ACCESS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN ENTERPRISE DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining access rights to an encrypted document using an enterprise digital rights management (eDRM) system, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for obtaining access rights to the encrypted document from a requestor, through an eDRM interface;
generating a request inbox corresponding to a granter of the encrypted document, wherein the request inbox contains at least the request received from the requestor;
sending the request inbox to the granter through the eDRM interface;
obtaining a response to the request from the granter; and
providing a status alert to the requestor through the eDRM interface, wherein the status alert is indicative of the response.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for obtaining access rights to an encrypted document are described. The method comprises receiving a request for obtaining access rights to the encrypted document from a requestor, through an eDRM interface. The method further comprises generating a request inbox corresponding to a granter of the encrypted document. The request inbox contains at least the request received from the requestor. The generated request inbox is sent to the granter through the eDRM interface. The method furthermore comprises obtaining a response to the request from the granter, and providing a status alert indicative of the response to the requestor through the eDRM interface.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining access rights to an encrypted document using an enterprise digital rights management (eDRM) system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for obtaining access rights to the encrypted document from a requestor, through an eDRM interface; generating a request inbox corresponding to a granter of the encrypted document, wherein the request inbox contains at least the request received from the requestor; sending the request inbox to the granter through the eDRM interface; obtaining a response to the request from the granter; and providing a status alert to the requestor through the eDRM interface, wherein the status alert is indicative of the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An enterprise digital rights management (eDRM) server comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising; a rights request module configured to; receive a request for obtaining access rights to the encrypted document from a requestor, through an eDRM interface; generate a request inbox corresponding to a granter of the encrypted document, wherein the request inbox contains at least the request received from the requestor; send the request inbox to the granter through the eDRM interface; obtain a response to the request from the granter; and provide the response to the requestor through the eDRM interface. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method comprising:
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receiving a request for obtaining access rights to the encrypted document from a requestor, through an eDRM interface; generating a request inbox corresponding to a granter of the encrypted document, wherein the request inbox contains at least the request received from the requestor; sending the request inbox to the granter through the eDRM interface; obtaining a response to the request from the granter; and providing a status alert to the requestor through the eDRM interface, wherein the status alert is indicative of the response. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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