Patents by Inventor Clay A. Maeckel

Clay A. Maeckel 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).

  • Publication number: 20180091490
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for authenticating an application operating on a client device with an authentication server device based on user credentials associated with an identity provider. In particular, the authentication server device facilitates the authorization process between the application and the identity provider without exposing, to the application, either the user credentials or an authorization code generated by the identity provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Hui WANG, James C. QUIGGINS, Clay A. MAECKEL, Fan ZHAO
  • Patent number: 6518984
    Abstract: Improved graphical user interfaces and techniques for requesting records from a shared database over a network are disclosed. One aspect pertains to a record range control that allows easy selection of a record range to be viewed. Another aspect pertains to a record range control that provides a graphical depiction of the record range to be viewed. In one embodiment, the record range control includes a background grid representing a complete set of records within a database, and a slider bar that slides over the background grid. The position of the slider bar with respect to the background grid identifies those records of the complete set of records to be retrieved or displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay A. Maeckel, Kathleen R. Watson