Patents by Inventor Ky Tran

Ky Tran 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).

  • Self service single sign on management system allowing user to amend user directory to include user chosen resource name and resource security data
    Patent number: 7016959
    Abstract: A method for directory enabled, self service, single sign on user account management, the method implemented in conjunction with a directory, the directory comprising resource directory entries and user directory entries. Exemplary embodiments include receiving, from a user through a browser, an SSO user ID and SSO password of the user, the SSO password being known only to the user, retrieving from the directory, in dependence upon the SSO user ID and SSO password, a user directory entry for the user, and creating, in dependence upon the user directory entry, a new mapping of a resource to the SSO user ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hung T. Dinh, Jerry Andrew Gilkey, Patrick M. Goal, Mansoor A. Lakhdhir, Reddy Nadrendra, Ky Tran
  • Directory enabled, self service, single sign on management
    Publication number: 20030195970
    Abstract: A method for directory enabled, self service, single sign on user account management, the method implemented in conjunction with a directory, the directory comprising resource directory entries and user directory entries. Exemplary embodiments include receiving, from a user through a browser, an SSO user ID and SSO password of the user, the SSO password being known only to the user, retrieving from the directory, in dependence upon the SSO user ID and SSO password, a user directory entry for the user, and creating, in dependence upon the user directory entry, a new mapping of a resource to the SSO user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung T. Dinh, Jerry Andrew Gilkey, Patrick M. Goal, Mansoor A. Lakhdhir, Reddy Nadrendra, Ky Tran