SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF A DOCUMENT ORDERING AND DELIVERY PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A method for managing a document management system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an interface module configured to communicatively connect to an application operating on a user device, wherein the application comprises a user interface configured to provide a user with access to the document management system via the interface module, wherein the user is associated with a client;
creating a client collection comprising the plurality of internally-held documents;
associating each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with usage rights in accordance with one or more publisher contracts governing use of the internally-held document;
associating each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with access rights in accordance with client-defined access rights governing access to the internally-held document by a plurality of the users associated with the client;
receiving a request for a document from the user'"'"'s device via the interface module from the user'"'"'s device;
identifying the requested document in at least one of the client collection or a system collection comprising a plurality of externally-held documents;
verifying compliance with the usage rights and the access rights associated with the requested document; and
delivering the requested document to the user'"'"'s device via the interface module.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing the ordering, maintenance and delivery of documents (e.g., technical publications, journals, etc.) in a copyright-compliant manner. A company having a plurality of users having a significant need to access a plurality of documents, order a large number of documents, may utilize the system and method to centrally manage the company'"'"'s document ordering needs. The system and method provides for the end-to-end management of the access to the plurality of the documents and the entire document delivery supply chain from the publisher to the user anywhere, anytime on any of the user'"'"'s devices. Use of the system and method enables a company to efficiently control the automated distribution of content in compliance with copyright restrictions set forth by document publishers.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for managing a document management system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an interface module configured to communicatively connect to an application operating on a user device, wherein the application comprises a user interface configured to provide a user with access to the document management system via the interface module, wherein the user is associated with a client; creating a client collection comprising the plurality of internally-held documents; associating each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with usage rights in accordance with one or more publisher contracts governing use of the internally-held document; associating each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with access rights in accordance with client-defined access rights governing access to the internally-held document by a plurality of the users associated with the client; receiving a request for a document from the user'"'"'s device via the interface module from the user'"'"'s device; identifying the requested document in at least one of the client collection or a system collection comprising a plurality of externally-held documents; verifying compliance with the usage rights and the access rights associated with the requested document; and delivering the requested document to the user'"'"'s device via the interface module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21)
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4. The method of claim I, wherein the step of associating each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with usage rights further comprises reviewing the one or more publisher contracts relating to the documents included in the client collection, and determining applicable terms and conditions relating to use of the documents.
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15. A computer-implemented document management system comprising:
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an interface module configured to communicatively connect to an application operating on a user device, wherein said application comprises a user interface configured to provide a user with access to the document management system via the interface module, wherein the user is associated with a client; a collection generator computer module communicatively connected to the interface module, the collection generator computer module configured to create a client collection comprising the plurality of internally-held documents; a rights engine computer module communicatively connected to the collection generator and a contracts database, the rights engine computer module configured to; associate each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with usage rights in accordance with one or more publisher contracts governing use of the internally-held document, wherein the one or more publisher contracts are maintained in the contracts database, and associate each of the internally-held documents in the client collection with access rights in accordance with client-defined access rights governing access to the internally-held document by a plurality of users associated with the client; a document order processor communicatively connected to the interface module, the document order processor configured to; receive a request for a document from the user'"'"'s device via the interface module; identify the requested document in at least one of the client collection or a system collection comprising a plurality of externally-held documents; and a compliance computer module communicatively connected to the document order processor, the compliance computer module configured to verify the order complies with the access rights and the usage rights associated with the requested document, wherein, if the order is compliant, the requested document is delivered to the user'"'"'s device by the document order processor via the interface module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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