Information security – Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention... – Access control
Reexamination Certificate
2001-06-12
2008-10-21
Smithers, Matthew B (Department: 2137)
Information security
Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...
Access control
C713S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07441277
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a secure electronic deposit box system25and a related method of controlling access to electronic information, particularly suitable for use in electronic tendering or the like. The method comprises the steps of providing:at least one user apparatus5;a remote server10;a communications link15between the at least one user apparatus5and the remote server10;allocating disk storage space20on the remote server10unique to the at least one user apparatus5;allowing the at least one user access to the storage space20via secure encryption of data sent to/from the user apparatus5and the server10and username/password login to the server. By this arrangement, the at least one user apparatus15can send data in the form of documentation to the disk storage space20, and can also access the documentation on the disk storage space20.
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Search Report by The British Patent Office.
Burges Ronald Llewellyn
Groundwater David Sean
Smith Scott Allan
BIP Solutions Limited
Smithers Matthew B
The H.T. Than Law Group
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