USOO9369469B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,369.469 B2 Gregg et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Jun. 14, 2016 (54) METHOD FORMANAGING ACCESS TO USPC .............................................................. 726/4 PROTECTED COMPUTER RESOURCES See application file for complete search history. (71) Applicant: PRISM TECHNOLOGIES LLC, (56) References Cited Omaha, NE (US) (72) Inventors: Richard L. Gregg, Elkhorn, NE (US); U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS Sandeep Giri, San Francisco, CA (US); 4,446,519 A 5/1984 Thomas Timothy C. Goeke, Elkhorn, NE (US) 4,471,163 A 9, 1984 Donald et al. (73) Assignee: PRISM TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C., (Continued) Omaha, NE (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 EP O 268 141 A2 5, 1988 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. EP O 456920 A2 4f1990 This patent is Subject to a terminal dis (Continued) claimer. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (21) Appl. No.: 14/549,943 Defendants' Joint Invalidity Contentions and Joint Supplemental (22) Filed: Nov. 21, 2014 Answer and Objections to Plaintiffs Interrogatory No. 4; Prism (65) Prior Publication Data Technologies LLC v. Verisign, Inc., et al.: Civil Action No. 05-214 US 2015/OO82392 A1 Mar. 19, 2015 JJF; Sep. 5, 2006; 118 pages. Related U.S. Application Data (Continued) (63) Continuation of application No. 13/752,036, filed on Primary Examiner — Kambiz Zand Jan. 28, 2013, now Pat. No. 8,898,746, which is a Assistant Examiner — Aubrey Wyszynski continuation of application No. 12/944,473, filed on Nov. 11, 2010, now Pat. No. 8,387,155, which is a (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Martin & Ferraro, LLP (57) ABSTRACT (Continued) A system for securing and tracking usage of transaction Ser (51) Int. C. vices or computer resources by a client computer from a first H04L 29/06 (2006.01) server computer, which includes clearinghouse means for G06F2L/44 (2013.01) storing identity data of the first server computer and the client G06F 2/33 (2013.01) computer(s); server software means and client Software (52) U.S. C. means adapted to forward its identity data and identity data of CPC .............. H04L 63/10 (2013.01); G06F 2 1/335 the client computer(s) to the clearinghouse means at the (2013.01); G06F 2 1/44 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 beginning of an operating session; and a hardware key con (2013.01); nected to the client computer, the key being adapted to gen (Continued) erate a digital identification as part of the identity data; wherein the hardware key is implemented using a hardware (58) Field of Classification Search token access system, a magnetic card access system, a Smart CPC .......... 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