Method for automatically generating list of meeting participants and delegation permission

• US 6,885,388 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Issued: 04/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WidePoint Cybersecurity Solutions Corporation (WidePoint Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Probaris Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Remaley, Thomas J., Ruggieri, David J., Gunter, Carl A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Ba
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Nhon D
• Application Number:
  US09/842,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20020158904A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 345751-755, 345757-759, 345/172, 709/225, 709/229, 709204-207
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates

Abstract

A method and system automatically generate a list of participants physically present at a meeting and distribute permission to the participants. Identity and key information is collected from the participants during the meeting using at least one personal area network. The identity and key information is stored on a delegation device. Permission to access the services is distributed to the participants over at least one personal area network using the delegation device. The delegation device may include an access control matrix or moveable icons for organizing and distributing participant and permission information.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface on a delegation device comprising:

one or more movable subject icons representing one or more subjects physically present at a meeting and from whom identity and key information has been collected using at least one first personal area network, which identity and key information is stored on the delegation device; and

one or more movable object icons relating to one or more permissions to access a service wherein said permissions are distributed to said one or more subjects over at least one second personal area network using the delegation device and wherein said permissions are represented using a digital signature;

wherein said subject icons are associated with said object icons by physically associating said subject icons with said object icons.

2. The graphical user interface of claim 1 wherein said first personal area network and said second personal area network are the same.

3. The graphical user interface of claim 1 wherein said first personal area network and said second personal area network are different.

4. The graphical user interface of claim 1 wherein the service comprises accessing content.

5. The graphical user interface of claim 1 wherein the service comprises actuating a device.