SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY REDACTING INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS

摘要

A computer implemented system and method is provided for imposing access controls on selective portions of electronic documents by defining data attributes as conditions for access to particular information in a document. Commands from a redactor identify at least one portion of an electronic document to be subject to access control. A set of selectable access control directives defining conditions for accessing the identified portions is presented to the redactor. Access control is imposed on the identified portions in accordance with the defined conditions in response to receiving the selective access control directives.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for selective redaction of information in an electronic document, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving a command by at least one computer from a redactor identifying at least one portion of an electronic document to be subject to access control; presenting, by said at least on computer, a set of selectable access control directives defining conditions for access to said at least one portion; receiving, from said redactor by said at least one computer, selected directives of said set of selectable access control directives; and imposing access control of said at least one portion by said at least one computer in accordance with said conditions in response to receiving said selective access control directives.