Signature distribution in a document registration system
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1. A method comprising:
- intercepting an object being transmitted over a network at a distributed match agent of a document registration system;
generating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object;
comparing the set of signatures associated with the intercepted object with signatures associated with registered documents stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent; and
determining whether to notify a manager agent of registration system based on the result of the comparison.
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Abstract
A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, is not transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes a manager agent to maintain signatures of registered documents and a match agent to detect the unauthorized transmission of the content of registered documents.
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1. A method comprising:
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intercepting an object being transmitted over a network at a distributed match agent of a document registration system;
generating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object;
comparing the set of signatures associated with the intercepted object with signatures associated with registered documents stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent; and
determining whether to notify a manager agent of registration system based on the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A document registration system comprising:
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a manager agent including;
a registration module to register documents, and a master signature database to maintain signatures of registered documents;
a match agent including;
at least one object capture module to intercept an object being transmitted over a network, a signature generator to generate a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object, a search engine to compare the set of signatures associated with the intercepted object with signatures stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent that are associated with registered documents, and a notification module to determine whether to send a notification to the manager agent of registration system based on the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture including program code which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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intercepting an object being transmitted over a network at a distributed match agent of a document registration system;
generating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object;
comparing the set of signatures associated with the intercepted object with signatures associated with registered documents stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent; and
determining whether to notify a manager agent of registration system based on the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A distributed match agent comprising:
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a signature database to store signatures of registered documents;
a signature generator to generate signatures for objects received by the distributed match agent;
a search engine to compare the signatures generated the signature generator to the signatures stored in the signature database. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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