Patent ID: 8234251

Claim:
A method of archiving recordations, the method comprising: (a) receiving a plurality of recordations from a first user, wherein the plurality of recordations comprise medical records, wherein the plurality of recordations are transmitted from the first user via a network from a first remote computer, wherein the plurality of recordations relate to a specific deceased person; (b) storing the recordations related to the deceased person on a storage device, wherein the storage device is in communication with the network; and (c) providing tiered access to at least a portion of the stored recordations at a second remote computer via the network, wherein the act of providing tiered access comprises: (i) establishing identifiers for a plurality of users, wherein a second user selected from the plurality of users is associated with one of the identifiers, (ii) analyzing the identifier associated with the second user, and (iii) providing access to a selected one of a first portion of the recordations or a second portion of the recordations based at least in part on the identifier associated with the second user.