Electronic document access validation
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1. A document management computer system comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory having stored thereon machine readable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to;
receive a request from a first user authorized to access a stored electronic document to provide a second user with access to the stored electronic document on the document management computer system having a directory of registered users, wherein the second user is not registered in the directory, wherein the request includes user contact information facilitating contacting the second user via a plurality of communication modes;
send a first message to the second user according to the user contact information through a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes, wherein the first message includes a first validation code and a link to the stored electronic document, wherein the link is associated with at least one of an address or a uniform resource locator associated with the stored electronic document;
in response to the link being accessed with a first code matching the first validation code by an electronic device associated with the second user, generate a second validation code, and send a second message to the user according to the user contact information through a second communication mode of the plurality of communication modes, wherein the second message includes the second validation code; and
in response to determining that a second code from the second user matches the second validation code, provide access to the stored electronic document without having to register the second user in the directory.
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Abstract
A document management computer system can validate a user with validation codes sent through a plurality of communication modes. The validated user may be provided with access to a stored electronic document.
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1. A document management computer system comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory having stored thereon machine readable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to; receive a request from a first user authorized to access a stored electronic document to provide a second user with access to the stored electronic document on the document management computer system having a directory of registered users, wherein the second user is not registered in the directory, wherein the request includes user contact information facilitating contacting the second user via a plurality of communication modes; send a first message to the second user according to the user contact information through a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes, wherein the first message includes a first validation code and a link to the stored electronic document, wherein the link is associated with at least one of an address or a uniform resource locator associated with the stored electronic document; in response to the link being accessed with a first code matching the first validation code by an electronic device associated with the second user, generate a second validation code, and send a second message to the user according to the user contact information through a second communication mode of the plurality of communication modes, wherein the second message includes the second validation code; and in response to determining that a second code from the second user matches the second validation code, provide access to the stored electronic document without having to register the second user in the directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for electronic document access management, the method executed by at least one processor and comprising:
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receiving a request from a first user authorized to access a stored electronic document to provide a second user with access to the stored electronic document on a document management system having a directory of registered users, wherein the second user is not registered on the directory; generating a first validation code to validate the second user; sending a first message, including the first validation code and a link to the stored electronic document, to the second user through a first communication mode, wherein the link is associated with at least one of an address or a uniform resource locator associated with the stored electronic document; receiving a request for the second user to access the stored document, wherein the request includes a first code; determining whether the first code matches the first validation code; if the first code matches the first validation code, generating a second validation code to validate the second user; sending a second message to the second user through a second communication mode different from the first communication mode; receiving a second code responsive to the sending of the second message; determining whether the second code matches the second validation code; and if the second code matches the second validation code, providing the second user with access to the stored electronic document without having to register the second user in the directory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A document management system comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory having stored thereon machine readable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to; receive a request from a first user of the document management system to provide a second user with access to a stored electronic document, wherein the first user is a registered user registered in a directory of registered users used for the document management system with privileges to access the stored electronic document via the document management system, and the second user is not a registered user in the directory and does not have the privileges to access the stored electronic document via the document management system; invoke sending first and second messages, associated respectively with first and second validation codes, to the second user at different times via a plurality of communication modes associated respectively with the first and second messages, wherein the first message includes a link to the stored electronic document, wherein the link is associated with at least one of an address or a uniform resource locator associated with the stored electronic document; receive codes responsive to sending the messages; compare the received codes to the first and second validation codes to validate the second user; and providing the second user with access to the stored electronic document without having to register the second user in the directory if the received codes match the first and second validation codes. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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