File privilege administration apparatus and methods
First Claim
1. In a computer network having an administrator account and a user account, said administrator account having an administrator privilege, said user account having a user privilege different from said administrator privilege, said computer network further including at least one sharepoint that is selectively accessible by said user account, a method of assigning access privilege on a computer display screen to said sharepoint for said user account, comprising:
- displaying, in accordance with said administrator privilege and through said administrator account, said sharepoint on said computer display screen;
modifying, through said administrator account, said access privilege for said user account; and
displaying, in accordance with said user privilege through said administrator account, said sharepoint and said access privilege for said user account, such that said sharepoint and said access privilege that is displayed through said administrator account is viewed substantially in the same manner as said sharepoint would have been represented had said sharepoint been displayed through said user account, and said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a first state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is enabled, said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a second state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is not enabled.
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Abstract
An improved file service administration method is disclosed in a computer network having an administrator account and a user account. The administrator account has an administrator privilege, and the user account has a user privilege which is different from the administrator privilege. The computer network further includes at least one sharepoint that is selectively accessible through the user account. The includes the step of displaying, in accordance with the administrator privilege and through the administrator account, the sharepoint on the computer display screen. There is further included the step of modifying, through the administrator account, the access privilege for the user account. Furthermore, the method includes the step of displaying, in accordance with the user privilege and through the administrator account, the sharepoint and the access privilege for the user account. The sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with the user privilege, is represented in a first state when the access privilege for the user account to the sharepoint is enabled. On the other hand, the sharepoint is represented in a second state when the access privilege for the user account to the sharepoint is not enabled.
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18 Claims
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1. In a computer network having an administrator account and a user account, said administrator account having an administrator privilege, said user account having a user privilege different from said administrator privilege, said computer network further including at least one sharepoint that is selectively accessible by said user account, a method of assigning access privilege on a computer display screen to said sharepoint for said user account, comprising:
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displaying, in accordance with said administrator privilege and through said administrator account, said sharepoint on said computer display screen; modifying, through said administrator account, said access privilege for said user account; and displaying, in accordance with said user privilege through said administrator account, said sharepoint and said access privilege for said user account, such that said sharepoint and said access privilege that is displayed through said administrator account is viewed substantially in the same manner as said sharepoint would have been represented had said sharepoint been displayed through said user account, and said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a first state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is enabled, said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a second state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is not enabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for assigning access privileges to a sharepoint in a computer network having an administrator account and a user account, said administrator account having an administrator privilege, said user account having a user privilege different from said administrator privilege, said sharepoint being selectively accessible by said user account, comprising:
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means for displaying, in accordance with said administrator privilege and through said administrator account, said sharepoint on a computer display screen; means for modifying, through said administrator account, said access privilege for said user account; and means for displaying, in accordance with said user privilege through said administrator account, said sharepoint and said access privilege for said user account, such that said sharepoint and said access privilege that is displayed through said administrator account is viewed substantially in the same manner as said sharepoint would have been represented had said sharepoint been displayed through said user account, and said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a first state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is enabled, said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a second state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is not enabled. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for assigning access privileges to a sharepoint for a user account in a computer network having an administrator account and said user account, said administrator account having an administrator privilege, said user account having a user privilege different from said administrator privilege, said computer network further including at least one sharepoint that is selectively accessible by said user account, said instructions comprising the steps of:
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displaying, in accordance with said administrator privilege and through said administrator account, said sharepoint on said computer display screen; modifying, through said administrator account, said access privilege for said user account; and displaying, in accordance with said user privilege through said administrator account, said sharepoint and said access privilege for said user account, such that said sharepoint and said access privilege that is displayed through said administrator account is viewed substantially in the same manner as said sharepoint would have been represented had said sharepoint been displayed through said user account, and said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a first state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is enabled, said sharepoint, when displayed in accordance with said user privilege, is represented in a second state when said access privilege for said user account to said sharepoint is not enabled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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