Method and apparatus pertaining to sharing information via a private data area

摘要

Information is shared between processing entities that each have a corresponding private data area by placing data corresponding to information for a first one of the private data areas for a first one of the processing entities directly into a second one of the private data areas for a second one of the processing entities without placing the data in an intervening shared data area and without directly invoking a system administrator-like entity. In addition, these private data areas can be pre-populated with a plurality of directories that each have a one-to-one correspondence to a particular predetermined information recipient and then providing a link to a given one of the recipients as corresponds to a given one of the directories when information is placed in that directory to provide the corresponding predetermined information recipient with at least read access to the information.

主权项

1. A method to facilitate sharing information between a plurality of processing entities that each have a corresponding private data area at least in part in a memory of a same processing platform hosting the plurality of processing entities, data stored in a private data area of one of the processing entities being accessible thereto and inaccessible to any other of the processing entities, the method comprising:
by a control circuit, operably coupled to the memory of the same processing platform hosting the plurality of processing entities:
placing data corresponding to information from a first one of the private data areas for a first one of the processing entities directly into a second one of the private data areas for a second one of the processing entities without placing the data in an intervening shared data area, that is accessible to a plurality of the processing entities, and without the first one or the second one of the processing entities directly invoking a system administrator-like entity that can access the first one and the second one of the private data areas with impunity to read data and/or write data.