System and method for providing a credential management api

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018019984-A1
Application number	US-201715678664-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 16, 2017
Priority date	Mar 31, 2014
Publication date	Jan 18, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is an approach for enabling a user to login to a site without needing to manually type in credentials. A method includes receiving, from a site, at a browser and via a browser credential management application programming interface that defines a protocol for communicating data between the site and the browser for enabling a user to login to the site, a request associated with a login credential required for the site, retrieving, based on the request, user data and transmitting, to the site, from the browser and via the browser credential management application programming interface, a response to the request. The response can include such login data as username and password.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, from a site, at a browser and via a browser credential management application programming interface that defines a protocol for communicating data between the site and the browser for enabling a user to login to the site, a request for authorized user data for logging into the site; retrieving, based on the request, the authorized user data; and transmitting, to the site, from the browser and via the browser credential management application programming interface, the authorized user data for use in logging into the site.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authorized user data comprises at least one of a user name or a password.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the authorized user data, the user name and the password is stored with the browser.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authorized user data indicates that a network-based entity will provide credential data for logging into the site.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the site accesses, via a second application programming interface between the site and a network based entity, the credential data for the user to login to the site.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authorized user data comprises a username and a password, wherein the username and the password are stored with the browser.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a change in a user credential via the browser credential management application programming interface.

8 . A system comprising:
a processor; and a computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a site, at a browser and via a browser credential management application programming interface that defines a protocol for communicating data between the site and the browser for enabling a user to login to the site, a request for authorized user data for logging into the site;
retrieving, based on the request, the authorized user data; and
transmitting, to the site, from the browser and via the browser credential management application programming interface, the authorized user data for use in logging into the site.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the authorized user data comprises at least one of a user name or a password.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the authorized user data, the user name and the password is stored with the browser.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the authorized user data indicates that a network-based entity will provide credential data for logging into the site.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the site accesses, via a second application programming interface between the site and a network based entity, the credential data for the user to login to the site.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the authorized user data comprises a user name and a password, wherein the user name and the password are stored with the browser.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer-readable storage device stores additional instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a change in a user credential via the browser credential management application programming interface.

15 . A method comprising:
transmitting, from a site, to a browser and via a browser credential management application programming interface that defines a protocol for communicating data between the site and the browser for enabling a user to login to the site, a request for authorized user data for use in logging into the site; and receiving, at the site, from the browser and via the browser credential management application programming interface, the authorized user data in response to the request.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the authorized user data comprises at least one of a user name or a password.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the authorized user data, the user name and the password is stored with the browser.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the authorized user data indicates that a network-based entity will provide credential data for logging into the site.

19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the authorized user data comprises a username and a password, wherein the username and the password are stored with the browser.

20 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
requesting, via a second application programming interface between the site and a network based entity, the authorized user data for the user to login to the site.

Assignees

• Monticello Entpr Llc

Inventors

• Isaacson Thomas M
• Durham Ryan Connell

Classifications

• G06Q30/0633

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title

• G06Q20/40

  Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists · CPC title

• G06Q30/0641

  utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping · CPC title

• G06Q30/0635

  replenishment orders; recurring orders · CPC title

• G06Q30/0625

  by formulating product or service queries, e.g. using keywords or predefined options · CPC title