Inventors:
Kevin E. Flesher - Broomfield CO, US
Richard G. Tolley - Greenwood Village CO, US
Keith Franklin - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Michael I. Schwartz - Denver CO, US
Charles W. Auten - Parker CO, US
Todd Frauenhoff - Lakewood CO, US
International Classification:
G06F 15/16, G06F 7/00
Abstract:
The inventive system facilitates collaboration between, multiple network users with respect to collaboration subject matter while maintaining the integrity of sensitive data. In one implementation, the system () includes a radiant collaboration subsystem () and a radiant sanitizer/guard subsystem (). The guard () receives input information (), reformats the input information () as necessary, and processes the input information and sanitizes the input information () based, on predefined rules regarding dissemination of sensitive information to particular recipients. Sanitized outputs are provided by the guard () on a recipient-specific basis The collaboration subsystem () allows for establishing a conference of collaborators identifying a document or documents to be included in the conference and allowing such documents as well as such documents to be represented to individual collaborators in accordance with the noted rules governing distribution of sensitive information. In this manner, collaboration is facilitated among collaborators that may have different limitations regarding access to sensitive data. The system () is useful in a variety of contexts, including the sharing of information as between public and private sector entities related to homeland security.