Patents by Inventor Francisco J. Villavicencio

Francisco J. Villavicencio 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).

  • Impersonation in an access system
    Patent number: 7765298
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system for managing network access to resources that allows a first entity to impersonate a second entity. In one embodiment, the first entity can impersonate the second entity without knowing the second entity's password and/or without altering anything in the entity's set of personal information. This invention provides the first entity with the ability to troubleshoot in a live production system without disrupting the users or the system. In one embodiment, the first entity authenticates as itself. Access to resources is provided in response to an authorization process based on the identity of the entity being impersonated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventor: Francisco J. Villavicencio
  • Authorization services with external authentication
    Patent number: 7231661
    Abstract: An Access System can provide identity management and/or access management services. Examples of access management services include authentication and authorization services. In some implementations, users of an Access System want to use the authorization services of the Access System but do not want to use the authentication services of the Access System. The present invention allows some or all of the resources protected by the Access System to use the authentication services of the Access System and some or all of the resources protected by the Access System to use external authentication services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco J. Villavicencio, Charles W. Knouse
  • Impersonation in an access system
    Patent number: 7225256
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system for managing network access to resources that allows a first entity to impersonate a second entity. In one embodiment, the first entity can impersonate the second entity without knowing the second entity's password and/or without altering anything in the entity's set of personal information. This invention provides the first entity with the ability to troubleshoot in a live production system without disrupting the users or the system. In one embodiment, the first entity authenticates as itself. Access to resources is provided in response to an authorization process based on the identity of the entity being impersonated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventor: Francisco J. Villavicencio
  • Impersonation in an access system
    Publication number: 20030105862
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a system for managing network access to resources that allows a first entity to impersonate a second entity. In one embodiment, the first entity can impersonate the second entity without knowing the second entity's password and/or without altering anything in the entity's set of personal information. This invention provides the first entity with the ability to troubleshoot in a live production system without disrupting the users or the system. In one embodiment, the first entity authenticates as itself. Access to resources is provided in response to an authorization process based on the identity of the entity being impersonated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Francisco J. Villavicencio