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US Patent 7603355 Variably controlling access to content

Patent 7603355 was granted and assigned to Google on October, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Google

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7603355

Patent Inventor Names

Joseph K. O'Sullivan0

Alma W. Whitten0

Date of Patent

October 13, 2009

Patent Application Number

10956564

Date Filed

October 1, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Robert Stevens

Patent abstract

A software module is presented that enables a person to determine the relevance of a document while preventing the person from making a copy of the entire document. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by programmatically controlling which portions of a document will be presented to a user and which portions will not be presented to the user. In one embodiment, the software module is used in conjunction with a search engine to present a document search result.