Patent ID: 6237099
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
An electronic document management system for an information processing system having at least one authorization system for checking a user for validity and authorizing the user if the user is valid and means for storing electronic documents, the electronic document management system comprising:access right list assignment means for assigning an access right list to an electronic document, the access right list comprising information for identifying a user authorized to access the electronic document and information for identifying an authorization system corresponding to the authorized user so as to control access to the electronic document when the document is copied or moved to a different type authorization system;input means for accepting an access request from a user requesting access to at least one electronic document stored in the electronic document storage means;access authorization means for determining which of the authorization systems to request authorization for the user requesting access and gaining authorization from the determined authorization system;access right recognition means for checking the access right list assigned to the electronic document requested to be accessed to determine whether the user authorized by the authorization system has access to the electronic document requested to be accessed and determining whether the access to the electronic document is allowed or denied based on a result of the checking; andmeans for performing processing responsive to the entered access request only if the access is determined to be allowed by said access right recognition means.