Granting access rights to unattended software

A computer program product, for granting access to a server application by a client application on behalf of a subscriber, the computer program product stored on a computer readable medium and adapted to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a confirmation code from the client application;
• receiving a confirmation code from the subscriber;
• verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application;
• responsive to verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber:
• receiving from the subscriber a specified set of access rights for the client application;
• providing a validation token to the client application in connections with the specified set of access rights;
• receiving a request to process subscriber data using the server application from the client application;
• receiving the validation token from the client application in association with the request;
• and
• granting the request to process subscriber data responsive to receiving the request and validation token.

An access rights apparatus for granting access to a server application by a client application on behalf of a subscriber, the apparatus comprising:

• an account management module, which receives a confirmation code from the client application and, receives a confirmation code from the subscriber, and verifies that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application;
• a proxy account module, in communication with the account module, which receives from the subscriber a specified set of access rights for the client application after the account management module verifies that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber;
• a validation token module, in communication with the proxy account module, which provides a validation token to the client application in connection with the specified set of access rights;
• and
• a usage management module, in communication with the validation token module, which receives a request to process subscriber data using the server application from the client application;
• receives the validation token from the client application in association with the request;
• and grants the request to process subscriber data responsive to receiving the request and validation token.

An apparatus for granting access to a server application by a client application on behalf of a subscriber, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving a confirmation code from the client application;
• means for receiving a confirmation code from the subscriber;
• means for verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application;
• means for receiving from the subscriber a specified set of access rights for the client application after verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber;
• means for providing a validation token to the client application in connection with the specified set of access rights;
• and
• a usage management means, for receiving a request to process subscriber data using the server application from the client application;
• receiving the validation token from the client application in association with the request;
• and granting the request to process subscriber data responsive to receiving the request and validation token.

A computer implemented method for granting access to a server application by a client application on behalf of a subscriber, the method comprising:

• receiving a confirmation code from the client application;
• receiving a confirmation code from the subscriber;
• verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application;
• responsive to verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber:
• receiving from the subscriber a specified set of access rights for the client application;
• associating a security login protocol with the specified set of access rights, the security login protocol identifying an authorized user and a corresponding set of credential information;
• providing a validation token to the client application in connection with the specified set of access rights;
• receiving a request to process subscriber data using the server application from the client application;
• receiving the validation token from the client application in association with the request;
• requesting a set of submitted credential information and issuing a user validation token when the set of submitted credential information matches the set of credential information;
• and
• granting the request to process subscriber data responsive to receiving the validation token and the user validation token.

A computer program product, for granting access to a server application by a client application on behalf of a subscriber, the computer program product stored on a computer readable medium and adapted to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a confirmation code from the client application;
• receiving a confirmation code from the subscriber;
• verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application;
• responsive to verifying that the confirmation code received from the client application matches the confirmation code received from the subscriber:
• receiving from the subscriber a specified set of access rights for the client application;
• associating a security login protocol with the specified set of access rights, the security login protocol identifying an authorized user and a corresponding set of credential information;
• providing a validation token to the client application in connection with the specified set of access rights;
• receiving a request to process subscriber data using the server application from the client application;
• receiving the validation token from the client application in association with the request;
• requesting a set of submitted credential information and issuing a user validation token when the set of submitted credential information matches the set of credential information;
• and
• granting the request to process subscriber data responsive to receiving the validation token and the user validation token.

A computer implemented method for granting a client application access rights to a server application on behalf of a subscriber, the method comprising:

• providing a confirmation code to an access site;
• providing the confirmation code to the subscriber;
• directing the subscriber to the access site to provide the confirmation code, thereby allowing the access site to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application, and to provide a specified set of access rights for the client application;
• receiving a validation token from the access site, the validation token being issued after receipt of the confirmation code and being associated to the specified set of access rights;
• and
• submitting a request to process subscriber data and the validation token to the server application to prompt the access site to grant the request to process subscriber data.

A computer program product, for granting a client application access rights to a server application on behalf of a subscriber, the computer program product stored on a computer readable medium and adapted to perform operations comprising:

• providing a confirmation code to an access site;
• providing the confirmation code to the subscriber;
• directing the subscriber to the access site to provide the confirmation code, thereby allowing the access site to confirm a subscriber request to implement features of the client application that use the server application, and to provide a specified set of access rights for the client application;
• receiving a validation token from the access site, the validation token being issued after receipt of the confirmation code and being associated to the specified set of access rights;
• and
• submitting a request to process subscriber data and the validation token to the server application to prompt the access site to grant the request to process subscriber data.

A computer implemented method wherein a subscriber grants access to a server application by a client application on behalf of the subscriber, the method comprising:

• requesting an implementation of the features of the client application that use the server application;
• receiving a confirmation code from the client application in response to requesting the implementation, wherein the client application also provides the confirmation code to an access site;
• submitting the confirmation code to the access site;
• responsive to the access site verifying that the submitted confirmation code matches the confirmation code received from the client application, submitting a specified set of access rights for the client application to the access site;
• receiving from the access site a validation token in association with the specified set of access rights;
• communicating with the client application to determine that the client application separately received the validation token and thereby confirm that the client application has been granted the specified set of access rights.

A computer program product, for allowing a subscriber to grant access to a server application by a client application on behalf of the subscriber, the computer program product stored on a computer readable medium and adapted to perform operations comprising:

• requesting an implementation of the features of the client application that use the server application;
• receiving a confirmation code from the client application in response to requesting the implementation, wherein the client application also provides the confirmation code to an access site;
• submitting the confirmation code to the access site;
• responsive to the access site verifying that the submitted confirmation code matches the confirmation code received from the client application, submitting a specified set of access rights for the client application to the access site;
• receiving from the access site a validation token in association with the specified set of access rights;
• communicating with the client application to determine that the client application separately received the validation token and thereby confirm that the client application has been granted the specified set of access rights.