Patents by Inventor Vincent Gullotto

Vincent Gullotto 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).

  • Method and apparatus for a virus information patrol
    Patent number: 6654751
    Abstract: A virus information patrol (VIP) data collector is provided to monitor virus information repositories and to collect selected virus descriptor data into a VIP database in accordance with a VIP configuration data. The VIP configuration data may include various VIP criteria to determine which virus information repositories to patrol and which virus descriptor data to collect. The VIP configuration data may further include a VIP indicator of whether to include or exclude a particular repository or virus descriptor data that satisfies the various VIP criteria. The VIP configuration data may further include a VIP category that describes the type of virus descriptor data that satisfies the various VIP criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Networks Associates Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Schmugar, Vincent Gullotto