Patents by Inventor Alexander R. G. Lucas

Alexander R. G. Lucas 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).

  • IDENTIFYING EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABILITIES USING ERROR REPORTS
    Publication number: 20140237607
    Abstract: A tool and method examine error report information from a computer to determine not only whether a virus or other malware may be present on the computer but also may determine what vulnerability a particular exploit was attempting to use to subvert security mechanism to install the virus. A system monitor may collect both error reports and information about the error report, such as geographic location, hardware configuration, and software/operating system version information to build a profile of the spread of an attack and to be able to issue notifications related to increased data collection for errors, including crashes related to suspected services under attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Lambert, Matthew W. Thomlinson, Alexander R.G. Lucas, James P. Kelly, David S. Carter, Matthew I. Diver, Emma L. Crowe
  • Identifying exploitation of vulnerabilities using error report
    Patent number: 8745703
    Abstract: A tool and method examine error report information from a computer to determine not only whether a virus or other malware may be present on the computer but also may determine what vulnerability a particular exploit was attempting to use to subvert security mechanism to install the virus. A system monitor may collect both error reports and information about the error report, such as geographic location, hardware configuration, and software/operating system version information to build a profile of the spread of an attack and to be able to issue notifications related to increased data collection for errors, including crashes related to suspected services under attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Lambert, Matthew W. Thomlinson, Alexander R. G. Lucas, James P. Kelly, David S. Carter, Matthew I. Diver, Emma L. Crowe
  • IDENTIFYING EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABILITIES USING ERROR REPORT
    Publication number: 20090320136
    Abstract: A tool and method examine error report information from a computer to determine not only whether a virus or other malware may be present on the computer but also may determine what vulnerability a particular exploit was attempting to use to subvert security mechanism to install the virus. A system monitor may collect both error reports and information about the error report, such as geographic location, hardware configuration, and software/operating system version information to build a profile of the spread of an attack and to be able to issue notifications related to increased data collection for errors, including crashes related to suspected services under attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John J. Lambert, Matthew W. Thomlinson, Alexander R. G. Lucas, James P. Kelly, David S. Carter, Matthew I. Diver, Emma L. Crowe