Patents by Inventor Randall Kay Stokes

Randall Kay Stokes 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).

  • Object system capable of using different object authorization systems
    Patent number: 5903720
    Abstract: A method and object system operative to interface with a plurality of different authorization systems. The object system provided determines the appropriate authorization system used for a particular object access request and communicates the object access request to the object authorization system. The authorization information is maintained by and interpreted by the authorization system and is opaque to the object system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall Kay Stokes