Patents by Inventor Chad R. Skipper

Chad R. Skipper 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).

  • Hardware hardened advanced threat protection
    Patent number: 10019577
    Abstract: Systems and methods for hardware hardened advanced threat protection are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor; and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) coupled to the processor, the BIOS having BIOS instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: launch an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) gateway module; and determine, using the EFI gateway module, whether the BIOS instructions include malware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles D. Robison, Chad R. Skipper, Daniel L. Hamlin
  • Hardware Hardened Advanced Threat Protection
    Publication number: 20170300692
    Abstract: Systems and methods for hardware hardened advanced threat protection are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor; and a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) coupled to the processor, the BIOS having BIOS instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: launch an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) gateway module; and determine, using the EFI gateway module, whether the BIOS instructions include malware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles D. Robison, Chad R. Skipper, Daniel L. Hamlin
  • Network-attached display device as an attendee in an online collaborative computing session
    Patent number: 8909704
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network-attached display device (e.g., projector) may join an online collaborative computing session as an attendee. The display device may then receive data for the online collaborative computing session as an attendee over the computer network. As such, the display device may render images associated with being an attendee of the online collaborative computing session from the received data, and then visually display the images associated with the online collaborative computing session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Flannagan, Chad R. Skipper
  • NETWORK-ATTACHED DISPLAY DEVICE AS AN ATTENDEE IN AN ONLINE COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING SESSION
    Publication number: 20110271129
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network-attached display device (e.g., projector) may join an online collaborative computing session as an attendee. The display device may then receive data for the online collaborative computing session as an attendee over the computer network. As such, the display device may render images associated with being an attendee of the online collaborative computing session from the received data, and then visually display the images associated with the online collaborative computing session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Michael E. Flannagan, Chad R. Skipper