Information processing server, information processing system, information processing method and storage medium storing information processing program

An information processing system comprising:

• an information processing server;
• a client device;
• and
• a network connecting the information processing server and the client device, wherein the information processing server includes:
• a file storage section that stores a data file;
• a specification section that specifies processing restriction information for restricting at least one of saving processing and printing processing of the data file at the client device;
• a restriction information storage section that stores the processing restriction information that is specified;
• and
• a transmission section that, when transmission of the data file is requested by the client device, transmits file management information including the processing restriction information for the data file that has been stored at the restriction information storage section, and the data file that has been stored at the file storage section, to the client device via the network,
• and the client device includes:
• a request section that requests transmission of the data file from the information processing server;
• an acquisition section that acquires, from the information processing server, the file management information for the data file whose transmission has been requested and the data file;
• a display section that displays the acquired data file;
• and
• a restriction section that restricts at least one of saving processing and printing processing of the displayed data file on the basis of the restriction processing information included in the acquired file management information,
• wherein a communication protocol between the information processing server and the client device is an HTTP protocol, and the file management information is included in an HTTP header of the data file by the information processing server and transmitted to the client device together with the data file.

A storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform processing comprising:

• storing a data file;
• specifying processing restriction information for restricting at least one of saving processing and printing processing of the data file at a client device that is connected to the computer via a network;
• storing the specified processing restriction information;
• and
• when transmission of the data file is requested by the client device, transmitting file management information that includes the stored processing restriction information for the data file, and the stored data file, to the client device via the network,
• wherein a communication protocol between the computer and the client device is an HTTP protocol, and the file management information is included in an HTTP header of the data file by the computer and transmitted to the client device together with the data file.

An information processing method comprising:

• storing a data file;
• specifying processing restriction information for restricting at least one of saving processing and printing processing of the data file at a client device that is connected via a network;
• storing the specified processing restriction information;
• and
• when transmission of the data file is requested by the client device, transmitting file management information that includes the stored processing restriction information for the data file, and the stored data file, to the client device via the network,
• wherein a communication protocol to the client device is an HTTP protocol, and the file management information is included in an HTTP header of the data file and transmitted to the client device together with the data file.