Method of encrypting/decrypting the document and a safety management storage device and system method of its safety management

• US 8,296,585 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Netcom Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Netcom Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cai, Huabo, Zhu, Xuyang
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiferaw, Eleni
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L
• Application Number:
  US12/067,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20080215881A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,223 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 713/193
• 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

Abstract

A method of encrypting/decrypting the document and a safety management storage device and system method of its safety management, using for the safety management of electronic documents, the said system comprising a PC or mainframe installed with common reading software and a storage device of safety management connected to the said PC/mainframe through hot-plug; when connected to the mainframe, the said storage device is enumerated as a USB CDROM device at least. The user owns the said storage device can encrypt the electronic documents by using the encryption keys to generate an encrypted document with the same file type, also can open the encrypted document by using common reading software, and then use the document according to the predetermined operation authority. By using present invention, the users and the range of using the documents will be limited through the control of the distribution of the said storage devices, thus, a document safety management system with high security and easy-use will be established, and with the advantage of easy control, low cost of investment and maintenance.

Claims

1. A method of encrypting an electronic document for safety management of the electronic document, comprising steps of:

installing an encryption program on a PC or mainframe;

operating the PC/mainframe to (i) choose an electronic document which will be encrypted, (ii) choose an optional item of encrypting transformation in an operating prompt-menu of said electronic document, and (iii) read data of the electronic document which will be encrypted;

encrypting said data by using an encryption key; and

generating an encrypted electronic document which has a same file type as said electronic document.

2. The method of encrypting the electronic document according to claim 1 wherein the encryption program is stored in a safety management storage device such that when connected to said PC/mainframe said storage device functions as a USB CDROM device by the PC/mainframe system so that said encryption program runs automatically.

3. The method of encrypting the electronic document according to claim 1 wherein said encrypted electronic document contains encryption information which comprises information of authority settings, or serial number of encryption keys.