Print function system and method for secure cloud data storage

摘要

A system and method of transferring data between human readable documents using a virtual print driver is disclosed. A first user's computer has a standard text application having a print capability able to output documents in a standard Page Description Language (PDL) file. A virtual print driver then produces an encrypted file that identifies the document source and an intended recipient, establishes a secure link, and transfers the file to a secure cloud store via a secure cloud server that translates the document into a structured format, allowing elements of the document to be accessed individually. The stored document is then accessed in whole, in part, by the intended recipient and third parties authorized by them via a secure communication channel. The intended recipient and the third parties can use the document and/or incorporate further data into, or remove from, the document.

主权项

1. A method of transferring data between human readable documents, comprising:
providing a first human readable document resident on a first user's computer in an application format required by a first application; printing said first document to a virtual print driver, said printing comprising said first application outputting said first document as a Page Description Language (PDL) file; converting, by said virtual print driver, said PDL file into a secure, addressed file comprising an encrypted, tagged-format file version of said first document, a source ID and a target ID; transmitting said secure addressed file to a cloud server; and storing said secure addressed file, by said cloud server, in a secure data repository accessible by an entity identified by said target ID.