Methods and systems for imaging device credential acceptance
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorsHanzhong Zhang, David Lovat
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for eliminating multiple submission of user credential data in a system with multiple distinct restricted sub-systems wherein a unique credential is required for each sub-system.
Claims20
A method for providing single-credential access to a restricted application, said method comprising:
- a) receiving a sign-on token, at a service, from a user at an IDev, said sign-on token being related to a user service credential;
- b) requesting said user service credential from a single-sign-on server application (SSOSA) by sending said sign-on token to said SSOSA;
- c) receiving said user service credential from said SSOSA and
- d) granting service access to said user based on said credentials stored in 'said SSOSA.
A method for single credential access to a restricted application, said method comprising:
- a) receiving a sign-on token from a user at an IDev, said sign-on token being related to a user service credential for a service;
- b) receiving said user service credential from a SSOSA and
- c) granting service access to said user based on said credentials stored in said SSOSA.
A method for providing single-credential access to multiple, distinct, restricted services wherein a unique credential is required for each service, said method comprising:
- a) requesting a user service credential from a single-sign-on server application (SSOSA) by sending said sign-on token related to said user service credential to said SSOSA;
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- b) receiving said user service credential from said SSOSA.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.