Controlling the distribution of information
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving with a server a request from a remote computer for a document;
identifying on the server a source of the request;
determining on the server an authorization level associated with the source of the request;
determining on the server an authorization level required to view the requested document;
if the source of the request is authorized to view the entire requested document, transmitting the requested document from the server to the remote computer via a network; and
if the source of the request is not authorized to view the entire requested document, redacting unauthorized portions of the requested document by visually blurring the unauthorized portions on the server and transmitting the redacted version of the requested document from the server to the remote computer via the network.
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Abstract
A source generates a request to receive a document. A determination is made regarding an authorization level associated with the source of the request. Another determination is made as to an authorization level required to view the requested document. If the source of the request is authorized to receive the requested document, the requested document is transmitted to the source of the request. If the source of the request is not authorized to receive the requested document, the unauthorized portions of the requested document are redacted and the redacted version of the requested document is transmitted to the source of the request.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving with a server a request from a remote computer for a document; identifying on the server a source of the request; determining on the server an authorization level associated with the source of the request; determining on the server an authorization level required to view the requested document; if the source of the request is authorized to view the entire requested document, transmitting the requested document from the server to the remote computer via a network; and if the source of the request is not authorized to view the entire requested document, redacting unauthorized portions of the requested document by visually blurring the unauthorized portions on the server and transmitting the redacted version of the requested document from the server to the remote computer via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
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identifying with a server a source of a request for a document received from a remote computer; determining on the server an authorization level associated with the source of the request; determining on the server an authorization level required to view the entire requested document; if the source of the request is authorized to view the entire requested document, transmitting the requested document from the server to the remote computer via a network; and if the source of the request is not authorized to view the entire requested document, redacting unauthorized portions of the requested document by visually blurring the unauthorized portions on the server and transmitting the redacted version of the requested document from the server to the remote computer via the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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