Signature distribution in a document registration system
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- intercepting packets being transmitted over a network at a distributed match agent of a document registration system;
reassembling the packets into an intercepted document;
generating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted document;
comparing the set of signatures associated with the intercepted document with signatures associated with registered documents, wherein the signatures associated with the registered documents are stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent; and
determining whether to notify a manager agent of the 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 computer-implemented method comprising:
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intercepting packets being transmitted over a network at a distributed match agent of a document registration system; reassembling the packets into an intercepted document; generating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted document; comparing the set of signatures associated with the intercepted document with signatures associated with registered documents, wherein the signatures associated with the registered documents are stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent; and determining whether to notify a manager agent of the 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 packets being transmitted over a network and reassemble the packets into an intercepted document, a signature generator to generate a set of signatures associated with the intercepted document, a search engine to compare the set of signatures associated with the intercepted document 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 packets being transmitted over a network at a distributed match agent of a document registration system; reassembling the packets into an intercepted document; generating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted document; comparing the set of signatures associated with the intercepted document with signatures associated with registered documents, wherein the signatures associated with the registered documents are stored in a local signature database of the distributed match agent; and determining whether to notify a manager agent of the 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 intercepted documents received by the distributed match agent; a search engine to compare the signatures generated by the signature generator to the signatures stored in the signature database; and a notification module to communicate results from the search engine to a manager agent.
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