Patent ID: 6829594
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for providing authored work data comprising the steps of:responding to a request to download authored work data made from a client to a server through data communication means; sending a client program from the server to the client by downloading the client program if the client is not registered; sending authored work data and access management information to the client program, wherein the client program is installed on the client, the client program being independent of the authored work data and the access management information, and is utilized to access the authored work data through the access management information; displaying the authored work data with the client program under the management of the access management information; coding and sending a valid program confirmation code from the server to the client program; decoding the valid program confirmation code sent from the server with the client program and sending a reply back to the server; and checking the validity of the client program in the server, according to the reply received from the client, and if the client program is valid, responding to download requests and allowing the client program to provide access to the authored work data.