Patent ID: 6684248
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for providing a secure transfer of data from a sender to a recipient, comprising the steps of:transferring said data, including an address of at least one recipient, from said sender to a secure database server located in a network serving said sender; upon said sender initiating a transfer of said data to said addressed recipient, causing an inquiry to be made as to whether said addressed recipient has an affiliation with said network; upon a determination of no affiliation, causing said network to dynamically create an account for said addressed recipient, the account including a storage location and an identifier associating said addressed recipient with said storage location; storing data addressed to said recipient in said storage location; providing a notification to said addressed recipient of said addressed data being available at said secure database server; and transferring said addressed data to said addressed recipient upon a request from said addressed recipient.