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US 12,513,199 · App. 19/232,533 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Method and electronic device for managing sensitive data based on semantic categorization

Inventors: Madhusudana Shashanka (Austin, TX); Leomart Reyes Crisostomo (Sunnyvale, CA); Shankar Subramaniam (Cupertino, CA); Pankaj Kumar Gupta (Jaipur, IN)
Assignee: CONCENTRIC SOFTWARE, INC.
H04L63/205G06F16/906
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Patent No.
US 12,513,199
App. No.
19/232,533
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments herein disclose a method for managing at least one document by an electronic device. The method includes receiving at least one document in an electronic form, where the document includes a plurality of content. Further, the method includes determining at least one semantic category associated with the document and a metadata associated with the document. Further, the method includes embedding custom data within the at least one document, where the custom data comprises the at least one of the semantic category associated with the at least one document. Further, the method includes determining at least one among privacy persona and classification label of the document based on the semantic category associated with the document and the metadata associated with the document. Further, the method includes determining access to the document based on at least one among the privacy persona and the classification label of the document.

Claims (49)

1 . A method for managing at least one document by an electronic device, wherein the method comprises:

receiving, by the electronic device, the at least one document in an electronic form, wherein the document comprises a plurality of content;

determining, by the electronic device, at least one semantic category associated with the at least one document and a metadata associated with the at least one document;

embedding, by the electronic device, custom data within the at least one document, the custom data comprising the at least one of the semantic category associated with the at least one document;

determining, by the electronic device, at least one of a privacy persona of the at least one document and a classification label of the at least one document based on the at least one semantic category associated with the at least one document and the metadata associated with the at least one document; and

determining, by the electronic device, an access to the at least one document based on at least one of the privacy persona of the at least one document and the classification label of the at least one document.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the custom metadata further comprises at least one subcategory associated with each of the at least one semantic category associated with the at least one document.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

storing, by the electronic device, the custom metadata along with the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

classifying, by the electronic device, the at least one document based on the classification label.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating, by the electronic device, metadata representing the at least one determined privacy persona of the at least one document; and

storing, by the electronic device, the metadata representing the at least one determined privacy persona along with the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semantic category associated with the at least one document is determined based on Machine Learning (ML) technique.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the privacy persona mapping comprises a mapping of a plurality of semantic categories to the privacy persona of a plurality of privacy persona and a user accessibility data based on each of the plurality of privacy persona and wherein the classification label is determined using a mapping between a plurality of semantic categories and a plurality of metadata associated with a plurality of documents.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating, by the electronic device, a new metadata representing the at least one determined classification label of the at least one document; and

storing, by the electronic device, the new metadata along with the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the electronic device, at least one of a client-specific policy and rules on the classification label based on the at least one metadata associated with the at least one document; and

modifying, by the electronic device, the at least one classification label of the at least one document based on at least one of the client-specific policy and the rules;

storing, by the electronic device, the at least one modified classification label of the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

10 . An electronic device for managing at least one document, wherein the electronic device comprises:

a memory;

a processor; and

a document management module, operably connected to the memory and the processor, configured to:

receive the at least one document in an electronic form, wherein the document comprises a plurality of content;

determine at least one semantic category associated with the at least one document and a metadata associated with the at least one document;

embed custom data within the at least one document, the custom data comprising the at least one of the semantic category associated with the at least one document;

determine at least one of a privacy persona of the at least one document and a classification label of the at least one document based on the at least one semantic category associated with the at least one document and the metadata associated with the at least one document; and

determine an access to the at least one document based on at least one of the privacy persona of the at least one document and the classification label of the at least one document.

11 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the custom metadata further comprising at least one subcategory associated with each of the at least one semantic category associated with the at least one document.

12 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the document management module is configured to:

store the custom metadata along with the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

13 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the document management module is configured to:

classify the at least one document based on the classification label.

14 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the document management module is configured to:

generate metadata representing the at least one determined privacy persona of the at least one document; and

store the metadata along with the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

15 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the semantic category associated with the at least one document is determined based on machine learning (ML) technique.

16 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the privacy persona mapping comprises a mapping of a plurality of semantic categories to the privacy persona of a plurality of privacy persona and a user accessibility data based on each of the plurality of privacy persona and wherein the classification label is determined using a mapping between a plurality of semantic categories and a plurality of metadata associated with a plurality of documents.

17 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the document management module is configured to:

generate a new metadata representing the at least one determined classification label of the at least one document; and

store the new metadata along with the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

18 . The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the document management module is configured to:

determine at least one of a client-specific policy and rules on the classification label based on the at least one metadata associated with the at least one document; and

modify the at least one classification label of the at least one document based on at least one of the client-specific policy and the rules;

store the at least one modified classification label of the at least one document in a memory of the electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: SHASHANKA, MADHUSUDANA; CRISOSTOMO, LEOMART REYES; SUBRAMANIAM, SHANKAR; GUPTA, PANKAJ KUMAR
To: CONCENTRIC SOFTWARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 071596/0142 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 18099940 · Jan 21, 2023
Related Publication 20250310384A1 · Oct 2, 2025
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