Coverage for transmission of data method and apparatus

摘要

The present invention provides systems and methods which afford a technical application for insuring, bonding, and underwriting a transmission of a data set, streaming data, and/or document over the Internet through TCP/IP and all other electronic media such as WAP, VOIP, fiber optic channels, microwave channels, and through standard electrical switches, electrical outlets and power lines. The present invention includes a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions to cause a system perform a method for insuring, bonding, and/or underwriting data transmission. The method includes enabling a first remote client coupled to a communications network to insure, bond, and/or underwrite a transmission of an electronic data set, streaming data, and/or document, with a selected coverage type for a selected coverage amount, from the first remote client to one or more second remote clients. The method includes charging a fee to an appropriate account for the selected coverage type and amount.

主权项

1. A method in a data processing system for insuring delivery of an electronic document from a first remote client to a second remote client over a communications network, the method comprising:
electronically receiving, in a data processing system, an insurance request from a requestor to insure delivery of the electronic document; concluding, via the data processing system, the electronic document was not delivered; and compensating the requestor an insured coverage amount because of the concluding that the electronic document was not delivered.