Patents by Inventor Barry Anthony Byrne

Barry Anthony Byrne 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).

  • System and method for web server user authentication
    Patent number: 6205480
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically authenticating a user to applications in a network environment. After an initial authentication procedure, the user's identity is mapped into a network credential which includes the user's role, and which is formed into a cookie. To gain access to an application requiring authentication, the cookie is provided to a script, and the information contained in the cookie is used to obtain authentication data required by the desired application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Creighton Broadhurst, Barry Anthony Byrne, Clive John White, James Press, Piers McMahon