Patent ID: 9130944
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for authorizing a bilateral session between two websites, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor to cause the apparatus to: grant authorization for a first website to access a first resource located on a second website and grant authorization for the second website to access a second resource located on the first website; transmit access tokens to the first website to permit the first website to access resources of the second website and receive access tokens from the first website for the second website to access resources of the first website; and establish the bilateral session between the first website and the second website and identify which of a plurality of resources at each of the first website and the second website are available to share when authorization is granted for the first website to access the first resource and authorization is granted for the second website to access the second resource, wherein the bilateral session supports the access of the first resource by the second resource and the access of the second resource by the first resource.