Securely sharing confidential information in a document
US10958638B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/105
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for securely sharing confidential information in a document. A first computer sets one or more confidential attributes of the confidential information in the document and creates metadata of the confidential information. The first computer creates a first file including the confidential information and the metadata. The first computer creates a second file including non-confidential information in the document and the metadata; the metadata in the second file is as a reference to the confidential information. The confidential information in the first file is displayed by a second computer at a confidential information visibility level in accordance with an authorization level of an authorized user of the second computer. The second file is displayed at a visibility level without showing the confidential information and is accessible by all users.
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