ACCESS POLICY BASED ON COLLABORATION PARTICIPATION

• US 20130145284A1
• Filed: 01/28/2010
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Donald R. Walling Jr
• Inventors: Anantharaman, Arun, Walling, Donald R. Jr., Rai, Shashi K.
• Granted Patent: US 9,432,372 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• 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: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0027 Collaboration services where a computer is used for data transfer and the telephone is used for telephonic communication

Abstract

According to example configurations as described herein, an on-line conference management application receives an indication of multiple participants that attend an on-line collaboration meeting. The conference management system stores identities of content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting. Based on identities of the multiple participants and shared content, the conference management system generates an access policy. Subsequent to termination of the on-line collaboration meeting, the conference management system utilizes the access policy to prevent unauthorized access to the shared content. For example, the conference management system can receive a request from a user to access the shared content. The management system checks to determine whether the user was a participant at the on-line collaboration meeting. Responsive to detecting that the user attended the on-line collaboration meeting as specified by the access policy, the management system can provide access to the particular document to the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of multiple participants who participated in an online collaboration meeting;

storing identities of content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting;

generating an access policy based on identities of the multiple participants and the content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

utilizing the access policy to prevent unauthorized access to the content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein utilizing the access policy to prevent access comprises:

receiving a request from a first user to access a particular document shared during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

responsive to detecting that the first user attended the on-line collaboration meeting, providing access to the particular document to the first user.

3. The method as in claim 2, wherein utilizing the access policy to prevent access comprises:

receiving a request from a second user to access a particular document shared during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

responsive to detecting that the second user did not attend the on-line collaboration meeting, preventing the second user from accessing the particular document.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein generating the access policy occurs in response to termination of the on-line collaboration meeting.

5. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

storing status information associated with the multiple participants attending the on-line collaboration meeting, first status information indicating that a first participant of the multiple participants is a direct invite that was sent a link to attend the on-line collaboration meeting, second status information indicating that a second participant of the multiple participants is a guest invited by the direct invite to attend the on-line collaboration meeting.

6. The method as in claim 5 further comprising:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, receiving a request from the first participant to access the content shared amongst the participants in the on-line collaboration meeting;

in accordance with the access policy, granting the first participant access to the content shared amongst the participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

in accordance with the access policy, denying the second participant access to the content subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting.

7. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

initiating display of the on-line collaboration meeting to the multiple participants for viewing, display of the on-line collaboration meeting including an identity of a document selected by a presenter of the on-line collaboration meeting, the presenter in the on-line collaboration meeting making the document available to the multiple participants through the on-line collaboration meeting;

recording the on-line collaboration meeting;

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, receiving a request from a given participant of the multiple participants to view the recording; and

in response to receiving the request, providing the given participant access to the recording.

8. The method as in claim 7, wherein providing access to the recording includes:

initiating playback of the recording at a client computer operated by the given participant, playback of the recording at the client computer including display of a viewing region on a display screen at the client computer, the viewing region allocated to display the identities of content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

in response to receiving a request from the given participant viewing the recording to retrieve a particular document listed in the viewing region, initiating distribution of the particular document to the given participant.

9. The method as in claim 8 further comprising:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, initiating distribution of a link to the multiple participants, the link including an address from which to retrieve the recording of the on-line collaboration meeting.

10. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, initiating distribution of a link to the multiple participants, the link including an address from which to retrieve a recording of the on-line collaboration meeting; and

in response to receiving a request from a given participant to access the recording of the on-line collaboration meeting via the link, verifying credentials of the given participant prior to distribution of the content to the given participant.

11. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, initiating distribution of a link to the multiple participants, the link specifying a location from which to retrieve the content shared amongst the participants during the on-line collaboration meeting.

12. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving input from a source scheduling the on-line collaboration meeting, the input specifying that the multiple participants are able to attend the on-line collaboration meeting, the input specifying multiple different participant access levels to the content, the content presented in the on-line collaboration meeting, a first participant access level enabling at least one participant of the multiple participants to retrieve and view the content, a second participant access level preventing at least one participant of the multiple participants from retrieving and viewing the content.

13. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

during the on-line collaboration meeting, initiating display of the content to a particular participant of the multiple participants; and

after the on-line collaboration meeting, utilizing the access policy to prevent distribution of the content to the particular participant.

14. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, receiving input from a host of the on-line collaboration meeting, the input indicating which of the multiple participants to provide access to the shared content; and

generating the access policy in accordance with the input.

25. The method as in claim 1 further comprising:

applying the access policy to the content; and

providing access to the content based on application of the access policy.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon for processing data information, such that the instructions, when carried out by a processing device, enable the processing device to perform operations of:

receiving an indication of multiple participants attending an on-line collaboration meeting;

storing identities of content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting;

generating an access policy based on identities of the multiple participants and the content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

utilizing the access policy to prevent unauthorized access to the content subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as in claim 15, wherein utilizing the access policy to prevent access comprises:

receiving a request from a first user to access a particular document shared during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

responsive to detecting that the first user attended the on-line collaboration meeting, providing access to the particular document to the first user.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as in claim 16, wherein utilizing the access policy to prevent access comprises:

receiving a request from a second user to access a particular document shared during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

responsive to detecting that the second user did not attend the on-line collaboration meeting, preventing the second user from accessing the particular document.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as in claim 15 further including instructions stored thereon that when carried out by the processing device enables operations of:

storing status information associated with the multiple participants attending the on-line collaboration meeting, first status information indicating that a first participant of the multiple participants is a direct invite that was sent a link to attend the on-line collaboration meeting, second status information indicating that a second participant of the multiple participants is a guest invited by the direct invite to attend the on-line collaboration meeting.

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, receiving a request from the first participant to access the content shared amongst the participants in the on-line collaboration meeting;

in accordance with the access policy, granting the first participant access to the content shared amongst the participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

in accordance with the access policy, denying the second participant access to the content subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as in claim 15 further including instructions stored thereon that when carried out by the processing device enables operations of:

initiating display of the on-line collaboration meeting to the multiple participants for viewing, display of the on-line collaboration meeting including an identity of a document selected by a presenter of the on-line collaboration meeting, the presenter in the on-line collaboration meeting making the document available to the multiple participants through the on-line collaboration meeting;

recording the on-line collaboration meeting;

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, receiving a request from a given participant of the multiple participants to view the recording; and

in response to receiving the request, providing the given participant access to the recording;

initiating playback of the recording at a client computer operated by the given participant, playback of the recording at the client computer including display of a viewing region on a display screen at the client computer, the viewing region allocated to display the identities of content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

in response to receiving a request from the given participant viewing the recording to retrieve a particular document listed in the viewing region, initiating distribution of the particular document to the given participant.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as in claim 19 further including instructions stored thereon that when carried out by the processing device enables operations of:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, initiating distribution of a link to the multiple participants, the link including an address from which to retrieve the recording of the on-line collaboration meeting.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as in claim 15 further including instructions stored thereon that when carried out by the processing device enables operations of:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, initiating distribution of a link to the multiple participants, the link specifying a location from which to retrieve the content shared amongst the participants during the on-line collaboration meeting.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as in claim 15 further comprising:

receiving input from a source scheduling the on-line collaboration meeting, the input specifying that the multiple participants are able to attend the on-line collaboration meeting, the input specifying multiple different participant access levels to the content, the content presented in the on-line collaboration meeting, a first participant access level enabling at least one participant of the multiple participants to retrieve and view the content, a second participant access level preventing at least one participant of the multiple participants from retrieving and viewing the content.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as in claim 15 further comprising:

subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting, receiving input from a host of the on-line collaboration meeting, the input indicating which of the multiple participants to provide access to the shared content; and

generating the access policy in accordance with the input.

24. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory unit that stores instructions associated with an application executed by the processor; and

an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the application and perform operations of;

receiving an indication of multiple participants attending an on-line collaboration meeting;

storing identities of content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting;

generating an access policy based on identities of the multiple participants and the content shared amongst the multiple participants during the on-line collaboration meeting; and

utilizing the access policy to prevent unauthorized access to the content subsequent to the on-line collaboration meeting.