Granting permissions to an object when adding people to a conversation
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsDavid L. Meyers, David P. Limont, Kenneth Fern, Michael B. Palmer, Betsy Y. McIntyre, Mirela D.S. Correa
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Abstract
A user generates a message by adding a recipient in order to send the message to the recipient. The message has a link to an attached object which is automatically detected and it is determined whether the recipient has rights to the object. If not, the recipient's rights are automatically modified so that the recipient has rights to the object, and the user is notified of the modified permissions.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of controlling a messaging system, the method comprising:
- identifying a message to be sent to a recipient from a user, the message including a link to an object, wherein an access permission is associated with the object and defines accessibility to the object;
- determining that the recipient does not have permission to access the object based on the access permission associated with the object;
- generating a user notification display for the user indicating that the access permission will be modified so the recipient has access to the object;
- and
- automatically modifying the access permission associated with the object so the recipient has access to the object.
A computing system comprising:
- an access control component configured to:
- detect a message to be sent to a recipient from a user, the message including a link to an object, wherein an access permission is associated with the object and defines accessibility of the object;
- determine that the recipient does not have permission to access the object based on the access permission associated with the object;
- based on determining that the recipient does not have permission to access the object, automatically modifying the access permission associated with the object so the recipient has access to the object;
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- a user interface component configured to generate a user notification display, to the user, that indicates the access permission will be modified so the recipient has access to the object.
A computing system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions configure the computing system to:
- identify a message to be sent to a recipient from a user, the message including a link to an object, wherein an access permission is associated with the object and defines accessibility to the object;
- determine that the recipient does not have permission to access the object based on the access permission associated with the object;
- generate a user notification display for the user indicating that the access permission will be modified so the recipient has access to the object;
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- automatically modify the access permission associated with the object so the recipient has access to the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.