Secure File Transfer with Electronic Payment Integration
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (A) receiving, from a first sender, electronic transmission definition data representing an original electronic transmission, the electronic transmission definition data comprising;
(A)(1) a first recipient identifier specifying a first recipient of the original electronic transmission;
(A)(2) original message data; and
(A)(3) first payment data representing a first required payment amount;
(B) receiving, from the first recipient, first payment data;
(C) attempting to obtain, based on the first payment data, a first payment in an amount equal to the first required payment amount; and
(D) making the original message data available to the first recipient only if the attempt to obtain the first payment from the first recipient succeeds.
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Abstract
A system for securely transferring an electronic package from one user to another includes a mechanism for requiring payment from the recipient of an electronic package before the recipient is permitted to receive the package. The sender of an electronic package may specify one or more files to be included in the package, one or more recipients of the package, and an amount of a required payment. Each recipient is notified of the electronic package and prompted to provide payment. The system permits each recipient to download the electronic package only if that recipient provides the required payment. The sender may specify a different payment amount for each recipient. The sender may add, delete, and modify files within the package over time. When a recipient downloads the package, the files that are within the package at that time are provided to the recipient.
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44 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(A) receiving, from a first sender, electronic transmission definition data representing an original electronic transmission, the electronic transmission definition data comprising; (A)(1) a first recipient identifier specifying a first recipient of the original electronic transmission; (A)(2) original message data; and (A)(3) first payment data representing a first required payment amount; (B) receiving, from the first recipient, first payment data; (C) attempting to obtain, based on the first payment data, a first payment in an amount equal to the first required payment amount; and (D) making the original message data available to the first recipient only if the attempt to obtain the first payment from the first recipient succeeds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instructions are executable by at least one computer processor to perform a method comprising:
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(A) receiving, from a first sender, electronic transmission definition data representing an original electronic transmission, the electronic transmission definition data comprising; (A)(1) a first recipient identifier specifying a first recipient of the original electronic transmission; (A)(2) original message data; and (A)(3) first payment data representing a first required payment amount; (B) receiving, from the first recipient, first payment data; (C) attempting to obtain, based on the first payment data, a first payment in an amount equal to the first required payment amount; and (D) making the original message data available to the first recipient only if the attempt to obtain the first payment from the first recipient succeeds. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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