Data exchange method and communication protocol used during same
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1. A computerized method of creating a data message for electronic transmission to a recipient comprising the steps of:
- selecting at least one image file to be included in said data message;
determining exchange rights for said recipient, said exchange rights establishing at least one action available to said recipient with respect to handling of said at least one image file; and
bundling said at least one image file and said exchange rights to form said data message.
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A computerized method of creating a data message for electronic transmission to a recipient includes selecting at least one image file to be included in the data message. Exchange rights for the recipient are determined and establish at least one action available to the recipient with respect to handling of the at least one image file. The at least one image file and the exchange rights are then bundled to form the data message.
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1. A computerized method of creating a data message for electronic transmission to a recipient comprising the steps of:
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selecting at least one image file to be included in said data message;
determining exchange rights for said recipient, said exchange rights establishing at least one action available to said recipient with respect to handling of said at least one image file; and
bundling said at least one image file and said exchange rights to form said data message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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16. A computerized method for controlling actions available to a recipient receiving a data message from a sender, said method comprising the steps of:
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creating a data message that includes at least one image file and exchange rights for said recipient, said exchange rights establishing at least one action available to said recipient with respect to handling of said at least one image file;
transmitting said data message to a computer system of said recipient;
deconstructing said data message at said recipient computer system to determine the exchange rights therein; and
permitting said recipient to perform said at least one action with said at least one image file in accordance with said exchange rights.
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27. A computerized method for communicating a data message between a sender and a recipient comprising the steps of:
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from a computer system of said sender, transmitting a data message to a computer system of said recipient, said data message including at least one image file and exchange rights for said recipient, said exchange rights establishing whether said recipient is permitted to browse said at least one image file, browse and archive said at least one image file, browse and forward said at least one image file, or browse, archive and forward said at least one image file;
at the recipient computer system upon receipt of said data message, deconstructing said data message to determine the exchange rights therein; and
permitting said recipient to handle said at least one image file in accordance with said exchange rights.
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36. A data message structure comprising:
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at least one image file; and
an exchange rights file, said exchange rights file including data fields complimentary to data fields in said at least one image file, the data fields in said exchange rights file specifying at least one recipient who is permitted access to said at least one image file and being linked to said at least one image file.
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