Patent ID: 8862687

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for secure digital file sharing comprising the steps of: a remote computer receiving from a first computer an authentication request, the authentication request comprising a first computer serial number and a unique software license key, the unique software license key associated with a software agent on the first computer in communication with the remote computer; the remote computer determining whether the first computer is authorized for use with the remote computer by determining a valid combination of the first computer serial number and the unique software license key; the remote computer transmitting to the first computer a validation message associated with the first computer; the remote computer storing a first file received from the first computer in a first database, first database associated with the first computer; the first file tagged with access rights granted by the first computer which will serve to govern the subsequent use and lifespan of the first file; the remote computer receiving from the first computer a first detail message associated with a first file copied from the first computer to the remote computer, the first detail message comprising at least a name of the first file copied from the first computer to the remote computer; the remote computer storing the first detail message in a meta-data log; the remote computer receiving from a second computer an authentication request, the authentication request comprising a second computer serial number and a unique software license key, the unique software license key associated with a software agent on the second computer, the second computer in communication with the remote computer; the remote computer determining whether the second computer is authorized for use with the remote computer by determining a valid combination of the second computer serial number and the unique software license key; the remote computer transmitting to the second computer a validation message associated with the second computer; the remote computer transferring a copy of the first file from the first database to a second database, second database associated with the second computer; the remote computer receiving from the second computer a second detail message associated with the first file copied by the remote computer to the second database, the second detail message comprising at least the name of the first file copied from the remote computer to the second database; and the remote computer storing the second detail message in the meta-data log.