Patent ID: 11941134
Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing content that, when executed by a computer device, causes the computer device to perform operations for protecting data, the operations comprising:
receiving, from a remote user device, a request to access protected content or data on the computer device, wherein the request comprises—
credentials associated with the remote user device and a user, the credentials including a user identifier associated with the user of the remote user device and a network resource identifier; and
an indication of an electronic ticket granted to the user, wherein the electronic ticket is separate from the credentials, and wherein the electronic ticket defines access control rules, the access control rules including a time range rule, a user identifier rule, and a network resource rule;

comparing as defined by the access control rules, the access control rules with (a) a time associated with the received request, and (b) at least one of (i) the user identifier from the credentials or (ii) the network resource identifier from the credentials; and
determining whether the request to access the protected content or data should be granted based on a result of the comparing,
wherein—
when it is determined that the request should be granted, enabling access to the protected content or data, and
when it is determined that the request should not be granted, denying access to the protected content or data.