System and method for directory decentralization

US11218490B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Teekam Chand Goyal · Hyderabad, IN
• Deepak Pratinidhi · Hyderabad, IN
• Rajiv Kumar · Hyderabad, IN
• Prashant Gupta · Gloucester, GB
• Rohit Bhatia · San Mateo, US
• Rakesh Midha · Hyderabad, IN
• Ashutosh Tripathi · Bengaluru, IN
• Nitin Jaiswal · Noida, IN
• Vinay Kumar · Brampton, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 2, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 4, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L63/20
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for enrolling a user in an organization directory include receiving a first request from a first user for inclusion in the directory configured to facilitate access to a collaboration application, the first request including a least a first user profile item for the first user; generating a first user account for the user assigned a first set of permissions and including a first user profile listing the first user profile item; providing a first level of access to the directory; receiving a second request from a second user transitioning the first user account from the first set of permissions to a second, broader set of permissions; verifying a first user identity for the first user based on the second request; assigning the first user account the second set of permissions; automatically updating the directory; and providing a second level of access to the directory to the first user.