Method for displaying Web user's authentication status in a distributed single login network
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1. A method for automatically displaying a Web user'"'"'s authentication status in a distributed single login network, comprising the steps of:
- displaying said user'"'"'s logged-in status on a first visual indicator in a participating website from which said user has logged in said network; and
when said user switches from any participating website to any other participating website in a different domain, automatically displaying said user'"'"'s logged-in status on another visual indicator in said any other participating website without requiring any browser redirects or any additional pre-installed application.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for automatically displaying a user'"'"'s logged-in status across an Internet based network of affiliated Web sites via a visual indicator such as a toolbar to help the user to be certain about his logged-in status when he stays with one or switches from one to another affiliated Web site.
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1. A method for automatically displaying a Web user'"'"'s authentication status in a distributed single login network, comprising the steps of:
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displaying said user'"'"'s logged-in status on a first visual indicator in a participating website from which said user has logged in said network; and
when said user switches from any participating website to any other participating website in a different domain, automatically displaying said user'"'"'s logged-in status on another visual indicator in said any other participating website without requiring any browser redirects or any additional pre-installed application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for automatically displaying a Web user'"'"'s authentication status in a distributed single login network, comprising the steps of:
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displaying said user'"'"'s logged-in status on a first toolbar in a participating website from which said user has logged in said network; and
whenever said user switches from any participating website to any other participating website in a different domain, automatically displaying said user'"'"'s logged-in status on another toolbar in said any other participating website without requiring any browser redirects or any additional pre-installed application;
wherein each participating website of said network embeds a small piece of JavaScript bootstrapping code which instructs said user'"'"'s Web browser to load additional JavaScript from a central server of said network to render said each participating website'"'"'s toolbar in logged-in state or logged-out state. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. In a distributed single login network which comprises at least one client, a plurality of participating websites and a status indication server supporting a visual indicator embedded in each participating website, a method for automatically displaying a Web user'"'"'s authentication status, comprising steps of:
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said status indication server creating a status cookie storing said user'"'"'s authentication status information when said user logs in said network;
sending said status cookie to said user'"'"'s Web browser;
said user'"'"'s Web browser storing said status cookie;
loading said visual indicator in logged-in state;
when said user switches to any other participating website, said user'"'"'s Web browser sending said status cookie to said status indication server;
said status indication server checking whether said status cookie is received and whether the received cookie is valid;
if a valid status cookie is received, returning a first code to said user'"'"'s Web browser, said first code rendering said visual indicator in said any other participating website in logged-in state; and
if said status cookie is missing or if the received cookie is invalid, returning a second code to said user'"'"'s Web browser, said second code rendering said visual indicator in said any other participating website in logged-out state;
wherein each participating website embeds a third code which instructs said user'"'"'s Web browser to load said first code or said second code from said status indication server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A distributed single login network comprising:
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a plurality of participating websites with different domain names, a status indication server which supports a visual indicator in each of said participating websites; and
at least one client from which a user logs in said network;
wherein each of said participating websites embeds a first JavaScript which instructs said user'"'"'s Web browser to load from said status indication server a second JavaScript for rendering said visual indicator in logged-in state or a third JavaScript for rendering said visual indicator in logged-out state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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