METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING TRANSMISSION OF A PROTECTED DOCUMENT FROM AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO A HOST DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for enabling transmission of a protected document from an electronic device to a host device, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between the electronic device and the host device using a document viewer protocol;
receiving a request by the electronic device for performing at least one operation on the protected document, wherein protection of the protected document is specific to the electronic device;
decoding the protected document by the electronic device on receiving the request;
arranging the decoded protected document in accordance with the received request and the document viewer protocol; and
transmitting the arranged protected document to the host device via a transport medium using the document viewer protocol.
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Abstract
A method and a system for enabling transmission of a protected document from an electronic device to a host device are provided. The method includes: establishing a connection with between the electronic device by and the host device to communicate with the electronic device using a document viewer protocol; receiving a request by the electronic device from the host device for performing at least one operation on the protected document, wherein the protection of the protected document is specific to the electronic device; decoding the protected document by the electronic device on receiving the request; arranging the decoded protected document in accordance with the received request and the document viewer protocol; and transmitting the arranged protected document to the host device via a transport medium using the document viewer protocol.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for enabling transmission of a protected document from an electronic device to a host device, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection between the electronic device and the host device using a document viewer protocol; receiving a request by the electronic device for performing at least one operation on the protected document, wherein protection of the protected document is specific to the electronic device; decoding the protected document by the electronic device on receiving the request; arranging the decoded protected document in accordance with the received request and the document viewer protocol; and transmitting the arranged protected document to the host device via a transport medium using the document viewer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling transmission of a protected document from an electronic device to a host device, the system comprising:
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an electronic device enabled with a document viewer protocol to communicate with the host device via a transport medium, wherein the document viewer protocol enables performing at least one operation on the protected document by the host device; and a host device capable of communicating with the electronic device using the document viewer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A display device comprising
a display unit; -
a communication unit which communicates with an external electronic device having a license to a protected document; and a controller which controls the communication unit to transmit a control signal for requesting fulfillment of at least one operation with regard to the protected document, and receive a decoded version of the protected document from the external electronic device in response to control signal, and controls the display unit to display the decoded version of the protected document. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a storage unit which stores a protected document and a license to the protected document; a communication unit which communicates with a display device; a decoder which decodes the protected document; and a controller which controls the decoder to decode the protected document in response to a control signal for requesting fulfillment of at least one operation with respect to the protected document if the control signal from the display device is received, and controls the communication unit to transmit the decoded protected document to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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