relay server 230. The notary server 900 includes a communication module 901, a viewer module 902, a security module 903, a storage module 904, and a time module 905.

The communication module 901 is notified of the request for notarization service from the relay server 230 and transmits the electronic signature F and the time stamp to the relay server 230.

The viewer module 902 displays an electronic document prepared by the user A stored in the storage module 233 of the relay server 230. At this time, the process of reading the electronic document stored in the relay server 230 through the viewer module 902 may be in the following manner. When the relay server 230 notifies the notarization service request to the notary server 900, the relay server 230 includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document and uses the temporary password received by the notary server 900 to read the electronic document. Do it.

The security module 903 adds the electronic signature F to the electronic document prepared by the user A through the communication module 901.

The storage module 904 stores the received contents of the notary service request from the relay server 230.

The time module 905 adds the time stamp to the electronic document prepared by the user A through the communication module 901. In this case, the addition of a time stamp may be performed by receiving time information from a time stamp server (TSS) using a global positioning system (GPS), a network time protocol (NTP), or the like.

9 is a control flowchart of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 9, the case where the user B adds the electronic signature B after checking the electronic document will be described. The user A creates an electronic document through the terminal 130 of the user A (S501), and adds the electronic signature A to the created electronic document (S502). The user A sets a confirmation environment including identification information and confirmation period of another person (user B) having an interest in the electronic document created through the user A's terminal 130 (S503). Thereafter, the terminal 130 of the user A transmits the electronic document including the electronic signature A, the identification information of the user B, the confirmation setting environment, etc. to the relay server 230, and requests a notary service (S504).

The relay server 230 temporarily stores the electronic document containing the received electronic signature A, and fixes the document (S505). Subsequently, if there is identification information of another person (user B) other than user A, the relay server 230 requests the user s terminal 410 of the user B to check the contents of the electronic document (S506), and to the notary server 900. Notify the request for a notary service (S507). At this time, the content confirmation request (S506) and notarization request notification (S507) includes a temporary password for reading the electronic document stored in the relay server (230).

The terminal 410 of the user B receives a content confirmation request including a temporary password from the relay server 230 (S506). User B browses the electronic document stored in the relay server 230 by using the temporary password, and adds the electronic signature B when the contents of the electronic document are correct. The terminal 410 of the user B determines whether the user B reads the electronic document and adds the electronic signature B to the electronic document (S508). When the user B adds the electronic signature B, the terminal 410 of the user B transmits the electronic signature B to the relay server 230 (S509).

The notary server 900 receives a notary service request notification including a temporary password from the relay server 230 (S507), and receives a notary service request (S510). Thereafter, the notary server 900 uses the temporary password to read the electronic document stored in the relay server 230 (S511), add the electronic signature F and the time stamp to the electronic document (S512), and the relay server. The timestamp and the digital signature F are transmitted to 230 (S513).

The relay server 230 transmits the electronic signature B, the electronic signature F, and the time stamp to the electronic document storage 300 by adding the electronic signature A stored in the electronic signature A, and requests the storage of the electronic document (S514). ).

The electronic document storage room 300 stores the electronic document including the received electronic signature A, the electronic signature B, the electronic signature F, and a time stamp (S515).

In Example 4, the content confirmation request of the electronic document stored in the relay server 230 is described as being transmitted to the terminal 410 of the user B. However, the content confirmation request message may be transmitted in various forms such as an e-mail, an instant message, and a short message service (SMS) using a mobile communication network.

In addition, in the fourth embodiment, the relay server 230 stores the electronic document received from the terminal 130 of the user A in the storage module 233 included in the relay server 230, but the document storage An external document storage system having a database, for example, the electronic document storage may be sent to the electronic document 300 to request for storage.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a control flowchart of the electronic document relay service providing system of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the relay server 200 of the electronic document relay service providing system of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a control flowchart of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a control flowchart of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a block diagram of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a control flowchart of an electronic document relay service providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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(a) receiving from the terminal of user A an electronic document storage request comprising user A's digital signature A, user B's confirmation request information and electronic document; (b) storing the electronic document and requesting confirmation of contents of the electronic document from a terminal of the user B; And (c) transmitting an electronic document including the electronic signature A and the electronic signature B, which is the electronic signature of the user B, to an electronic document storage and requesting the storage of the electronic document. The method of claim 1, In step (b), (d) storing the electronic document; (e) determining whether verification request information of someone other than the user A exists; And (f) requesting confirmation of the contents of the electronic document to the terminal of the user B based on the confirmation request information of the user B; How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 2, (g) further comprising receiving authentication information from the terminal of user B to confirm whether the user B is a true user B; How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 3, The authentication information is an electronic document relay service providing method, characterized in that the one time password (OTP). The method of claim 4, wherein The confirmation request information, It characterized in that it comprises the identification information of the user B How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 5, The confirmation request information, The electronic document checking period of the user B; And And an operation setting content when a period of time, which is an operation when the user B does not confirm the contents of the electronic document, within the confirmation period. How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 6, Electronic documents, An electronic document created by the user A; And Characterized in that the document is not written in electronic form includes at least one of the electronic document which is converted into a form that can be recognized by the information processing system Electronic document relay service providing system. The method of claim 2, The content confirmation request of step (f) includes a temporary password, The temporary password is a password for reading the electronic document stored in the step (d). Electronic document relay service providing system. (a) receiving a confirmation date service request including the electronic signature A and the electronic document of the user A; (b) storing the electronic document, and notifying a confirmation date service request of the electronic document to a confirmation date server; And (c) transmitting an electronic document including the electronic signature A, the electronic signature D, which is the electronic signature of the grantee of the fixed date, and a timestamp, to an electronic document repository, and requesting storage of the electronic document; How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 9, In step (b), (d) storing the electronic document; And (e) notifying the fixed date service request to the fixed date server; How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 10, (f) further comprising the step of receiving authentication information for confirming whether the grantor is a true date holder from the terminal of the grantee of the fixed date. How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 11, The authentication information is an electronic document relay service providing method, characterized in that the one time password (OTP). The method of claim 12, In step (c), (g) receiving an electronic document including the digital signature A, the digital signature D, and the timestamp from the confirmation date server; And (h) transmitting the electronic document received in step (g) to an electronic document storage, and requesting storage of the electronic document. How to provide electronic document relay service. The method of claim 13, The time stamp is, The electronic document relay service providing method, characterized in that the image is a part containing the time information included in the electronic signature D in the electronic document. The method of claim 13, The time stamp is, Electronic document relay service providing method characterized in that the information on the point of time including the electronic signature D in the electronic document. The method of claim 10, The confirmation date service request of step (e) includes a temporary password, The temporary password is a password for reading the electronic document stored in the step (d). Electronic document relay service providing system.

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