Privilege management for electronic workspaces - recommendation scores for task delegation

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Business Methods (G06Q)

Published April 7th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

USPTO granted patent US12596971B2 on April 7, 2026, for a privilege management method in electronic workspaces. The invention calculates recommendation scores for task delegation based on four factors: position level, capability level, task similarity, and familiarity scores. The system sends a ranked list of recommended candidates to users via a privileges plugin when scores exceed a threshold.

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USPTO granted patent US12596971B2 covering a privilege management method for electronic workspaces. The method receives delegation requests via a privileges plugin, calculates recommendation scores for candidates based on position level, capability level, task similarity, and familiarity scores, and presents recommended candidates when scores exceed a threshold. The patent includes 11 claims and classifies under CPC codes G06Q 10/063112 and G06Q 10/06398.

Organizations developing or using electronic workspace, task management, or delegation systems should review this patent for potential prior art implications. Technology companies offering workflow management, enterprise collaboration, or authorization systems may need to consider this intellectual property when designing similar functionality.

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Privilege management for electronic workspaces

Grant US12596971B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026

Inventors

Jia Yin, Zongpeng Qiao, Wenshuang Zhang, Xuan Liu

Abstract

A privilege management method includes receiving, from a first user via a privileges plugin, a request to recommend a candidate to perform a task on behalf of the first user; calculating, responsive to the request to recommend the candidate, a recommendation score for each of a plurality of second users based on a position level score, a capability level score, a task similarity score, and a familiarity score; and sending a list of recommended candidates to the first user via the privileges plugin, where the list of recommended candidates includes at least one of the second users for which the recommendation score is greater than a threshold score.