Secure electronic document delivery system

Abstract

The secure electronic document delivery system enables a sender to identify file information and recipient information to be sent to a recipient. The system utilizes an authentication system requiring access to two different authentication messages, both access to electronic mail and access to a message sent to the recipient's phone. The two authentication messages are transmitted via two different communication paths thus requiring the recipient to access two different types of communications. Without accessing both messages, the recipient cannot access the document identified by the sender.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A secure electronic document delivery system method for providing a file from a sender's computer system to a recipient via a delivery computing system wherein the user accesses the file via an access link to the file on the sender's computer system, the delivery system method comprising:
 the sender storing the file at a first location on the sender's computer system; 
 the sender submitting an access link that identifies the first location at which the file is stored to the delivery computing system without transferring the file to the delivery computing system, wherein the delivery computing system is denied access to the file at the first location;  
 the delivery computing system encrypting an the access link identifying the first location of the file to be transmitted to the recipientwherein the sender inputs the access link to the computing system; 
 the delivery computing system storing the encrypted access link to the first location of the file; 
 the delivery computing system associating the recipient with an email address for transmitting information to the recipient and a phone number for transmitting information to the recipient; 
 the delivery computing system transmitting a first authorization message to the recipient via electronic mail, the first authorization message identifying a verification link to a verification page, wherein the verification page requests entry of an authorization code to access the file identified by the access link; 
 the delivery computing system transmitting a second authorization message to the recipient via a text message to the phone number after the recipient accesses the verification page, the second authorization message providing an the authorization code to the recipient for accessing the file, wherein accessing the verification page triggers initiates the transmission of the text message of the second authorization message with the authorization code to the recipient; 
 wherein the electronic mail to the recipient of the first authorization message identifies a phone number transmitting the text message of the second authorization message informing the recipient of the authorization code 
 the delivery computing system providing automatically directing the recipient with to the first location, wherein the recipient accesses the file located at the first location available at the access link at the time the delivery computing system directs the recipient accesses the access link such that the computing system provides access to the file to the recipient without uploading the file to a second location to the first location; 
 the delivery computing system requiring entry of the authorization code at the verification page wherein entry submission of the authorization code at the verification page automatically directs the recipient from the verification page to the file located at the first location ; 
 wherein the computing system decrypts the encrypted access link after the recipient enters the authorization code at the verification page for opening the file. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery computing system automatically forwards the recipient from the verification page to the file located at the access link upon submission of the authorization code at the verification page without requiring additional user input, wherein the access link is different than the verification link.  
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location provides the file without uploading to a second storage at a second location that is initially accessed by the recipient, wherein the delivery computing system provides the recipient with the file located at the first location without the delivery computing system accessing the file, wherein the verification link is different than the access link.  
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic mail to the recipient of the first authorization message identifies a confirmation phone number transmitting the text message of the second authorization message informing the recipient of the authorization code.  
     
     
       5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first authorization message provides the verification link without identifying the location of the file.  
     
     
       6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first authorization message does not provide the file in the electronic mail of the first authorization message.  
     
     
       7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
 a web browser accessing the verification page, wherein the web browser accessing the verification page initiates the transmission of the text message of the second authorization message;   wherein the delivery computing system automatically directs the web browser from the verification page to the first location upon submission of the authorization code to the delivery computer system at the verification page.    
     
     
       8. A secure electronic document delivery method for providing a message from a sender to a recipient via a delivery computing system wherein the recipient accesses the file via an access link, the method comprising:
 the delivery computing system providing a text box for input of the message;   the sender submitting the message into the text box to the delivery computing system to be transmitted to the recipient;   the delivery computing system generating a file that provides the message submitted by the sender into the text box;   the delivery computing system associating the recipient with an email address for transmitting the message to the recipient and a phone number for transmitting the message to the recipient;   the delivery computing system emailing a first authorization message to the email address, the first authorization message identifying a verification link to a verification page;   the delivery computing system transmitting a second authorization message to the phone number via a text message after the verification page is accessed, the second authorization message providing an authorization code to the recipient, wherein accessing the verification page initiates the transmission of the second authorization message with the authorization code to the phone number;   the delivery computing system requiring entry of the authorization code at the verification page prior to providing the recipient with access to the file and the message;   the delivery computing system directing the recipient from the verification page to the file and message upon submission of the authorization code into the verification page.    
     
     
       9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
 the delivery computing system providing the recipient with the access link to the file after submission of the authorization code at the verification page.    
     
     
       10. The method of claim 8 wherein the delivery computing system generates and stores the access link to the file such that the delivery computing system provides access to the file and message via automatically forwarding the recipient from the verification page to the access link.  
     
     
       11. The method of claim 8 wherein the first authorization message identifies a phone number from which the text message of the second authorization message providing the authorization code will be delivered to the recipient.  
     
     
       12. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
 a web browser requesting information from the verification page, wherein the web browser requesting information from the verification page initiates the transmission of the text message of the second authorization message;   wherein the delivery computing system automatically directs the web browser from the verification page to the file and the message upon submission of the authorization code to the delivery computer system at the verification page.    
     
     
       13. The method of claim 8, wherein the access link to the file identifies a first location of the file, wherein the access link provides the recipient with access to the file located at the first location, wherein the verification link is different than the access link, wherein the verification page automatically directs the recipient to the file and the message after the recipient submits the authorization code at the verification page without requiring additional input from the recipient.  
     
     
       14. A secure electronic document delivery method for providing a file from a sender to a recipient via a delivery computing system wherein the recipient accesses the file via an access link, the method comprising:
 the delivery computing system storing the access link identified by the sender, wherein the access link identifies a location to access the file, wherein the sender submits the access link to the delivery computing system;   wherein the delivery computing system is restricted from accessing the file stored at the access link, wherein the delivery computing system cannot access the file stored at the access link;   the delivery computing system associating the recipient with an email address and a telephone number capable of receiving a text message;   the delivery computing system electronically mailing a first authorization message to the recipient via the email address, the first authorization message identifying a verification link to a verification page,   the delivery computing system transmitting a second authorization message to the recipient via the telephone number, the second authorization message providing an authorization code within the second authorization message received at the phone number;   the delivery computing system requiring entry of the authorization code at the verification page prior to directing the recipient from the verification page to the access link to access the file located at the access link;   the delivery computing system automatically directing the recipient from the verification page to the file located at the access link upon submitting the authorization code at the verification page without requiring additional input from the recipient.    
     
     
       15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:
 the user submitting the authorization code at the verification page to access the file located at the access link, wherein the access link refers to a location different than the verification page, wherein the verification page directs the recipient to the file automatically after the recipient submits the authorization code at the verification page;   the delivery computing system providing the recipient with the file available at the access link at the time the recipient accesses the access link identified by the sender.    
     
     
       16. The method of claim 14, wherein the verification link transmitted to the recipient in the first authorization message does not identify the access link, wherein the verification link is different than the access link.  
     
     
       17. The method of claim 14, wherein the delivery computing system transmits the second authorization message to the phone number after the verification page identified in the first authorization message is accessed, wherein accessing the verification page initiates the transmission of the second authorization message with the authorization code to the phone number.  
     
     
       18. The method of claim 14 wherein the access link to the file identifies a first location of the file, wherein the access link provides the recipient with access to the file located at the first location, wherein the verification link is different than the access link, wherein the verification page directs the recipient to the file automatically after the recipient submits the authorization code at the verification page.  
     
     
       19. The method of claim 14, wherein the electronic mail to the recipient of the first authorization message identifies a confirmation phone number transmitting the text message of the second authorization message informing the recipient of the authorization code.