Systems, methods, and media for providing rights protected electronic records
OwnerAlan Gilmore, Fergus Wilson +1inventors
InventorsAlan Gilmore, Fergus Wilson, Marc Weddle
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provides systems, methods, and media for providing rights protected electronic documents. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a user's request for access to an electronic record, an ERMS may determine whether the user is authorized to access the electronic document, automatically apply digital rights management settings to the electronic document to form a protected electronic record, and transmit the protected electronic document to the user.
Claims16
A method for applying digital rights management (DRM) settings to an electronic document, the method comprising:
- storing the electronic document;
- receiving a request for access to the electronic document;
- automatically applying DRM settings to the electronic document to obtain a protected DRM document;
- and
- providing the protected DRM document in response to the request.
A system for applying digital rights management (DRM) settings to an electronic document, the system comprising:
- an electronic record management system that is configured to:
- store the electronic document;
- receive a request for access to the electronic document;
- automatically apply DRM settings to the electronic document to obtain a DRM document;
- and
- provide the protected DRM document in response to the request.
A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for applying digital rights management (DRM) settings to an electronic document, the method comprising:
- storing the electronic document;
- receiving a request for access to the electronic document;
- automatically applying DRM settings to the electronic document to obtain a protected DRM document;
- and
- providing the protected DRM document in response to the request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.