Controlling disclosure of structured data
AssigneeClearswift Limited
InventorsKevin Charles SCHOFIELD, Alexander Charles SHARP
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Abstract
A method of applying a policy to a text comprises searching the text for data having a predefined form; and searching a dataset for additional data associated with any data having the predefined form found in the text. A supplementary search query is generated using said additional data; and the text is searched using the supplementary search query. The policy is then applied based on a result of the search using the supplementary search query.
Claims15
A method of applying a policy to a text in information that is intended to be transferred, the method comprising:
- searching the text for data having a predefined form;
- searching a dataset for additional data associated with any data having the predefined form found in the text;
- generating a supplementary search query using said additional data;
- searching the text using the supplementary search query;
- applying the policy based on a result of the search using the supplementary search query;
- and
- allowing or preventing the transfer of the information, in response to a result of applying the policy.
A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising computer-readable instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
- searching the text for data having a predefined form;
- searching a dataset for additional data associated with any data having the predefined form found in the text;
- generating a supplementary search query using said additional data;
- searching the text using the supplementary search query;
- applying the policy based on a result of the search using the supplementary search query;
- and
- allowing or preventing the transfer of the information, in response to a result of applying the policy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.