Patents by Inventor Shawn G. Barger

Shawn G. Barger 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).

  • System and method for selectively defining access to application features
    Patent number: 6578029
    Abstract: A method and system are described for defining a user's access to one or more features of an application. One or more “attributes” are assigned to users of a computer system and stored in a data table. Each attribute has a name which designates the feature to which access is being defined, (e.g., the ability to access data within the database), and a value defining the limits of access. Attributes may be assigned in groups to eliminate the burden of preparing attribute assignments one by one for each user. When an application is run, the attributes are retrieved and enforced such that the user's access to the features of the application is defined in accordance with the retrieved attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Gershfield, Shawn G. Barger
  • System and method for selectively defining access to application features
    Publication number: 20030050913
    Abstract: A method and system are described for defining a user's access to one or more features of an application. One or more “attributes” are assigned to users of a computer system and stored in a data table. Each attribute has a name which designates the feature to which access is being defined, (e.g, the ability to access data within the database), and a value defining the limits of access. Attributes may be assigned in groups to eliminate the burden of preparing attribute assignments one by one for each user. When an application is run, the attributes are retrieved and enforced such that the user's access to the features of the application is defined in accordance with the retrieved attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Electronic Data Systems Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Gershfield, Shawn G. Barger
  • System and method for selectivety defining access to application features
    Patent number: 6430549
    Abstract: A method and system are described for defining a user's access to one or more features of an application. One or more “attributes” are assigned to users of a computer system and stored in a data table. Each attribute has a name which designates the feature to which access is being defined, (e.g, the ability to access data within the database), and a value defining the limits of access. Attributes may be assigned in groups to eliminate the burden of preparing attribute assignments one by one for each user. When an application is run, the attributes are retrieved and enforced such that the user's access to the features of the application is defined in accordance with the retrieved attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Gershfield, Shawn G. Barger