Collaborative information retrieval across a network of varying permissions
US11010392B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Searching data for a user includes searching a first set of data that is directly accessible to the user to provide a first set of search results, searching a second set of data that is not directly accessible to the user to provide a second set of search results, comparing the search results, and, if at least a portion of the second set of search results is better than the first set of search results, causing the portion to be provided to the user. Causing the portion to be provided to the user may include obtaining permission from an entity that controls permissions to the portion of the second set. The entity that controls permissions to the portion of the second set may be an owner of the portion. The first set of data may be determined based on credentials and sharing permissions of the user.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.