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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Lee Mullins, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jonathan Edgar Fay, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joshua Allen Cowhig, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert Earl Standefer, III, Duvall, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 40/131 (2020.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06F 40/197 (2020.01); G06F 40/106 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 40/131 (2020.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 40/106 (2020.01); G06F 40/166 (2020.01); G06F 40/197 (2020.01); G06Q 2220/127 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/16 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A facility for managing an electronic document is described. The facility receives from a user input selecting a portion of the document, as well as input designating the selected document portion as being subject to approval-gated sharing. The facility persistently stores an indication that the selected document portion is subject to approval-gated sharing.