Method of applying locking function to electronic documents and text messages
First Claim
1. A method of applying locking function to an electronic document on the Internet through a locking management server having a locked document storage means in which a locked document comprised of locking function selection region, a locking condition region, a locking guide message region, a hierarchy information region and an electronic document region, is stored, and a plain document storage means in which a plain electronic document is stored, comprising the steps of:
- (1) preparing an electronic document; and
(2) reading the electronic document, wherein the step (1) comprises;
preparing an electronic document and storing hierarchy information;
determining whether locking function is applied to the electronic document or not;
enabling a locking condition and a locking guide message to be input if the locking function is selected;
storing the electronic document in the locking document storage means if the locking function is selected; and
if not selected, storing the electronic document in the plain document storage means, and the step (2) comprises;
determining whether the electronic document to be read by the reader is locked or not, transmitting the electronic document to be read if not locked, enabling to input the locking condition if locked, allowing the reader to read the locked document if the locking condition is satisfied; and
displaying the locking guide message if the locking condition is not satisfied.
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Abstract
Provided is a method of applying locking function to electronic documents and/or text messages transmitted through the network, by which the security of the electronic documents is ensured and the reading conditions thereof are specified. There is also provided an electronic documents and/or text messages, comprising: a ) a locking function selection region storing the information whether locking function is applied to the attached electronic document; b) a locking condition region storing one or more conditions for locking the attached electronic document; c) a locking guide message region storing a guide message presented when the locking condition specified is not satisfied, d) a hierarchy information region storing hierarchy information; and, e) a document region storing the document to be transmitted.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of applying locking function to an electronic document on the Internet through a locking management server having a locked document storage means in which a locked document comprised of locking function selection region, a locking condition region, a locking guide message region, a hierarchy information region and an electronic document region, is stored, and a plain document storage means in which a plain electronic document is stored, comprising the steps of:
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(1) preparing an electronic document; and
(2) reading the electronic document, wherein the step (1) comprises;
preparing an electronic document and storing hierarchy information;
determining whether locking function is applied to the electronic document or not;
enabling a locking condition and a locking guide message to be input if the locking function is selected;
storing the electronic document in the locking document storage means if the locking function is selected; and
if not selected, storing the electronic document in the plain document storage means, and the step (2) comprises;
determining whether the electronic document to be read by the reader is locked or not, transmitting the electronic document to be read if not locked, enabling to input the locking condition if locked, allowing the reader to read the locked document if the locking condition is satisfied; and
displaying the locking guide message if the locking condition is not satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A locked document including an electronic document and a text message transmitted through the network, comprising:
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a) a locking function selection region storing the information whether locking function is applied to the attached electronic document;
b) a locking condition region storing one or more conditions for locking the attached electronic document;
c) a locking guide message region storing a guide message presented when the locking condition specified is not satisfied. d) a hierarchy information region storing hierarchy information; and
,e) a document region storing the document to be transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of applying locking function to a text message transmitted and/or received between mobile phones connected by a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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a message preparing step of configuring a transmitter'"'"'s mobile phone of the mobile phones such that a user who intends to transmit the text message selects a desired locking function among one or more locking functions and inputs locking condition information on the selected locking function, and attaching locking function indicating information and the locking condition information to the text message;
a message transmitting step of transmitting the text message prepared in the message preparing step to a receiver'"'"'s mobile phone via the mobile communication network; and
a message reading step of checking whether the text message has the locking function set thereto if the text message received in the receiver'"'"'s mobile phone is intended to read, receiving the locking condition information on the locking function or determining locking condition information if the locking function is set to the text message, and displaying the text message on the screen of the receiver'"'"'s mobile phone only when the locking condition information is identical with that attached to the text message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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