Patents by Inventor Greg Leitheiser

Greg Leitheiser 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for identity and role management in communication networks
    Patent number: 7992194
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for identity and role management in communication networks are disclosed. An example method for identity and role management in a communication network associates an entity with a key, associates the entity with a role, associates the key and the role with a signature, and enables the key, the role and the signature to be accessed through the communication network based on an identity of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Suresh Damodaran, Greg Leitheiser
  • Methods and apparatus for identity and role management in communication networks
    Publication number: 20070220591
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for identity and role management in communication networks are disclosed. An example method for identity and role management in a communication network associates an entity with a key, associates the entity with a role, associates the key and the role with a signature, and enables the key, the role and the signature to be accessed through the communication network based on an identity of the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Suresh Damodaran, Greg Leitheiser