Methods and systems for remotely removing metadata from electronic documents
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1. A computer-based system for remotely cleaning metadata from electronic documents, comprising:
- an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device, the intermediate computer including;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor configured execute the instructions to;
receive an electronic document from the electronic device, determine that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata,generate a request for confirmation by a user of the electronic device that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed,based on the confirmation, remove at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the electronic document, andstore or transmit the electronic document having at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata removed.
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Abstract
A method and system for remotely removing metadata from electronic documents includes receiving an electronic document from an electronic device, determining that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata, and generating a request for confirmation that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed. Based on the confirmation, at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata is removed from the electronic document before it is transmitted.
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1. A computer-based system for remotely cleaning metadata from electronic documents, comprising:
an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device, the intermediate computer including; a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured execute the instructions to; receive an electronic document from the electronic device, determine that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata, generate a request for confirmation by a user of the electronic device that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed, based on the confirmation, remove at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the electronic document, and store or transmit the electronic document having at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata removed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for remotely cleaning metadata from an electronic document, the instructions causing one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device, an electronic document from the electronic device, determining that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata, generating a request for confirmation by a user of the electronic device that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed, based on the confirmation, removing at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the electronic document, and storing or transmitting the electronic document having at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata removed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for transmitting cleansed versions of electronic documents, the computer system being remote from an electronic device, and comprising:
an intermediate computer in communication with the electronic device, the intermediate computer comprising a processor configured to perform the operations of; receiving, at the intermediate computer, an electronic document from the electronic device, determining that the electronic document includes a pre-determined type of metadata, generating a request for confirmation by a user of the electronic device that at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata should be removed, based on the confirmation, removing at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the electronic document, and storing or transmitting the electronic document having at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata removed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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