This patent application describes methods for delivering digital content securely. It involves receiving documents from sources, tagging the documents with metadata about the type and intended recipient, encrypting the documents, publishing them so the intended recipients can access them by verifying their identity, and granting access to the documents based on the verified identity. The digital content delivery system uses storage systems, interfaces, content providers, and lockboxes to classify, distribute and control access to encrypted documents for authorized recipients.

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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2013/0254897 A1
Reedy et al. (43) Pub. Date: Sep. 26, 2013
(54) DIGITAL CONTENT DELIVERY Publication Classi?cation
(71) Applicant: R. R. DONNELLY & SONS (51) Int. Cl.
COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US) G06F 21/62 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. Cl.
(72) Inventorsl Timothy J- Reedy, Milton, GA (US); CPC .................................. G06F 21/6218 (2013.01)
Douglas 0- Smith, MCDOngh, GA (US); USPC .......................................................... .. 726/26
Lynne M. Andrews, Roselle, IL (US);
Michael K. Logan, Chester Springs, PA (57) ABSTRACT
(US); Steven A. Keca, Aurora, IL (US)
_ Methods, apparatus, systems and machine readable medium
(73) Asslgnee? R Donnell)’ & sons Company’ for the delivery of digital content are disclosed herein. An
Chlcago, IL (Us) example method includes receiving a ?rst document from a
?rst document source, classifying the ?rst document With a
(21) Appl' N05 13/786,087 ?rst tag based on a type ofthe document, classifying the ?rst
_ _ document With a second tag based on a ?rst intended recipi
(22) Flled' Mar‘ 5’ 2013 ent, encrypting the ?rst document, publishing the ?rst docu
. . ment for receipt by the ?rst intended recipient, verifying an
Related U's' Apphcatlon Data identity of the ?rst intended recipient and granting the ?rst
(60) Provisional application No. 61/606,932, ?led on Mar. recipient access to the ?rst document based on the veri?ed
5, 2012. identity.
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