Patents by Inventor Alex Hinchliffe

Alex Hinchliffe 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 tracking the migration of objects to determine whether to perform a network based check
    Patent number: 8566942
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for tracking the migration of objects to determine whether to perform a network based check. In operation, an object is identified. Furthermore, a first security niche associated with the object is determined. Additionally, it is determined if the object is migrating from the first security niche to a second security niche. Still yet, a network based security check is conditionally performed if it is determined the object is migrating from the first security niche to the second security niche.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor G. Muttik, Guy Roberts, Chris Barton, Alex Hinchliffe
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRACKING THE MIGRATION OF OBJECTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PERFORM A NETWORK BASED CHECK
    Publication number: 20130246466
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for tracking the migration of objects to determine whether to perform a network based check. In operation, an object is identified. Furthermore, a first security niche associated with the object is determined. Additionally, it is determined if the object is migrating from the first security niche to a second security niche. Still yet, a network based security check is conditionally performed if it is determined the object is migrating from the first security niche to the second security niche.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Igor G. Muttik, Guy Roberts, Chris Barton, Alex Hinchliffe
  • System and method for facilitating IPv6 protocol usage by an application program
    Patent number: 7440471
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for translating between Internet Protocols (IP's). Initially, data is received over the Internet utilizing a first IP. Such data is adapted for being processed by an application program. Next, it is determined whether the application program can process data received over the Internet utilizing the first IP. If it is determined that the application program can not process data received over the Internet utilizing the first IP, the data is converted from the first IP to a second IP that the application program is capable of processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Hinchliffe, Fraser Peter Howard, Igor G. Muttik, Mark D. Harris