Patent ID: 7788485

Claim:
A method for securely transferring electronic information, comprising: creating secure electronic information on a source network device with one or more processors using a root digital certificate and a personal digital certificate transferred to the source network device from a secure electronic information server with one or more processors via a communications network; adding an electronic link to the secure electronic information to route the information through the secure electronic information server, wherein the electronic link generates one or more electronic messages that are securely sent to the source network device to indicate the secure electronic information was received on a destination network device and wherein the electronic link allows the secure electronic information to be identified, sent and routed without storing the secure electronic information with the added link on the secure electronic information server, and wherein the electronic link is specially formatted to generate one or more other electronic messages when the secure electronic information is accessed on the destination network device; sending the secure electronic information to the destination network device with one or more processors via the communications network using the electronic link to route the secure electronic information through the secure electronic information server, wherein the secure electronic information with the added electronic link is not stored on the secure electronic information server and wherein the secure electronic server does not record any identifying information about the source network device and the secure electronic information with the added electronic link; receiving via the communications network a secure certified receipt on the source network device, wherein the secure electronic information server generates the secure certified receipt using the electronic link when the destination network device accesses the secure electronic information, wherein the secure certified receipt indicates the secure electronic information was received and accessed on the destination network device and includes a secure timestamp and date.