Patents by Inventor Kevin Brian Locke

Kevin Brian Locke 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).

  • System, method, and computer program product for prohibiting unauthorized access to protected memory regions
    Patent number: 7266658
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for prohibiting unauthorized access to a protected region of memory. A protected region of memory and a trusted region of memory are both specified. A call to access a location within the protected region of memory is received. An origination location of the call is then determined. In response to a determination that the origination location is within the trusted region, the call is permitted to access the protected region of memory. In response to a determination that the origination location is outside of the trusted region, the call is prohibited from accessing the protected region of memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Ryan Harrington, Kevin Brian Locke
  • System, method, and computer program product for prohibiting unauthorized access to protected memory regions
    Publication number: 20040064718
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for prohibiting unauthorized access to a protected region of memory. A protected region of memory and a trusted region of memory are both specified. A call to access a location within the protected region of memory is received. An origination location of the call is then determined. In response to a determination that the origination location is within the trusted region, the call is permitted to access the protected region of memory. In response to a determination that the origination location is outside of the trusted region, the call is prohibited from accessing the protected region of memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Ryan Harrington, Kevin Brian Locke