Automatic resource ownership assignment systems and methods
First Claim
1. An automatic resource ownership assignment system, said system comprising at least one processor comprising:
- resource ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an operator of said system to define resource ownership indicators;
automatic resource ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of said system, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one resource to a potential owner, based on said resource ownership indicators, said ownership of at least one resource comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said resource; and
automatic resource ownership assignment functionality which;
responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said at least one resource to said potential owner; and
responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said at least one resource to an alternative owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said at least one resource to said alternative owner.
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Abstract
An automatic resource ownership assignment system, the system including resource ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an operator of the system to define resource ownership indicators, automatic resource ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of the system, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one resource to a potential owner, based on the resource ownership indicators, and automatic resource ownership assignment functionality which, responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of the at least one recommendation by the at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by the potential owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of the at least one resource to the potential owner.
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20 Claims
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1. An automatic resource ownership assignment system, said system comprising at least one processor comprising:
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resource ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an operator of said system to define resource ownership indicators; automatic resource ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of said system, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one resource to a potential owner, based on said resource ownership indicators, said ownership of at least one resource comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said resource; and automatic resource ownership assignment functionality which; responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said at least one resource to said potential owner; and responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said at least one resource to an alternative owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said at least one resource to said alternative owner.
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2. An automatic folder ownership assignment system, said system comprising at least one processor comprising:
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folder ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an administrator of said system to define folder ownership indicators; automatic folder ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of said system, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one folder to a potential owner, based on said folder ownership indicators, said ownership of at least one folder comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said folder; and automatic folder ownership assignment functionality which; responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, is operative to assign ownership of said at least one folder to said potential owner; and responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said at least one folder to an alternative owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said at least one folder to said alternative owner. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An automatic library ownership assignment system, said system comprising at least one processor comprising:
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library ownership indicators definition functionality operative to allow an operator of said system to define library ownership indicators; automatic library ownership recommendation functionality operative to provide, to at least one user of a library, a recommendation to assign ownership of said library to a potential owner, based on said library ownership indicators, said ownership of said library comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said library; and automatic library ownership assignment functionality which; responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said library to said potential owner; and responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said library to an alternative owner, is operative to automatically assign ownership of said library to said alternative owner.
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15. A method for automatic resource ownership assignment, said method comprising using at least one server for:
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defining resource ownership indicators; automatically providing, to at least one individual, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one resource to a potential owner, based on said resource ownership indicators, said ownership of at least one resource comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said resource; responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one individual and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, to automatically assign ownership of said at least one resource to said potential owner; and responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said at least one resource to an alternative owner, automatically assigning ownership of said at least one resource to said alternative owner.
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16. A method for automatic folder ownership assignment, said method comprising using at least one server for:
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defining folder ownership indicators; automatically providing, to at least one individual, a recommendation to assign ownership of at least one folder to a potential owner, based on said folder ownership indicators, said ownership of at least one folder comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said folder; responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one individual and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, to automatically assign ownership of said at least one folder to said potential owner; and responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said at least one folder to an alternative owner, automatically assigning ownership of said at least one folder to said alternative owner. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for automatic library ownership assignment, said method comprising using at least one server for:
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defining library ownership indicators; automatically providing, to at least one user of a library, a recommendation to assign ownership of said library to a potential owner, based on said library ownership indicators, said ownership of said library comprising responsibility for managing access permissions to said library; and responsive to predetermined at least partial approval of said at least one recommendation by said at least one user and approval of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, to automatically assign ownership of said library to said potential owner; and responsive to rejection of said at least one recommendation by said potential owner, and responsive to receiving an alternative recommendation from said potential owner to assign ownership of said library to an alternative owner, automatically assigning ownership of said library to said alternative owner.
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