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US 2006/0143188 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for simplified access to online services
OwnerWalter Bright, Eric Engstrominventors
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An online service provider is equipped to receive a request from a client to access a subscribed online service of a subscriber at the online service provider. Comprising the request is a globally unique identifier (GUID) of the subscriber. Once the request is received, the online service provider, determines if the GUID is associated with the subscriber, and if the GUID is associated with the subscriber, the online service provider facilitates access to the subscribed online service of the subscriber. As a result, a user is able to access online services without having to manage several a logon Id and password pair. In one embodiment, the GUID is also caused to be stored in an email with an email service provider. The novel storage enables the subscriber to access his/her subscribed services from another location, or even after the subscriber has reconfigured the original location.
A method comprising:
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A storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, said executing instructions operate to receive a request from a client to access a first subscribed online services of a subscriber at an online service provider, said request comprising a globally unique identifier (GUID) of the subscriber, determine if the GUID is associated with the subscriber, and facilitate access to the first subscribed online services of the subscriber if the GUID is determined to be associated with the subscriber without requiring the subscriber to provide a logon and password.
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An apparatus comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.