Patent ID: 8832853

Claim:
A method of communicating document images between a plurality of verified users, the method comprising: providing a verified directory describing a plurality of users to each of the plurality of users, each entry in the verified directory comprising an identifier representative of an identity of a user of the plurality of users, wherein, prior to inclusion in the verified directory, registration information has been provided by each of the plurality of users and the identity of each of the plurality of users has been verified as identifying the user represented thereby using the registration information; providing, by a processor, a secure transmission of an electronic document image from a sending user in the verified directory of the plurality of users to a receiving user in the verified directory of the plurality of users such that only the receiving user of the plurality of users is able to view the electronic document image, wherein the electronic document image is securely transmitted to the receiving user when the receiving user is available to access the electronic document image; receiving a request from the sending user comprising a replacement electronic document image; replacing the electronic document image with the replacement electronic document image if the electronic document image has not been securely accessed by the receiving user such that the receiving user is provided secure access to the replacement electronic document image in lieu of the electronic document image; and providing a replacement confirmation to the sending user when the electronic document image was replaced with the replacement electronic document image.