Patents by Inventor Wajih Yahyaoui

Wajih Yahyaoui 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).

  • Providing guest users network access based on information read from a credit card or other object
    Publication number: 20070255838
    Abstract: Guest user are enabled to access network resources through an enterprise network using a guest user account. A guest user account may be created for a guest for a limited time. Guest account credentials of the guest account may be provided to the guest to use the guest account using any of a variety of techniques described herein, for example, by scanning a guest access card, credit card or mobile telephone of guest user, and providing the guest account credentials to the user based on the information obtained. A guest access management server may be configured to generate and maintain guest accounts, authenticate guest users, and track and log guest activity. A VLAN technology may be used to separate guest traffic from host enterprise traffic on the host enterprise network. After a guest user is authenticated, communications to and from the guest user may be routed to a guest VLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amer A. Hassan, Andrew T. Baron, Christian Huitema, Deyun Wu, Mahmood H. Khadeer, Vishesh M. Parikh, Wajih Yahyaoui
  • Providing guest users access to network resources through an enterprise network
    Publication number: 20070256121
    Abstract: Guest user are enabled to access network resources through an enterprise network using a guest user account. A guest user account may be created for a guest for a limited time. Guest account credentials of the guest account may be provided to the guest to use the guest account using any of a variety of techniques described herein, for example, by scanning a guest access card, credit card or mobile telephone of guest user, and providing the guest account credentials to the user based on the information obtained. A guest access management server may be configured to generate and maintain guest accounts, authenticate guest users, and track and log guest activity. A VLAN technology may be used to separate guest traffic from host enterprise traffic on the host enterprise network. After a guest user is authenticated, communications to and from the guest user may be routed to a guest VLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Amer Hassan, Andrew Baron, Christian Huitema, Deyun Wu, Mahmood Khadeer, Vishesh Parikh, Wajih Yahyaoui