US6640307B2
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
System and method for controlling access to documents stored on an internal network
Assignee: McAfee LLC
•
Filing: 2000-12-01
•
Granted: 2003-10-28
•
Expires: 2020-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A system and method of limiting access from an external network to documents stored on an internal network. A client list is built in which each client is assigned to one or more roles. Each role has access to one or more documents as defined on a document list. A request from an external network is reviewed and, if possible, the request is associated with a client on the client list. The requested document is then compared to the document list associated with the client's role and, if the requested document is in the list of documents available to a client in the client's role, the requested document is fetched, cleaned and sent to the client.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard R. Viets
- 👤 David G. Motes
- 👤 Paula Budig Greve
- 👤 Wayne W. Herberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/02; G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/62; G06F21/6218; H04L63/0227; H04L63/04; H04L63/0428; H04L63/08; H04L63/10; H04L63/105; H04L9/00; H04L9/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of limiting access from an external network to documents stored on an internal network, the method comprising the steps of: building a client list, wherein the step of building a client list includes the step of assigning each client to a role; building a document list naming documents available to clients assigned to the client's role; receiving a request for a document stored on the internal network; associating the request with a client; comparing the requested document to the documents available on the document list; and if the requested document is in the list of documents available to a client in the client's role, fetching the requested document as a proxy and sending the requested document to the client.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method of limiting access from an external network to documents stored on an internal network, the method comprising the steps of: building a client list, wherein the step of building a client list includes the step of assigning each client to a role; building a document list naming documents available to clients assigned to the client's role; receiving a request for a document stored on the internal network; associating the request with a client; comparing the requested document to the documents available on the document list; and if the requested document is in the list of documents available to a client in the client's role, fetching the requested document as a proxy and sending the requested document to the client.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein each document has a unique URL and wherein the document list includes the URL of each available document, wherein the step of comparing includes the step of determining if the URL of the requested document is included in the document list.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 2 , wherein the step of building the document list includes the step of displaying available documents in a tree structure within a graphical user interface, wherein the step of displaying includes the step of querying a document control server to obtain a current version of the document list.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of associating the request with a client includes the step of authenticating the client.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein each document has a unique URL and wherein the document list includes the URL of each available document, wherein the step of comparing includes the step of determining if the URL of the requested document is included in the document list.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein the step of building the document list includes the step of displaying available documents in a tree structure within a graphical user interface, wherein the step of displaying includes the step of querying a document control server to obtain a current version of the document list.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
129 words
A document control system, including: an internal network; an external interface; a document server connected to the internal network, wherein the document server controls access to a plurality of documents, including a first document; and a document control server connected to the internal network and to the external interface, wherein the document control server receives a document request from the external interface for the first document, determines a user associated with the document request and authenticates the user, wherein the document control server includes a go list processor for determining if the user has authorization to access said first document and a document processor for reading the first document from the document server, cleaning the first document and forwarding a clean version of said first document to the user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
A document control system, including: an internal network; an external interface; a document server connected to the internal network, wherein the document server controls access to a plurality of documents, including a first document; and a document control server connected to the internal network and to the external interface, wherein the document control server receives a document request from the external interface for the first document, determines a user associated with the document request and authenticates the user, wherein the document control server includes a go list processor for determining if the user has authorization to access said first document and a document processor for reading the first document from the document server, cleaning the first document and forwarding a clean version of said first document to the user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The document control system according to claim 7 , wherein the external interface includes a firewall connected to an external network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The document control system according to claim 7 , wherein the document processor acts as a proxy to hide access to the first document.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The document control system according to claim 7 , wherein the external interface includes a telephone interface into which a business partner can dial to gain access to the document control server.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
118 words
A document control system, including: an internal network; an external interface; a document server connected to the internal network, wherein the document server controls access to a plurality of documents, including a first document; a document control server connected to the internal network and to the external interface; and a data owner interface for building a document list of available documents; wherein the document control server receives a document request from the external interface for the first document, determines a user associated with the document request and authenticates the user; and wherein the document control server includes a go list processor for determining, based on the document list, if the user has authorization to access said first document.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
118 words
A document control system, including: an internal network; an external interface; a document server connected to the internal network, wherein the document server controls access to a plurality of documents, including a first document; a document control server connected to the internal network and to the external interface; and a data owner interface for building a document list of available documents; wherein the document control server receives a document request from the external interface for the first document, determines a user associated with the document request and authenticates the user; and wherein the document control server includes a go list processor for determining, based on the document list, if the user has authorization to access said first document.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The document control system according to claim 11 , wherein the data owner interface includes a graphical user interface which displays the document list in a tree structure, wherein the graphical user interface queries the document control server to obtain a current version of the document list.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The document control system according to claim 11 , wherein the document control server further includes a document processor for reading the first document from the document server, cleaning the first document and forwarding a clean version of said first document to the user.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The document control system according to claim 13 , wherein the document processor acts as a proxy to hide access to the first document.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
The document control system according to claim 14 , wherein the data owner interface includes a graphical user interface which displays the document list in a tree structure, wherein the graphical user interface queries the document control server to obtain a current version of the document list.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The document control system according to claim 11 , wherein the external interface includes a firewall connected to an external network.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
The document control system according to claim 11 , wherein the external interface includes a telephone interface into which a business partner can dial to gain access to the document control server.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4177510A
Cited
US3956615A
Cited
US4584639A
Cited
US4621321A
Cited
US4701840A
Cited
US4713753A
Cited
US4914568A
Cited
US5179658A
Cited
US5204812A
Cited
US5124984A
Cited
US5272754A
Cited
US5276735A
Cited
US5311593A
Cited
US5329623A
Cited
US5586260A
Cited
US5455953A
Cited
US5544321A
Cited
US5606668A
Cited
EP0697662A1
Cited
US5911143A
Cited
WO1996013113A1
Cited
US5864683A
Cited
US5623601A
Cited
US5619648A
Cited
US5566170A
Cited
EP0743777A2
Cited
US5701137A
Cited
US5636371A
Cited
US5708780A
Cited
WO1997013340A1
Cited
US5689566A
Cited
WO1997016911A1
Cited
US5826029A
Cited
US5784566A
Cited
WO1997026731A1
Cited
US5913024A
Cited
US5802299A
Cited
US5684951A
Cited
US5673322A
Cited
US5884033A
Cited
US5918013A
Cited
EP0811939A2
Cited
US5819271A
Cited
US5864871A
Cited
US5961601A
Cited
US5903732A
Cited
US5950195A
Cited
US6055637A
Cited
US6023765A
Cited
US5933600A
Cited
US5915087A
Cited
US5892905A
Cited
US5987611A
Cited
US5884312A
Cited
US5870544A
Cited
US6088679A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2006-10-27 | 2007-04-28 | 2007-10-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2010-10-27 | 2011-04-28 | 2011-10-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2014-10-27 | 2015-04-28 | 2015-10-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |