Method and system for accessing a resource in a computing system
First Claim
1. A method for requesting approval for accessing a resource in a system of resources, comprising the steps of:
- creating a resource profile including at least one resource;
creating a job profile that is related to at least one user;
assigning said job profile to said resource profile; and
requesting a resource owner of said resource profile to approve access to said resource profile assigned to said job profile, such that a user assigned to said job profile gains approval for accessing said at least one resource included in said resource profile.
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Abstract
In a method and system for accessing computing resources, such as computing devices and application programs, the approval process is separated from the process of accessing a resource. Consequently, once the approval process for a resource profile is granted by the corresponding resource owners, a user may subsequently access the resource in the resource profile without needing to request again for access approval for the same resource profile. Furthermore, a resource owner may grant access approval to a group of users whose jobs or roles require accessing a common resource, and users who need to access a group of common resources are grouped together, such that the approval process is performed only once for such group of users. A resource owner may restrict grouping of some resources in a resource profile, and assigning a job profile to a resource profile.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for requesting approval for accessing a resource in a system of resources, comprising the steps of:
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creating a resource profile including at least one resource;
creating a job profile that is related to at least one user;
assigning said job profile to said resource profile; and
requesting a resource owner of said resource profile to approve access to said resource profile assigned to said job profile, such that a user assigned to said job profile gains approval for accessing said at least one resource included in said resource profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25)
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10. A method for providing a user access to a resource in a system, comprising the steps of:
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assigning said user to a job profile that relates to said user; and
assigning said job profile to a resource profile that includes said resource, such that said user gains approval for accessing said resource included in said resource profile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of approving access to a resource profile in a system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for accessing said resource profile;
evaluating said request by a resource owner of said resource profile; and
deciding to grant access approval such that if access approval is granted, future accesses of said resource profile do not need approval by said resource owner. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A system for accessing computing resources, comprising:
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at least one user terminal;
at least one database including at least one application software;
at least one computing device;
means for creating a resource profile including said at least one database and said at least one application software;
means for creating a job profile related to at least one user;
means for assigning said resource profile to said job profile;
means for approving access to said resource profile by at least one resource owner; and
means for providing access to at least one resource included in said resource profile. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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26. A method for building a resource profile, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a plurality of resources may be grouped together in a resource profile; and
grouping said plurality of resources in said resource profile if such grouping is allowed, such that if access approval is granted for said resource profile, future accesses of said resource profile do not need access approval.
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29. A method for assigning a job profile to a resource profile, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a job profile may be assigned to a resource profile; and
assigning said job profile to said resource profile if such assignment is allowed, such that a user assigned to said job profile gains approval for accessing said resource profile.
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32. A computer readable medium embodying a method for requesting approval for accessing a resource in a system of resources, said method comprising the steps of:
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creating a resource profile including at least one resource;
creating a job profile that is related to at least one user;
assigning said job profile to said resource profile; and
requesting a resource owner of said resource profile to approve access to said resource profile assigned to said job profile, such that a user assigned to said job profile gains approval for accessing said at least one resource included in said resource profile.
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