Patent ID: 8307409

Claim:
An electronic information management device comprising: a hardware processor that controls the electronic information management device to perform: associating electronic information with a first folder from which the electronic information is accessible, associating the electronic information with a second folder from which the electronic information is accessible, associating first access right information with the first folder, the first access right information indicating an access right of a user to access the electronic information from the first folder, and associating second access right information with the second folder, the second access right information indicating an access right of the user to access the electronic information from the second folder; determining one of the first access right information and the second access right information as excluded access right information, the excluded access right information excluded from a determination of whether the user is allowed to access the electronic information from one of the first folder and the second folder; receiving from the user a request to access the electronic information from the one of the first folder and the second folder; determining, in response receiving the request to access the electronic information, a sum of the first access right information and the second access right information, excluding the excluded access right information from the determined sum, and determining whether to allow the user to access the electronic information based on the sum of the first access right information and the second access right information excluding the excluded access right information; and controlling access to the electronic information in response to determining whether to allow the user to access the electronic information.