Patent ID: 9210149
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for publicly providing protected electronic documents, wherein: a first user using a data end device establishes a first data connection between the data end device and a data processing device via a communication network; the first user performs a user authentication at an authentication and access control module of the data processing device; the first user, after completing the authentication by the authentication and access control module, transfers a private electronic document via the first data connection from the data end device to a private storage medium of the data processing device and saves the private electronic document in the private storage medium; an analysis and comparison module is activated, the analysis and comparison module having access to a public storage medium via a second data connection, a plurality of public electronic documents being saved in the public storage medium; via the analysis and comparison module the private electronic document is analyzed and compared with the public electronic documents and for each comparison a degree of matching is determined; and during an attempt of a second user to access the private electronic document of the first user, via the authentication and access control module a public electronic document of the public electronic documents is provided from the public storage medium, instead of the private electronic document.