Edward J Mccarthy

US Patent:

20080031447, Feb 7, 2008

Filed:

Aug 4, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/833979

Inventors:

Frank Geshwind - Madison CT, US
Eileen McCarthy - Madison CT, US
Edward F. McCarthy - Chelmsford MA, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/22
G06F 17/00
H04L 9/28
H04L 9/32
G06F 7/58

US Classification:

380 46, 380 28, 705 1, 713168, 726 12

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a method and computer system for access aggregation comprising the storage and retrieval of website userids and passwords, and potentially other information, which is secure and convenient and automates access to the variety of websites of interest to users, and to the other information. An embodiment comprises a web server with web pages and files including client application code and server code, databases, and other components, to store encrypted versions of the userid and password for the user to login to the various sites for which the user is a member. The encryption/decryption key(s) to encrypt/decrypt the userids and passwords are never sent to the server and are only present on the client, so that the method is secure. The invention optionally additionally provides an interface allowing a user to manage various accounts, ids, passwords and other information.