Detection and removal of information in files

• US 20060069733A1
• Filed: 10/28/2005
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Shaw, Rhae-Christie, Ong, Khai Weyn, Antonoff, Lauren Nicole
• Application Number:
  US11/261,963
• Publication Number:
  US 20060069733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data

Abstract

A computer system includes an application programmed to create a document, and a component including at least one internal module programmed to examine and modify the document to remove hidden information or metadata. The computer system also includes a communications interface for an external module programmed to examine and modify the document. The communications interface is programmed to allow the component to communicate with the external module.

Claims

1. A computer system, comprising:

an application programmed to create a document;

a component including at least one internal module programmed to examine and modify the document to remove hidden information or metadata; and

a communications interface for an external module programmed to examine and modify the document, wherein the communications interface is programmed to allow the component to communicate with the external module.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising the external module.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the application is programmed to allow a user to invoke the component to examine and modify the document.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the application includes a menu with an item that is selected by the user to invoke the component to examine and modify information in the document.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first user interface programmed to allow a user to select or deselect the internal module used to examine the document.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a second user interface programmed to allow the user to select or deselect the internal module used to modify the document.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first user interface programmed to allow a user to select or deselect the internal module and the external module used to examine the document.

8. A method for examining and removing information from a document, the method comprising:

allowing a user to create a document;

providing a menu including an item programmed to allow for finalization of the document;

upon selection of the item, loading a component programmed to examine the document to identify information as part of the finalization of the document; and

presenting the user with results of the examination of the document by the component.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising modifying the document using the component.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying further comprises removing the information from the document.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

providing an internal module programmed to examine the document;

providing a communications interface for an external module programmed to examine the document; and

loading the internal module and the external module upon selection of the item.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing the external module programmed to examine the document.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising allowing the user to select or deselect use of the internal module and the external module to examine the document.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising identifying hidden information or metadata associated with the document.

15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:

allowing a user to create a document;

providing a menu including an item programmed to allow for finalization of the document;

upon selection of the item, loading a component programmed to examine the document to identify information as part of the finalization of the document; and

presenting the user with results of the examination of the document by the component.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising modifying the document using the component.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein modifying further comprises removing the information from the document.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

providing an internal module programmed to examine the document;

providing a communications interface for an external module programmed to examine the document; and

loading the internal module and the external module upon selection of the item.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising providing the external module programmed to examine the document.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising allowing the user to select or deselect use of the internal module and the external module to examine the document.