Abstract: A method of controlling transfer of proprietary content on a computer network including the steps of identifying computers offering proprietary content on the computer network, identifying network addresses corresponding to the computers, identifying physical addresses corresponding to the network addresses and communicating a warning notice to at least one physical address.
Abstract: An intelligent router includes means for analyzing content being transferred through it, and means for identifying if the content is proprietary.
Abstract: A method of identifying electronic files comprising the steps of identifying a beginning of the content within a file being transmitted through a network, generating a tag based on content of the file, and comparing the tag to other tags in a database of tags to measure similarity between the tag and the other tags.
Abstract: A file control system comprising means for analyzing content of a file being accessed by a local computer, and means for identifying if the content is proprietary.