Author: Umakant Mishra
Abstract:
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an IETF open
standard to provide directory services in the network. LDAP is based on X.500
directory architecture, intended to provide directory services in Internet
compatible environments. LDAP is used to provide directory services to
applications ranging from e-mail systems to distributed system management
tools. LDAP is becoming more and more popular with its wider usage in the
Internet.
This report on LDAP is based on a study of 60 selected
patents on LDAP from US patent database. The objective of this article is to
present the distribution of patents according to different features and
functions of LDAP and to present the hot issues on LDAP for current and future
inventions.
Keywords: LDAP, Directory Protocol, Inventions,
Software Inventions, LDAP inventions, Software Patents,
Umakant Mishra, Inventions on Ldap- a Study Based on Us
Patents (May 2, 2014). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2432105
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