| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7610391 |
User-centric consent management system and method |
October 27, 2009 |
| In a network computing environment, a user-centric system and method for controlling access to user-specific information maintained in association with a web-services service. When a web-services client desires access to the user-specific information, the client sends a request. The requ |
| 7590705 |
Profile and consent accrual |
September 15, 2009 |
| Consent management between a client and a network server. In response to a request for consent, a central server determines if requested user information is included in a user profile associated with a user and if the user has granted consent to share the requested user information. A |
| 7549125 |
Information picker |
June 16, 2009 |
| A user is able to informatively control how contact information is provided to one or more applications through the use of a persona interface object, corresponding personas and contact information, and an information picker interface. The persona interface identifies available perso |
| 7536710 |
Application-backed groups in a common address book |
May 19, 2009 |
| A computerized method for allowing multiple applications to create groups in a common address book while maintaining control over access to the created group. A creating application creates a group within a shared address book and may provide access logic for access to the group. Add |
| 7430719 |
Contact text box |
September 30, 2008 |
| A contact text box interface for resolving user input with contact information selected from contact directories and compared against usage patterns. Users are provided with a list of potentially relevant contacts from which a selection can be made. When a contact is selected, the co |
| 7428750 |
Managing multiple user identities in authentication environments |
September 23, 2008 |
| Managing a plurality of identities associated with a user. The invention includes a system for managing multiple credentials within the same authentication system and across federated authentication systems in such a manner that signing in with one credential allows access to content, |
| 7334013 |
Shared services management |
February 19, 2008 |
| Methods and system of sharing information among network servers coupled to a data communication network for providing services to a user via a client on the network and data structure for use therewith. Related services provided by the network servers are grouped into service groups. |
| 7293047 |
Synchronization view |
November 6, 2007 |
| Systems and methods are disclosed for synchronizing data stored in remote stores. Data stored in locations such as computer applications, consumer electronic devices and Internet websites is synchronized with a central database within a computer device. The computer device may also store |
| 7269853 |
Privacy policy change notification |
September 11, 2007 |
| Methods and system for managing consent. Embodiments of the invention identify a user in connection with an application or service that requests to use selected information associated with the user according to a predefined policy. After determining whether the user previously grante |
| 7188252 |
User editable consent |
March 6, 2007 |
| Methods and system managing consent between client and network server. A user interface requests information from a user in response to a request from the network server for consent to use the information. After receiving the information, the network server is allowed access to the i |
| 7076558 |
User-centric consent management system and method |
July 11, 2006 |
| In a network computing environment, a user-centric system and method for controlling access to user-specific information maintained in association with a web-services service. When a web-services client desires access to the user-specific information, the client sends a request. The requ |
