Patents by Inventor Tony Spataro

Tony Spataro 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).

  • Methods and systems for specifying and enforcing access control in a distributed system
    Patent number: 7895639
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling access to objects of a distributed computing environment are described. In one configuration, a computing device receives a request from a principal to access a protected object and evaluating the transitive closure of the list of group identifiers. The protected object is associated with an access control list and has a time-invariant list of group identifiers. The list of group identifiers includes the access list is associated with the protected object to identify at least one principal authorized to access the protected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Citrix Online, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Spataro, Vishal Mittal, John Kennedy, Ashish V. Thapliyal
  • Methods and systems for providing scalable authentication
    Patent number: 7685630
    Abstract: Methods and systems of authenticating a plurality of users for access to an on-line group activity are described. The systems and methods prevent overloading of any participant's computer due to authentication. In some configurations, multiple endpoints are designated as authenticators and requests for authentication are load balanced amongst the authenticators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Citrix Online, LLC
    Inventors: Ashish V. Thapliyal, Vishal Mittal, Tony Spataro, John Kennedy
  • Methods and Systems For Providing Scalable Authentication
    Publication number: 20070261101
    Abstract: Methods and systems of authenticating a plurality of users for access to an on-line group activity are described. The systems and methods prevent overloading of any participant's computer due to authentication. In some configurations, multiple endpoints are designated as authenticators and requests for authentication are load balanced amongst the authenticators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Ashish Thapliyal, Vishal Mittal, Tony Spataro, John Kennedy
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SPECIFYING AND ENFORCING ACCESS CONTROL IN A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070261102
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling access to objects of a distributed computing environment are described. In one configuration, a computing device receives a request from a principal to access a protected object and evaluating the transitive closure of the list of group identifiers. The protected object is associated with an access control list and has a time-invariant list of group identifiers. The list of group identifiers includes the access list is associated with the protected object to identify at least one principal authorized to access the protected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Tony Spataro, Vishal Mittal, John Kennedy, Ashish Thapliyal