Patents by Inventor Atish Bhowmick

Atish Bhowmick 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling auxiliary device access to computing devices based on device functionality descriptors
    Patent number: 10409734
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for controlling auxiliary device access to computing devices based on device functionality descriptors may include (i) detecting a connection of an auxiliary device to a client computing device, (ii) receiving a set of functionality descriptors from the auxiliary device, each functionality descriptor of the set of functionality descriptors identifying a separate functionality of the auxiliary device, (iii) determining whether the set of functionality descriptors matches a set of reference descriptors, and (iv) performing a security action based on the determination of whether the set of functionality descriptors matches the set of reference descriptors. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Deepak Patil, Atish Bhowmick