Document control based on copyright permission when printing compilation of works
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorToshiro FUJIMORI
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Abstract
A method for controlling copyright permissions when assembling multiple copyrighted works into a compiled file. The copyright permission level of each file is analyzed, either based on the copyright permission information present in metadata associated with the file or based on the digital file format of the file which reflects the permission level. The compiled file is assigned a permission level which is the same as or more restrictive than all of the permission level of the files in the compilation, and is generated in a format that enforces the assigned permission level. A notification may be displayed to the user to notify the use of the permission level assigned to the compiled file.
Claims10
A method for generating a compiled file, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of digital files each representing a work, at least some of the files each having metadata associated with it which specifies a permission level for using the file or having a file format which is compatible with a permission level for using the file;
- receiving an user instruction to produce a compiled filed containing contents of the plurality of files;
- analyzing the permission level of each of the plurality of files based on the metadata associated with the file and/or the file format of the file;
- and
- assigning a permission level to the compiled file, the permission level of the compiled file being the same as or more restrictive than all of the permission levels of the files.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable non-transitory medium having a computer readable program code embedded therein for controlling a data processing apparatus, the computer readable program code configured to cause the data processing apparatus to execute a process for generating a compiled file, the process comprising:
- receiving a plurality of digital files each representing a work, at least some of the files each having metadata associated with it which specifies a permission level for using the file or having a file format which is compatible with a permission level for using the file;
- receiving an user instruction to produce a compiled filed containing contents of the plurality of files;
- analyzing the permission level of each of the plurality of files based on the metadata associated with the file and/or the file format of the file;
- and
- assigning a permission level to the compiled file, the permission level of the compiled file being the same as or more restrictive than all of the permission levels of the files.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.