Secure Document Management System

• US 20080235175A1
• Filed: 03/20/2007
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Docommand Solution Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Docommand Solution Incorporated
• Inventors: Olive, John
• Application Number:
  US11/688,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235175A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6272 by registering files or documents with a third party
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A computer implemented method of securely accessing an electronic document storage system includes maintaining a secure data management system. A secure data management system receives a secure user login. The secure user login is transferred to an electronic document storage system via a secure transfer system.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of securely accessing an electronic document storage system, the method comprising:

(a) maintaining a secure data management system;

(b) receiving a secure user login to the secure data management system; and

(c) securely transferring the user login to an electronic document storage system using a secure transfer system to gain access to the electronic document storage system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure data management system is a membership data management system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure data management system is a financial data management system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure data management system is a travel data management system.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(d) automatically logging in a user to the document storage system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(d) accessing documents on the electronic document storage system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(d) transmitting at least one document from the document storage system to a user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one document is transmitted via an email message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one document is transmitted via a facsimile.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one document is transmitted via HTML.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one document is transmitted via FTP.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure transferring of step (c) uses Secure Socket Layer technology.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure transferring of step (c) uses Transport Layer Security.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure transferring of step (c) uses at least public key cryptography.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the secure transfer uses RSA for public key encryption.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure transferring of step (c) uses at least private key cryptography.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure data management system is accessed via a web site.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the secure data management system is accessed via a graphical user interface.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the user login received at step (b) is a password.

20. A computer implemented method of accessing an electronic document storage system, the method comprising:

(a) maintaining a secure data management system;

(b) maintaining a secure electronic document storage system;

(c) receiving a login from a user at the secure data management system; and

(d) securely transferring the login to the electronic document storage system using a secure transfer system to gain access to the electronic document storage system, thereby allowing the user access to the electronic document storage system.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the secure data management system is a membership data management system.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the secure data management system is a financial data management system.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the secure data management system is a travel data management system.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

(d) in response to a user request, accessing documents on the electronic document storage system.

25. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

(d) in response to a user request, transmitting at least one document from the electronic document storage system to the user.

26. A method of permitting user access to an electronic document management system, the method comprising:

(a) accessing an integrated data subsystem through a secure user login;

(b) requesting access to the electronic document management system; and

(c) securely transferring the secure user login of step (a) to the electronic document management system using a secure transfer system.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

(d) accessing documents on the electronic document storage system.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

(d) receiving at least one document from the electronic document storage system.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the user is automatically logging in to the electronic document storage system.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the integrated data subsystem permits access to a secure data management system.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the user can access personal data which is stored in the secure data management system.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein the secure user login of step (a) includes a password.

33. A method of storing documents on an electronic document storage system, the method comprising:

(a) granting access to a secure data management system using a secure user login;

(b) requesting access to the electronic document storage system;

(c) securely transferring the user login to the electronic document storage system using a secure transfer system to grant access to the electronic document storage system; and

(d) transmitting at least one document to the electronic document storage system.

34. The method of claim 33, further comprising:

(e) storing the at least on document in the electronic document storage system in a manner requested by a user.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the transmitting of step (d) occurs through email.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein the transmitting of step (d) occurs through FTP.

37. The method of claim 33, wherein the transmitting of step (d) occurs through HTML.

38. The method of claim 33, wherein the transmitting of step (d) occurs through facsimile.

39. The method of claim 33, wherein the transmitting of step (d) occurs in response to a user document upload.

40. A unified financial data and electronic document management system comprising:

a graphical user interface subsystem for presenting user data and electronic documents;

a selection receiving subsystem for receiving a user selection of access to the user account information or access to electronic document storage; and

a transfer subsystem for providing, upon selection of electronic document storage, secure transfer of the login to a secure electronic document storage subsystem.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the secure transfer of the login uses Secure Socket Layer technology.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein the secure transfer of the login uses Transport Layer Security.

43. The system of claim 40, wherein the secure transfer uses at least public key cryptography.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the secure transfer uses RSA for public key encryption.

45. The system of claim 40, wherein the secure transfer uses at least private key cryptography.