Patent ID: 9058495
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: restricting at least one functionality associated with a document according to a compliance policy, the document being associated with a sender device; transmitting the document to at least one recipient device; receiving, in a rights management server associated with the sender device, a request to un-restrict the at least one functionality associated with the document, the request being associated with an application associated with viewing of the document on the at least one recipient device; receiving, in the rights management server, an indication from a compliance server associated with the at least one recipient device, wherein the rights management server is associated with the sender device and the compliance server is associated with the at least one recipient device, the indication being associated with whether the at least one recipient device complies with the compliance policy; determining, in the rights management server, whether the at least one recipient device complies with the compliance policy based at least in part upon the indication received from the compliance server; transmitting, from the rights management server to the compliance server, an authorization to un-restrict the at least one functionality associated with the document; and in response to determining that the at least one recipient device complies with the compliance policy, initiating un-restricting the at least one functionality associated with the document by the application associated with viewing of the document by the at least one recipient device.