Rights Elevator
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJames Hong, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael Sheldon, Zeke Odins-Lucas
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods detect a task which is not authorized for a user account. Responsive to detecting the task, the embodiment presents a different user account that is authorized to allow the task and information relating to the task.
Claims20
One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to present a user interface in response to a task being prohibited based on a user's current account not having a right to permit the task, the user interface comprising:
- an identifier identifying a different account having a right to permit the task;
- an authenticator region capable of receiving, from a user, an authenticator usable to authenticate the different account having the right to permit the task;
- and,
- an information region capable of presenting task-related information which a user may rely upon in making a decision as to whether to authenticate the different account and thereby permit the task.
One or more computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions therein that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform acts comprising:
- detecting a task which is not authorized for a user account;
- and,
- presenting a different user account that is authorized to allow the task and information relating to the task.
A method comprising:
- detecting a rights elevation scenario involving a task;
- and,
- presenting information relating to the task.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.