Patent ID: 8276193
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a data processing system, a method comprising: enabling multiple accesses to a compromise facility, wherein the compromise facility provides an interactive mechanism for real time negotiation and resolution of one or more terms of usage of/access to at least one of a device or an activity; enabling an administrator identifier (ID) to set initial terms of access to/usage of the device or activity, including one or more of: permission to use a device; permission to access an activity; amount of time granted to use of the device; amount of time granted to access the activity; schedule to use the device; and schedule to access the activity; receiving, by way of the administrator ID to the compromise facility: (1) a selection of the device or activity, and (2) an identification of one or more user identifiers (IDs) to be provided access to the device or activity, wherein said receiving further comprises receiving the initial terms for managing the access(es) to and usage of the device or activity by the one or more user IDs; publishing the initial terms to interfaces provided to the user IDs and the administrator ID during access to the compromise facility; configuring the access(es) to/usage of the device or activity by the one or more users based on the initial terms received from the administrator ID; monitoring subsequent access(es) to/usage of the device or activity by the one or more user IDs; dynamically updating one or more terms of the initial terms of usage of/access to the device or activity based on one or more parameters, including the monitored access(es) to/usage of the device or activity; publishing, via the interactive mechanism to an interface associated with the device or activity, the one or more terms that were dynamically updated and which are associated with the access(es) to/usage of the device or activity; receiving, from one or more of the user IDs, a request for negotiation of/modification to one or more terms of the initial terms; in response to pre-set term modification conditions being enabled and the request falling within a pre-identified trigger condition for enabling the requested modification: in response to the pre-set term modification conditions not being enabled: