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US 2002/0162001 A1Published application
Method and system for managing access to services
OwnerCarl A. Gunter, David J. Ruggieriinventors
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Abstract
A method and system manage access to services. A delegator delegates to a delegatee permission to access services and delegate further permissions to subsequent delegatees. The permission is represented using a digital signature. At least one delegation occurs over a personal area network while physical presence exists between the delegator and the delegatee.
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A method for managing access to a service, comprising the step of:
- (A) delegating a permission to a delegates by a delegator, wherein said permission is represented using a digital signature;
- wherein said permission comprises authority to access the service and delegate one or more further permissions to one or more subsequent delegatees;
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- wherein at least one delegation of permission occurs over a personal area network while physical presence exists between the delegator and the delegatee.
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A system for managing access to a service, comprising:
- a delegation device that delegates a permission to a delegatee wherein said permission is represented using a digital signature;
- wherein said permission comprises authority to access the service and delegate one or more further permissions to one or more subsequent delegatees;
- and
- wherein at least one delegation of permission occurs over a personal area network while physical presence exists between the delegator and the delegatee.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.