Patent ID: 7971232
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. In a computing system comprising one or more client terminals, a method of applying group policy access permissions for a specific device used on the one or more client terminals, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a first client terminal of the one or more client terminals, a first group policy associated with the specific device, wherein the specific device is operatively connected to the first client terminal; receiving, by the first client terminal from the specific device, a device identifier unique to the specific device; transmitting, by the first client terminal, the first group policy associated with the unique device identifier to a server; receiving, by a second client terminal of the one or more client terminals, a request by a user to access the specific device, wherein the specific device is operatively connected to the second client terminal; receiving, by the second client terminal from the server, the first group policy associated with the unique device identifier for the specific device; determining, by the second client terminal, whether the first group policy associated with the unique device identifier permits access to the specific device by the user of the second client terminal; and when the first group policy associated with the unique device identifier permits access by the user to the specific device, allowing, by the second client terminal, the user to access the specific device.