Patent ID: 7739303
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method executed on at least one computer device, of verifying access to a data object, the method comprising: automatically determining, on the at least one computer device, whether a privilege of a user for access to the data object requires verification, the determining including: obtaining an owner for the data object on the at least one computer device; obtaining on the at least one computer device, a set of current users having access to the data object, the set of current users including all users having privileges that allow the users to request access the data object at present time independent of whether the users are currently accessing the data object; providing the set of current users to the owner; receiving on the computer device, a set of verified users based on the set of current users, the set of verified users including all users whose status as a user has been verified by the owner for access to the data object; and updating the previous time after receiving the set of verified users.