Granular Content Aspect Censoring via Sensitivity and Permission Levels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional content sharing techniques lack the ability to provide granular control for a sharer to prevent specific aspects of shared content from being shared, particularly in scenarios where content contains varying sensitivity levels, such as in slide presentations or documents.
Innovation Solution
A method that dynamically censors specific aspects of content based on identified sensitivity levels and permission levels of the recipients, allowing only authorized individuals to access sensitive information by removing, obscuring, or redacting it from the shared content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional content sharing techniques are used, then content can be shared with individuals, but granular control over specific aspects of the content cannot be implemented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into distinct aspects with different sensitivity levels (e.g., high, medium, low). Each aspect can be independently controlled for sharing. The system divides content into shareable aspects and non-shareable aspects, allowing granular control over what specific information is shared with each individual while maintaining overall system functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different permission levels and sensitivity classifications to different aspects of the same content. Each aspect can have its own access control policy, allowing the sharer to specify which individuals can access which aspects based on their permission levels. This enables localized control over content distribution without affecting the entire content set.
2Reliability
If all content is shared with an individual, then complete information is provided, but sensitive information may be exposed to unauthorized users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary classification system that acts as a mediator between the sharer and the recipient. Sensitivity levels (high, medium, low) and permission levels serve as intermediate layers that determine which aspects of content are transmitted to which individuals. This intermediary mechanism prevents direct unrestricted access while maintaining information flow to authorized users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary classification of content aspects into different sensitivity levels before sharing occurs. Permission levels for individuals are established in advance. Based on these pre-defined classifications, the system automatically determines which aspects should be shared and which should be restricted, preventing unauthorized exposure while ensuring authorized information is transmitted.
3Adaptability or versatility
If granular control over content aspects is implemented, then sensitive information can be protected, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic control system where the visibility and accessibility of content aspects are adjusted in real-time based on the recipient's permission level. The system dynamically determines which aspects to display, censor, or make inaccessible to each individual. This dynamic approach allows flexible access control without requiring complex static configuration for every possible scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by selectively censoring only the specific aspects that require protection while allowing unrestricted access to non-sensitive content. Rather than implementing comprehensive control over all content, the system focuses control mechanisms only on aspects with defined sensitivity levels, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining necessary security.
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AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to share content displayed by the information handling device with an individual; identifying, using a processor, a sensitivity level associated with an aspect of the content; identifying a permission level associated with the individual; determining, using a processor, whether the permission level enables the individual access to the aspect based on the sensitivity level; and censoring, responsive to determining that the permission level does not enable the individual access to the aspect, the aspect from the individual. Other aspects are described and claimed.