Patents by Inventor Michael Ray Frost

Michael Ray Frost 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).

  • SCIM to LDAP mapping using subtype attributes
    Patent number: 10791087
    Abstract: A method for mapping SCIM resources to LDAP entries is provided. An LDAP Directory Information Tree (DIT), including a plurality of LDAP DIT entries that describe LDAP containers, users and groups, is provided. Each LDAP DIT entry includes a Distinguished Name and a plurality of LDAP attribute-value pairs, each of which include an attribute name and one or more attribute values. A SCIM directory, including a plurality of SCIM resource entries, is also provided. Each SCIM resource entry includes a plurality of SCIM attributes, each of which includes a name and one or more values. The plurality of SCIM resource entries are converted to corresponding LDAP DIT entries, and, for each SCIM resource entry that has a SCIM CMVA, the SCIM CMVA is mapped to a plurality of LDAP attributes in the corresponding LDAP DIT entry using LDAP attribute subtypes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Venkateswara Reddy Medam, Hari Sastry, Xiaoxiao Xu, Michael Ray Frost
  • SCIM to LDAP Mapping Using Subtype Attributes
    Publication number: 20180083915
    Abstract: A method for mapping SCIM resources to LDAP entries is provided. An LDAP Directory Information Tree (DIT), including a plurality of LDAP DIT entries that describe LDAP containers, users and groups, is provided. Each LDAP DIT entry includes a Distinguished Name and a plurality of LDAP attribute-value pairs, each of which include an attribute name and one or more attribute values. A SCIM directory, including a plurality of SCIM resource entries, is also provided. Each SCIM resource entry includes a plurality of SCIM attributes, each of which includes a name and one or more values. The plurality of SCIM resource entries are converted to corresponding LDAP DIT entries, and, for each SCIM resource entry that has a SCIM CMVA, the SCIM CMVA is mapped to a plurality of LDAP attributes in the corresponding LDAP DIT entry using LDAP attribute subtypes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Venkateswara Reddy MEDAM, Hari SASTRY, Xiaoxiao XU, Michael Ray Frost