WORK PLAN BASED CONTROL OF PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ACCESS

• US 20160048787A1
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kaminsky, David L., Sampathkumar, Govindaraj, Pilgrim, Lori M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,102,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for work plan based access control are provided in the illustrative embodiments. For a portion of the work plan, a physical space is determined. Access to the physical space is used in a task in the portion. At least one workflow is initiated to determine whether to grant the access to the physical space. Responsive to the workflow granting the access to the physical space, the access to the physical space is configured for a first duration for a first user performing the task. Responsive to an indication of closing of the portion, the access to the physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task is revoked.

Claims

1. A method for work plan based access control, the method comprising:

determining, at an application executing using a processor and a memory, for a portion of the work plan, a physical space, wherein access to the physical space is used in a task in the portion;

initiating at least one workflow, the at least one workflow operating to determine whether to grant the access to the physical space;

configuring, responsive to the workflow granting the access to the physical space, the access to the physical space for a first duration for a first user performing the task; and

revoking, responsive to an indication of closing of the portion, the access to the physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, for a second portion of the work plan, a second physical space and a second virtual resource related to the second physical space, wherein the second physical space and the second virtual resource are used in a second task in the second portion;

configuring, responsive to a second workflow granting access to the second physical space, access to the second physical space and the second virtual resource for a second duration for a second user performing the second task.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining that the second portion uses the virtual resource, wherein the virtual resource is further related to the second physical space;

maintaining access to the virtual resource in relation with the second physical space for the second duration for the second user performing the second task.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, at the application executing using the processor and the memory, for the portion of the work plan, a virtual resource related to the physical space, wherein the virtual resource is used in the task in the portion;

determining whether to grant access to the virtual resource;

configuring, responsive to determining to grant the access to the virtual resource related to the physical space, access to the virtual resource for the first duration for the first user performing the task; and

revoking, responsive to the indication of closing of the portion, the access to the virtual resource for the first duration for the first user performing the task.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one workflow comprises a second workflow, further comprising:

initiating the second workflow to determine whether to grant the access to the virtual resource.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one workflow further operates to determine whether to grant the access to the virtual resource.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the virtual resource is a part of a Building Information Model (BIM), wherein the BIM models a component of the physical space.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, after revoking the access to the physical space for the first duration, that the first user uses the physical space in performing a second task for a second portion of the work plan;

initiating a second workflow, the second workflow operating to determine whether to grant access to the physical space, wherein the second workflow is shorter as compared to the at least one workflow in determining whether to grant access to the physical space.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining for the portion of the work plan, a second physical space and a second virtual resource related to the second physical space, wherein a route to the physical space comprises the second physical space;

initiating a second workflow, the second workflow operating to determine whether to grant access to the second physical space;

configuring, responsive to the second workflow granting access to the second physical space, access to the second physical space but preventing access to the second virtual resource related to the second physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining for the portion of the work plan, that for the first duration for the first user performing the task has to be changed by an amount;

initiating a second workflow, the second workflow operating to determine whether to change the first duration access to the physical space by the amount; and

changing the first duration by the amount, responsive to the second workflow authorizing the change.

11. A computer usable program product comprising a computer readable storage device including computer usable code for work plan based access control, the computer usable code comprising:

computer usable code for determining, at an application executing using a processor and a memory, for a portion of the work plan, a physical space, wherein access to the physical space is used in a task in the portion;

computer usable code for initiating at least one workflow, the at least one workflow operating to determine whether to grant the access to the physical space;

computer usable code for configuring, responsive to the workflow granting the access to the physical space, the access to the physical space for a first duration for a first user performing the task; and

computer usable code for revoking, responsive to an indication of closing of the portion, the access to the physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task.

12. The computer usable program product of claim 11, further comprising:

computer usable code for determining, for a second portion of the work plan, a second physical space and a second virtual resource related to the second physical space, wherein the second physical space and the second virtual resource are used in a second task in the second portion;

computer usable code for configuring, responsive to a second workflow granting access to the second physical space, access to the second physical space and the second virtual resource for a second duration for a second user performing the second task.

13. The computer usable program product of claim 12, further comprising:

computer usable code for determining that the second portion uses the virtual resource, wherein the virtual resource is further related to the second physical space;

computer usable code for maintaining access to the virtual resource in relation with the second physical space for the second duration for the second user performing the second task.

14. The computer usable program product of claim 11, further comprising:

computer usable code for identifying, at the application executing using the processor and the memory, for the portion of the work plan, a virtual resource related to the physical space, wherein the virtual resource is used in the task in the portion;

computer usable code for determining whether to grant access to the virtual resource;

computer usable code for configuring, responsive to determining to grant the access to the virtual resource related to the physical space, access to the virtual resource for the first duration for the first user performing the task; and

computer usable code for revoking, responsive to the indication of closing of the portion, the access to the virtual resource for the first duration for the first user performing the task.

15. The computer usable program product of claim 14, wherein the at least one workflow comprises a second workflow, further comprising:

computer usable code for initiating the second workflow to determine whether to grant the access to the virtual resource.

16. The computer usable program product of claim 14, wherein the at least one workflow further operates to determine whether to grant the access to the virtual resource.

17. The computer usable program product of claim 14, wherein the virtual resource is a part of a Building Information Model (BIM), wherein the BIM models a component of the physical space.

18. The computer usable program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage medium in a data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is transferred over a network from a remote data processing system.

19. The computer usable program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage medium in a server data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a computer readable storage medium associated with the remote data processing system.

20. A data processing system for work plan based access control, the data processing system comprising:

a storage device including a storage medium, wherein the storage device stores computer usable program code; and

a processor, wherein the processor executes the computer usable program code, and wherein the computer usable program code comprises;

computer usable code for determining, at an application executing using a processor and a memory, for a portion of the work plan, a physical space, wherein the access to the physical space is used in a task in the portion;

computer usable code for initiating at least one workflow, the at least one workflow operating to determine whether to grant the access to the physical space;

computer usable code for configuring, responsive to the workflow granting the access to the physical space, access to the physical space for a first duration for a first user performing the task; and

computer usable code for revoking, responsive to an indication of closing of the portion, the access to the physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task.