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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Praerit Garg, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael M. Swift, Seattle, WA (US);
Clifford P. Van Dyke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard B. Ward, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter T. Brundrett, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G96F 1/214 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G96F 1/214 ;
Abstract
Providing access control to individual properties of an object is described. In one embodiment, a computer system comprises an operating system operative to control applications and services running on the system. The service maintains a service object having at least one property. Also included in the system is an access control module within the operating system. The access control module includes an access control interface operative to control access to a property of the object.