Patents by Inventor Daniel F. Taylor

Daniel F. Taylor 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).

  • Patent number: 11934561
    Abstract: A predetermined credential system for remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before completing the administrative activities. The admin credential is encrypted in a wrapped program. A payload program and administrative credentials are extracted from a wrapped program. The payload program adds functionality or affects policies and/or change update settings and configuration selected for an end user computer or a group of end user computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Netskope, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Adams, Daniel F. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20230153467
    Abstract: A predetermined credential system for remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before completing the administrative activities. The admin credential is encrypted in a wrapped program. A payload program and administrative credentials are extracted from a wrapped program. The payload program adds functionality or affects policies and/or change update settings and configuration selected for an end user computer or a group of end user computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Netskope, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Adams, Daniel F. Taylor
  • Patent number: 11586769
    Abstract: An automatically predetermined credential system for a remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software program. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before completing the administrative activities. The single-use downloaded software program has policies that performs checks on a user computer executing the software program. The policies include checking firewall settings, confirming virus checking, interrogating software to confirm patches or updates have been performed, checking for key loggers or other surveillance software or devices The single-use downloaded software is protected with a passcode to prevent activation in an unauthorized way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Netskope, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Adams, Daniel F. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220147656
    Abstract: An automatically predetermined credential system for a remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software program. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before completing the administrative activities. The single-use downloaded software program has policies that performs checks on a user computer executing the software program. The policies include checking firewall settings, confirming virus checking, interrogating software to confirm patches or updates have been performed, checking for key loggers or other surveillance software or devices The single-use downloaded software is protected with a passcode to prevent activation in an unauthorized way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Netskope, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. ADAMS, Daniel F. TAYLOR
  • Patent number: 11106825
    Abstract: A predetermined credential system for remote administrative operating system (OS) authorization and policy control is disclosed. Administrative activities are packaged in single-use downloaded software. When executed, the administrative access to the OS is activated before completing the administrative activities. The single-use downloaded software has policies that reacts to the condition of the user computer. The single-use downloaded software can be protected with a credential to prevent activation in an unauthorized way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Netskope, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew D. Adams, Daniel F. Taylor