Document access management method and system
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1. A method of operating a document access system, the document access system including one or more servers and a plurality of member computers, the member computers operatively connected to the one or more servers, the method comprising:
- the document access system generating a model which represents all members of an information technology social network, the model associating an intermember trust value for each member relative to each other member of the information technology social network;
the document access system associating a document trust value requirement and document owner for one or more documents, the document trust value requirement providing a minimum intermember trust value, relative to the document owner, necessary for access to a respective document; and
providing access to a document for a set of members as a function of an effective trust value.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a document access method and system. The document access method and system are based on a social network model which interconnects members of the social network as a function of trust. This framework provides a basis for documents to be accessed by members which are not directly specified by a document'"'"'s owner, while providing a certain degree of document security.
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1. A method of operating a document access system, the document access system including one or more servers and a plurality of member computers, the member computers operatively connected to the one or more servers, the method comprising:
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the document access system generating a model which represents all members of an information technology social network, the model associating an intermember trust value for each member relative to each other member of the information technology social network; the document access system associating a document trust value requirement and document owner for one or more documents, the document trust value requirement providing a minimum intermember trust value, relative to the document owner, necessary for access to a respective document; and providing access to a document for a set of members as a function of an effective trust value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A document access system comprising:
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a computer configured to execute a method of operating a document access system, the document access system including one or more servers and a plurality of member computers, the member computers operatively connected to the one or more servers, the method comprising; the document access system generating a model which represents all members of an information technology social network, the model associating an intermember trust value for each member relative to each other member of the information technology social network; the document access system associating a document trust value requirement and document owner for one or more documents, the document trust value requirement providing a minimum intermember trust value, relative to the document owner, necessary for access to a respective document; and providing access to a document for a set of members as a function of an effective trust value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A document access system network comprising:
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one or more servers; and a plurality of member computers, the user computers operatively connected to the one or more servers, wherein the one or more servers are configured to execute a method of operating a document access system, the document access system including one or more servers and a plurality of member computers, the member computers operatively connected to the one or more servers, the method comprising; the document access system generating a model which represents all members of an information technology social network, the model associating an intermember trust value for each member relative to each other member of the information technology social network; the document access system associating a document trust value requirement and document owner for one or more documents, the document trust value requirement providing a minimum intermember trust value, relative to the document owner, necessary for access to a respective document; and providing access to a document for a set of members as a function of an effective trust value. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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