Patent ID: 8713643
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring access privileges in a system of networked devices, said method comprising: selecting a plurality of access identities; retrieving information of access privileges of each of the selected access identities to accessible functions of networked devices; determining accumulated access privileges of the selected access identities for each one of said accessible functions of each one of said networked devices, wherein said determining the accumulated access privileges includes counting the number of selected access identities having access privileges to each one of said accessible functions of each one of said networked devices and setting the accumulated access privileges for a specific function of a networked device to a value indicating whether the selected access identities are allowed access to the specific function if said counting indicates that the selected access identities are allowed access to the specific function; presenting said accumulated access privileges for each one of said accessible functions of each one of said networked devices in an interface allowing editing of the accumulated access privileges; indicating a change in accumulated access privileges to a specific function in a specific networked device; and configuring the specific function of the specific networked device for allowing access by the selected access identities in accordance with the indicated change of accumulated access privileges.