ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
ABTSNET	Abts Industries, Inc.	1555 Fourth Avenue, SE Hickory NC 28602	access provider services, namely, providing multiple user access to a global computer information network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information;
EWS EXTENDED WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	Access provider services, namely providing multiple user access to a global computer network;EXTENDED WORKPLACE;
LIFE'S BETTER HERE	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	access provider services, namely, providing multiple user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information;LIFES BETTER HERE; LIFE IS BETTER HERE;
MAKING THE NATION OUR TERRITORY	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	Access provider services, namely, providing multiple user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information; and information provider services, namely, providing information on a wide range of topics of general interest to the consuming public online, via a global communications network;
PEAQ	QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.	1801 California Street Denver CO 80202	Access provider services, namely, providing access to a global information network;

POWERWEB	QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.	1801 California Street Denver CO 80202	access provider services, namely, providing high speed data transport and dedicated access to a global computer network;POWER WEB;
Q.MARKETPLACE	QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.	1801 California Street Denver CO 80202	ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES, NAMELY PROVIDING MULTIPLE-USER ACCESS TO A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK;Q MARKET PLACE;
QWEST CHOICE ONLINE	QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.	1801 California Street Denver CO 80202	ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING MULTIPLE-USER ACCESS TO A GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION NETWORK;ONLINE;PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED ONLINE WEB PAGES FEATURING USER-DEFINED INFORMATION WHICH INCLUDES SEARCH ENGINES AND ONLINE WEB LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES;
THIS IS BROADBAND. THIS IS THE WAY.	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	access provider services, namely, providing multiple-user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide-range of information; and information services, namely, providing information on a wide-range of topics of general interest to the consuming public;
U S WEST	QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.	1801 California Street Denver CO 80202	access provider services, namely, providing multiple user access to a global computer or communications network for the transfer and dissemination of wide range of [ information; and information services, namely, providing information on a wide range of topics of general interest to the consuming public via a global computer or wireless telecommunications network ];
U S WEST @TV	U S WEST, INC	1801 California Street Denver CO 80202	Access provider services, namely, providing multiple-user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information; and providing information on a wide range of topics of general interest to the consuming public;
U S WEST CHOICE ONLINE CLASSIC	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	Access provider services; namely, providing multiple-user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide-range of information;as to U S;ONLINE;
U S WEST CHOICE ONLINE SELECT	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	access provider services; namely, providing multiple-user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide-range of information;U S WEST CHOICE ON LINE SELECT;as to U S;ONLINE;
U S WEST CHOICE TV & ONLINE	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	Access provider services; namely, providing multiple- user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide-range of information;US WEST CHOICE TV AND ONLINE;as to U S ;TV & ONLINE;
U S WEST.NET	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	access provider services; namely, providing multiple user access to a global communications network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information;
U S WEST.NET OFFICEWORKS	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	ACCESS PROVIDER SERVICES, NAMELY, PROVIDING MULTIPLE-USER ACCESS TO A GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK;US WEST . NET OFFICE WORKS;as to U S WEST;
WEB WORLD CAFE & COFFEEHOUSE	U S WEST, INC.	7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD ENGLEWOOD CO 80111	access provider services; namely, providing multiple user access to a global computer network for the transfer and dissemination of a wide range of information;WEB WORLD CAFE AND COFFEE HOUSE;WEB and CAFE;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A system of the present invention uses an identity provider to provide the authentication services for multiple service providers. An identity provider communicates with one or more service providers. A user that wishes to gain access to a service provider is authenticated through the use of the identity provider. A user desiring to access a service provider is first authenticated by the identity provider. The identity provider determines if the user meets the desired class level and provides various information related to the authentication. When the user attempts to access a second service provider that is associated with the same identity provider, the second service provider accesses the identity provider and determines that the user was recently authenticated. The identity provider then transmits the relevant information regarding the authentication process to the second service provider, which can then allow or deny the user access to the second service provider.