COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20080301141A1
• Filed: 03/27/2008
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: BANJOU, Yutaka
• Application Number:
  US12/056,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20080301141A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for managing groups of users, the process includes: storing a group as a set of users and a term of existence of the group, correlating with each other; storing electronic information and an access right of the group to the electronic information, correlating with each other; determining whether or not the term of existence expires; and controlling the access right of the group not to be applied to the users belonging to the group if the term of existence expires.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for managing groups of users, the process comprising:

storing a group as a set of users and a term of existence of the group, correlating with each other;

storing electronic information and an access right of the group to the electronic information, correlating with each other;

determining whether or not the term of existence expires; and

controlling the access right of the group not to be applied to the users belonging to the group if the term of existence expires.

3. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a time limit for the user to access the stored electronic information based on the access right correlated with the stored electronic information; and

displaying the stored electronic information and the calculated time limit, correlating with each other.

2. A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for managing groups of users, the process comprising:

storing a group as a set of users and a time limit for a user of the group to belong to the group, correlating with each other;

storing electronic information and an access right of the group to the electronic information, correlating with each other;

determining whether or not the time limit expires; and

if the time limit for the user expires, deleting the user from the group.

4. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

calculating a time limit for the user to access the stored electronic information based on the access right correlated with the stored electronic information; and

displaying the stored electronic information and the calculated time limit, correlating with each other.

5. An information processing system comprising:

a group storage that stores a group as a set of users and a term of existence of the group, correlating with each other;

an access right storage that stores electronic information and an access right of the group to the electronic information, correlating with each other;

a determining unit that determines whether or not the term of existence expires; and

a controlling unit that controls, if the term of existence expires, the access right of the group not to be applied to the users belonging to the group.

6. An information processing system comprising:

a group storage that stores a group as a set of users and a time limit for a user of the group to belong to the group, correlating with each other;

an access right storage that stores electronic information and an access right of the group to the electronic information, correlating with each other;

a determining unit that determines whether or not the time limit expires; and

a deleting unit that, if the time limit for the user is determined to expire, deletes the user from the group.