Patent ID: 6813640
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of editing by user action of digital objects created in a document server application in data communication with a hosting application, the method comprising:providing an intercept application which intercepts an editing user action of a digital object sent from a hosting application to a document server application; providing an external control agent which monitors the editing user action intercepted by the intercept application; registering the intercept application with an operating system; designating an application associated with the creation of a digital object as the document server application; designating the intercept application as an active document server of the digital object; providing rules of usage of the digital object; activating the external control agent to open the digital object and to read the rules that arm associated with the digital object; sending the editing user action from the intercept application to the external control agent whereby the editing user action is monitored by the external control agent; opening the digital object using the intercept application; and performing the editing user action on the digital object according to the rules of usage.