Chat room access control
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJohn COSTELLO, Andrew HENDERSON, Robert HEADON
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a request to join an electronic chat room is received from a requester. A selection of an access control level for the requester is received via a user interface in order to grant the requester access to the electronic chat room according to a condition for granting access. The user interface is used to assign a selected access control level to the requester, thereupon granting access to the requester. The requester's access to content available in the electronic chat room being limited based on the selected access control level. Related methods, apparatus, and systems are also described.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request from a requester to join an electronic chat room;
- receiving via a user interface a selection of an access control level for the requester in order to grant the requester access to the electronic chat room according to a condition for granting access;
- using the user interface to assign a selected access control level to the requester thereupon granting access to the requester;
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- limiting the requester's access to content available in the electronic chat room based on the selected access control level.
A user interface comprising:
- an interface driver which displays the user interface in response to a received request from a requester to join an electronic chat room;
- a selection interface portion of the user interface which enables selection of an access control level for the requester in order to grant the requester access to the electronic chat room according to a condition for granting access;
- a display in the user interface which grants the requester access to content available in the electronic chat room according to a selected access control level, the access control level being assigned in response to a selection of an access control level for the requester;
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- the display in the user interface limits the requester's access to content available in the electronic chat room based on the selected access control level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.