Patents by Inventor Trent A. Hinkel

Trent A. Hinkel 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, system and computer program for managing user authorization levels
    Patent number: 7237119
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of managing user authorization levels for access to a plurality of applications. The method includes receiving a request from a user to establish a user profile and establishing an employment indicator for the user. A user authorization level template is obtained in response to the employment indicator. The user authorization level template identifies a plurality of applications and a user authorization level for each application. The user authorization levels are then associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Clark, Marcee A. Burns, James F. Mathis, Danny R. Ashley, Jeff S. Jacobs, Trent A. Hinkel
  • Method, system and computer program for managing user authorization levels
    Publication number: 20040268125
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a method of managing user authorization levels for access to a plurality of applications. The method includes receiving a request from a user to establish a user profile and establishing an employment indicator for the user. A user authorization level template is obtained in response to the employment indicator. The user authorization level template identifies a plurality of applications and a user authorization level for each application. The user authorization levels are then associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: David W. Clark, Marcee A. Burns, James F. Mathis, Danny R. Ashley, Jeff S. Jacobs, Trent A. Hinkel