Patents by Inventor Andrea M. Jacobson

Andrea M. Jacobson 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).

  • Patent number: 8756653
    Abstract: The Present Invention discloses a method and apparatus for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network. A system in accordance with the principles of the Present Invention performs the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy non-compliance. The network policy compliance actions may include automatically implementing a different network security policy selected from network security policies stored in the database, generating policy effectiveness reports and providing a retraining module to network users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Yaszistra Fund III, LLC
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20130276055
    Abstract: The Present Invention discloses a method and apparatus for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network. A system in accordance with the principles of the Present Invention performs the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy non-compliance. The network policy compliance actions may include automatically implementing a different network security policy selected from network security policies stored in the database, generating policy effectiveness reports and providing a retraining module to network users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 8381305
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network. A system in accordance with some embodiments disclosed herein performs the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy non-compliance. The network policy compliance actions may include automatically implementing a different network security policy selected from network security policies stored in the database, generating policy effectiveness reports and providing a retraining module to network users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Yaszistra Fund III, LLC
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20110093914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network. A system in accordance with some embodiments disclosed herein performs the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy non-compliance. The network policy compliance actions may include automatically implementing a different network security policy selected from network security policies stored in the database, generating policy effectiveness reports and providing a retraining module to network users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: YASZISTRA FUND III, LLC.
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 7917938
    Abstract: The Present Invention discloses a method and apparatus for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network. A system in accordance with the principles of the Present Invention performs the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy non-compliance. The network policy compliance actions may include automatically implementing a different network security policy selected from network security policies stored in the database, generating policy effectiveness reports and providing a retraining module to network users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 7689563
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for managing electronic records on a computer network is provided. The method provides the steps of creating an electronic tag that uniquely identifies an electronic record, storing the electronic tag, and distributing the electronic record. The method further performs the steps of analyzing a network user's workstation specifications, analyzing a network user's user profile, and generating a reference code, wherein the electronic tag is generated from information analyzed in the network user's workstation specification, the network user's user profile and the reference code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 7231668
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network is provided. The method provides the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance, and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: MacArthur Investments, LLC
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson
  • Patent number: 6735701
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network is provided. The method provides the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronically evaluating network security policy compliance based on network user compliance, and electronically undertaking a network policy compliance action in response to network security policy compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: MacArthur Investments, LLC
    Inventor: Andrea M. Jacobson