Patents by Inventor John H. Forrest

John H. Forrest 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).

  • Optimized sign out for single account services
    Patent number: 10862681
    Abstract: An identity provider IP service provides an optimized sign out experience for a user accessing a single account service. The IP service designates a first account of a service as signed in based on first credentials provided by a user. The IP service provides a first security token for the first account to the service. Upon receiving a first sign out notification, the IP service determines whether the user wants to switch to a second account of the service. Upon determining that the user wants to switch to the second account, the IP service designates the second account as signed in based on second credentials provided by the user, provides a second security token for the second account to the service, and designates the first account as soft signed out so that the user can switch to the first account without re-providing the first credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ariel Gordon, John H. Forrest, Jason Walter
  • OPTIMIZED SIGN OUT FOR SINGLE ACCOUNT SERVICES
    Publication number: 20180287794
    Abstract: An identity provider IP service provides an optimized sign out experience for a user accessing a single account service. The IP service designates a first account of a service as signed in based on first credentials provided by a user. The IP service provides a first security token for the first account to the service. Upon receiving a first sign out notification, the IP service determines whether the user wants to switch to a second account of the service. Upon determining that the user wants to switch to the second account, the IP service designates the second account as signed in based on second credentials provided by the user, provides a second security token for the second account to the service, and designates the first account as soft signed out so that the user can switch to the first account without re-providing the first credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ariel Gordon, John H. Forrest, Jason Walter