Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Garth Frederick Schmeling

Shell Sterling Simpson

Darrel D Cherry

Kenneth Lee Oakeson

Travis W Loyd

Judy Nicole Edwards

Jennifer Mae Spitzer

A system for providing secure access for a user to network accessible services. The system comprises a client software agent to generate a services request that is determined by a user. A services software agent is included and the service software agent is in electronic communication with the client software agent, to receive and fulfill the services request. A permissions software agent has a listing of user permissions for the network accessible services. The permission software agent is in communication with the services software agent and the services software agent requests user permissions from the permissions services agent so as to enable activation of the network accessible services selected by the user.

Secure and mediated access for E-services

A document management system and method. The inventive system includes a server for providing data from a stored document. Software is provided on the server for encrypting the data. A communications subsystem is included for transporting the encrypted data from the server to the client. Software is provided at the client for decrypting the encrypted data. The inventive method includes the steps of: using a client machine to access a server via a network and to request data therefrom; encrypting at least a portion of said data on said server; communicating said encrypted data from said server to said client; and decrypting said data on said client. In the illustrative embodiment, the inventive method operates under the control of an agent residing on the server. The encrypting software is a first applet residing on the server and the decrypting software is a second applet residing on the client. In the illustrative implementation, the second applet is communicated from the server to the client. Several mechanisms are included for verifying the user's identity including a digital signature, a private key and a public key. In accordance with the invention, software is included for customizing the data based on the user's access rights; providing for secure modification of the shared document; and tracking submission, access, and changes in the document.

System and method for providing customized secure access to shared documents

Exemplar embodiments for facilitating remote updating of a client device's printer settings in a networked environment are disclosed. An illustrative method includes the steps of receiving information from a network in a client device, the information comprising a predefined printer setting that corresponds to a printer accessible through a print server coupled to the network, and automatically updating a printer setting on the client device to correspond to the predefined printer setting. Illustrative methods may be implemented via an executable program received in the client device by e-mail or as part of the network login process. Illustrative systems and computer readable media also are provided.

Remote updating of printer settings on a client device in a networked environment

Mediating access to production devices. A method embodying the invention includes acquiring an access request for a production device and then retrieving an interface for the production device, the interface having user accessible controls for selecting production options for a document. Production options selected through the interface along with instructions for accessing the document are returned to the production device.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Garth Frederick Schmeling