Patents by Inventor Oliver Georges Devane

Oliver Georges Devane 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to identify suspicious electronic communication based on communication history
    Patent number: 11695786
    Abstract: Example apparatus to process an electronic communication includes a trusted communication identifier including a contact identifier to compare sender information from the electronic communication to contact information from a contact datastore, determine that a communication has not previously been sent from a recipient of the electronic communication to the sender of the electronic communication when the sender information from the electronic communication is not found in the contact datastore, and in response to determining that the communication has not been previously sent, provide an alert message that the sender information from the electronic communication is unknown. The trusted communication identifier further including a user action determiner to store the sender information from the electronic communication in the contact datastore when a response to the electronic communication has been sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Georges Devane, Deepak Setty
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY SUSPICIOUS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BASED ON COMMUNICATION HISTORY
    Publication number: 20210329015
    Abstract: Example apparatus to process an electronic communication includes a trusted communication identifier including a contact identifier to compare sender information from the electronic communication to contact information from a contact datastore, determine that a communication has not previously been sent from a recipient of the electronic communication to the sender of the electronic communication when the sender information from the electronic communication is not found in the contact datastore, and in response to determining that the communication has not been previously sent, provide an alert message that the sender information from the electronic communication is unknown. The trusted communication identifier further including a user action determiner to store the sender information from the electronic communication in the contact datastore when a response to the electronic communication has been sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver Georges Devane, Deepak Setty
  • System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Detecting Unwanted Data Based on an Analysis of an Icon
    Publication number: 20150302249
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon. In use, an icon is analyzed. Furthermore, unwanted data is detected based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander James Hinchliffe, Oliver Georges Devane, Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton
  • System, method, and computer program product for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon
    Patent number: 9003314
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon. In use, an icon is analyzed. Furthermore, unwanted data is detected based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander James Hinchliffe, Oliver Georges Devane, Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTING UNWANTED DATA BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF AN ICON
    Publication number: 20130276105
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for detecting unwanted data based on an analysis of an icon. In use, an icon is analyzed. Furthermore, unwanted data is detected based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Alexander James Hinchliffe, Oliver Georges Devane, Lee Codel Lawson Tarbotton