IP Library Granted Patent US 12,141,305
Granted Patent B2
US 12,141,305 · App. 17/023,826 · Granted Nov 12, 2024

Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventor: Yusuke Kawano (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
G06F21/6218G06F3/0482G06F21/604G06F2221/2141
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Patent No.
US 12,141,305
App. No.
17/023,826
Granted
Nov 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive, from a user, entry of an access right granting request to grant another user a right to access data included in managed data; where the other user is an unregistered user who hasn't been registered yet in a database, receive entry of information on the other user, receive entry of approval of the other user by an administrator who manages the managed data, register the other user in the database on a basis of the approval, and permit the other user to access the data, and in a case where the other user has been already registered in the database on a basis of past approval by the administrator, permit the other user to access the data without entry of the approval by the administrator received after the receipt of the entry of the access right granting request.

Claims (57)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising

a processor configured to

receive, from a registered user of a tenant, entry of an access right granting request to grant an other user a right to access an electronic document included in managed data;

in a case where the other user is an unregistered user who has not been registered yet in a database,

prompt the registered user to enter additional information on the other user comprising an email address of the unregistered user, and receive, from the registered user, the additional information on the other user,

upon receiving the access right granting request with the additional information on the other user, automatically prompt an administrator of the tenant who is different from the registered user and who manages the managed data, to enter an approval or rejection of the access right granting request made by the registered user while presenting the additional information on the other user to the administrator in a manner that visually conveys whether registration of the unregistered user is recommended, and

only upon receiving the approval from the administrator, register the other user in the database, and permit the other user to access the electronic document,

in a case where the other user has already been registered in the database on a basis of past approval by the administrator,

permit the other user to access the electronic document without prompting entry of the additional information on the other user by the registered user and without prompting entry of the approval or rejection by the administrator,

wherein the processor is configured to determine whether or not the unregistered user is a user for whom rejection of registration is recommended on a basis of a domain name of the e-mail address, and

wherein the administrator and the registered user each receive a client access license to use the information processing apparatus for the tenant.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor is configured to

cause a setting screen for entry of the access right granting request to grant the other user the right to access the electronic document to be displayed on a terminal apparatus of the registered user who has a right to access the electronic document and has an authority restricted more than an authority of the administrator, and

receive entry of the additional information on the unregistered user on the setting screen.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

on the setting screen, a registered user, who has been already registered, is further selectable as a disclosee to whom the electronic document is to be disclosed; and

in a case where the unregistered user and the registered user are set as disclosees to whom the electronic document is to be disclosed on the setting screen, the processor permits, after registration of the unregistered user as a newly-registered user by the administrator, the newly-registered user and the registered user to access the electronic document.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

on the setting screen, a registered user, who has been already registered, is further selectable as a disclosee to whom the electronic document is to be disclosed; and

in a case where the unregistered user and the registered user are set as disclosees to whom the electronic document is to be disclosed on the setting screen, the processor requests the administrator to register the information on the unregistered user and permit the registered user to access the electronic document.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processor causes a registration screen including a list of the unregistered user to be displayed on a terminal apparatus of the administrator.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the processor causes a registration screen including a list of the unregistered user to be displayed on a terminal apparatus of the administrator.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the processor causes a registration screen including a list of the unregistered user to be displayed on a terminal apparatus of the administrator.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the processor causes a registration screen including a list of unregistered users to be displayed on a terminal apparatus of the administrator.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the processor is configured to change a form of display of the registration screen so that an unregistered user for whom rejection of registration is recommended among the unregistered users included in the list is distinguishable.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein

the processor is configured to change a form of display of the registration screen so that an unregistered user for whom rejection of registration is recommended among the unregistered users included in the list is distinguishable.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the processor is configured to change a form of display of the registration screen so that an unregistered user for whom rejection of registration is recommended among the unregistered users included in the list is distinguishable.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein

the processor is configured to change a form of display of the registration screen so that an unregistered user for whom rejection of registration is recommended among the unregistered users included in the list is distinguishable.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising:

receiving, from a registered user of a tenant, entry of an access right granting request to grant an other user a right to access an electronic document included in managed data;

in a case where the other user is an unregistered user who has not been registered yet in a database,

prompting the registered user to enter additional information on the other user comprising an email address of the unregistered user, and receiving, from the registered user, the additional information on the other user,

upon receiving the access right granting request with the additional information on the other user, automatically prompting an administrator of the tenant who is different from the registered user and who manages the managed data, to enter an approval or rejection of the access right granting request made by the registered user while presenting the additional information on the other user to the administrator in a manner that visually conveys whether registration of the unregistered user is recommended, and

only upon receiving the approval from the administrator, registering the other user in the database, and permitting the other user to access the electronic document,

in a case where the other user has already been registered in the database on a basis of past approval by the administrator,

permitting the other user to access the electronic document without prompting entry of the additional information on the other user by the registered user and without prompting entry of the approval or rejection by the administrator,

wherein the process further includes determining whether or not the unregistered user is a user for whom rejection of registration is recommended on a basis of a domain name of the e-mail address, and

wherein the administrator and the registered user are each receive a client access license to use the information processing apparatus for the tenant.

14. An information processing method comprising:

receiving, from a registered user of a tenant, entry of an access right granting request to grant an other user a right to access an electronic document included in managed data;

in a case where the other user is an unregistered user who has not been registered yet in a database,

prompting the registered user to enter additional information on the other user comprising an email address of the unregistered user, and receiving, from the registered user, the additional information on the other user,

upon receiving the access right granting request with the additional information on the other user, automatically prompting an administrator of the tenant who is different from the registered user and who manages the managed data, to enter an approval or rejection of the access right granting request made by the registered user while presenting the additional information on the other user to the administrator in a manner that visually conveys whether registration of the unregistered user is recommended, and

only upon receiving the approval from the administrator, registering the other user in the database, and permitting the other user to access the electronic document,

in a case where the other user has already been registered in the database on a basis of past approval by the administrator,

permitting the other user to access the electronic document without prompting entry of the additional information on the other user by the registered user and without prompting entry of the approval or rejection by the administrator,

wherein the method further includes determining whether or not the unregistered user is a user for whom rejection of registration is recommended on a basis of a domain name of the e-mail address, and

wherein the administrator and the registered user each receive a client access license to use the information processing apparatus for the tenant.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: KAWANO, YUSUKE
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053804/0611 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-042386 · Mar 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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