Digital safety deposit box
AssigneeWachovia Corporation
InventorsSteven D. Clement, Michael Thomas Duke
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Abstract
A system that enables secure data storage into a third party managed electronic storage vault is disclosed. This electronic storage vault provides customers with a secure location to store important data such as insurance policies, automobile titles, deeds, wills, birth certificates, tax documents or the like. An interface can be provided which secures (e.g., encrypts, digitally signs) data related to transmission, storage and retrieval. A management component can be employed to regulate (e.g., authenticate) deposit or access of documents to/from the storage vault.
Claims20
A system that facilitates secure electronic storage, comprising:
- an interface component that secures a plurality of data elements for storage in an electronic storage vault;
- and
- a management component that one of permits or denies access to the electronic storage vault based upon authentication of a user.
A computer-implemented method of secure storage of data, comprising:
- selecting a plurality of data elements;
- authenticating a user;
- setting a sensitivity rating of the subset of the plurality of data elements;
- and
- permitting storage of the subset of the plurality of data elements based upon the authenticated user, wherein the subset of the plurality of data elements are stored as a function of the sensitivity rating.
The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising at least one of encrypting or digitally signing the subset of the data elements.
A computer-executable system that facilitates storage of data, comprising:
- means for securing the data for transmission to an electronic vault;
- means for securing the data for storage with the electronic vault;
- means for regulating access to the electronic vault as a function of user authentication;
- and
- means for storing the data within the electronic vault.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.