METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING DIGITAL CONTENTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for protecting digital spatial information, the apparatus comprising:
- a spatial information authority database which stores access authority information on spatial information;
an access authority determining unit which, when there is a request for access to the spatial information from a user, determines whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information by referring to the spatial information authority database;
a spatial information database which stores the spatial information;
a spatial information providing unit which obtains the access-permitted spatial information from the spatial information database, organizes the information based on the user'"'"'s request for access, and provides the information; and
an access control unit which controls an interface between the access authority determining unit, the spatial information providing unit, and the user according to the type of the user'"'"'s request for access.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for protecting digital spatial information. The apparatus for protecting digital spatial information according to the present invention includes a spatial information authority database which stores access authority information on spatial information, an access authority determining unit which, when there is a request for access to the spatial information from a user, determines whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information by referring to the spatial information authority database, a spatial information database, a spatial information providing unit which obtains the access-permitted spatial information from the spatial information database, organizes the information based on the user'"'"'s request for access, and provides the information, and an access control unit.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for protecting digital spatial information, the apparatus comprising:
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a spatial information authority database which stores access authority information on spatial information; an access authority determining unit which, when there is a request for access to the spatial information from a user, determines whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information by referring to the spatial information authority database; a spatial information database which stores the spatial information; a spatial information providing unit which obtains the access-permitted spatial information from the spatial information database, organizes the information based on the user'"'"'s request for access, and provides the information; and an access control unit which controls an interface between the access authority determining unit, the spatial information providing unit, and the user according to the type of the user'"'"'s request for access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for protecting spatial information data, which is performed in an apparatus for protecting digital spatial information, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for access to spatial information data from a user; obtaining the user'"'"'s authority to access the spatial information data corresponding to the user'"'"'s request for access from a spatial information authority database; determining whether to permit the user to access the requested spatial information data by referring to the obtained access authority and, if it is determined that the requesting user has the authority to access the spatial information data, permitting the user to access the corresponding spatial information data; obtaining the access-permitted spatial information data from the spatial information authority database; organizing the spatial information data by extracting necessary information from the obtained spatial information data based on the user'"'"'s request for access; packaging the organized data to be protected; and transmitting the packaged data to the user.
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17. A method for protecting a spatial information service, which is performed in an apparatus for protecting digital spatial information, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for access to a spatial information service from a user; obtaining the user'"'"'s authority to access the spatial information service corresponding to the user'"'"'s request for access from a spatial information authority database; determining whether to permit the user to access data related to the requested spatial information service by referring to the obtained access authority and, if it is determined that the requesting user has the authority to access the spatial information service, permitting the user to access the corresponding spatial information service; obtaining data related to the access-permitted spatial information service from the spatial information authority database; configuring a necessary information service using the obtained spatial information data based on the user'"'"'s request for access; and providing the configured service to the user.
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18. A method for protecting previously extracted spatial information data, which is performed in an apparatus for protecting digital spatial information, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for access to previously extracted spatial information data from a user; obtaining the previously extracted spatial information data corresponding to the user'"'"'s request to access from a spatial information authority database and organizing the previously extracted spatial information data based on the user'"'"'s request for access; packaging the organized data to be protected; and transmitting the packaged data to the user.
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19. A method for issuing a license to a user, which is performed in an apparatus for protecting digital spatial information, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for issuing a license for access to spatial information from a user who receives the spatial information from the apparatus for protecting the digital spatial information; obtaining access authority information on the spatial information provided to the user from a spatial information authority database; generating a license by organizing the obtained access authority information as the license; and providing the generated license to the user.
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