Patents by Inventor Adriaan van de Ven

Adriaan van de Ven has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Using differential information entropy to detect bugs and security flaws in computer programs
    Publication number: 20070006147
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide program code auditing systems and methods that detect unsafe code and possible errors, such as bugs or security flaws. In some embodiments, the concept of entropy of information is used to estimate when a section of program code may contain a flaw or bug. One or more histories may be used to calculate these entropy values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Adriaan van de Ven
  • System and method for detecting computer virus
    Publication number: 20060015747
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for detecting computer viruses. The method allows receipt of an electronic mail message that includes at least one encrypted attachment. The electronic mail message is examined in order to identify potential encryption codes. The encryption codes are used in order to attempt and decrypt the attachments. The attachments are expanded into one or more files. The files are then checked for the presence of computer viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventor: Adriaan Van de Ven