System and method to provide document management on a public document system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a public file system having a plurality of electronic files stored by the public file system, each electronic file having an owner and read access permissions and write access permissions wherein the read access permissions and the write access permissions are set only by the owner, the public file system having a directory of users, wherein each user is an owner of one or more electronic files;
at least one first electronic file stored in the public file system wherein a human user owns the at least one first electronic file and sets the read and write access permissions in the public file system for the at least one first electronic file;
at least one second electronic file stored in the public file system wherein a document management system owns the at least one second electronic file and sets the read and write access permissions in the public file system for the at least one second electronic file;
the document management system running outside of the public file system, the document management system having a database with one or more objects including a document object for the at least one second electronic file, the document object storing the read access permissions for the at least one second electronic file listing one or more user of the public file system, contained in the directory of users, that have read access to the at least one second electronic file and the write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file listing one or more user of the public file system, contained in the directory of users, that have write access to the at least one second electronic file, the document management system synchronizing the read access permissions and write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file with the public file system;
the public file system permitting read access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system when the human user is included in the listing of users in the read access permissions for the at least one second electronic file synchronized from the document management system so that the document management system controls read access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system; and
the public file system permitting write access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system when the human user is included in the listing of users in the write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file synchronized from the document management system so that the document management system controls write access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system.
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Abstract
A system and method for document management are provided in which documents are managed in a file/document sharing system.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a public file system having a plurality of electronic files stored by the public file system, each electronic file having an owner and read access permissions and write access permissions wherein the read access permissions and the write access permissions are set only by the owner, the public file system having a directory of users, wherein each user is an owner of one or more electronic files; at least one first electronic file stored in the public file system wherein a human user owns the at least one first electronic file and sets the read and write access permissions in the public file system for the at least one first electronic file; at least one second electronic file stored in the public file system wherein a document management system owns the at least one second electronic file and sets the read and write access permissions in the public file system for the at least one second electronic file; the document management system running outside of the public file system, the document management system having a database with one or more objects including a document object for the at least one second electronic file, the document object storing the read access permissions for the at least one second electronic file listing one or more user of the public file system, contained in the directory of users, that have read access to the at least one second electronic file and the write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file listing one or more user of the public file system, contained in the directory of users, that have write access to the at least one second electronic file, the document management system synchronizing the read access permissions and write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file with the public file system; the public file system permitting read access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system when the human user is included in the listing of users in the read access permissions for the at least one second electronic file synchronized from the document management system so that the document management system controls read access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system; and the public file system permitting write access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system when the human user is included in the listing of users in the write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file synchronized from the document management system so that the document management system controls write access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing files, comprising:
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storing, by a public file system, a plurality of electronic files, each electronic file having an owner and read access permissions and write access permissions wherein the read access permissions and the write access permissions are set only by the owner, the public file system having a directory of users, wherein each user is an owner of one or more electronic files, the plurality of electronic files including at least one first electronic file wherein a human user owns the at least one first electronic file and sets the read and write access permissions in the public file system for the at least one first electronic file and at least one second electronic file stored in the public file system wherein a document management system owns the at least one second electronic file and sets the read and write access permissions in the public file system for the at least one second electronic file; setting, by a document management system running outside of the public file system wherein the document management system controls the document management system account on the public file system, read and write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file; storing, in a database of the document management system, one or more objects including a document object for the at least one second electronic file, the document object storing the read access permissions for the at least one second electronic file listing one or more user of the public file system, contained in the directory of users, that have read access to the at least one second electronic file and the write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file listing one or more user of the public file system, contained in the directory of users, that have write access to the at least one second electronic file; synchronizing the read access permissions and write access permissions stored in the document object in the document management system for the at least one second electronic file with the public file system; the public file system permitting read access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system when the human user is included in the listing of users in the read access permissions for the at least one second electronic file synchronized from the document management system so that the document management system controls read access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system; and the public file system permitting write access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system when the human user is included in the listing of users in the write access permissions for the at least one second electronic file synchronized from the document management system so that the document management system controls write access by a human user to the at least one second electronic file stored by the public file system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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