Apparatus and method to embed searchable information into a file, encryption, transmission, storage and retrieval

A cell phone for acquiring information from a first source to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto, comprising:

• a capture device for capturing the information;
• a stamping device for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information proximate in time to such capture, such that said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information;
• a data processing unit for placing the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information;
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• a transmitter for transmitting said transmission including the augmented captured information and the subscriber information to said receiving facility;
• wherein the receiving facility comprises a secure server.

A cell phone for acquiring information from a first source to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto, comprising:

• a capture device for capturing the information;
• a stamping device for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information proximate in time to such capture, such that said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information;
• a data processing unit for placing the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting said transmission including the augmented captured information and the subscriber information to said receiving facility;
• wherein the transmitter transmits the transmission to a receiving facility that restricts access thereto to only authorized individuals.

A cell phone for acquiring information from a first medium to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto, comprising:

• a capture device for capturing the information from the first medium where information varies in real time and converting it to time invariant information in a second media;
• a stamping device for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information proximate in time to such capture, such that said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information;
• a data processing unit, the data processing unit:
• encrypting the augmented captured information as encrypted augmented captured information,
• adding identifying information to the encrypted augmented captured information to provide an identifiable encrypted file, wherein the identifying information identifies the party claiming to have created the augmented captured information for later identification of such,
• placing the identifiable encrypted file including the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the identifiable encrypted file including the identifiable encrypted file that includes the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information;
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• a transmitter for transmitting said transmission including the identifiable encrypted file and the subscriber information to said receiving facility.

A cell phone for acquiring information from a first medium to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto, comprising:

• a capture device for capturing the information from the first medium where information varies in real time and converting it to time invariant information in a second media;
• a stamping device for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information proximate in time to such capture, such that said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information;
• a data processing unit, the data processing unit:
• encrypting the augmented captured information with a bottom layer of encryption as an encrypted file that provides a first level of encryption of the augmented captured information,
• adding identifying information to the encrypted augmented captured information at the bottom layer, wherein the identifying information identifies the party claiming to have created the augmented captured information for later identification of such,
• encrypting the combined augmented captured information and identifying information with a top layer of encryption as an identifiable encrypted file wherein at least the bottom layer utilizes a symmetrical encryption algorithm,
• placing the identifiable encrypted file including the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the identifiable encrypted file including the identifiable encrypted file that includes the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting said transmission including the identifiable encrypted file and the subscriber information to said receiving facility.

A cell phone for acquiring information from a first medium to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto, comprising:

• a capture device for capturing the information from the first medium where information varies in real time and converting it to time invariant information in a second media;
• a stamping device for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information proximate in time to such capture, such that said representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information;
• a data processing unit, the data processing unit:
• encrypting the augmented captured information with a bottom layer of encryption as an encrypted file that provides a first level of encryption of the augmented captured information utilizing a symmetrical encryption algorithm,
• encrypting the bottom layer encrypted augmented captured information with a middle layer of encryption utilizing an asymmetrical encryption algorithm to provide a two layer encrypted file,
• adding identifying information to the two layer encrypted file, wherein the identifying information identifies the party claiming to have created the augmented captured information for later identification of such,
• encrypting the combined two layer encrypted file and identifying information with a top layer of encryption to provide an identifiable encrypted file,
• placing the identifiable encrypted file including the encrypted augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the identifiable encrypted file including the identifiable encrypted file that includes the encrypted augmented captured information to an email requiring such subscriber information and wherein the identifying information comprises the subscriber information;
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• a transmitter for transmitting said transmission including the identifiable encrypted file and the subscriber information to said email server.

A cell phone for acquiring information from a first medium to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto, comprising:

• a capture device for capturing the information from the first medium where information varies in real time and converting it to time invariant information in a second media;
• a stamping device for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information in addition to location information of the capture device proximate in time to the capture of the information, such that said representation of the date and time information and location information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information;
• a data processing unit, the data processing unit:
• encrypting the augmented captured information as encrypted augmented captured information,
• adding identifying information to the encrypted augmented captured information to provide an identifiable encrypted file, wherein the identifying information identifies the party claiming to have created the augmented captured information for later identification of such,
• placing the identifiable encrypted file including the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the identifiable encrypted file including the identifiable encrypted file that includes the augmented captured information to an email server requiring such subscriber information, wherein the indentifying information comprises the subscriber information;
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• a transmitter for transmitting said transmission including the identifiable encrypted file and the subscriber information to said email server.