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

US9524488B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9524488-B2
Application numberUS-201213660091-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 25, 2012
Priority dateOct 25, 2012
Publication dateDec 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 20, 2016

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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.

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We claim: 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 t…

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What does patent US9524488B2 cover?
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…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ontario Inc 2236008, Blackberry Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/10. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 20 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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