Apparatus and method for providing access rights information on computer accessible content
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to content, comprising:
- receiving the content and access rights information associated with the content;
processing the access rights information to determine allowable access to the content; and
controlling access to the content based on the access rights information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing access rights information on computer accessible content are provided. The apparatus and method provide a mechanism through which access rights information is provided in association with information and content such that use of the information and content is controlled based on the access rights information. The apparatus and method include access rights information tags being associated with information and content. A web browser is provided with code, either in the web browser, or as a plugin application or browser extension, to process the access rights information and thereby control the usage of the associated information and content. Such control may include enabling and/or disabling options in the web browser application. The access rights information may be used to control access to content, identify how access to content may be obtained, monitor or keep a record of access to the content, and the like. The access rights information may be used in conjunction with an access level of a user to determine if the user is to be provided with access to the corresponding content.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to content, comprising:
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receiving the content and access rights information associated with the content;
processing the access rights information to determine allowable access to the content; and
controlling access to the content based on the access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for controlling access to content, comprising:
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first instructions for receiving the content and access rights information associated with the content;
second instructions for processing the access rights information to determine allowable access to the content; and
third instructions for controlling access to the content based on the access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for controlling access to content, comprising:
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a network interface;
an access rights information processing unit coupled to the network interface; and
a user interface coupled to the access rights information processing unit, wherein the content and access rights information associated with the content are received by the access rights information processing unit via the network interface, the access rights information processing unit processes the access rights information to determine allowable access to the content, and the user interface controls access to the content based on the processing of the access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A web page document stored in a computer and transmittable over a network, comprising:
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web page content;
at least one tag associated with the document, having access rights information for causing an access rights enabled web browser to control usage, by a user, of a portion of the web page content in accordance with the access rights information.
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41. A method of controlling access to documents retrievable over a network, comprising:
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generating content for a document; and
generating access rights information in tags in the document associated with the generated content, wherein the access rights information in the tags causes an access rights enabled web browser to control usage of a portion of the content for the document, by a user, based on the access rights information in the tags.
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42. A method of controlling access to content by an access rights enabled application, comprising:
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processing access rights information assigned to content upon occurrence of at least one of receipt of content and receipt of a selected function, from a user, on the content; and
controlling usage of the content based on the access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus for controlling access to documents retrievable over a network, comprising:
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means for generating content for a document; and
means for generating access rights information in tags in the document associated with the generated content, wherein the access rights information in the tags causes an access rights enabled web browser to control usage of a portion of the content for the document, by a user, based on the access rights information in the tags.
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47. An apparatus for controlling access to content by an access rights enabled application, comprising:
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means for processing access rights information assigned to content upon occurrence of at least one of receipt of content and receipt of a selected function, from a user, on the content; and
means for controlling usage of the content based on the access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for controlling access to documents retrievable over a network, comprising:
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first instructions for generating content for a document; and
second instructions for generating access rights information in tags in the document associated with the generated content, wherein the access rights information in the tags causes an access rights enabled web browser to control usage of a portion of the content for the document, by a user, based on the access rights information in the tags.
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52. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for controlling access to content by an access rights enabled application, comprising:
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first instructions for processing access rights information assigned to content upon occurrence of at least one of receipt of content and receipt of a selected function, from a user, on the content; and
second instructions for controlling usage of the content based on the access rights information. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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