Patents
US 10212152 B2: Advanced application security utilizing an application key
- Granted
- 2019-02-19
- Filed
- 2016-05-19 application 15159071
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for advanced application authentication utilizing an application key. In a method of the invention, an end user provides in a single user interface screen for authenticating into an application, each of a user identification, password and an application key. Thereafter, the application key is validated in connection with the user identification. If the application key validates in connection with the user identification, one or more application parameters for the application necessary to complete a log-in process are retrieved and the end user is authenticated into the application utilizing each of the user identification, password and application parameters so as to complete the log in process for the end user and the application and the end user is granted the ability to utilize the application.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190219.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SugarCRM, Inc. 47 patents | US company or organization | Cupertino, CA | SugarCRM Inc Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anirban Maiti | Mountain View, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/083 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SUGARCRM INC., AS GRANTOR signed 2018-07-31 | GOLDMAN SACHS SPECIALTY LENDING GROUP, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX | 46673/434 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MAITI, ANIRBAN signed 2016-05-17 | SUGARCRM INC. CUPERTINO, CA | 38647/66 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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