Revocable object access

US9288210B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Joseph Andrew Bono · Seattle, US
• Jeffrey E. Steinbok · Redmond, US
• Brian M. Perrin · Redmond, US
• Rebecca L. Pezely · Seattle, US
• Eileen S. Hash · Kirkland, US
• Gyorgy K. Schadt · Redmond, US
• David Citron · Redmond, US
• Jonathan A. Bockelman · Kirkland, US
• Daniel W. Crevier · Bellevue, US
• Michael F. Matsel · Seattle, US
• Amy Jennifer Beauford · Bellevue, US
• Shabbir Shahpurwala · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 26, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2016
• Expiry date: May 29, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2221/2141
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described to provide revocable object access. In an implementation, a user may provide content and an object (e.g., a picture) to be published with the content. The object is uploaded to a storage location, and a uniform resource locator (URL) that includes a token is generated for the object. The token is registered in an access control list (ACL), and token permission settings in the ACL are utilized to control access to the object. The URL may be embedded in the content. When a viewer requests the content, the object may be retrieved from the storage location using the URL. The user may revoke access to the object by changing the token permission settings in the ACL.