Context for Sharing Data Objects

• US 20120016999A1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Published: 01/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Kieselbach, Oliver, Fildebrandt, Ulf
• Application Number:
  US12/836,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/289 Object oriented databases

Abstract

The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for providing a context service for sharing data objects among different components. One process includes operations for receiving a data object for inclusion in a hosted context storage and determining user information associated with a client with access to the data object. After the data object and the user information are stored in the hosted context storage, a request for the data object is received from the client. The data object is provided to the client based on an authentication status of the client.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method performed by one or more processors for providing access to a shared data object, the method comprising the following operations:

receive a data object for inclusion in a hosted context storage;

determine user information associated with at least one client with access to the data object;

store the data object and the user information in the hosted context storage;

receive a request for the data object from the at least one client;

determine an authentication status of the at least one client; and

provide the data object to the at least one client based on the authentication status of the at least one client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the data object and the user information in the hosted context storage further comprises providing access to the hosted context storage through a cloud network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing access to the data object in the hosted context storage includes providing access to a plurality of clients, at least two of the plurality of clients from different domains.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the authentication status of the at least one client includes:

identifying a tenant associated with the at least one client; and

determining whether the at least one client is authorized to access the data object based on a set of business rules associated with the tenant.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying a tenant associated with the at least one client includes determining whether the tenant is one of a plurality of tenants associated with the data object based on a collaboration status of the plurality of tenants.

6. The method of claim 4, the tenant associated with a plurality of clients including the at least one client.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a subset of the plurality of clients are permitted to access the data object based on the set of business rules associated with the tenant.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the authentication status of the at least one client includes determining whether the at least one client is one of a plurality of clients authorized for access to the data object based on a collaboration status of the plurality of clients.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user information associated with the at least one client includes authentication information of the at least one client.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the following operations:

determine user information associated with a second client with access to the data object;

define a second hosted context storage including the data object and the user information associated with the second client;

receive a request for the data object from the second client;

determine an authentication status of the second client; and

provide the data object to the second client based on the authentication status of the second client.

11. A computer program product encoded on a tangible storage medium, the product comprising computer readable instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a data object for inclusion in a hosted context storage;

determining user information associated with at least one client with access to the data object;

storing the data object and the user information in the hosted context storage;

receiving a request for the data object from the at least one client;

determining an authentication status of the at least one client; and

providing the data object to the at least one client based on the authentication status of the at least one client.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein storing the data object and the user information in the hosted context storage further comprises providing access to the hosted context storage through a cloud network.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein determining the authentication status of the at least one client includes:

identifying a tenant associated with the at least one client, the tenant comprising a plurality of clients associated with a business organization, the plurality of clients including the at least one client; and

determining whether the at least one client is authorized to access the data object based on a set of business rules associated with the tenant.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein identifying a tenant associated with the at least one client includes determining whether the tenant is one of a plurality of tenants associated with the data object based on a collaboration status of the plurality of tenants.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein a subset of the plurality of clients are permitted to access the data object based on the set of business rules associated with the tenant.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein determining the authentication status of the at least one client includes determining whether the at least one client is one of a plurality of clients authorized for access to the data object based on a collaboration status of the plurality of clients.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable instructions for causing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a second data object to be accessed by the at least one client;

defining a second hosted context storage including the second data object and the user information associated with the at least one client;

receiving a request for the second data object from the at least one client;

determining an authentication status of the at least one client; and

providing the second data object to the at least one client based on the authentication status of the at least one client.

18. A system, comprising:

memory operable to store at least one data object accessible to a set of clients; and

one or more processors operable to;

receive a data object for inclusion in the memory;

determine user information associated with at least one client in the set of clients;

store the data object and the user information in the memory;

receive a request for the data object from the at least one client;

determine an authentication status of the at least one client; and

provide the data object to the at least one client based on the authentication status of the at least one client.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein storing the data object and the user information in the hosted context storage comprises providing access to the hosted context storage through a cloud network.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein to determine an authentication status of the at least one client, the one or more processors are further operable to:

identify a tenant associated with the at least one client; and

determine whether the at least one client is authorized to access the data object based on a set of business rules associated with the tenant.