Patent ID: 7349904
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for managing a set of entitlement resources, the method comprising the steps of: converging the set of entitlement resources from multiple entitlement resource repositories onto a converged entitlement resource repository; marking each of the entitlement solutions within the converged entitlement resource repository with one or more entitlement identifiers; receiving an entitlement request from a requestor to access one or more of the entitlement resources residing within the converged entitlement resource repository; passing an authentication token corresponding to the requestor to one or more entitlement authorities associated with each of the one or more requested entitlement resources; creating at the entitlement authorities a set of entitlement identifiers associated with the authentication token, and if any such entitlement identifiers exist, returning the set of entitlement identifiers to the converged entitlement resource repository; and determining if the requestor has access to the requested entitlement resources by comparing the set of entitlement identifiers returned by the entitlement authorities with the entitlement identifiers associated with each of the user requested entitlement resources.