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US 2016/0154965 A1Published application
Transforming Policies to Enforce Control in an Information Management System
AssigneeNextLabs, Inc.
InventorKeng Lim
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Abstract
In an information management system, policies are deployed to targets and targets can evaluate the policies whether they are connected or disconnected to the system. The policies may be transferred to the target, which may be a device or user. Relevant policies may be transferred while not relevant policies are not. The policies may have policy abstractions.
Claims15
A method of managing information of a network comprising:
- providing a server handling a first policy language having access to a policy database;
- providing a first device comprising a decision engine to manage information accessible via the device according to a first set of policies stored on the device, wherein the first set of policies is associated with the first policy language;
- providing a second device that handles a second policy language;
- managing a first application program on the second device by a third decision engine, wherein the third decision engine comprises a third policy language;
- translating a first policy of the policy database into the second policy language;
- translating the first policy of the policy database into the third policy language;
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- transferring the first policy in the second policy language to the second device.
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A method of managing information of a network comprising:
- providing a server handling a first policy language having access to a policy database;
- providing a first device comprising a first decision engine to manage information accessible via the first device according to a first set of policies stored on the device, wherein the first set of policies is associated with the first policy language;
- providing a second device comprising a first application program installed on the second device and managed by a second decision engine, wherein the second decision engine comprises a second policy language;
- translating a first policy of the policy database into the second policy language;
- translating the first policy of the policy database into the third policy language;
- and
- transferring the first policy in the second policy language to the second device.
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