Integrating operating systems with content offered by web based entities
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1. A method of facilitating a computer logon session comprising:
- transmitting a validation request to an internet based service provider, wherein said validation request includes a user'"'"'s credentials, said credentials being verifiable by said internet based service provider;
receiving information related to said user from said internet based service provider, wherein said information includes a security context;
utilizing said user security context to generate a token;
logging said user into a client'"'"'s operating system, wherein the token is used by said operating system to authorize operations.
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Abstract
Example embodiments are provided for integrating operating systems with content offered by internet based entities.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating a computer logon session comprising:
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transmitting a validation request to an internet based service provider, wherein said validation request includes a user'"'"'s credentials, said credentials being verifiable by said internet based service provider; receiving information related to said user from said internet based service provider, wherein said information includes a security context; utilizing said user security context to generate a token; logging said user into a client'"'"'s operating system, wherein the token is used by said operating system to authorize operations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of validating credentials comprising:
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receiving a request to validate a user, wherein said request includes a user'"'"'s credentials; validating said credentials; generating a security context related to the user, the security context operable to allow a client to acquire content from one or more storage services; and transmitting said security context to the client. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of facilitating a computer system logon session comprising:
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transmitting a validation request to an internet based service provider, wherein said validation request includes a user'"'"'s credentials, said credentials being verifiable by said internet based service provider; in response to said validation request, receiving a user security context from said internet based service provider; utilizing said user security context to generate a token; utilizing said token in a user login process, whereby said token is utilized to allow a user to access a local computing resource and to obtain user content from at least one storage service.
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