Privileged communication system with routing controls
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1. A digital communication system to denote confidentiality of a digital communication comprising:
- a processor; and
, a memory containing a program executable by the processor to;
attach a privileged attribute to a digital communication;
create a privileged distribution list of at least one intended recipient;
restrict access to the privileged digital communication to the at least one intended recipient;
restrict routing of the privileged digital communication to the at least one intended recipient; and
, store the privileged digital communication in a segregated location on a data storage device.
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Abstract
A privileged e-mail system is provided whereby a privilege attribute for a privileged e-mail is created containing a list of privileged recipients that may access the e-mail. The profile further includes particular access rights for each of the recipients defining what each recipient may do with respect to the privileged e-mail. Access to the contents of the privileged e-mail, including attachments to the e-mail, is managed by software that enforces the access rights granted in the privilege profile.
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72 Claims
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1. A digital communication system to denote confidentiality of a digital communication comprising:
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a processor; and
,a memory containing a program executable by the processor to;
attach a privileged attribute to a digital communication;
create a privileged distribution list of at least one intended recipient;
restrict access to the privileged digital communication to the at least one intended recipient;
restrict routing of the privileged digital communication to the at least one intended recipient; and
,store the privileged digital communication in a segregated location on a data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A digital communication system for denoting confidentiality of a digital communication comprising:
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a processor; and
,a memory containing a program executable by the processor to;
attach an executable module to a digital communication, the executable module constructed and arranged to;
create a privileged distribution list of intended recipients of the digital communication;
restrict access to the digital communication to the intended recipients;
restrict routing of the digital communication to the intended recipients. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A privileged e-mail messaging system, comprising:
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an executable module, the executable module configured to instruct a computer to maintain confidentiality of an e-mail message to which the executable module is attached by restricting access to the e-mail message to a privileged distribution list of intended recipients, restricting routing of the e-mail message to the intended recipients in the privileged distribution list, and by managing manipulation of its contents; and
an e-mail messaging system, the e-mail messaging system configured to create an e-mail message and to transmit the e-mail message, the e-mail messaging system attaching the executable module to the e-mail message prior to transmission. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A digital communication system to denote confidentiality of a digital communication comprising:
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a processor;
a memory connected to the processor, the memory containing;
a program including;
a container creator utility to create a virtual container and place a privileged digital communication in the container; and
a container opener utility to open the virtual container and remove the privileged digital communication. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for creating an attorney-client privileged digital communication comprising the steps of:
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creating an electronic communication;
marking the communication privileged with a privileged attribute;
storing the communication in a segregated location on a data storage device;
configuring access rights to the digital communication; and
,enforcing said access rights by managing access to the digital communication and controlling the manipulation of its contents;
wherein the access rights include;
forwarding of the communication;
replying; and
replying with copies to pre-selected recipients. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for creating a digital communication protected by privilege comprising the steps of:
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creating an executable module constructed and arranged to instruct a computer to restrict access to the communication to which the executable module is attached in order to maintain the application of the privilege;
attaching the executable module to the communication. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method for creating a privileged digital document, comprising the steps of:
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creating an executable module which instructs a computer to maintain confidentiality in communication of the privileged digital document to which the executable module is attached by restricting access to the digital document and managing manipulation of its contents;
attaching the executable module to the document. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 61)
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60. A method for creating a digital communication protected by the attorney-client privilege comprising the steps of:
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creating a virtual container, the virtual container residing in contiguous locations in an electronic storage media of a computer, the virtual container including a header portion and a digital object portion;
selecting a digital communication for insertion into the virtual container;
applying an encryption technique to the digital communication to create an encrypted digital communication;
writing the encrypted digital communication into the digital object portion;
creating a privilege profile for the digital object, the privileged profile including a list of intended recipients and specific actions each of the recipients may take on the digital communication;
writing information indicative of the privilege profile into the header portion of the virtual container;
configuring access rights to the digital communication; and
,enforcing said access rights by managing access to the digital communication and controlling manipulation of its contents;
wherein the access rights include;
forwarding the communication;
replying; and
replying with carbon copies to pre-selected recipients. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64)
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65. A method for creating a virtual container and extracting a digital object from a virtual container, wherein the method of creating the virtual container comprises the steps of:
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creating a virtual container, the virtual container residing in contiguous locations in an electronic storage media of a computer, the virtual container including a header portion and a digital object portion;
selecting a digital object for insertion into the virtual container;
applying an encryption technique to the digital object to create an encrypted digital object;
writing the encrypted digital object into the digital object portion;
configuring a privilege profile for the digital object, the privilege profile containing a list of intended recipients and the actions each one of the intended recipients may take on the digital object; and
writing information indicative of the privilege profile into the header portion of the virtual container;
and wherein the method for extracting the document from the virtual container, comprises the steps of;
reading information indicative of the privilege profile from a header portion of a virtual container, determining, based upon said information, if a user is privileged to access contents of the digital object and to manipulate the contents as defined by the privilege profile;
restricting access to the object if the user is not privileged; and
reading the digital object from the digital object portion and applying a decryption technique to the digital object if the user is privileged. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A digital communication system to comprising:
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a processor; and
,a memory containing a program executable by the Processor to;
attach a privileged attribute to a digital communication;
restrict access to the privileged digital communication to an intended recipient and the pre-registered designees of attorney recipients; and
store the privileged digital communication in a segregated location on a data storage device.
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72. A digital communication system comprising:
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a processor; and
,a memory containing a program executable by the processor to;
attach an executable module to a digital communication, the executable module constructed and arranged to;
restrict access to the digital communication to an intended recipient and pre-registered designees of attorney recipients;
restrict routing of the digital communication to the intended recipient and pre-registered designees of attorney recipients.
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