EP0464306A2
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Structured document tags invoking specialized functions
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1991-02-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A system and method are disclosed for managing the display or the printing of a copyright notice or security label for a soft copy document, so as to provide appropriate security for the document as desired by its author. A special copyright notice can be displayed on the first page or predetermined pages of the document as it is displayed on a display screen. If a printer (44) is connected to the system and commanded to print the document, a cover page will be printed which includes the copyright notice, before the rest of the document is printed. If a "Do Not Copy" label is included in the soft copy of the structured document, any printer command, write to disk command, or telecommunication command will be aborted, thereby giving effect to the author's desired restriction not to copy the document.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas Vincent Hartrick
- 👤 Patricia Eileen Higgins
- 👤 Nicholas James Sabia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:06
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103; G06F40/117; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/606; G06F21/608; G06F21/62; G06F21/6209
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structured document so as to comply with proprietary and security restrictions of the document comprising a processor (20); means for reproducing the contents of the said structured document connected to the said processor (20) and a memory (22) which is connected to the said processor (20) and to the said means for reproducing the contents of the said structured document and into which is placed the said structured document as a formatted text stream including indicia to indicate said proprietary and security restrictions and indicum tags to indicate when such proprietary and security restrictions should be used.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 1 in which said proprietary restrictions include copyright display notices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 1 in which said security restrictions include a "company confidential" restriction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim in which said security restrictions include a "do not copy" restriction to prevent the copying of the document.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 1 in which said security restrictions include a "do not send" restriction to prevent transmission of the document.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 1 further comprising an enunciator (52) to produce a sound on detection of the appropriate indicum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structure document according to claim 1 in which said means for reproducing the contents of the said structured document comprise a display (26) for displaying the document.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structure document according to claim 1 in which said means for reproducing the contents of the said structured document comprise a disc drive (46) for storing the document on disc.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structure document according to claim 1 in which said means for reproducing the contents of the said structured document comprise a communications adapter (48) for transmitting the document.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
System for reproducing the contents of a structure document according to claim 1 in which said means for reproducing the contents of the said structured document comprise a printer (44) for printing the document.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
152 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document stored in a system so as to comply with the proprietary and security restrictions of the document comprising loading a parameter table (56) into a memory (22), the said parameter table (56) specifying the procedures for complying with the proprietary and security restrictions of the document; inputting into the said system a formatted text stream (25) of a structured document including indicia to indicate said proprietary and security restrictions and indicum tags to indicate when such proprietary and security restrictions should be used; searching said formatted text stream (25) to identify said indicia and said indicum tags; using the said identified indicia and indicum tags in conjunction with the said parameter table (56) to produce a modified parameter table indicating which procedures are to be used to reproduce the contents of the said structured document; reproducing the contents of the said structured document.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 11 in which said indicum tags include indicum tags to indicate that the said proprietary or security restrictions should be implemented on every page of the said structured document.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 11 in which said indicum tags include tags to indicate that the said proprietary or security restrictions should be implemented on selected pages of the said structured document.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to claim 11 in which said indicum tags include tags to indicate that the said proprietary or security restrictions should be implemented only on the cover page of the said structured document.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-14 in which said indicia include a notice to indicate copyright restrictions of the said structured document.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-14 in which said indicia include instructions to prevent the printing of one or more pages of the said structured document.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-14 in which said indicia include instructions to prevent the copying of one or more pages of the said structured document.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-14 in which said indicia include instructions to prevent the transmission of one or more pages of the said structured document.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-14 in which said indicia include instructions to print a notice on chosen pages of the said structured document.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-19 further comprising indicia to request the input of a password before parts of the said structured document can be reproduced.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-20 in which said indicia further include instructions to produce a sound during reproduction of parts of said structured document.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method for reproducing the contents of a structured document according to one of claims 11-20 in which said indicia further include instructions to display the said structured document in reverse video.
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