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Patent US7979354 - Controlling database copyrights - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsBriefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a utilization permit key may be pre-defined to permit at least one of displaying, editing, storing, copying, and/or transferring of digital data....http://www.google.com/patents/US7979354?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7979354 - Controlling database copyrightsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7979354 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/469,035Publication dateJul 12, 2011Priority dateApr 1, 1994Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE69530888D1, DE69530888T2, DE69535161D1, DE69535161T2, DE69535956D1, EP0677949A2, EP0677949A3, EP0677949B1, EP1133163A2, EP1133163A3, EP1133163B1, EP1710997A2, EP1710997A3, EP1722548A2, EP1722548A3, EP1722548B1, US7447914, US7730324, US8554684, US20020021807, US20070061267, US20110282792Publication number11469035, 469035, US 7979354 B2, US 7979354B2, US-B2-7979354, US7979354 B2, US7979354B2InventorsMakoto SaitoOriginal AssigneeIntarsia Software LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (317), Non-Patent Citations (140), Referenced by (1), Classifications (51), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetControlling database copyrights
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