Patent ID: 9497172
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G09C,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of encrypting and transferring data between senders and receivers over a network, the method comprising: receiving, by a server, an identifier of a receiver from a sender; encrypting data to be transferred between the sender and the receiver using an encryption key; retrieving, by the server, information specific to the receiver using the identifier of the receiver received from the sender; encrypting the encryption key using the retrieved information specific to the receiver; transferring the encrypted data and the encrypted encryption key over the network for receipt by the receiver; receiving, by the server, from the receiver to which the encrypted data and the encrypted encryption key has been transferred, the identifier of the receiver and the encrypted encryption key; retrieving, by the server, the information specific to the receiver using the identifier of the receiver received from the receiver, and using the retrieved information specific to the receiver to decrypt the encrypted encryption key; and decrypting the encrypted data using the decrypted encryption key.