That point I will concede. Nonetheless, I was planning on licensing it out, rather than selling the patent wholesale.

What makes my encryption algorithm unique is that unlike other encryption algorithms, the set of all unencrypted values, encrypted values, and key values, are electronically indistinguishable from one another, while the each unencrypted value and encrypted value are still uniquely different from one another.

Nothing, in and of itself. What makes my encryption algorithm unique is that unlike other encryption algorithms, the set of all unencrypted values, encrypted values, and key values, are electronically indistinguishable from one another, while the each unencrypted value its corresponding encrypted value are still uniquely different from one another.

In short, it is designed to compete with PGP. Even the keys themselves can be encrypted with my algorithm, by using the same key block or another key, thereby making it more difficult to intercept a key.

Would you believe that I used conversion type functions?

Bytes can be transformed into integers easily enough using any modern programming language and since I have already succeeded with strings and characters, bytes are on their way. :8)

Well, I can say that the core methods involve 10 lines of code, one with a conditional (if...then) recursion that at best only occurs once per original use and the rest involves conditional (if...then) mathematics at three levels, thereby making it very quick and very fast. Besides, ever heard of lossless compression? Well, I might as well have created perpetual lossless, key-based, encryption. Keep in mind that the encryption algorithm is symmetrical, so the very idea of having public keys would be a bad idea. The core of my encryption algorithm is essentially a block cipher in which the unencrypted value does not grow or shrink in size when encrypted. Also, keep in mind that it can not only encrypt bulk data, but it can also use bulk keys. And one day I will show that I can deliver on the goods. I just have to find a way to afford to pay LegalZoom $1,000 to patent it. "In cryptography, a block cipher is a deterministic algorithm operating on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks, with an unvarying transformation that is specified by a symmetric key. Block ciphers are important elementary components in the design of many cryptographic protocols, and are widely used to implement encryption of bulk data." --Quoted from Wikipedia from Block cipher

Well, to address both replies, the core function headers look something like this:

Public Function Encode(ByVal UnencodedValue As Integer, ByVal KeyValue As Integer, ByVal MinimumValue As Integer, ByVal MaximumValue As Integer) As Integer

Public Function Decode(ByVal EncodedValue As Integer, ByVal KeyValue As Integer, ByVal MinimumValue As Integer, ByVal MaximumValue As Integer) As Integer

Keep in mind that UnencodedValue and EncodedValue can range anywhere from MinimumValue to MaximumValue and that the KeyValue can range anywhere from MinimumValue + 2 to MaximumValue.

I developed a lossless, key-based, encryption algorithm that can work in any modern programming language and it has a 1-to-1 relationship between the unencrypted values and the encrypted values as long as the key remains the same and the minimum values and maximum values are known. The key can also be of virtually limitless size or of a very limited size. The algorithm uses carefully calculated mathematics to give the appearance of gibberish until it is decoded with the proper key or combination of keys. Other than that, I cannot reveal anything, lest I lose any intellectual property right opportunities that I have to the algorithm. How much is this encryption algorithm potentially worth if I patent it?