Method for granting user privileges in electronic commerce security domains
US8019992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0601
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic commerce system supports web sites including on-line stores that are accessible by a set of customers and organizations to which stores may belong. Organizations may be defined in accordance with a tree structure. Users accessing a web site are provided with access roles for organizations. The access roles for a user define the portions of the web site for which the user has access privileges. The tree structure of the web site is used to define security domains for users. Users may have access roles of registered customer or administrator. Users without any roles in a security domain are accorded guest privileges within that domain.
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