Document Editing Environment that Varies Based Upon Security Level of User Who Performs the Editing
AssigneeColorQuick, L.L.C.
InventorsDaniel Freiman, Jeremy Herr, Mark Weiss, Christopher Frey
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Abstract
A document editing environment is provided that varies based on the type of user. One of a plurality of different types of security levels are assigned to different users who edit documents. A document editing environment is defined for a plurality of different types of documents based at least upon the security level assigned to a user who edits the document. The defined document editing environment is then provided to the user for use in editing a document.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method of providing a document editing environment that varies based on the type of user, the method comprising:
- (a) assigning one of a plurality of different types of security levels to different users who edit documents;
- (b) defining a document editing environment for a plurality of different types of documents, each document editing environment being defined based at least upon the security level assigned to a user who edits the document;
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- (c) providing the defined document editing environment to the user for use in editing a document.
A computer-implemented apparatus for providing a document editing environment that varies based on the type of user, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) means for assigning one of a plurality of different types of security levels to different users who edit documents;
- (b) means for defining a document editing environment for a plurality of different types of documents, each document editing environment being defined based at least upon the security level assigned to a user who edits the document;
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- (c) means for providing the defined document editing environment to the user for use in editing a document.
An article of manufacture for providing a document editing environment that varies based on the type of user, the article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
- (a) assigning one of a plurality of different types of security levels to different users who edit documents;
- (b) defining a document editing environment for a plurality of different types of documents, each document editing environment being defined based at least upon the security level assigned to a user who edits the document;
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- (c) providing the defined document editing environment to the user for use in editing a document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.