Systems and methods for manipulating rights management data
First Claim
1. A system for rights management, comprising:
- an imaging device that obtains image data from a document;
a user interface that allows a user to at least one of (a) enter user authentication information or (b) request an operation to be executed by the system;
a detection device that detects rights management information if present in the obtained image data of the document; and
a rights management device that automatically carries out a rights management scheme regarding the document based on detected rights management information.
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Abstract
Documents can be created to include metadata associated with rights management information that applies to the entire document and/or to one or more applicable sub-portions of the document. When a user places such a document to be scanned on a multi-function device (MFD) in a rights management environment, the MFD recognizes metadata associated with user rights management regarding the document and/or applicable sub-portions. The MFD automatically commences a rights management scheme to authenticate the user to a rights management system, query such system for information and permissions related to the document and/or applicable sub-portions, including deciphering the metadata read from the document, and determine if the user requested function, such as scanning or copying, is permitted to be undertaken on this document and/or applicable sub-portions by this user on this device at this time. The system automatically executes or aborts the user-requested function based on the imposed rights management scheme.
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1. A system for rights management, comprising:
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an imaging device that obtains image data from a document;
a user interface that allows a user to at least one of (a) enter user authentication information or (b) request an operation to be executed by the system;
a detection device that detects rights management information if present in the obtained image data of the document; and
a rights management device that automatically carries out a rights management scheme regarding the document based on detected rights management information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for rights management, comprising:
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obtaining an image;
receiving a user request for an operation to be executed with respect to the obtained image;
detecting, in the obtained image, rights management information if present; and
automatically carrying out a rights management scheme regarding the user-requested operation with respect to the obtained image based on the detected rights management information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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