Patent ID: 9294485
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to shared group content in a networked content management system, comprising: maintaining a database of authorized users identifying groups to which said users are members; maintaining a database of group sharing policies identifying sharing permissions for stored group content; determining, in response to a request to share access to particular stored group content, whether the request is from an authorized user by consulting said authorized user database; determining the sharing permissions applicable to the requested particular stored group content by consulting said group sharing policy database, wherein the sharing permissions include a determination of whether a response to a request to share content in a group content folder permitted to be shared with non-group members should contain a warning that the content is about to be shared with a non-group member; and processing the request in accordance with the results of said determinations.