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Efficient access marking approach for efficient retrieval of document access data

US11921767B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2019
Grant dateMar 5, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2141
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method comprises creating and storing a plurality of different access group identifiers each associated with one or more user account identifiers, and a plurality of different classification markings each representing a different access restriction for an electronic document, and associating each of the user account identifiers with one or more of the classification markings; indexing each particular electronic document among a plurality of different electronic documents in association with values of one or more of the access group identifiers and with an inverse list of values of the classification markings that apply to the particular electronic document in a classification index; receiving a search query that specifies one or more attributes of electronic documents; obtaining one or more first classification markings, among the plurality of classification markings, which are associated with a particular user account identifier that is associated with the search query; executing a search of the classification index based on the search query using a covering query that requires a specified minimum number of matches between the one or more first classificatio…

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