Brian Keith Ross

US Patent:

20160134599, May 12, 2016

Filed:

Sep 18, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/858087

Inventors:

Brian G. Ross - Haddon Heights NJ, US
Benjamin P. Hollin - Philadelphia PA, US
Charles J. Durkin - West Chester PA, US
Harry D. Anuszewski - Philadelphia PA, US
Joseph A. Fischetti - Aldan PA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

Systems and computer-implemented methods for authorizing respective access by each of a plurality of Internet users to a respective one or more Internet services provided by each of a plurality of Internet service providers. A system includes a processor, and non-transient computer readable storage media, at a single identity provider. The storage media is encoded with program code executable by the processor for requiring an identity provider application residing on each of a plurality of devices to create a respective authentication token that is specific to a respective identifier and user credential of a respective Internet user, a respective device identifier, and the respective identity provider application, and for authorizing respective access by the plurality of Internet users to a respective requested one of the Internet services provided by each Internet service provider using the respective created authentication tokens and respective identifiers for each of the respective requested Internet services.