Michael A Cross

US Patent:

8359277, Jan 22, 2013

Filed:

Dec 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/963842

Inventors:

Bilikiss O. Adebiyi - Boston MA, US
James C. Boyd - Kennebunk ME, US
David A. Brooks - Providence RI, US
Michael W. Cross - Portsmouth NH, US
Patrick Y. Lin - Lexington MA, US
David E. Wilson - Lowell MA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705319, 715745, 707783, 707E17109, 707785, 707784, 707758, 726 1, 726 2, 726 9, 726 17, 726 18, 726 27, 726 30, 726 8, 709203, 709219, 709229

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method of implementing information security. The method can include receiving a user input comprising a first user identifier and at least a second user identifier, determining whether the first user identifier corresponds to at least one of a plurality of existing user profiles, and determining whether the second user identifier corresponds to at least one of the plurality of existing user profiles. When it is determined that the first user identifier does not correspond to at least one of the plurality of existing user profiles, but that the second user identifier does correspond to at least one of the plurality of existing user profiles, the method can include selecting the user profile to which the second user identifier corresponds, automatically generating a unique user identifier, and associating the unique user identifier with the selected user profile.

US Patent:

20080162427, Jul 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/617558

Inventors:

Colleen S. Connearney - Arlington MA, US
Michael W. Cross - Portsmouth NH, US
John R. McGarvey - Apex NC, US
Christopher R. Seekamp - Boca Raton FL, US
Ajamu Wesley - Marlborough MA, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 3, 707 2, 707E17045

Abstract:

A method of data storage and retrieval using a relational database can include defining a first table in a relational database including a plurality of entries having a first value for a first field. A second table in the relational database including a plurality of entries can be defined. Each of the plurality of entries in the second table can specify an additional value for the first field of a corresponding entry in the first table. Responsive to a query, a data item selected from at least one of the plurality of entries in the first table can be presented.