Secure message access technique
AssigneeVeracity, Inc.
InventorShmuel Silverman
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Abstract
An electronic device that accesses content is described. During operation, the electronic device may obtain a secure message and information specifying a second electronic device. Then, the electronic device may contact, based at least in part on the information, the second electronic device, where the contact occurs via a separate second communication channel that is different from a communication channel used to obtain the secure message and the information. Moreover, the electronic device may receive, from the second electronic device, second information, where the second information facilitates access to the content associated with the secure message. Next, the electronic device may access the content in the secure message based at least in part on the second information.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- an interface circuit configured to communicate with a second electronic device;
- a computation device coupled to the interface circuit;
- and
- memory, coupled to the computation device, configured to store program instructions, wherein, when executed by the computation device, the program instructions cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a secure message and information specifying the second electronic device;
- contacting, based at least in part on the information, the second electronic device, wherein the contact occurs via a separate second communication channel that is different from a communication channel used to obtain the secure message and the information;
- receiving, from the second electronic device, second information, wherein the second information facilitates access to content associated with the secure message;
- and
- accessing the content in the secure message based at least in part on the second information.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with an electronic device, the computer-readable storage medium configured to store program instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining a secure message and information specifying a second electronic device;
- contacting, based at least in part on the information, the second electronic device, wherein the contact occurs via a separate second communication channel that is different from a communication channel used to obtain the secure message and the information;
- receiving, from the second electronic device, second information, wherein the second information facilitates access to content associated with the secure message;
- and
- accessing the content in the secure message based at least in part on the second information.
A method for accessing content, comprising:
- by an electronic device:
- obtaining a secure message and information specifying a second electronic device;
- contacting, based at least in part on the information, the second electronic device, wherein the contact occurs via a separate second communication channel that is different from a communication channel used to obtain the secure message and the information;
- receiving, from the second electronic device, second information, wherein the second information facilitates access to the content associated with the secure message;
- and
- accessing the content in the secure message based at least in part on the second information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.