Patents by Inventor Herman J. Man

Herman J. Man 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).

  • Management and application of entitlements
    Patent number: 7703667
    Abstract: A method and system for managing and applying entitlements is described herein. An identity integration server centrally manages data associated with entitlements for a plurality of identities. The integration server may select one of a plurality of workflows. One or more of a plurality of entitlements to be used in the workflow are selected, and a set of identities for which the workflow is applicable is selected. A determination is made as to whether the workflow should be run on the identities. If so, then the workflow is initiated. The one or more entitlements are then added to a granted entitlements list. Then, a separate process may be initiated to apply the one or more entitlements to the one or more identities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Neil K. Koorland, Geeman Yip, Herman J. Man, Brian T. Kress, John H. Zybura, Jing Wu, Matthias Leibmann
  • MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF ENTITLEMENTS
    Publication number: 20070215683
    Abstract: A method and system for managing and applying entitlements is described herein. An identity integration server centrally manages data associated with entitlements for a plurality of identities. The integration server may select one of a plurality of workflows. One or more of a plurality of entitlements to be used in the workflow are selected, and a set of identities for which the workflow is applicable is selected. A determination is made as to whether the workflow should be run on the identities. If so, then the workflow is initiated. The one or more entitlements are then added to a granted entitlements list. Then, a separate process may be initiated to apply the one or more entitlements to the one or more identities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Neil K. Koorland, Geeman Yip, Herman J. Man, Brian T. Kress, John H. Zybura, Jing Wu, Matthias Leibmann