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Method and system of plug-in privilege control

  • US 8,370,906 B2
  • Filed: 07/20/2010
  • Issued: 02/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plug-in privilege control method implemented by a computer, comprising:

  • authorizing a plug-in that is a software plug-in, including assigning a plug-in identification number (PIN) to the plug-in wherein the PIN is used to identify an identification (ID) of the corresponding plug-in;

    notifying the plug-in about the PIN;

    storing information about the plug-in and a plug-in accessible service to a mapping of services;

    receiving a request for a service from the plug-in, wherein the request includes the PIN;

    retrieving the ID of the plug-in according to the PIN;

    determining whether to allow the plug-in to access the service that it requested; and

    in the event that the plug-in is allowed to access the service requested;

    determining whether the service that the plug-in requested satisfies a conditional accessibility requirement;

    disabling the plug-in'"'"'s access to the service in the event that the conditional accessibility requirements are not satisfied;

    wherein the conditional accessibility includes a threshold of access frequency;

    removing the service from the list of services which is accessible to the plug-in in the event that a frequency or a total number of the plug-in'"'"'s service accesses exceeds the threshold; and

    recalculating the frequency or the total number of the plug-in'"'"'s service accesses in the event that the threshold is not exceeded.

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