Patents by Inventor Chris McAvoy

Chris McAvoy 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).

  • Detecting illegitimate network traffic
    Patent number: 9349134
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes emulating a user web browsing session including directing a web browser installed on a computer system to visit one or more websites. The method also includes logging network traffic delivered to the computer system in response to the web browser visiting the one or more websites. In addition, the method includes identifying network traffic requested by an application installed on the computer system and delivered to the web browser in response to the web browser visiting the one or more websites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Adams, Chris McAvoy