Customizable sign-on service
First Claim
1. A method for a computing system of an access manager to provide sign-on capabilities in a customizable manner to each of a plurality of services, the method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of services, registering the service as a customer of the access manager in a configurable manner, by automatically determining for the service a level of permission to be granted for customizing operation of sign-on capabilities to be provided to that service by the access manager;
displaying indications to the service of multiple types of customization of sign-on capabilities that are identified as being available to the service based at least in part on the determined level of permission granted to the service, the identified types of customization including one or more predefined types of co-branding of the sign-on capabilities and one or more predefined types of information gathering that the access manager can perform from users of the service during sign-on; and
receiving from the service one or more selections of customizations of the sign-on capabilities for that service that include one or more co-branding customizations of one or more of the identified co-branding types and one or more of the identified information gathering types to be used;
so that the access manager provides customizable sign-on services to users of services as configured.
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Abstract
Techniques are described for providing customizable sign-on functionality, such as via an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services'"'"' users. The access manager system may maintain various sign-on and other account information for various users, and provide single sign-on functionality for those users using that maintained information on behalf of multiple unrelated services with which those users interact. The access manager may allow a variety of types of customizations to single sign-on functionality and/or other functionality available from the access manager, such as on a per-service basis via configuration by an operator of the service, such as co-branding customizations, customizations of information to be gathered from users, customizations of authority that may be delegated to other services to act on behalf of users, etc., and with the customizations that are available being determined specifically for that service.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for a computing system of an access manager to provide sign-on capabilities in a customizable manner to each of a plurality of services, the method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of services, registering the service as a customer of the access manager in a configurable manner, by automatically determining for the service a level of permission to be granted for customizing operation of sign-on capabilities to be provided to that service by the access manager;
displaying indications to the service of multiple types of customization of sign-on capabilities that are identified as being available to the service based at least in part on the determined level of permission granted to the service, the identified types of customization including one or more predefined types of co-branding of the sign-on capabilities and one or more predefined types of information gathering that the access manager can perform from users of the service during sign-on; and
receiving from the service one or more selections of customizations of the sign-on capabilities for that service that include one or more co-branding customizations of one or more of the identified co-branding types and one or more of the identified information gathering types to be used;
so that the access manager provides customizable sign-on services to users of services as configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for an access manager to provide customizable sign-on capabilities to users of other services, the method comprising:
for each of multiple services that are provided by operators distinct from an operator of the access manager and that are each available to multiple users, enabling a customized sign-on process for the users of the service, by determining multiple types of customization that are to be made available for use with the service based at least in part on information specific to the service, the customization types being for use as part of a sign-on process for users of the service and including one or more types of co-branding customizations and one or more types of other customizations;
providing indications to the operator of the service of the multiple determined types of sign-on process customization that are available for use with the service;
receiving from the service operator one or more indications of one or more customizations of the sign-on process for the service, the indicated customizations each being of one of the determined types for the service; and
after the receiving of the indications of the customizations, providing to each of multiple users of the service a customized sign-on process on behalf of the service, the customized sign-on process being customized in accordance with the customizations indicated by the service operator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a computing device to enable customized interactions with users, by performing a method comprising:
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receiving one or more indications of multiple types of customization that are available to a requester for use with a process involving interactions with users, the indicated customization types being identified based at least in part on information specific to the requester;
providing one or more indications of one or more customizations of the sign-on process that are selected for use with the users, the selected customizations each being of one of the indicated customization types; and
after each of the users successfully completes a process involving one or more interactions that are customized in accordance with the indicated customizations, receiving an indication of the successful completion of the process by the user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computing system configured to provide customizable capabilities to users of multiple services comprising:
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a memory; and
a first module configured to, for each of multiple services, enable a customized process for managing access by users of the service, by determining multiple types of customization that are to be made available for use in managing a process of providing access for users of the service, the determining being based at least in part on information specific to an operator of the service; and
receiving from the service operator one or more indications of one or more customizations of the access process for the users of the service, the indicated customizations each being of one of the determined types for the service, so that the access process provided to the users of the service is customized in accordance with the indicated customizations. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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