Limiting access to asset management information
First Claim
1. A method for limiting access to asset management information, said method comprising:
- receiving information from a first reporting source about an asset;
receiving information from a second reporting source about the asset;
storing the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source into a database such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from the database; and
enabling a first entity to access a first subset of the information stored in the database while a second entity is not allowed to access the first subset of the information stored in the database.
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Abstract
A system and method for limiting access to asset management information is disclosed. According to one embodiment, information is received from a first reporting source about an asset. Information from a second reporting source about the asset is also recited. The information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source is stored in a database such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from the database. A first entity is enabled to access a first subset of the information stored in the database while a second entity is not allowed to access the first subset of the information stored in the database.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for limiting access to asset management information, said method comprising:
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receiving information from a first reporting source about an asset; receiving information from a second reporting source about the asset;
storing the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source into a database such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from the database; andenabling a first entity to access a first subset of the information stored in the database while a second entity is not allowed to access the first subset of the information stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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11. An asset management system comprising:
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an information storer for storing information from a first reporting source about an asset and information from a second reporting source about the asset in a database; and a selective information access provider comprising a permission module configured to enable a first entity to access a first subset of the information stored in the database while not allowing a second entity to access the first subset of the information stored in the database, wherein the selective information access provider is coupled to the information storer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 30, 31)
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16. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of limiting access to asset management information, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a first reporting source about an asset; receiving information from a second reporting source about the asset; storing the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source into a database such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from the database; and enabling a first entity to access a first subset of the information stored in the database while a second entity is not allowed to access the first subset of the information stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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18. (canceled)
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