Apparatus and method for controlling levels of access permission
First Claim
1. A method of controlling levels of access permission, implemented in a system in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of information available is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to access information within the limits of the access permission level, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest.
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Abstract
Plural levels of access permission that define limits of information or processing environments available are controlled properly for each user. In a processing environment providing system, an access permission level control unit compares a preassigned priority count with the number of accesses cumulatively stored in a database after a password has been changed. If the number of accesses after the change in password exceeds the priority count, a user operating a corresponding terminal is urged to change the current password. When the password is changed, the preassigned level of access permission is notified to an environment providing control unit. When the password is not changed, a level of access permission that defines narrower limits of a processing environment to be provided is notified to the environment providing control unit. The environment providing control unit provides a processing environment to the terminal according to the level notified.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of controlling levels of access permission, implemented in a system in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of information available is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to access information within the limits of the access permission level, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling levels of access permission, implemented in a system in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of one or more apparatuses available is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to use the one or more apparatuses within the limits of the access permission level, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the one or more apparatuses to be used and/or changes in the interest; and
allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest.
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15. A method of controlling levels of access permission, implemented in a computer system for providing digital information to add a processing function as needed to a terminal operated by a user, in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of digital information accessible is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to access the digital information within the limits of the access permission level, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the digital information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest.
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16. An apparatus for controlling levels of access permission, applied to a computer system in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of information available is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to access information within the limits of the access permission level, said apparatus comprising:
- means for monitoring, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
means for allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest.
- means for monitoring, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
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17. An apparatus for controlling levels of access permission, applied to a computer system in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of one or more apparatuses available is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to use the one or more apparatuses within the limits of the access permission level, said apparatus comprising:
- means for monitoring, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the one or more apparatuses to be used and/or changes in the interest; and
means for allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest.
- means for monitoring, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the one or more apparatuses to be used and/or changes in the interest; and
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18. An apparatus for controlling levels of access permission, applied to a computer system for providing digital information to add a processing function as needed to a terminal operated by a user, in which any of plural levels of access permission that define limits of digital information available is assigned to each user so that when a user authorized to have access makes a request for the access, the user is permitted to access the digital information within the limits of the access permission level, said apparatus comprising:
- means for monitoring, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the digital information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
means for allowing the level of access permission currently assigned to the user to be changed to another level according to the detected extent of user'"'"'s interest and/or changes in the interest.
- means for monitoring, on the basis of user'"'"'s history of access requests, the extent of user'"'"'s interest in the digital information to be provided and/or changes in the interest; and
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