Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Marcia L. Douber
  • Providing end-to-end user authentication for host access using digital certificates
    Patent number: 6823452
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for using a digital certificate to access legacy host applications and/or data which are protected by a host-based security system such as RACF (Resource Access Control Facility, a product offered by the IBM Corporation) and which typically require a separate user identification and password. Use of the present invention enables the client to access the host applications and/or data using a single system log on, without requiring modification to host programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald P. Doyle, Julie H. King, Steven W. Pogue
  • Aggregating constraints and/or preferences using an inference engine and enhanced scripting language
    Patent number: 6681380
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for aggregating constraints and/or preferences using an inference engine and an enhanced scripting language. Values of multiple factors and the interrelationships between the factors and their values are aggregated, and the result is used to tailor or direct the processing of a software program. This approach enables representing complex decisions in a straightforward manner, and avoids the need to modify the software program to account for new factors and/or new values thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn H. Britton, Christopher R. Seekamp