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EP0744695A2
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Information tracing system and information tracing method
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-05-24
Abstract
Abstract When an information distribution section receives information sent from another information intervention apparatus, a distribution sensing section senses it and records a distribution history in a distribution history holding section. Each information intervention apparatus transmits distribution histories to a tracing center via a history sending section. In the tracing center, a distribution history collection section collects the distribution histories transmitted from the information intervention apparatuses, and stores those into a distribution history holding section. A tracing analysis section 23 analyzes an information distribution route etc. based on the distribution histories stored in the distribution history holding section 22. An analysis result display section 24 displays an analysis result.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo c/o Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. Saito
- 👤 Juhei c/o Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. Nakagaki
- 👤 Yasuko c/o Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. Toju
- 👤 Noriyuki c/o Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. Kamibayashi
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-07 17:52
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/34; G06F11/3466; G06F11/3495; H; H04; H04L; H04L51/00; G06F11/3476; H04L51/21; H04L51/234
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An information tracing system comprising: a plurality of distribution sensing means each for sensing information distribution from a first information processing apparatus as an information distribution source to a second information processing apparatus as an information distribution destination; a plurality of distribution history storing means each for storing a history relating to the information distribution sensed by an associated one of said plurality of distribution sensing means; a plurality of transmitting means each for transmitting the history stored in an associated one of said plurality of distribution history storing means; a single receiving means for receiving the histories transmitted from said transmitting means; and analyzing means for analyzing a distribution route based on the histories received by said receiving means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said distribution sensing means senses the information distribution by sensing sending of information when it is sent from the first information processing apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said distribution sensing means senses the information distribution by sensing reception of information when it is received by the second information processing apparatus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said distribution sensing means senses the information distribution by sensing sending of information when it is sent from the first information processing apparatus, and by sensing reception of the information when it is received by the second information processing apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: editing means for editing information; edit sensing means for sensing an edit performed by said editing means; and edit history storing means for storing a history relating to the edit sensed by said edit sensing means, wherein said transmitting means transmits the history stored in said distribution history storing means and the history stored in said edit history storing means, and wherein said analyzing means analyzes the distribution route and an alteration of information based on the histories received by said receiving means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein distributed information contains an information label therefor, and wherein said distribution history storing means stores the information label as part of the history relating to the information distribution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising information label generating means for generating an information label based on distributed information, and wherein said distribution history storing means stores the information label generated by said information label generating means as the history relating to the information distribution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said distribution sensing means senses the information distribution when information stored on an information recording medium is distributed, and wherein said distribution history storing means stores, onto the information recording medium, the history relating to the information distribution and a medium label for the information recording medium together with the information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising history requesting means for requesting said transmitting means to transmit histories of information, wherein said transmitting means transmits the histories when so requested by said history requesting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising analysis requesting means for requesting said analyzing means to analyze the histories of information, and wherein said analyzing means analyzes the histories of information when so requested by said analysis requesting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 10, further comprising analysis result displaying means for displaying an analysis result of said analyzing means so as to change a display form in accordance with an information type and an attribute of a distribution destination and a distribution source.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: use sensing means for sensing use of information; and use history storing means for storing a history of the use of information sensed by said use sensing means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
The information tracing system as claimed in claim 11, further comprising: use sensing means for sensing use of information; and use history storing means for storing a history of the use of information sensed by said use sensing means, wherein said analysis result displaying means displays the analysis result so that it is correlated with the history of the use of information stored in said use history storing means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
An information tracing method comprising the steps of: sensing information distribution from a first information processing apparatus as an information distribution source to a second information processing apparatus as an information distribution destination; storing histories relating to the sensed information distribution; transmitting the stored histories; receiving the transmitted histories; and analyzing a distribution route based on the received histories.
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