Patent ID: 9596219
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of enabling a first application to generate an encrypted file using an encryption process native to a second application, the method comprising: within said first application, generating an interface that accepts, from a user, an input designating an encryption option from among a plurality of encryption options; within said first application, generating an interface that accepts, from the user, an input indicating at least one file, said at least one file having a format, to which the encryption process should be applied; within said first application, generating an interface that accepts, from the user, an input designating a file save option from among a plurality of file save options; and within said first application, causing a second application specific to said file format to apply said encryption process to said file, thereby causing data in said file to transform from an unencrypted state to an encrypted state, and saving the file in the encrypted state in accordance with the designated file save option, wherein the first application is an email application and wherein the second application is activated by the email application.