Patents by Inventor Daniel Ferrin

Daniel Ferrin 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).

  • Controlling access rights to network resources based on a hierarchical arrangement of security sets
    Patent number: 7958206
    Abstract: Mechanisms for securing access to network resources are described. The mechanisms may perform operations for securing access to a network element and which can include associating a network element with a set of data, and configuring a portion of the data to be responsive to a first subset of access rights. The mechanisms may further perform operations for selection an appropriate security to govern access by a user to network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rider, Daniel Ferrin, Ted Post
  • Controlling access rights to network resources
    Patent number: 7953823
    Abstract: Mechanisms for securing access to network resources are described. The mechanisms may provide functionality for securing access to a network element and which can include associating a network element with a set of data, and configuring a portion of the data to be responsive to a first subset of access rights. The mechanisms may further provide for selection of an appropriate security to govern access by a user to network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rider, Daniel Ferrin, Ted Post
  • System and Method for Controlling Access Rights to Network Resources
    Publication number: 20090240823
    Abstract: A system and method for securing access to network resources are described. One embodiment includes an exemplary method for securing access to a network element and can include associating a network element with a set of data, and configuring a portion of the data to be responsive to a first subset of access rights. In accordance with other embodiments, an exemplary method and system provide for selection of an appropriate security to govern access by a user to network resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rider, Daniel Ferrin, Ted Post
  • System and Method for Controlling Access Rights to Network Resources
    Publication number: 20090240822
    Abstract: A system and method for securing access to network resources are described. One embodiment includes an exemplary method for securing access to a network element and can include associating a network element with a set of data, and configuring a portion of the data to be responsive to a first subset of access rights. In accordance with other embodiments, an exemplary method and system provide for selection of an appropriate security to govern access by a user to network resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rider, Daniel Ferrin, Ted Post
  • System and method for controlling access rights to network resources
    Patent number: 7461158
    Abstract: A system and method for securing access to network resources are described. One embodiment includes an exemplary method for securing access to a network element and can include associating a network element with a set of data, and configuring a portion of the data to be responsive to a first subset of access rights. In accordance with other embodiments, an exemplary method and system provide for selection of an appropriate security to govern access by a user to network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Intelliden, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Rider, Daniel Ferrin, Ted Post
  • System and method for securing network resources
    Publication number: 20060173999
    Abstract: A system and method for securing access to network resources are described. One embodiment includes an exemplary method for securing access to a network element and can include associating a network element with a set of data, and configuring a portion of the data to be responsive to a first subset of access rights. In accordance with other embodiments, an exemplary method and system provide for selection of an appropriate security to govern access by a user to network resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Rider, Daniel Ferrin, Ted Post
  • System and method for enabling a user interface with GUI meta data
    Publication number: 20040003067
    Abstract: A system and method for graphically representing and managing network and network device information is described. In one embodiment, the described method generates a graphical display representing at least a partial configuration of a network device. This method includes the steps of receiving an indication of a configuration category; retrieving a stylesheet corresponding to the network device and to the configuration category; retrieving instance data corresponding to the network device; identifying renderable objects using the retrieved stylesheet and the retrieved instance data; retrieving a browser theme; providing the renderable objects to the browser theme; and rendering the renderable objects using the browser theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: Daniel Ferrin