Patents by Inventor Paul Erik Sherman

Paul Erik Sherman 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).

  • Credential mapping
    Patent number: 7735122
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and data structures map credentials. A master credential is established for a user or an application. The master credential is mapped to one or more service credentials associated with one or more services. When a request for a service is received from a requestor, the request is authenticated using the master credential. If the master credential is authenticated, then an appropriate service credential associated with the appropriate requested service is acquired and sent directly (via proxy) to the service on behalf of the requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: David Nephi Johnson, Dustin Lance Nielson, Jerry E. Griffis, Jr., David Kent Beus, Nathan Blaine Jensen, William Street, Paul Erik Sherman, Michael William Cook, Stephen R Carter