Appeal No. 2003-1729 Page 3
Application No. 09/229,733
A further understanding of the invention can be achieved by reading the following
claim.
1. A method of authenticating a user within a multiple process
environment, comprising:
authenticating the user;
receiving, by a first process requesting a profile token, the profile
token representative of the user in response to successfully authenticating
the user, the profile token having one or more associated usage
limitations;
transferring the profile token to a second process;
changing a user under which the second process is running to the
authenticated user represented by the profile token within the usage
limitations associated with the profile token; and
performing, by the second process, one or more tasks on behalf of
the authenticated user represented by the profile token.
Claims 1, 3, 5-7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17-19, 21, 23, 25, and 29 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by U.S. Patent No. 6,226,744 ("Murphy"). Claims 2
and 24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Murphy; U.S. Patent
No. 5,761,309 ("Ohashi"); and U.S. Patent No. 6,213,391 ("Lewis"). Claims 4, 16, and
26 stand rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Murphy and U.S. Patent No.
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007