Method and system for exchanging digital documents

• US 20100211583A1
• Filed: 02/12/2010
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BB & F Holding Company LLC
• Original Assignee: BB & F Holding Company LLC
• Inventors: Basso, Enrico
• Application Number:
  US12/656,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20100211583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/116 Details of conversion of file system types or formats

Abstract

A device for transmitting digital documents, comprising a receiving module for receiving a transfer file, which in turn comprises a document body and a header that identifies the sender and the recipient, the transfer file being encoded in a first digital format; a selector module, which is adapted to identify, on the basis of the header, a second digital format associated with the recipient; a connector module, which is adapted to convert the transfer file from the first format to the second format and to send the converted transfer file to the recipient.

Claims

1. A device for transmitting digital documents, comprising:

a receiving module for receiving a transfer file comprising a document body and a header that identifies the sender and the recipient, said transfer file being encoded in a first digital format;

a selector module, which is adapted to identify, on the basis of said header, a second digital format associated with said recipient;

a connector module, which is adapted to convert said transfer file from said first format to said second format and to send said converted transfer file to said recipient.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said transfer file or said digital document body is in encrypted and compressed form.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said receiving module for receiving a transfer file are configured to operate via the Internet.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said connector is configured to send said converted transfer file to said recipient via the Internet.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein said receiving module for receiving a transfer file are configured to operate via one or more connections selected from the group comprising mail connections, ftp, WebService, FAX, SMS and MMS.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said connector is configured to send said transfer file to said recipient via one or more connections selected from the group comprising mail connections, ftp, WebService, FAX, SMS and MMS.

7. A system for transferring a digital document from a sender computer to a recipient computer, comprising:

a device for transmitting digital documents according to one or more of the preceding claims;

a packing module, which is located at said sender computer and is configured to convert a digital document into said transfer file comprising the body of the digital document and a header;

an unpacking module located at said recipient computer and configured to recreate the digital document or an equivalent copy thereof starting from the converted transfer file.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said packing module comprises a compression module and/or an encryption module.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said unpacking module comprises respectively a decompression module and/or a decryption module.

10. A method for transmitting digital documents, comprising the steps that consist in:

receiving a transfer file, which comprises a document body and a header that identifies the sender and the recipient, said transfer file being encoded in a first digital format;

identifying, on the basis of said header, a second digital format associated with said recipient;

converting said transfer file from said first format to said second format and sending said converted transfer file to said recipient.