ENTITY-BASED APPLICATION SELECTION/INSTALLATION

• US 20160072810A1
• Filed: 09/05/2014
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Sarkar, Ananda
• Application Number:
  US14/478,679
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072810A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

In some examples, an entity-based application provision system is described. The entity-based application provision system receives credential information via a client device. Upon verifying the credential information, the entity-based application provision system identifies a corresponding entity type based on the credential information. The entity-based application provision system may then select and install one or more applications that are tailored to the entity type in the client device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying an entity type for which one or more applications are to be provided to a client device without using information about a user other than the entity type; and

providing the one or more applications to the client device based at least in part on the entity type.

2. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the entity type comprises a type associated with at least one of a department in an enterprise or an educational unit in an education institution.

3. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the entity type comprises a type associated with a role or work task assigned to a group of users.

4. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein providing the one or more applications comprises causing installation of the one or more applications to the client device.

5. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein providing the one or more applications comprises enabling access to at least one installed application for the user in the client device according to the entity type.

6. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more applications are provided to the client device without receiving the information of the user other than the entity type.

7. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining a mapping based at least in part on the entity type, wherein the one or more applications are provided based at least in part on the mapping.

8. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving authentication credential of the user; and

determining the entity type of the user based at least in part on the authentication credential of the user.

9. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 8, wherein determining the entity type of the user comprises:

retrieving a setting file associated with the authentication credential upon successful verification of the authentication credential of the user; and

obtaining information of the entity type of the user from the setting file.

10. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising determining or retrieving respective one or more security permissions associated with the one or more applications based at least in part on the entity type.

11. The computer-implemented method as recited in claim 10, wherein providing the one or more applications comprises providing the one or more applications with the respective one or more security permissions.

12. A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;

computer-readable media storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

receiving credential information of a user;

determining whether the memory stores a setting file associated with the credential information of the user, the setting file including information of an entity type of the user;

in response to determining that the memory stores the setting file, retrieving the information of the entity type of the user; and

providing one or more applications tailored to the entity type without using information of the user other than the entity type.

13. The computing device as recited in claim 12, wherein the entity type comprises:

a type associated with at least one of a department in an enterprise or an educational unit in an education institution;

or

a type associated with a role or work task assigned to a group of users.

14. The computing device as recited in claim 12, the acts further comprising verifying validity of the credential information of the user prior to determining whether the memory stores the setting file associated with the credential information of the user.

15. The computing device as recited in claim 12, the acts further comprising determining or retrieving respective one or more security permissions associated with the one or more applications based at least in part on the entity type.

16. The computing device as recited in claim 15, wherein providing the one or more applications comprises providing the one or more applications with the respective one or more security permissions.

17. One or more computer-readable media storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

identifying information of an entity type of a user; and

providing one or more applications to a client device based at least in part on the entity type without using information of the user other than the entity type.

18. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 17, wherein providing the one or more applications comprises causing installation of the one or more applications to the client device.

19. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 17, wherein providing the one or more applications comprises:

enabling access to an installed application for the user in the client device according to the entity type; and

/or

enabling access to an application that is run in a server via the client device.

20. The one or more computer-readable media as recited in claim 17, the acts further comprising:

receiving authentication credential of the user; and

determining the entity type of the user based at least in part on the authentication credential of the user.