New patents are issued on Tuesdays by the USPTO. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to Symantec, the first patent addresses techniques for viewing content under enterprise digital rights management without a client side access component. Assigned to M-Files Oy (FI), the second patent addresses techniques for for defining access rights in metadata-based file arrangement.
9,003,553, "Viewing content under enterprise digital rights management without a client side access component," assigned to Symantec.
Abstract
An E-DRM remote caching system enables a user without a client side E-DRM access component to view E-DRM governed content on a variety of client devices. The user transmits inaccessible E-DRM governed content to be viewed to a the remote caching system. The remote system receives the content, temporarily stores it in a cache, and determines whether the user has sufficient rights to view the content. If the user does have sufficient access rights, the remote system transforms the content into a secure, viewable format and securely transmits it to the user. The user can view the E-DRM governed content without an E-DRM client side access component. The E-DRM remote caching system can add a unique digital marker to received content. The marker can be subsequently used to identify the origin of compromised content.8,996,575, "Method, an apparatus, a computer system, a security component and a computer readable medium for defining access rights in metadata-based file arrangement," assigned to M-Files Oy (FI).
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for a computer system storing electronic objects being defined by metadata items. The method comprises deriving access rights from one or more security components originating from respective metadata items of at least one object, and determining the effective access rights for the object by means of the security components. The invention also relates to a method for a computer system storing electronic objects being defined by metadata items, wherein access rights for an object are determined by means of one or more pseudo-users. The invention also relates to an apparatus, a computer system and a computer readable medium comprising a computer program stored therein for carrying out the methods.
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