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Electronic document access validation

  • US 10,650,153 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2017
  • Issued: 05/12/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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