Patents by Inventor Marilene A Noronha

Marilene A Noronha 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).

  • Facilitating ownership of access control lists by users or groups
    Patent number: 9697373
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention support a flexible access control design that includes flexible ownership and assignment of access control lists (ACLs). The ACLs can be assigned to one or more resources, or items, or types of resources or items. A creator or owner of an ACL can grant privileges to others such that they may modify or assign the ACL. Each ACL can have one or more owners, i.e., users that can exercise control over the ACL. Any owner of an ACL can designate certain privileges to other users. These other users may then use the ACL based on the privileges granted to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth Carlin Nelson, Marilene A Noronha
  • Systems and methods of access control enabling ownership of access control lists to users or groups
    Publication number: 20060101019
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention support a flexible access control design that includes flexible ownership and assignment of access control lists (ACLs). The ACLs can be assigned to one or more resources, or items, or types of resources or items. A creator or owner of an ACL can grant privileges to others such that they may modify or assign the ACL. Each ACL can have one or more owners, i.e., users that can exercise control over the ACL. Any owner of an ACL can designate certain privileges to other users. These other users may then use the ACL based on the privileges granted to them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Nelson, Marilene Noronha