Patents by Inventor Lucas J. Forschler

Lucas J. Forschler 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).

  • Methods and systems for authentication of a user for sub-locations of a network location
    Patent number: 7237118
    Abstract: Methods and systems authenticate a user of a sub-location of a network location by using a first cookie for authentication within the network location, such as a domain of the world wide web, and also use a second cookie for authentication within a sub-location of the network location. When the user attempts to visit a network location or sub-location within the network location, the server of the network location authenticates the user by obtaining a previously stored cookie from the user's computer and validating it for the network location. Upon being authenticated by the validation, a cookie for a sub-location within the network location is generated for the user and provided to the user's computer. When the user attempts to access the sub-location within the network location, the cookie provided to the user's computer for the sub-location is obtained and validated to authenticate the user for the sub-location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Himberger, Chris Pearo, Lucas J. Forschler, Stillman T. Saunders
  • Methods and systems for authentication of a user for sub-locations of a network location
    Publication number: 20040111621
    Abstract: Methods and systems authenticate a user of a sub-location of a network location by using a first cookie for authentication within the network location, such as a domain of the world wide web, and also use a second cookie for authentication within a sub-location of the network location. When the user attempts to visit a network location or sub-location within the network location, the server of the network location authenticates the user by obtaining a previously stored cookie from the user's computer and validating it for the network location. Upon being authenticated by the validation, a cookie for a sub-location within the network location is generated for the user and provided to the user's computer. When the user attempts to access the sub-location within the network location, the cookie provided to the user's computer for the sub-location is obtained and validated to authenticate the user for the sub-location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Himberger, Chris Pearo, Lucas J. Forschler, Stillman T. Saunders