ENFORCING COMMUNICATION POLICY RULES ON SHARED DOCUMENTS
First Claim
1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for enforcing communication policy rules for document sharing in a collaborative environment, the method comprising:
- detecting a communication associated with a document from a sender to a designated recipient through a communication server in the collaborative environment;
determining a communication policy rule associated with the communication; and
applying the communication policy rule to at least one from a set of;
a storage, an access, and a distribution of the document within the collaborative environment.
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Abstract
A system is provided for automatically enforcing communication policy rules for document sharing between a communication server and a publishing server. The system may enable a policy agent to examine a communication containing a document attachment before the communication may be delivered to a recipient. The policy agent may evaluate the communication against communication policy rules, and if the policy agent determines that the communication policy rules are not violated, then a document upload agent may transfer the attached document to the publishing server. The system may then deliver the communication message to the recipient. If the policy agent determines that the communication policy rules are violated, then the system may prevent the document upload agent from transferring the attached document to the publishing server and may continue to deliver the communication to the recipient without the document attachment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for enforcing communication policy rules for document sharing in a collaborative environment, the method comprising:
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detecting a communication associated with a document from a sender to a designated recipient through a communication server in the collaborative environment; determining a communication policy rule associated with the communication; and applying the communication policy rule to at least one from a set of;
a storage, an access, and a distribution of the document within the collaborative environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communication server for enforcing communication policy rules for document sharing in a collaborative environment, comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a communication application, wherein the communication application is configured to; receive a communication associated with a document from a sender to a designated recipient; employ a policy agent to determine if the communication violates the communication policy rule; if the communication does not violate the communication policy rule, then; release the communication from the policy agent to an upload agent for automatic uploading of the document to a publishing server; deliver the communication to the designated recipient; and enable the designated recipient to access the document through the publishing server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for enforcing communication policy rules for document sharing between a communication server and a publishing server in a collaborative environment, the instructions comprising:
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receiving a communication associated with a document from a sender to a designated recipient through a communication server in the collaborative environment; determining a communication policy rule associated with the communication; and employing a policy agent that resides at the communication server for determining if the communication violates the communication policy rule; if the communication does not violate the communication policy rule, then; employing an upload agent that resides at the communication server for automatically uploading the document to the publishing server; and delivering the communication to the designated recipient; if the communication does violate the communication policy rule, then; preventing the document from being uploaded to a publishing server; preventing the communication from being delivered to the designated recipient; and generating a message informing at least one of the designated recipient and the sender that the communication was not delivered. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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