Method and system for digital rights management of documents
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1. A method for sending data from a sender to a recipient, the method comprising:
- allowing the sender to select an electronic document to encrypt and send to the recipient;
allowing the sender to select a set of recipient rights for the selected electronic document;
generating a graphical representation of the selected electronic document in response to the sender selecting the set of recipient rights;
encrypting the graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the set of recipient rights;
encapsulating the encrypted graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the encrypted set of recipient rights into a container;
sending the container from the sender to the recipient; and
wherein the encapsulated and encrypted graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the recipient rights are accessible by the recipient.
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Abstract
An improved method and system for digital rights management is described.
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1. A method for sending data from a sender to a recipient, the method comprising:
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allowing the sender to select an electronic document to encrypt and send to the recipient; allowing the sender to select a set of recipient rights for the selected electronic document; generating a graphical representation of the selected electronic document in response to the sender selecting the set of recipient rights; encrypting the graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the set of recipient rights; encapsulating the encrypted graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the encrypted set of recipient rights into a container; sending the container from the sender to the recipient; and wherein the encapsulated and encrypted graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the recipient rights are accessible by the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for sending data from a sender to a recipient, the system comprising:
a sender'"'"'s system that allows selection of an electronic document to encrypt and send to the recipient, wherein the sender'"'"'s system; selects a set of recipient rights for the selected electronic document; generates a graphical representation of the selected electronic document in response to the selection of the set of recipient rights; encrypts the graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the set of recipient rights; and sends the encrypted graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the set of recipient rights from the sender to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for sending data from a sender to a recipient, the method comprising:
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allowing a sender to select an electronic document to encrypt and send to the recipient; allowing a sender to select a set of recipient rights for the selected electronic document, wherein the set of recipient rights includes the following set; reading rights indefinitely; reading rights up to a preset date; printing rights indefinitely; printing rights up to a preset date; copying rights indefinitely; and copying rights up to a preset date; generating a graphical representation of the selected electronic document in response to the sender selecting the set of recipient rights; encrypting the graphical representation of the selected electronic document and the set of recipient rights; sending the encrypted graphical representation of the selected electronic document from the sender to the recipient; providing the recipient access to the graphical representation of the selected electronic document according to the set of recipient rights. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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