Thomas Owen Maynard

US Patent:

7389511, Jun 17, 2008

Filed:

Feb 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/374960

Inventors:

Thomas Dean Maynard - Riverton UT, US

Assignee:

Novell, Inc. - Provo UT

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

719310, 705 8, 713 82

Abstract:

A master defines properties for a resource. The master assigns the properties to an owner. The owner associates the properties to an administrator object, the administrator object being an administrator of a company. The administrator can then associate the property to other objects associated with the company, thereby granting other company users access to the resource property.

US Patent:

20080208954, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

May 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/116131

Inventors:

Thomas Dean Maynard - Riverton UT, US

Assignee:

Novell, Inc.- a Delaware Corporation - Provo UT

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 21/00

US Classification:

709201, 726 28

Abstract:

A master defines properties for a resource. The master assigns the properties to an owner. The owner associates the properties to an administrator object, the administrator object being an administrator of a company. The administrator can then associate the property to other objects associated with the company, thereby granting other company users access to the resource property.

US Patent:

20130014229, Jan 10, 2013

Filed:

Sep 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/619514

Inventors:

Thomas Dean Maynard - Riverton UT, US

Assignee:

APPLE INC. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 4

Abstract:

A master defines properties for a resource. The master assigns the properties to an owner. The owner associates the properties to an administrator object, the administrator object being an administrator of a company. The administrator can then associate the property to other objects associated with the company, thereby granting other company users access to the resource property.

US Patent:

20160191569, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec 4, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/959196

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Luke Terry Hallett - Santaquih UT, US
Thomas Dean Maynard - Riverton UT, US
Matthew Frank Magleby - Springville UT, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
G06F 21/10

Abstract:

Techniques for distributed and secure content delivery are provided. Requests for content are routed to a centralized service where the requestors are authenticated for access to the content. The centralized service generates access statements for the requestors. The requestors are redirected to particular distributed content services having access to the desired content. The distributed content services verify the access statements and vend the desired content to the requestors.