Secure file sharing
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsDavid Hilbert, Jonathan Trevor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a proxy server that enables remote users to securely share files. A proxy server maintains credentials for accessing files on secure file sources. By sharing a file a user of the file source generates a proxy representation that maintains information about the location of the file and mechanisms for accessing the file. When the recipient submits changes the proxy server executes those changes on the original file.
Claims90
A method for sharing files with remote users, the method comprising:
- accepting a request from a file sharer to share a file with a remote user;
- accessing credentials, the credentials configured to enable access to the file;
- and
- generating a proxy representation for the file, the proxy representation associated with the remote user and storing a location of the file.
A system for sharing files with remote users, the system comprising:
- a proxy database storing proxy representations, the proxy representations configured to enable access to files for remote users;
- and
- a proxy configured to:
- accept a request from a file sharer to share a file with a remote user;
- access credentials, the credentials configured to enable access to the file;
- and
- generate a proxy representation for the file.
A computer program product, stored on a computer readable medium, and including computer executable instructions for controlling a processor to manage access to remote files, the instructions comprising instructions for:
- accepting a request from a file sharer to share a file with a remote user;
- accessing credentials, the credentials configured to enable access to the file;
- and
- generating a proxy representation for the file, the proxy representation associated with the remote user and storing a location of the file.
A method for enabling access to files, the method comprising:
- receiving a sending request for an email message from a file sharer, the sending request associated with a recipient and a file having a file location;
- and
- creating a proxy representation for the file, the proxy representation configured to enable the recipient to access the file;
- and
- storing a reference in the message, the reference associated with the proxy representation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.