METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOCATING NETWORK FILES

• US 20120054210A1
• Filed: 11/08/2011
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Dayon, Alexandre
• Granted Patent: US 8,977,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/754
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for accessing web pages on a network are provided. In use, different users are provided access to a plurality of sections of a file selected by the different users based on a community value for at least one community dimension assigned to each section of the file selected by the different users. In particular, a user is conditionally provided access to a section of a the selected by the user, based on a comparison of a user value indicating a community with which the user is associated to the community value for the at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file selected by the user.

Claims

1. A method for searching files in a computer network, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of dimensions, each of the plurality of dimensions having one or more dimension values;

maintaining a plurality of files;

assigning one or more of the dimension values to each of the plurality of fi storing the plurality of files in a retrievable form;

indicating the plurality of dimensions to a user;

accepting input from the user specifying one or more of the dimension values associated with one or more of the dimensions;

identifying one or more of the files that meet one or more of the dimension values associated with one or more of the dimensions specified by the user;

accepting input from the user specifying one or more of the files selected the user from the one or more identified files; and

identifying to the user one or more of the files selected by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented using a plurality of instances of a software program.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of dimensions and the dimension values are defined by a system administrator.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining a user coordinate associated with the user, the user coordinate including at least one of the dimension values;

wherein the file selected by the user has a plurality of sections, each of the plurality of sections assigned at least one of the dimension values;

wherein the identifying the selected file to the user further comprises;

identifying a section of the selected file to the user only if the section of the selected file is associated with the user coordinate.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accepting input from the user specifying at least one theme; and

filtering the one or more files identified according to the at least one theme specified by the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the one or more files further comprises grouping the files by theme.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of the files make up a face book.

8. A system for searching files in a computer network comprising:

logic for defining a plurality of dimensions, each of the plurality of dimensions having one or more dimension values;

logic for maintaining a plurality of files;

logic for assigning one or more of the dimension values to each of the plurality of files;

logic for storing the plurality of files in a retrievable form;

logic for indicating the plurality of dimensions to a user;

logic for accepting input from the user specifying one or more of the dimension values associated with one or more of the dimensions;

logic for identifying one or more of the files that meet one or more of the dimension values associated with one or more of the dimensions specified by the user;

logic for accepting input from the user specifying one or more of the files selected by the user from the one or more identified files; and

logic for identifying to the user one or more of the files selected by the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is implemented using a plurality of instances of a software program.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is operable such that the plurality of dimensions and the dimension values are defined by a system administrator.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

logic for maintaining a user coordinate associated with the user, the user coordinate including at least one of the dimension values;

wherein the system is operable such that the file selected by the user has a plurality of sections, each of the plurality of sections assigned at least one of the dimension values;

wherein the system is operable such that the identifying the selected file to the user further comprises;

logic for identifying a section of the selected file to the user only if the section of the selected file is associated with the user coordinate.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

logic for accepting input from the user specifying at least one theme; and

logic for filtering the one or more files identified according to the at least one theme specified by the user.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is operable such that the identifying the one or more files further comprises grouping the files by theme.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is operable such that the plurality of the files make up a face book.

15. A computer program product for searching files in a computer network comprising:

computer code for defining a plurality of dimensions, each of the plurality of dimensions having one or more dimension values;

computer code for maintaining a plurality of files;

computer code for assigning one or more of the dimension values to each of the plurality of files;

computer code for storing the plurality of files in a retrievable form;

computer code for indicating the plurality of dimensions to a user;

computer code for accepting input from the user specifying one or more of the dimension values associated with one or more of the dimensions;

computer code for identifying one or more of the files that meet one or more of the dimension values associated with one or more of the dimensions specified by the user;

computer code for accepting input from the user specifying one car more of the files selected by the user from the one or more identified files; and

computer code for identifying to the user one or more of the files selected by the user.

16. The computer program product claim 15, wherein the computer program product is implemented using a plurality of instances of a software program.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the plurality of dimensions and the dimension values are defined by a system administrator.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

computer code for maintaining a user coordinate associated with the user, the user coordinate including at least one of the dimension values;

wherein the computer program product is operable such that the file selected by the user has a plurality of sections, each of the plurality of sections assigned at least one of the dimension values;

wherein the computer program product is operable such that the identifying the selected file to the user further comprises;

computer code for identifying a section of the selected file to the user only if the section of the selected file is associated with the user coordinate.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

computer code for accepting input from the user specifying at least one theme; and

computer code for filtering the one or more files identified according to the at least one theme specified by the user.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the identifying the one or more files further comprises grouping the files by theme.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the plurality of the files make up a face book.