Patent ID: 9081974
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing access permissions for a content item the method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, user credentials that identify a user of the computing device; determining a relationship between the user and two or more servers, wherein each server is associated with a different entity, and wherein the two or more servers are configured to manage information rights for a content item created by the user using an application; in response to receiving a request to protect the content item, displaying a list of the two or more servers, wherein the list of the two or more servers is displayed in a user interface within the application used to create the content item; and upon receiving a selection of one of the two or more servers, displaying a list of predefined templates supported by the selected one of the two or more servers, wherein the list of the predefined templates is displayed in the user interface within the application used to create the content item, wherein the list of predefined templates identify information rights to be applied to the content item by the selected one of the two or more servers, wherein the predefined templates are specific to the entity associated with the selected one of the two or more servers, and wherein the predefined templates associated with the selected one of the two or more servers identify different information rights than templates associated with a different server.