Patents by Inventor Gregory C. Birgen

Gregory C. Birgen 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).

  • Associating operating system native authorizations with console roles
    Patent number: 8850561
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method and apparatus to provide authorizations to an administrative user. An integrated solutions console (ISC) receives an administrative user login corresponding to a console administrative user. The ISC presents a list of at least one management task. The ISC presents at least one input interface to a display for an administrative user name and at least one console role. The ISC receives an administrative user name and a console role. The ISC obtains an authorization descriptor that can be used to couple the administrative user name and the console role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory C. Birgen, Michael A. Bockus, Frank P. Feuerbacher, Michael W. Panico
  • ASSOCIATING OPERATING SYSTEM NATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS WITH CONSOLE ROLES
    Publication number: 20100050254
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method and apparatus to provide authorizations to an administrative user. An integrated solutions console (ISC) receives an administrative user login corresponding to a console administrative user. The ISC presents a list of at least one management task. The ISC presents at least one input interface to a display for an administrative user name and at least one console role. The ISC receives an administrative user name and a console role. The ISC obtains an authorization descriptor that can be used to couple the administrative user name and the console role.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory C. Birgen, Michael A. Bockus, Frank P. Feuerbacher, Michael W. Panico