Company Awarded Patent for "Digital Tickets" (was Re: GigaLaw.com Daily News, July 30, 2001)

Alan Olsen alan at clueserver.org
Tue Jul 31 17:33:52 EDT 2001


On 31 Jul 2001, Derek Atkins wrote:

> This also looks very similar to my Master's Thesis, where I even use
> the term "digital ticket"!  Sheesh.

It also sounds a lot like Kerberos.

> Peter Wayner <pcw2 at flyzone.com> writes:
> 
> > I discuss this in both editiions of _Digital Cash_. I wonder if this 
> > is prior art that reads against the patent.
> > 
> > -Peter
> 
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