Patents by Inventor Gary Sevounts

Gary Sevounts 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: 7181618
    Abstract: A system for recovering previously activated security profiles utilizes memory and a security application. Initially, the security application enables a user to define a first security profile. After defining the first security profile, the user submits a request for activating the first security profile, and in response, the security application modifies a machine state of the computer system. The modification of the machine state in response to this request locks down the computer system, thereby implementing the first security profile defined by the user. Also in response to the request for activating the first security profile, the security application stores, in the memory, data indicative of the machine state so that the first security profile can be again implemented at a later time, if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William T. Daniell, Brian K. Daigle, Gary Sevounts, Mitchell R. Frank
  • Patent number: 7065644
    Abstract: A security application protects a security profile of a computer system by detecting security settings of the computer system have changed. In this regard, the security application activates the computer system's security profile by controlling the security settings of the computer system based on user inputs. The security application then periodically monitors the security settings to ensure that none of the settings have changed since activation. If any of the security settings have changed, the security application automatically modifies the security settings in order to return the changed settings to their activation state. The security application then transmits a message to one or more users to alert the users of the detected change in the security settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William T. Daniell, Brian K. Daigle, Gary Sevounts
  • Publication number: 20020095591
    Abstract: A security application protects a security profile of a computer system by detecting security settings of the computer system have changed. In this regard, the security application activates the computer system's security profile by controlling the security settings of the computer system based on user inputs. The security application then periodically monitors the security settings to ensure that none of the settings have changed since activation. If any of the security settings have changed, the security application automatically modifies the security settings in order to return the changed settings to their activation state. The security application then transmits a message to one or more users to alert the users of the detected change in the security settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: William T. Daniell, Brian K. Daigle, Gary Sevounts
  • Publication number: 20020095593
    Abstract: A system for recovering previously activated security profiles utilizes memory and a security application. Initially, the security application enables a user to define a first security profile. After defining the first security profile, the user submits a request for activating the first security profile, and in response, the security application modifies a machine state of the computer system. The modification of the machine state in response to this request locks down the computer system, thereby implementing the first security profile defined by the user. Also in response to the request for activating the first security profile, the security application stores, in the memory, data indicative of the machine state so that the first security profile can be again implemented at a later time, if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: William T. Daniell, Brian K. Daigle, Gary Sevounts, Mitchell R. Frank