Patent Document ID: 8396944
Application ID: 13448152

Base Claim:
1. A system comprising: a first computer capable of being coupled to a network, the first computer to generate a platform-independent intermediate file of a rich media file, the intermediate file including (a) information to be viewed by a user, (b) viewing options, and (c) viewing limits to control access to the rich media file; assembling means for assembling the information, the viewing options, and the viewing limits of the intermediate file to the rich media file; and coupling means for coupling a built-in viewer to the intermediate file as a single file to make the rich media file viewable.

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Claim 2:
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: a second computer different from the first computer, the second computer capable of being coupled to the network and configured to receive the information, the viewing options, and the viewing limits from the first computer, wherein the second computer includes the assembling means and the coupling means, and wherein the second computer further comprises storing means for storing the rich media file.