Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hutz

Benjamin Hutz 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).

  • Credential interface
    Patent number: 7810143
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a credential interface. These systems and/or methods may build a credential user interface enabling a user to choose between multiple credentials and submit an authenticator for a chosen credential. These systems and/or methods may also gather information about arbitrary credentials and build a user interface for submission of authenticators for these arbitrary credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Ruzyski, James H. Hong, Brian K. McNeil, Chris J. Guzak, Brian D. Wentz, Klaus U. Schutz, Stefan Richards, Eric C. Perlin, Cristian Ilac, Sterling M. Reasor, Eric R. Flo, John Stephens, Benjamin A. Hutz
  • Interoperable credential gathering and access modularity
    Patent number: 7577659
    Abstract: A credential is translated with one of different credential provider modules each translating a corresponding different type of credential into a common protocol. The translated credential is communicated through an API to a logon UI module to an operating system (OS) of a local machine. An OS logon module is called by the logon UI module to authenticate the translated credential against a credential database. A user identified by the translated credential is logged on to access the local machine when the authentication is successful. The credential can also be used with a selection received from the logon UI module via a corresponding one of different pre-log access provider (PLAP) modules that each communicate with the API. The API establishes a network session with an access service specified by the selected PLAP module when the credential is authenticated with the credential database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus U. Schutz, Stefan Richards, Eric C. Perlin, Cristian Ilac, Sterling M. Reasor, Eric Flo, John Stephens, Benjamin A. Hutz
  • Credential interface
    Publication number: 20060242427
    Abstract: Systems and/or methods are described that enable a credential interface. These systems and/or methods may build a credential user interface enabling a user to choose between multiple credentials and submit an authenticator for a chosen credential. These systems and/or methods may also gather information about arbitrary credentials and build a user interface for submission of authenticators for these arbitrary credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Ruzyski, James Hong, Brian McNeil, Chris Guzak, Brian Wentz, Klaus Schutz, Stefan Richards, Eric Perlin, Cristian Ilac, Sterling Reasor, Eric Flo, John Stephens, Benjamin Hutz
  • Interoperable credential gathering and access modularity
    Publication number: 20050091213
    Abstract: A credential is translated with one of different credential provider modules each translating a corresponding different type of credential into a common protocol. The translated credential is communicated through an API to a logon UI module to an operating system (OS) of a local machine. An OS logon module is called by the logon UI module to authenticate the translated credential against a credential database. A user identified by the translated credential is logged on to access the local machine when the authentication is successful. The credential can also be used with a selection received from the logon UI module via a corresponding one of different pre-log access provider (PLAP) modules that each communicate with the API. The API establishes a network session with an access service specified by the selected PLAP module when the credential is authenticated with the credential database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Klaus Schutz, Stefan Richards, Eric Perlin, Cristian Ilac, Sterling Reasor, Eric Flo, John Stephens, Benjamin Hutz