DOCUMENT STORAGE ACCESS ON A PER-APPROVAL BASIS
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1. A system comprising:
- a. a File Storage Area containing at least one File wherein the File Storage Area is accessible by a file owner after proper authentication, is hosted by a Hosting Provider and is communicatively coupled to a Network;
b. a Link or other means of accessing the File wherein the Link or the other means of accessing the File contains information about one or more access permissions associated with the File;
c. a File Requestor Interface accessible to a file requestor and communicatively coupled to the Network further comprising;
i. means for requesting access to the File;
ii. means for notifying the file requestor of a response to a request for access to the File; and
iii. means for accessing the File; and
d. a File Owner Interface accessible to the file owner and communicatively coupled to the Network further comprising;
i. a Control Panel comprising viewing and editing capabilities for the File and its associated access permissions;
ii. means for notifying the file owner of the request for access to the File;
iii. means for granting or denying the request for access to the File; and
iv. means for responding to the file requestor regarding the request for access to the File.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow a file owner to upload and store a file to a File Storage Area. Through a series of communications, a file requestor may request access to the file. The file owner may grant or deny permissions to access the file and notify the file requestor of the results.
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1. A system comprising:
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a. a File Storage Area containing at least one File wherein the File Storage Area is accessible by a file owner after proper authentication, is hosted by a Hosting Provider and is communicatively coupled to a Network; b. a Link or other means of accessing the File wherein the Link or the other means of accessing the File contains information about one or more access permissions associated with the File; c. a File Requestor Interface accessible to a file requestor and communicatively coupled to the Network further comprising; i. means for requesting access to the File; ii. means for notifying the file requestor of a response to a request for access to the File; and iii. means for accessing the File; and d. a File Owner Interface accessible to the file owner and communicatively coupled to the Network further comprising; i. a Control Panel comprising viewing and editing capabilities for the File and its associated access permissions; ii. means for notifying the file owner of the request for access to the File; iii. means for granting or denying the request for access to the File; and iv. means for responding to the file requestor regarding the request for access to the File. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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a. providing a File Storage Area containing at least one File belonging to a file owner wherein the file owner, after proper authentication, grants or denies access to the File; b. allowing a file requestor to request access to the File from the file owner; c. notifying the file owner of the request to access the File; d. providing means for the file owner to view and edit the File and any associated access permissions and to respond to the request to access the File by granting or denying the request to access the File and communicating the response to the file requestor; e. providing means for the file requestor to access the File, subsequent to a grant of access to the File; and f. removing the means for the file requestor to access the File, subsequent to the file requestor successfully accessing the File. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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