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Method, system, and computer program product for facilitating communication in an interoperability network

  • US 8,966,577 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2013
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method, the method comprising:

  • storing policy data for a plurality of entities, including;

    storing first policy data corresponding to a first one of the entities, the first one of the entities including a first role associated with a user used to control access to information, andstoring second policy data of a second one of the entities, the second one of the entities including a group defined by a second role, the group including the user, where the second policy data is used for authorization of the user;

    receiving a message from the user for being transmitted in a network, the message for accessing by the user the information;

    in response to the receipt of the message, identifying the first policy data of the first role and the second policy data of the group;

    in response to the receipt of the message, merging the first policy data of the first role and the second policy data of the group to produce a combined policy;

    evaluating the combined policy with respect to the received message;

    determining whether the message is associated with a policy violation, based on the evaluation of the combined policy;

    allowing the user to access the information when the determination is that the message is not associated with the policy violation; and

    denying the user access to the information when the determination is that the message is associated with the policy violation.

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