US 11,755,770 B2
Dynamic management of data with context-based processing
Colette Van Dyne, Bothell, WA (US); and Jeffrey Friedberg, Woodinville, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/933,482.
Application 16/933,482 is a continuation of application No. 16/237,312, filed on Dec. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,719,625.
Application 16/237,312 is a continuation of application No. 15/154,811, filed on May 13, 2016, granted, now 10,169,608, issued on Jan. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0349281 A1, Nov. 5, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 21/6245 (2013.01) [G06F 16/2372 (2019.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 16/24575 (2019.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving data that has been acquired;
determining contextual information regarding data-handling of the data;
tagging the data with the contextual information;
receiving, from a requestor, a request regarding the data-handling of the data, wherein the request asks for information regarding of an action to be performed with respect to the data;
determining an entity associated with the action to be performed with respect to the data;
determining a response to the request based at least in part on the contextual information and the entity associated with the action to be performed, the response comprising one or more data-handling requirements; and
providing the response to the requestor, the response providing guidance for the entity associated with the action to be performed, the guidance comprising instructions for handling the data in compliance with the one or more data-handling requirements.