System and method for sharing items in a computer system
First Claim
1. A method for sharing at least one item in a computer system between a sharer and a sharee, comprising:
- the sharer selecting at least one item to be shared;
the sharer selecting at least one sharee with whom the item is to be shared; and
providing to the sharee remote access to the item on the sharer'"'"'s computer.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing items. A sharer may choose to share individual items, such as documents, contacts, and e-mails. To begin the sharing process, a user selects the items that are to be shared. The user then selects the sharees who the items are to be shared with, and the permissions that are to be assigned to the sharees. When items are to be shared, they are left in place on the sharer'"'"'s machine, while the system ensures that the permissions are set, and any security issues are handled so that the sharees are able to access the items. In addition, the details of the sharing transactions may be tracked and recorded for later review. The sharer may also have the system send a link to the sharee for directly accessing the shared items from the sharer'"'"'s machine. The sharee may also be able to query the sharer'"'"'s machine to see what the sharer has shared out with the sharee.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for sharing at least one item in a computer system between a sharer and a sharee, comprising:
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the sharer selecting at least one item to be shared;
the sharer selecting at least one sharee with whom the item is to be shared; and
providing to the sharee remote access to the item on the sharer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for sharing at least one item on a computer system, comprising:
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receiving permission to access the item that is to be shared; and
in response to receiving the permission to access the item, remotely accessing the item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more computer-readable media for enabling a computer-program segment to communicate with one or more other computer-program segments for sharing at least one item, said media comprising:
a set of computer-usable instructions that cause a request to provide remote access to at least one item that is to be shared to be communicated to one or more other computer-program segments capable of executing said request. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of sharing an item between a sharer and a sharee, comprising:
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the sharer issues a call for setting at least one permission which will allow the sharee to remotely access the item at the sharer'"'"'s computer; and
in response to the call, the permission is set for the item. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. One or more computer-readable media for enabling a sharer to share at least one item with a sharee, comprising:
a set of computer-usable instructions that allow the sharee to remotely access the item through the sharer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for sharing an individual item in a computer system between a sharer and a sharee, comprising:
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designating an individual item on a sharer'"'"'s computer to be shared without requiring the item to be saved in a folder which is then shared; and
sharing the individual item with a sharee such that the sharee is provided with remote access to the individual item from the sharer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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Specification