Patent ID: 6832349
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A system for remotely activating document features in locally created electronic documents, the system comprising:a. an electronic document design application for creating an electronic document on a local computer; b. means for entering document features to the electronic document; c. means for generating an activation key correlating to the document features entered to the electronic document and embedding the activation key into the electronic document; d. means for delivering the electronic document to a remote computer through an electronic network; e. means for receiving the electronic document at the remote computer; f. a viewer application located on the remote computer for opening the electronic document, the viewer application having functionalities for carrying out document features, the functionalities being selectively unlocked in response to an activation key corresponding to the entered document features; and g. means for reading the activation key in the electronic document and unlocking the document features in correlation to the activation key.