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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Method, system, and program product for encrypting portions of a document using selective annotation
Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gregory J. Boss, American Fork, UT (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Alexandre Polozoff, Bloomington, IL (US);
Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Gregory J. Boss, American Fork, UT (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Alexandre Polozoff, Bloomington, IL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method, system, and program product for encrypting portions of a document using selective annotation. One method according to the invention includes: defining an annotation border adjacent a portion of a document using a digital pen; applying to the portion of the document an annotation verb specifying that the portion of the document is to be encrypted; entering into the portion of the document information to be encrypted; and encrypting the portion of the document.