Method, system, and computer program product for locating network files

• US 9,430,670 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2015
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Dayon, Alexandre
• Primary Examiner(s): Rashid, Harunur
• Application Number:
  US14/612,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20150278538A1
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 715/210
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for accessing web pages on a network are provided. In use, different users are provided access to a plurality of sections of a file selected by the different users based on a community value for at least one community dimension assigned to each section of the file selected by the different users. In particular, a user is conditionally provided access to a section of a file selected by the user, based on a comparison of a user value indicating a community with which the user is associated to the community value for the at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file selected by the user.

Claims

1. A method, the method comprising:

indicating, through a database system, content dimensions to a user of a computer, each of the content dimensions including one or more content dimension values assigned to each of a plurality of files;

receiving input from the user of the computer specifying one or more of the content dimension values;

identifying, by the database system, one or more of the files predetermined to be associated with the one or more specified content dimension values;

receiving input from the user of the computer specifying a file from the one or more identified files;

for each section of the file;

determining, by the database system, that there is not at least one user value for at least one community dimension that matches at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file, the at least one user value indicating at least one community with which the user of the computer is associated and the at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file indicating at least one community of users permitted to access the section of the file, wherein the community dimensions include at least one of a geographic location category, a department category and a time period category;

determining, by the database system and based upon one or more predefined rules, membership of a group permitted to access the section of the file;

providing, through the database system to the user of the computer, access to the section of the file when the at least one user value has membership to the group permitted to access the section of the file; and

denying the user of the computer access to the section of the file when the at least one user value does not have membership to the group permitted to access the section of the file;

wherein the community to which each section of the file is assigned and the community to which the user is associated each include a group of people, and wherein the community to which each section of the file is assigned is used to categorize the section of the file according to at least one of a corporate structure, using at least one of the geographic location category and the department category, and a timeframe using the time period category;

wherein when a subsequent user publishes a file for storage with the plurality of files, the file published by the subsequent user is assigned a community dimension that matches a user value of at least one community dimension to which the subsequent user is associated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented using a plurality of instances of a software program.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accepting input from the user of the computer specifying at least one theme; and

filtering the one or more files identified according to the at least one theme specified by the user of the computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the one or more files further comprises grouping the files by theme.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the community to which the user is associated is a community to which the user is assigned.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein for each section of the file, a file creator selects a community value for the at least one community dimension, such that the selection creates the assignment of the community value for the at least one community dimension to the section of the file.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein for each section of the file, a community value for the at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file is specified for granting access to the section of the file to users associated with the community value.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein a community to which each section of the file is assigned and the at least one community with which the user is associated are within a corporate structure.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein a community to which each section of the file is assigned and the at least one community with which the user is associated includes a geographic location and a department.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the department includes a department of a corporate structure to which each section of the file concerns.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein a community value for the at least one community dimension assigned to each section of the file defines a publication date associated with the section of the file.

5. A system, comprising:

a processor and memory of a database system for;

indicating, through a database system, content dimensions to a user of a computer, each of the content dimensions including one or more content dimension values assigned to each of a plurality of files;

receiving input from the user of the computer specifying one or more of the content dimension values;

identifying, by the database system, one or more of the files predetermined to be associated with the one or more specified content dimension values;

receiving input from the user of the computer specifying a file from the one or more identified files;

for each section of the file;

determining, by the database system, that there is not at least one user value for at least one community dimension that matches at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file, the at least one user value indicating at least one community with which the user of the computer is associated and the at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file indicating at least one community of users permitted to access the section of the file, wherein the community dimensions include at least one of a geographic location category, a department category and a time period category;

determining, by the database system and based upon one or more predefined rules, membership of a group permitted to access the section of the file;

providing, through the database system to the user of the computer, access to the section of the file when the at least one user value has membership to the group permitted to access the section of the file; and

denying the user of the computer access to the section of the file when the at least one user value does not have membership to the group permitted to access the section of the file;

wherein the community to which each section of the file is assigned and the community to which the user is associated each include a group of people, and wherein the community to which each section of the file is assigned is used to categorize the section of the file according to at least one of a corporate structure, using at least one of the geographic location category and the department category, and a timeframe using the time period category;

wherein when a subsequent user publishes a file for storage with the plurality of files, the file published by the subsequent user is assigned a community dimension that matches a user value of at least one community dimension to which the subsequent user is associated.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the system is implemented using a plurality of instances of a software program.

7. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

accepting input from the user of the computer specifying at least one theme; and

filtering the one or more files identified according to the at least one theme specified by the user of the computer.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the system is operable such that the identifying the one or more files further comprises grouping the files by theme.

9. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including computer readable program code adapted to be executed by a computer to implement a method comprising:

indicating, through a database system, content dimensions to a user of a computer, each of the content dimensions including one or more content dimension values assigned to each of a plurality of files;

receiving input from the user of the computer specifying one or more of the content dimension values;

identifying, by the database system, one or more of the files predetermined to be associated with the one or more specified content dimension values;

receiving input from the user of the computer specifying a file from the one or more identified files;

for each section of the file;

determining, by the database system, that there is not at least one user value for at least one community dimension that matches at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file, the at least one user value indicating at least one community with which the user of the computer is associated and the at least one community dimension assigned to the section of the file indicating at least one community of users permitted to access the section of the file, wherein the community dimensions include at least one of a geographic location category, a department category and a time period category;

determining, by the database system and based upon one or more predefined rules, membership of a group permitted to access the section of the file;

providing, through the database system to the user of the computer, access to the section of the file when the at least one user value has membership to the group permitted to access the section of the file; and

denying the user of the computer access to the section of the file when the at least one user value does not have membership to the group permitted to access the section of the file;

wherein the community to which each section of the file is assigned and the community to which the user is associated each include a group of people, and wherein the community to which each section of the file is assigned is used to categorize the section of the file according to at least one of a corporate structure, using at least one of the geographic location category and the department category, and a timeframe using the time period category;

wherein when a subsequent user publishes a file for storage with the plurality of files, the file published by the subsequent user is assigned a community dimension that matches a user value of at least one community dimension to which the subsequent user is associated.

10. The computer program product claim 9, wherein the computer program product is implemented using a plurality of instances of a software program.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

computer code for accepting input from the user of the computer specifying at least one theme; and

computer code for filtering the one or more files identified according to the at least one theme specified by the user of the computer.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the identifying the one or more files further comprises grouping the files by theme.