Patents by Inventor Francine Gail Grimmer

Francine Gail Grimmer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for retrieving X.509 certificates from an X.500 directory
    Patent number: 5774552
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for retrieving, verifying, and using information accessible by a directory service agent to authenticate electronic messages is described. The method comprises the steps of transmitting an open connection message to establish communication between a directory user agent and a directory service agent, searching a directory in the directory service agent for authentication certificates, fetching the found authentication certificates, and transmitting the fetched authentication certificates to the directory user agent. In one embodiment of the invention, the method also comprises the step of searching the directory for authentication certificates responsive to a search criteria message in the open connection message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Francine Gail Grimmer