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Generating signatures over a document

US7434058B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 2004
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6272
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, cannot be transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes maintaining a plurality of stored signatures over a registered document. In one embodiment, the plurality of stored signatures are generated by extracting content from the document, normalizing the extracted content, and generating the plurality of signatures using the normalized content.

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