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Sections of a presentation having user-definable properties

  • US 10,423,301 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2015
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing access to an electronic file based on user-definable properties, comprising:

  • accessing, with a computing device, the electronic file stored on a computer-readable storage medium, the electronic file comprising;

    a first set of data within the electronic file comprising a first set of access control data, the first set of access control data specifying at least a first action that a user has a right to perform on the first set of data, wherein the first set of access control data is received via a user interface operable to identify a set of data and one or more actions that may be performed on the set of data; and

    a second set of data within the electronic file comprising a second set of access control data, the second set of access control data specifying at least a second action that a user has a right to perform on the second set of data, wherein the second set of access control data is received via the user interface;

    receiving, at the computing device, a request from the user to perform a first user action with respect to the first set of data;

    in response to receiving the request from the user to perform the first user action with respect to the first set of data;

    determining, by the computing device, whether the user has the right to perform the first user action with respect to the first set of data based upon the first set of access control data;

    when the user has the right to perform the first user action with respect to the first set of data, performing, by the computing device, the first user action with respect to the first set of data; and

    when the user does not have the right to perform the first user action with respect to the first set of data, denying, by the computing device, the request to perform the first user action with respect to the first set of data.

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