Patent ID: 9231952
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving data representative of a content instance over a network from an access device associated with a first user; encrypting the content instance in response to a command initiated by the first user by way of one or more graphical user interfaces, the encrypting resulting in an encrypted content instance; providing, in response to the command initiated by the first user to encrypt the content instance, a key configured to facilitate decryption of the encrypted content instance; creating, subsequent to the command initiated by the first user to encrypt the content instance and based on input provided by the first user by way of the one or more graphical user interfaces, at least one access rule corresponding to the encrypted content instance, the at least one access rule specifying an allowed level of access to the encrypted content instance for each of a plurality of different users and an allowed level of access to the encrypted content instance for each of a plurality of different types of access devices; transmitting data representative of the encrypted content instance to a requesting access device associated with a requesting user; receiving, from the requesting access device, data representative of a request to access the key over the network; and performing a predefined action related to the key in response to the request and in accordance with the at least one access rule.