Patents by Inventor Bryson Gordon

Bryson Gordon 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 and method for certifying that data received over a computer network has been checked for viruses
    Patent number: 7996902
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for certifying that content available on a host site is free from viruses identified by an anti-virus database. Content configured for publication on a host site is scanned for viruses. The scanned content is loaded onto the host site if no viruses are identified. Further, a certificate is displayed identifying the content on the host site as being scanned for viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryson Gordon, Gary Zandstra, Ravi Kannan
  • System and method for certifying that data received over a computer network has been checked for viruses
    Patent number: 7533272
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for certifying that data transferred from a first computer to a recipient computer is free from viruses identified by an anti-virus database. Data is scanned for viruses before it is sent from the first computer. A certificate identifying said data as being scanned for viruses is attached if no viruses are found during scanning. The data is sent with the certificate from the first computer to a recipient computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryson Gordon, Gary Zandstra, Ravi Kannan
  • System and method for certifying that data received over a computer network has been checked for viruses
    Patent number: 7107618
    Abstract: A method for certifying that data sent from a computer is free from viruses identified by an anti-virus database. The method includes scanning data for viruses before it is sent from the computer and attaching a certificate identifying the data as being scanned for viruses if no viruses are found during scanning. The data is sent with the certificate from the computer to a recipient computer. A method for certifying that content available on a host site is free from viruses is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryson Gordon, Gary Zandstra, Ravi Kannan