Robert Lee Watkins

US Patent:

7500262, Mar 3, 2009

Filed:

Apr 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/424995

Inventors:

Aleksey Sanin - Sunnyvale CA, US
Christopher Toomey - Cupertino CA, US
Alan Keister - Oakton VA, US
Andrew L. Wick - McLean VA, US
Robert Watkins - Vienna VA, US
Donald Eaves - Aldie VA, US
Xiaopeng Zhang - Oak Hill VA, US
Russell Richards - Nokesville VA, US

Assignee:

AOL LLC - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G04F 7/04
G06F 7/04
G06F 15/16
H04K 1/00

US Classification:

726 2, 726 26, 726 16, 726 8, 705 67, 709227

Abstract:

Leveraging an established authenticated session in obtaining authentication to a client application includes receiving a request for access to a client application requiring authentication of a requestor and determining whether there exist characteristics of leverageable authentications corresponding to established sessions having an authenticated state at a time of the determination. When the determination reveals characteristics of at least one leverageable authentication corresponding to an established session, and attempt is made to obtain access for the requester to the client application based on the at least one leverageable authentication, and the requestor is provided with a notification related to the attempt to obtain access for the requester to the client application.

US Patent:

20140325621, Oct 30, 2014

Filed:

Jul 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/334586

Inventors:

- Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Christopher Toomey - Cupertino CA, US
Alan Keister - Oakton VA, US
Andrew L. Wick - McLean VA, US
Robert Watkins - Vienna VA, US
Xiaopeng Zhang - Oak Hill VA, US
Russell Richards - Nokesville VA, US
Donald Eaves - Aldie VA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04W 12/06

US Classification:

726 5

Abstract:

Leveraging an established authenticated session in obtaining authentication to a client application includes receiving a request for access to a client application requiring authentication of a requestor and determining whether there exist characteristics of leverageable authentications corresponding to established sessions having an authenticated state at a time of the determination. When the determination reveals characteristics of at least one leverageable authentication corresponding to an established session, and attempt is made to obtain access for the requestor to the client application based on the at least one leverageable authentication, and the requestor is provided with a notification related to the 1 attempt to obtain access for the requestor to the client application.