Document distribution management method and apparatus using a standard rendering engine and a method and apparatus for controlling a standard rendering engine
US7073199B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/63
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for the secure distribution and consumption of electronic documents using a standard rendering engine. The documents have usage rights associated therewith. A server stores the documents in computer readable form. A user operates a client having a standard application program including a rendering engine capable of rendering unencrypted documents for viewing. The client and the server are coupled by a communications network. A rights management module receives a request from the client for at least one of the documents on the server and delivers the document and a set of rights associated with the document to the client. A connection module attached to the rendering engine receives the set of rights associated with the document. A user interface module attached to the rendering engine controls the user's access to the document in accordance with the list of rights for the user associated with the document.
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