Patent №
US 8,201,217
Granted
2012-06-12
Filed 2006
Owner
STAMPS.COM INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11542658
Systems and methods which facilitate single user sign-in for multiple accounts are shown. Embodiments create a single user base which maps users to multiple accounts. The use of a single set of credentials by the user is provided for according to embodiments irrespective of the applications associated with the various accounts having very different security protocols. A system hosting the shared user base preferably provides a single authentication point for multiple services. Embodiments an authenticator string, as may be passed between a client and bridge server and/or client and application, in order to enable user access, detect attacks with respect to a client conversation, etcetera. In addition to providing a shared user base for single sign-in, embodiments provide additional shared functionality and/or functionality not available from the applications themselves.
AI classification
Ownership
STAMPS.COM INC.
assignment · 186730651
Assignors
BEGEN, GEOFFREY C., BUSSELL, KEITH D.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.