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Secure and granular index for information retrieval

US7874013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2007
Grant dateJan 18, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2221/2113
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a secure and granular index for information is described herein. According to one embodiment of the invention a computer-implemented method is described including evaluating a user query against a set of documents having sub-document level security control, determining a security access for said user, and providing a result for the user query based on the security access for the user and the sub-document level security control.

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