Patents by Inventor Michael V. McLaughlin

Michael V. McLaughlin 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).

  • Extensible framework for authentication
    Patent number: 10873583
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses in a computing device enable user access to a resource. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request for access to a resource; accessing an authentication flow for granting access to the resource; obtaining first claims for a user from a first claims provider in the authentication flow; determining a second claims provider in the authentication flow, the second claims provider having a trust relationship with the claims facilitator; directing the user to the second claims provider; receiving second claims for the user from the second claims provider; and enabling the user to access the resource in response to at least the received first and second claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander T. Weinert, Caleb G. Baker, Pui-Yin Winfred Wong, Carlos Adrian Lopez Castro, Yordan I. Rouskov, Laurentiu B. Cristofor, Michael V. McLaughlin
  • EXTENSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20190089710
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses in a computing device enable user access to a resource. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request for access to a resource; accessing an authentication flow for granting access to the resource; obtaining first claims for a user from a first claims provider in the authentication flow; determining a second claims provider in the authentication flow, the second claims provider having a trust relationship with the claims facilitator; directing the user to the second claims provider; receiving second claims for the user from the second claims provider; and enabling the user to access the resource in response to at least the received first and second claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander T. Weinert, Caleb G. Baker, Pui-Yin Winfred Wong, Carlos Adrian Lopez Castro, Yordan I. Rouskov, Laurentiu B. Cristofor, Michael V. McLaughlin