Patent ID: 7318060
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A document management device having a document storage unit for storing a document, comprising: a usage permission information request reception unit configured to electronically receive a usage permission information request message from a first client, said first client being a usage permission information requesting client, said usage permission information permitting access to the document storage unit; a usage permission information generation unit configured to generate the usage permission information in response to the received usage permission information request message from the first client; a usage permission information transmission unit configured to transmit the usage permission information to the first client; and a document usage request reception unit configured to receive an access permission request from a second client, the second client being a usage requesting client, the access permission request including the usage permission information, the usage permission information is used to permit access to the document storage unit by the second client and is used to allow the second client to transfer a document stored in the second client directly to the document storage unit.