17456209. MANAGEMENT OF DATA ACCESS USING A VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)

MANAGEMENT OF DATA ACCESS USING A VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM

Organization Name

International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor(s)

Sushain Pandit of Austin TX (US)

Sarbajit K. Rakshit of Kolkata (ID)

MANAGEMENT OF DATA ACCESS USING A VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17456209 titled 'MANAGEMENT OF DATA ACCESS USING A VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method to improve user access management to data using virtual reality.

• The method involves creating a virtual reality interface that visually represents documents and their corresponding access controls.
• The interface also displays secondary users and their access permissions.
• The primary user can control the access of secondary users to the documents.
• User gestures in the virtual reality environment can update the visual representation and the corresponding documents.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Improved management of user access to sensitive data in organizations.
• Enhanced collaboration and sharing of documents in virtual reality environments.
• Streamlined control and monitoring of user permissions in virtual reality-based systems.

Problems solved by this technology:

• Difficulty in managing and visualizing user access to documents in traditional systems.
• Lack of intuitive and immersive interfaces for controlling user permissions.
• Inefficient collaboration and sharing of documents in virtual environments.

Benefits of this technology:

• Improved user experience through a visually immersive virtual reality interface.
• Enhanced security and control over user access to sensitive data.
• Streamlined collaboration and document sharing in virtual reality environments.

Original Abstract Submitted

In an approach to improve management of user access to data using a virtual reality environment, embodiments generate a virtual reality interface depicting visual representations mapped to corresponding documents. The virtual reality interface provides a visual representation of mapped secondary users, and of mapped access controls. Further, embodiments enable a primary user to control secondary user access to documents contained in a repository. Additionally, responsive to receiving user gestures corresponding to the visual representations, embodiments update the visual representation and the corresponding mapped documents.