Performing a Prohibited Task
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a computing device comprising:
- receiving a first request to perform one or more tasks in a first rights context that are not permitted in the first rights context;
elevating from the first rights context to a second rights context in which the one or more tasks are permitted; and
performing the one or more tasks in the second rights context without requiring a second request to perform the one or more tasks.
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Abstract
System(s), method(s), and/or technique(s) (“tools”) are described that perform a prohibited task without requiring that the user request the prohibited task more than once; perform a prohibited task without requiring that a user logoff or back on; and/or perform a permitted task requested as part of a set of tasks where some of the tasks are prohibited, even if the permitted task is queued for execution after a prohibited task, and without requiring that the user elevate his or her rights.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a computing device comprising:
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receiving a first request to perform one or more tasks in a first rights context that are not permitted in the first rights context;
elevating from the first rights context to a second rights context in which the one or more tasks are permitted; and
performing the one or more tasks in the second rights context without requiring a second request to perform the one or more tasks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a request in a rights context to perform an ordered set of tasks having one or more permitted tasks that are permitted in the rights context and one or more prohibited tasks that are not permitted in the rights context; and
performing, without user interaction, all of the permitted tasks regardless of the order of the permitted tasks and prohibited tasks in the ordered set of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform acts comprising:
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elevating, responsive to an inability to perform a task because it is not permitted by a first user account, from the first user account to a second user account that does permit the task; and
lowering to the first user account from the second user account without requiring a user to re-login with the first user account and responsive to performing the task in the second user account. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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