Patent ID: 7783765

Claim:
A method for providing access to a secured document, the method comprising: requesting authentication of a user having credential information to a first server at a first location having a first instance of the secured document stored therein; in response to determining that the user is authenticated to the first server, requesting that a connection be established that allows the user to access the first instance of the secured document at the first server; and upon receiving a request from the user to access a second instance of the secured document at a second server at a second location: requesting authentication of the user to the second server; determining whether access to the secured document is permitted from the second location via the second server; in response to determining that the user is authenticated to the second server and that access to the secured document is permitted from the second location, requesting disconnection of the user from the first server; and requesting that a connection be established that allows the user to access the second instance of the secured document at the second server.