Mechanism for facilitating management of data in an on-demand services environment

• US 8,935,806 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2011
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: McCleary, Thomas B., Ericsson, Marcus Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): LEE, JASON T
• Application Number:
  US13/281,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20130019320A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 726/17, 726/28, 726/29, 715/751, 719/323
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management of data in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method for facilitating management of data in an on-demand services environment is provided. The method of embodiment includes detecting an attempt by a user to manipulate data via a collaboration application at a computing system, wherein the attempt includes attempted deletion of the data posted for viewing using the collaboration application. The method may further include determining whether the user is authorized to manipulate the data, and blocking the attempt if the user is not authorized to manipulate the data.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting, at a first computing device, an attempt by a user to manipulate data via a collaboration application at a second computing device, wherein the data is posted for viewing using the collaboration application; and

facilitating real-time collaboration via the collaboration application, wherein facilitating includes

determining one or more control privileges having one or more control levels associated with the user attempting to manipulate the data, wherein the one or more control privileges are provided via a user profile associated with the user, and

blocking the attempt, if a control level necessary to authorize the user to manipulate the data is not within the one or more control levels of the one or more control privileges.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user profile is generated by an organization associated with the user, and wherein the organization is further to update the user profile upon detecting a change in the user'"'"'s position with the organization.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising granting the attempt, if the control level is found within the one or more control levels of the one or more control privileges associated with the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an error message, via the collaboration application, notifying the blocking or granting of the attempt.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first and second computing devices comprises one or more of a mobile computing device, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, an e-reader, a tablet computer, a notebook, a netbook, a desktop computer, a server computer, a cluster-based computer, and a set-top box.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the manipulation of the data comprises one or more of adding new data to the existing data, modifying the existing data, and deleting the existing data.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaboration application comprises one or more of a social network websites or a business networking website, and wherein the data is displayed by a page of the coloration application for viewing by public or a group, wherein the group includes one or more of business associates, department employees, project team members, and organization members.

8. A system comprising a server computing device having a storage device to store instructions, and a processing device to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processing device perform one or more operations comprising:

detecting an attempt by a user to manipulate data via a collaboration application at a client computing device, wherein the data is posted for viewing using the collaboration application; and

facilitating real-time collaboration via the collaboration application, wherein facilitating includes

determining one or more control privileges having one or more control levels associated with the user attempting to manipulate the data, wherein the one or more control privileges are provided via a user profile associated with the user, and

blocking the attempt, if a control level necessary to authorize the user to manipulate the data is not within the one or more control levels of the one or more control privileges.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user profile is generated by an organization associated with the user, and wherein the organization is further to update the user profile upon detecting a change in the user'"'"'s position with the organization.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more operations further comprise granting the attempt, if the control level is found within the one or more control levels of the one or more control privileges associated with the user.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more operations further comprise displaying an error message, via the collaboration application, notifying the blocking or granting of the attempt.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the manipulation of the data comprises one or more of adding new data to the existing data, modifying the existing data, and deleting the existing data.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the collaboration application comprises one or more of a social network websites or a business networking website, and wherein the data is displayed by a page of the coloration application for viewing by public or a group, wherein the group includes one or more of business associates, department employees, project team members, and organization members.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform one or more operations comprising:

detecting, at a first computing device, an attempt by a user to manipulate data via a collaboration application at a second computing system, wherein the data is posted for viewing using the collaboration application; and

facilitating real-time collaboration via the collaboration application, wherein facilitating includes

determining one or more control privileges having one or more control levels associated with the user attempting to manipulate the data, wherein the one or more control privileges are provided via a user profile associated with the user, and

blocking the attempt, if a control level necessary to authorize the user to manipulate the data is not within the one or more control levels of the one or more control privileges.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the user profile is generated by an organization associated with the user, and wherein the organization is further to update the user profile upon detecting a change in the user'"'"'s position with the organization.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more operations further comprise granting the attempt, if the control level is found within the one or more control levels of the one or more control privileges associated with the user.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more operations further comprise displaying an error message, via the collaboration application, notifying the blocking or granting of the attempt.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the manipulation of the data comprises one or more of adding new data to the existing data, modifying the existing data, and deleting the existing data.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the collaboration application comprises one or more of a social network websites or a business networking website, and wherein the data is displayed by a page of the coloration application for viewing by public or a group, wherein the group includes one or more of business associates, department employees, project team members, and organization members.