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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Cheryl A. Leone, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Michael G. Lisanke, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
James C. Mahlbacher, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Jose Martinez, Jr., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Susan E. Waefler, Boca Raton, FL (US);
George W. Wilhelm, Jr., Endwell, NY (US);
Cheryl A. Leone, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Michael G. Lisanke, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
James C. Mahlbacher, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Jose Martinez, Jr., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Susan E. Waefler, Boca Raton, FL (US);
George W. Wilhelm, Jr., Endwell, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide for flexible monitoring of content. The content at a client device can be monitored based on the use and actions performed by the client. In order to monitor the content at the client, a dependency is created between any recipient of the content and a monitor installed at the client device. For example, the content may be encrypted and, when the content is accessed by a potential recipient, the recipient may be required to request a key from the monitor. This activates the monitor to begin recording transaction data and events about the content's use, such as the recipient's identity and the type of actions performed. The monitor can be configured to passively monitor and record the use of the content at the client's device. In addition, the monitor can be configured to provide audit data that indicates the transaction data recorded to a server.