Patents by Inventor Michael J. Wray

Michael J. Wray 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).

  • Authorization control
    Patent number: 8990900
    Abstract: The application describes an attestation system (705, 707, 710) in a cloud computing environment. The authorization system is configured to allow a plurality of users (701a-d) and applications (702, 706, 708, 709) of the cloud computing environment to issue attestations regarding attributes of other users and applications. The authorization system is also configured to control access to said attestations and to allow a plurality of users and applications of the cloud computing environment to query the authorization system to determine whether a specified user or application has a specified attribute. Methods of controlling access to resources in a cloud computing environment and also of providing secure attestations are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nigel J Edwards, Michael J Wray, Jose Maria Alcaraz Calero, Patrick Goldsack
  • Authorization Control
    Publication number: 20130125217
    Abstract: The application describes an attestation system (705, 707, 710) in a cloud computing environment. The authorization system is configured to allow a plurality of users (701a-d) and applications (702, 706, 708, 709) of the cloud computing environment to issue attestations regarding attributes of other users and applications. The authorization system is also configured to control access to said attestations and to allow a plurality of users and applications of the cloud computing environment to query the authorization system to determine whether a specified user or application has a specified attribute. Methods of controlling access to resources in a cloud computing environment and also of providing secure attestations are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Nigel J. Edwards, Michael J. Wray, Jose Maria Alcaraz Calero, Patrick Goldsack