SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING, MONITORING AND CONTROLLING INFORMATION

摘要

A system and method for distributing, monitoring and controlling information is taught. The system and method allows for access to, and distribution of, information to be tightly controlled and yet, by the use of user and location classes and classifications, allows for the relatively simple definition of that access. The system and method permit the tracking of the activities within the system, including the distribution and use of the information by users, when they accessed the information and how frequently it was accessed, etc. The system and method is designed for the managed widespread distribution of information to a variety of types of users and yet can operate with relatively inexpensive computing equipment at user locations.

主权项

1. A system for distributing, monitoring and controlling Information for a plurality of users, comprising:
an information management server including:
an information database to store information for users of the system;a communities database containing definitions of classes to which users of the system may be assigned;a location database containing definitions of locations where information the system can be presented to users;an audit engine operable to record a selected set of activities of a user with respect to information presented to the user;a user database defining user records for users of the system, the user records including user login credentials and at least one class from the communities database to which the user has been assigned; anda matching engine operable to match users to information in the system which is to be distributed to the matched users; a plurality of computing devices, each computing device including an information rendering engine operable to present information to a user and a security engine operable to authorize the presentation of the information in the cache to the user in accordance with metadata defined for the information; and a data communications network operable to transfer the information and associated data between the plurality of computing devices and the information management server.