Patent · US Expired

Limited-use browser and security system

US7225157B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2000
Grant dateMay 29, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 13, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2149
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A limited-use browser and related security system control access to content stored on a server computer linked to a network. The security system secures the content on the server and only permits it to be downloaded to a client computer running the limited-user browser or a general purpose browser executing an add-in security module providing the same functions as the limited-user browser. The limited-use browser or module secures the downloaded content on the client computer and displays it in a “view-only” mode. While the secured content is being displayed, menu selections, key combination, or pointing device commands initiated on the client computer that would modify the content or create a copy on another medium are either disabled as a default or monitored to determine if the action is permitted.

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