Patents by Inventor Cheryl Leone

Cheryl Leone 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).

  • Trainable rule-based computer file usage auditing system
    Patent number: 7607176
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide for flexible monitoring of content. The content at a client device can be monitored based on the use and actions performed by the client. In order to monitor the content at the client, a dependency is created between any recipient of the content and a monitor installed at the client device. For example, the content may be encrypted and, when the content is accessed by a potential recipient, the recipient may be required to request a key from the monitor. This activates the monitor to begin recording transaction data and events about the content's use, such as the recipient's identity and the type of actions performed. The monitor can be configured to passively monitor and record the use of the content at the client's device. In addition, the monitor can be configured to provide audit data that indicates the transaction data recorded to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cheryl A. Leone, Michael G. Lisanke, James C. Mahlbacher, Jose Martinez, Jr., Susan E. Waefler, George W. Wilhelm, Jr.
  • Trainable rule-based computer file usage auditing system
    Publication number: 20060107334
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide for flexible monitoring of content. The content at a client device can be monitored based on the use and actions performed by the client. In order to monitor the content at the client, a dependency is created between any recipient of the content and a monitor installed at the client device. For example, the content may be encrypted and, when the content is accessed by a potential recipient, the recipient may be required to request a key from the monitor. This activates the monitor to begin recording transaction data and events about the content's use, such as the recipient's identity and the type of actions performed. The monitor can be configured to passively monitor and record the use of the content at the client's device. In addition, the monitor can be configured to provide audit data that indicates the transaction data recorded to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Cheryl Leone, Michael Lisanke, James Mahlbacher, Jose Martinez, Susan Waefler, George Wilhelm