Patent ID: 7577092
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a computer network in which different users have different access rights with respect to different content entities, a method of providing users with a filtered directory of content entities, comprising the steps of: (a) storing a plurality of content nodes within a hierarchical directory structure on at least one server, each of said content nodes comprising a respective list of properties to provide users with a navigable view of said hierarchical directory structure comprising representations of content nodes, said content nodes representing said content entities; (b) receiving one or more requests at said server for one or more of said content nodes, said requests generated on a client computer of a user of said network in response to selection of a node at a higher level in said hierarchical directory structure than said content nodes; (c) for each content node requested in step (b), doing each of (d) using said properties returned in step (c) to construct a filtered view of said hierarchical directory structure on a screen of said client computer to show said user representations of only those requested content nodes of said hierarchical directory structure representing content entities to which said user has at least some access rights and to hide from said user those requested content nodes of said hierarchical directory structure representing content entities to which said user has no access rights.