Patent ID: 8285845
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of electronically determining a status of multiple users within a computer network, the method comprising: storing a status indication for each of a first user and a second user having access to the computer network, the status indication for each particular one of the first user and the second user including profile information for the particular user indicating access rights that the particular user has to one or more applications available via the computer network; assigning the first user to a first user set and assigning the second user to a second user set; automatically and periodically sending a first electronic validation request to the first user within the first user set requiring the first user to respond to the first electronic validation request to validate the status of the second user; determining the validity of the status indication of the second user based on the receipt of a response from the first user to the first electronic validation request; automatically and periodically sending a second electronic validation request to the second user within the second user set requiring the second user to respond to the second electronic validation request to validate the status of the first user; determining the validity of the status indication of the first user based on the receipt of a response from the second user to the second electronic validation request; determining whether to provide the first user access to the one or more applications available via the computer network based on determining the validity of the status indication of the first user; and determining whether to provide the second user access to the one or more applications available via the computer network based on determining the validity of the status indication of the second user.