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Apparatus and method for executing tasks

US8606599B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

Isaac Wong · Fremont, US
Glen de Vries · New York, US
Matthew Szenher · New York, US
Jay B Smith · Yardley, US
Andrew Smith · Jacksonville, US
Joseph Rugilio · Elmont, US
Bernardo Pontes · Tokyo, JP
Andrew Newbigging · London, GB
Chad Albers · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 3, 2013
Grant date	Dec 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for executing a task includes an authenticator to identify a user, a controller that can receive data from the user, and an authorizer to ensure that the user has access to applications used to execute the task. The controller is able to register or de-register the applications and then determine which if the registered applications should be used to execute the task. The controller then converts the data from the user so that it can be used by the application to execute the task. If the user selects a second task to be executed, the controller can determine which of the registered applications is to be used to execute the second task. Methods for executing multiple tasks are also described.

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