Electronic document management system
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program for the management of digital information bearing digital signatures is disclosed. The invention includes an apparatus for the management of digital information in a database. This apparatus further includes the means for importing the digital information; means for processing the digital information, wherein the digital information may include at least one digital document, at least one digital signature, at least one public key certificate, at least one archival policy; means for obtaining data from an external server and means for exporting output information from the apparatus, whereby a user when importing the digital information to the apparatus, causes the digital information to be processed thereby generating the output information that is stored in the database.
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43. An apparatus for the management of digital information in a database, comprising:
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means for importing said digital information;
means for processing said digital information;
wherein said digital information may include;
at least one digital document, at least one digital signature, at least one public key certificate, at least one archival policy for each document; and
means for exporting output information generated from said digital information from said apparatus, whereby a user when importing said digital information to said apparatus, causes said digital information to be processed thereby generating said output information generated from said digital information that is stored in said database. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system for managing digital information, including:
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a receive means for receiving said digital information;
a communication means for obtaining data from at least one external source; and
a processing means for formatting said digital information into an archival document using said data, and storing said archive or document in a database. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A computer program product including a computer usable medium having computer readable program code and computer readable system code embodied on said medium for managing digital information stored on a storage means within a data processing system, said computer program product further including computer readable code within said computer usable medium for:
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receiving said digital information;
obtaining data from at least one external source; and
formatting said digital information into an archival document using said data, and storing archival document in said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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