Patents by Inventor Anil Somayaji

Anil Somayaji has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for dynamic access control based on individual and community usage patterns
    Patent number: 9356939
    Abstract: Systems and methods include receiving data corresponding to a request to access a resource by an identity provided with authority to access the resource. Systems and methods include determining whether the identity is a member of a community based on associating data. The community includes identities as members thereof. Systems and methods include determining a risk level associated with the request. The risk level is determined using a history of access of the resource by a particular member the community if the identity is a member of the community. The risk level is determined using a history of access of the resource by the identity if the identity is not a member of the community. Systems and methods include determining an access policy based on the risk level associated with the request. The access policy indicates whether access to the resource by the identity is to be restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Carrie E. Gates, Timothy Gorden Brown, Anil Somayaji, Yiru Li