Electronically shredding a document
US10235583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for storing and/or digitizing documents that preserves the confidentiality of the documents. The technology includes a process, referred to herein as “shredding”, that extracts portions of a digitized document, such as a scanned document or an image file, to create “shreds.” A shred can be, for example, a field of a form, a portion of a photo, etc. In some embodiments where the source document includes confidential information, each individual shred does not include the confidential information and, with information of only one shred, a person cannot obtain the confidential information. As a result, while the source document needs to be stored in a secure fashion to prevent disclosure of the confidential information, the shreds can be stored in a non-secure fashion without risking disclosure of the confidential information.
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