Patents by Inventor Ruediger Kern

Ruediger Kern 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).

  • Method and system for assigning access rights in a computer system
    Patent number: 7761905
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for assigning access rights in a computer system. The system transforms an existing system of access rights to a more structured system. In many cases this is a prerequisite such that role-based administration can be used. The method identifies the existing system of access rights and identifies new roles by means of a correlation approach. New roles are created and all old roles are deleted. All direct access rights are avoided making an administration of the system easier and the computer system more secure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ruediger Kern
  • Method and system for assigning access rights in a computer system
    Publication number: 20060136991
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for assigning access rights in a computer system. The system transforms an existing system of access rights to a more structured system. In many cases this is a prerequisite such that role-based administration can be used. The method identifies the existing system of access rights and identifies new roles by means of a correlation approach. New roles are created and all old roles are deleted. All direct access rights are avoided making an administration of the system easier and the computer system more secure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ruediger Kern