Redacting content in online meetings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9286599-B2
Application number	US-201113172484-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2011
Priority date	Jun 29, 2011
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for redacting content in online meetings is described. A method may comprise receiving, via one or more computing devices, a selected portion of content to redact in a first online meeting. The method may further comprise determining, via the one or more computing devices, if a participant of the first online meeting is in an un-trusted location. The method may additionally comprise, in response to determining that the participant of the first online meeting is in the un-trusted location, redacting, via the one or more computing devices, the selected portion of content from content available to the participant in the first online meeting.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, via one or more computing devices, a selected portion of content to redact in a first online meeting;
determining, via the one or more computing devices, if a participant of the first online meeting is in an un-trusted location, wherein the participant of the first online meeting is at least one participant of a plurality of participants of the first online meeting, wherein the first online meeting is a single meeting accessed by the plurality of participants via a collaboration application;
in response to determining that the participant of the first online meeting is in the un-trusted location, redacting, via the one or more computing devices, the selected portion of content from content available to the participant in the first online meeting to generate a redacted version of the content; and
providing, via the one or more computing devices, in real-time during the first online meeting, the redacted version of the content to the participant in the un-trusted location and providing a non-redacted version of the content of the first online meeting to remaining participants of the first online meeting, wherein all of the content of the first online meeting and the redacted selected portion of content are provided directly from a single source, wherein the redacted selected portion of content provided to the participant in the un-trusted location is encrypted, wherein a degree of encryption is based upon, at least in part, a level of risk associated with the un-trusted location;
wherein determining whether the location is trusted or un-trusted is based upon, at least in part, a location change of the one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining the selected portion of content to redact based upon, at least in part, one or more highlighted areas of the content.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining the selected portion of content to redact based upon, at least in part, one or more graphical elements selected from the content.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining the selected portion of content to redact based upon, at least in part, one or more regular expressions.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
redacting a plurality of instances of the selected portion of content from content available to the participant in the online meeting.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
redacting content from a second online meeting based upon, at least in part, the portion of content selected to be redacted from content available to the participant in the first online meeting.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication from the participant that the participant is in the un-trusted location.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining if the participant of the first online meeting is in the un-trusted location is based upon, at least in part, a defined policy and a history of un-trusted locations.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content available to the participant in the first online meeting is viewable in a window and the portion of content to redact is selectable from the window.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected portion of content is redacted at a server computer associated with the online meeting prior to making the content available to the participant at a client electronic device.

11. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via one or more computing devices, a selected portion of content to redact in a first online meeting;
determining, via the one or more computing devices, if a participant of the first online meeting is in an un-trusted location, wherein the participant of the first online meeting is at least one participant of a plurality of participants of the first online meeting, wherein the first online meeting is a single meeting accessed by the plurality of participants via a collaboration application;
in response to determining that the participant of the first online meeting is in the un-trusted location, redacting, via the one or more computing devices, the selected portion of content from content available to the participant in the first online meeting to generate a redacted version of the content; and
providing, via the one or more computing devices, in real-time during the first online meeting, the redacted version of the content to the participant in the un-trusted location and providing a non-redacted version of the content of the first online meeting to remaining participants of the first online meeting, wherein all of the content of the first online meeting and the redacted selected portion of content are provided directly from a single source, wherein the redacted selected portion of content provided to the participant in the un-trusted location is encrypted, wherein a degree of encryption is based upon, at least in part, a level of risk associated with the un-trusted location;
wherein determining whether the location is trusted or un-trusted is based upon, at least in part, a location change of the one or more computing devices.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
defining the selected portion of content to redact based upon, at least in part, one or more highlighted areas of the content.

13. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
defining the selected portion of content to redact based upon, at least in part, one or more graphical elements selected from the content.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
defining the selected portion of content to redact based upon, at least in part, one or more regular expressions.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
redacting a plurality of instances of the selected portion of content from content available to the participant in the online meeting.

16. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
redacting content from a second online meeting based upon, at least in part, the portion of content selected to be redacted from content available to the participant in the first online meeting.

17. The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving an indication from the participant that the participant is in the un-trusted location.

18. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein determining if the participant of the first online meeting is in the un-trusted location is based upon, at least in part, a defined policy and a history of un-trusted locations.

19. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the content available to the participant in the first online meeting is viewable in a window and the portion of content to redact is selectable from the window.

20. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the selected portion of content is redacted at a server computer associated with the online meeting prior to making the content available to the participant at a client electronic device.

21. A computing system comprising:
at least one processor;
at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;
a first software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first softwar

Assignees

• Crosbie Mark
• Lara Juan Galiana
• O'Sullivan Patrick Joseph
• Riffe Annette Suzanne Hoag
• IBM

Inventors

• Crosbie Mark
• Lara Juan Galiana
• O'Sullivan Patrick Joseph
• Riffe Annette Suzanne Hoag

Classifications

• H04W12/02

  Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] · CPC title

• G06Q10/101 Primary

  Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services · CPC title

• H04L63/107

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title