Method and system for electronic delivery of sensitive information

• US 7,890,401 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2007
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge Financial Solutions Incorporated)
• Inventors: Driscoll, Leonard, Burakoff, Stephen V., Magary, Alex, Fein, Robert A., Simmel, Sergiu S., Wiley, Garett
• Primary Examiner(s): APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ
• Application Number:
  US11/827,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20070261122A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,315 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/17
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes

Abstract

A method and related system obtains consent from a user for electronic delivery of sensitive information. The user operating a first computer accesses a web page on a server system to input the consent. The web page prompts for the consent from the user. Once the consent is received at the server system, the consent is stored and sensitive information is delivered electronically to an e-mail address specified by the user. Once consent is indicated, it is communicated from the individual'"'"'s computer to another computer such as a server over, for example, a modem connection. Having secured the individual'"'"'s consent, the additional sensitive information may be delivered to the individual'"'"'s computer as, for example, a URL attachment to an email message.

Claims

1. A system comprising at least one processor programmed to:

request consent of a recipient to electronically deliver particular compliance information to the recipient upon the particular compliance information becoming available, wherein the request of consent being unrelated to a security measure; and

upon receiving the recipient'"'"'s consent and the particular compliance information becoming available, making the particular compliance information electronically accessible to the recipient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is programmed to obtain the recipient'"'"'s consent by sending the recipient a communication requesting consent over a computer communications link.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the communication is an email.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the communication is content presented on a web site accessible by the recipient.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein making the particular compliance information electronically accessible to the recipient comprises sending the recipient an email.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the email includes the particular compliance information.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the email includes a web address at which the particular compliance information is accessible.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein making the particular compliance information electronically accessible to the recipient comprises making the particular compliance information accessible via a web site.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the particular compliance information is compliance information.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one storage element operable to store an indication of consent received from the recipient.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the particular compliance information comprises a document from a particular securities issuer.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the particular compliance information comprises a particular type of compliance document.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the particular compliance information comprises information relating to a particular security.