Secure electronic message system
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1. A method for communicating a secure electronic communication comprising:
- generating a package using a non-browser application on a local computer, the package configured for electronic transmission that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account;
communicating the package from the local computer to a secure server over a secure network connection over the public Internet;
storing the package at the server in association with the electronic mail account of the addressee;
communicating the package to the addressee;
decrypting the package; and
displaying the package to the addressee.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and program product provide a mechanism for communicating an encrypted package over a secure network connection. The package is communicated via a https secure socket layer network connection. The package is generated using a non-browser application and includes an email analogous interface, in addition to file data and an email address associated with an addressee. The package may be encrypted at the local computer of a sender prior to being communicated over the secure network connection to a secure server.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for communicating a secure electronic communication comprising:
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generating a package using a non-browser application on a local computer, the package configured for electronic transmission that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account;
communicating the package from the local computer to a secure server over a secure network connection over the public Internet;
storing the package at the server in association with the electronic mail account of the addressee;
communicating the package to the addressee;
decrypting the package; and
displaying the package to the addressee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating a secure electronic communication comprising:
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generating at a local computer using a non-browser application configured for electronic transmission that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, an encrypted package comprising file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account; and
transmitting from the local computer the package over a secure network connection over the public Internet. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for communicating a secure electronic communication comprising:
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receiving over a secure network connection over the public Internet a package, using a non-browser application that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, the package configured for electronic transmission and comprising file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account, wherein the package has been stored remotely at a secure server;
decrypting the package; and
displaying the package to the addressee.
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20. A method for communicating a secure electronic communication comprising:
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generating a package for electronic transmission using a non-browser application that includes an electronic mail analogous interface;
encrypting the package;
communicating the package from the local computer to a secure server over a secure network connection over the public Internet wherein the package is stored at the server and communicated to an addressee; and
communicating a confirmation of delivery status of the package from the secure server to the non-browser application at the local computer via a secure network connection over the public Internet.
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a local computer;
a server computer configured to communicate with the local computer over a secure network connection; and
program code in communication with at least one of the local and server computers, the program code configured to generate a package using a non-browser application on the local computer, the package being configured for electronic transmission that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account, the program code being further configured to communicate the package from the local computer to the secure server over the secure network connection, and to store the package at the server in association with the electronic mail account of the addressee, the program code being further configured to decrypt and communicate the package to the addressee. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer; and
program code in communication with the computer, the program code using a non-browser application and including an electronic mail analogous interface configured to receive from a remote computer over a secure network connection over the public Internet an encrypted package comprising file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account, the program code being further configured to store the package in association with an electronic mail account of the addressee and to communicate the package to the addressee.
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer; and
program code in communication with the computer, the program code configured to receive over a secure network connection over the public Internet a package generated using a non-browser application that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, the package being configured for electronic transmission and comprising file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account, wherein the package has been stored remotely at a secure server, the program code further configured to decrypt and display the package.
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35. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer; and
program code in communication with the computer, the program code configured to generate a package using a non-browser application that includes an electronic mail analogous interface, the package being configured for electronic transmission, the program code further being configured to encrypt the package and to communicate the package from the computer to a secure server over a secure network connection over the public Internet, wherein the package is stored at the server and communicated to an addressee, wherein the program code is further configured to communicate a confirmation of delivery status of the package from the secure server to the non-browser application at the local computer via a secure network connection over the public Internet.
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36. A program product, comprising:
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program code in communication with at least one of a local and a server computer, the program code configured to generate a package using a non-browser application that includes an electronic mail analogous interface on the local computer, the package being configured for electronic transmission comprising file data and an address associated with an addressee having a public electronic mail account, the program code being further configured to communicate the package from the local computer to the secure server over a secure network connection, and to store the package at the server in association with the electronic mail account of the addressee, the program code being further configured to decrypt and communicate the package to the addressee; and
a signal bearing medium bearing the program code. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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