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Stored data access controller

US9507956B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2014
Grant dateNov 29, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6227
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A stored data access controller, configured to control access to data items, stored in a data storage apparatus, composed of data values encoding a labelled link between a subject graph node and an object graph node. The stored data access controller comprising: a query module, configured to receive a query requesting a specified subset of the data items and further configured to obtain the specified subset of the data items as a preliminary query result. The stored data access controller further comprising: a suppression module, configured to obtain the preliminary query result from the query module, and to generate a revised version of the preliminary query result by selectively suppressing the data value of one or more graph nodes in accordance with access control information attributed to the label of a labelled link between the subject graph node and the object graph node.

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