Patent ID: 8793483
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-based automated workflow system for sending an e-mail with an attached report from a first organization to one or more external recipients associated with a second organization, the system comprising: a sender computer system, associated with the first organization, that comprises at least one processor and a plurality of software programs that are executable by the at least one processor, wherein the plurality of software programs comprise a delivery agent program and an encryption program; an e-mail computer system associated with the first organization, wherein the e-mail computer system comprises at least one e-mail server; a report preparation computer system that is associated with the first organization and that is in communication with the sender computer system and the e-mail computer system, wherein the report preparation computer system comprises: wherein the report preparation computer system, the sender computer system and the e-mail computer system are each associated with a first administrative domain of the first organization, and wherein the report preparation computer system is for generating a report to be sent to the one or more external recipients, wherein the one or more external recipients are each associated with a second administrative domain for the second organization, wherein the report preparation computer system generates the report based on at least, (i) data stored in the first database, and (ii) one or more criteria input from the sender computer system, and wherein the report preparation computer system is programmed to send a notification to the sender computer system when the report is generated; wherein the delivery agent program of the sender computer system causes the sender computer system to download from the report preparation computer system upon receipt of the notification from the report preparation computer system (i) the report and (ii) valid contact information for the one or more external recipients, wherein a user of the sender computer system selects the one or more external recipients from a set of potential external recipients that is determined by the report preparation computer system based on at least the data in the report, and wherein the valid contact information for the one or more external recipients is determined by the report preparation computer system based on at least the data in the report such that the valid contact information prevents the e-mail from being sent (a) to an external recipient outside of the first or second organizations and (b) an external recipient whose role is not entitled to the data in the report based on the role data stored in the second database; wherein the encryption program of the sender computer system causes the sender computer system to encrypt the report downloaded from the report preparation computer system to thereby generate an encrypted report, wherein the report is encrypted with a password that is unique to a combination of the second organization and a role of the one or more external recipients at the second organization with respect to a subject matter of the report, wherein the encrypted report is attached to the e-mail that is sent to the one or more external recipients; wherein the sender computer system is configured to send the encrypted report to the e-mail computer system; and wherein the e-mail computer system sends the encrypted report as an attachment to an e-mail sent by the e-mail computer system to the one or more external recipients.