Patent ID: 7702633
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that perform a method to generate previews for protected electronic documents, the method comprising: receiving a query having query terms from a client device; locating, in a database, stored electronic documents and protected electronic documents that match the query terms; determining whether the located documents are protected; generating a viewable version of electronic documents that is unrestricted, when the documents are not protected; and generating a viewable version of protected electronic documents based on rules provided by owners of the protected electronic documents, wherein the viewable version includes previews that provide a partial view of regions of the protected electronic documents that include the query terms and obfuscated views of regions of the protected electronic documents that do not include the query terms, when the documents are protected.