Authority delegate system, authorization server system, control method, and program

US9521144B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9521144-B2
Application numberUS-201414308502-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 18, 2014
Priority dateJun 21, 2013
Publication dateDec 13, 2016
Grant dateDec 13, 2016

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An authority delegate system, including a server system which provides a service to a device having an application, and an authorization server system which performs authorization processing to delegate user authority in the service to a usage source of the service, includes a management unit, and a providing unit. The management unit identifies authority of the application, in accordance with having received a request to register the application as the usage source, and manages the identified authority, and an identifier of the application, in an associated manner. The providing unit provides the service, in a case where an authorization operation has been performed to permit delegating of the user authority to the application transmitting a request to use the service, and an authority which the application uses is included in authorities associated with the identifier of the application.

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What is claimed is: 1. An authority delegate system, including a provider server system which provides a service to a device having an application, and an authorization server system which performs authorization processing to delegate user authority in the service to a usage source of the service, the authority delegate system comprising: at least one processor coupled to a memory; a management unit of the authorization server system configured to receive a request from the devi…

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What does patent US9521144B2 cover?
An authority delegate system, including a server system which provides a service to a device having an application, and an authorization server system which performs authorization processing to delegate user authority in the service to a usage source of the service, includes a management unit, and a providing unit. The management unit identifies authority of the application, in accordance with …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L63/0884. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 13 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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