Apparatus and method for ensuring compliance with a distribution policy
US7493650B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining compliance with a data distribution or usage policy applied with respect to a digital medium is presented. The method comprising: assigning numerical values to breaches of the policy; assigning a quota of breaches of the policy to at least one user subjected to the policy, the quota being expressed in terms of the numerical value; monitoring information distribution or usage covered by the policy in order to detect breaches of the policy by users; upon detection of an action breaching the policy by a given one of the users: determining whether a numerical value has been assigned to the type of the breach; comparing the numerical value assigned to the type of breach with a respective quota assigned to the given user, and allowing the action to be executed only if the comparing indicates that the respective quota assigned to the given user is sufficient to cover the breach.
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