System and method for encrypting and decrypting document reproductions
First Claim
1. A method for secure document transmission comprising:
- receiving a tangible document, the tangible document including humanly added indicia representative of an area in which confidential information is located;
scanning the tangible document to generate an electronic document;
encrypting the area to thereby generate an encrypted portion;
generating a hybrid electronic document inclusive of a non-encrypted portion of the electronic document and the encrypted portion;
communicating the hybrid electronic document to a selected destination;
receiving the hybrid electronic document;
receiving a humanly added annotation identifying the encrypted portion in the hybrid electronic document;
detecting the humanly added annotation to thereby identify the encrypted portion; and
decrypting the encrypted portion of the hybrid electronic document.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for secure document transmission. A sender selects a portion of an original document containing confidential information using a highlighter, bracketing, underlining, or other identifying marks. The original document is then scanned to generate an electronic version, which is subject to optical character recognition to locate the portions of the document containing confidential information based on the identifying marks. These portions containing confidential information are then encrypted and a hybrid document containing non-encrypted portions and encrypted portions is generated. The hybrid document is then sent to a recipient, along with a decryption key. The hybrid document is then marked by the recipient to designate those areas containing encrypted information. The marked document is then scanned to generate an electronic version, which is analyzed to identify which portions require decryption based on the identifying marks made by the recipient. These portions are decrypted and a complete reproduction of the original document is generated for the recipient.
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1. A method for secure document transmission comprising:
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receiving a tangible document, the tangible document including humanly added indicia representative of an area in which confidential information is located; scanning the tangible document to generate an electronic document; encrypting the area to thereby generate an encrypted portion; generating a hybrid electronic document inclusive of a non-encrypted portion of the electronic document and the encrypted portion; communicating the hybrid electronic document to a selected destination; receiving the hybrid electronic document; receiving a humanly added annotation identifying the encrypted portion in the hybrid electronic document; detecting the humanly added annotation to thereby identify the encrypted portion; and decrypting the encrypted portion of the hybrid electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable, tangible, and non-transitory data storage medium with computer-readable instructions stored thereon for secure document transmission comprising:
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instructions for receiving a tangible document, the tangible document including humanly added indicia representative of an area on the tangible document in which confidential information is located; instructions for scanning the tangible document to generate an electronic document; instructions for encrypting the area to thereby generate an encrypted portion; instructions for generating a hybrid electronic document inclusive of a non-encrypted portion of the electronic document and the encrypted portion; instructions for communicating the hybrid electronic document to a selected destination; instructions for receiving the hybrid electronic document; instructions for receiving the humanly added annotation identifying the encrypted portion in the hybrid electronic document; instructions for detecting the humanly added annotation to thereby identify the encrypted portion; and instructions for decrypting the encrypted portion of the hybrid electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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