Patents by Inventor Efrain Ortiz

Efrain Ortiz 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: 11394741
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for hindering malicious computing actions may include (i) identifying an attempt by an agent to perform an action on a computing resource that is vulnerable to attempted actions performed by unauthorized agents, (ii) requesting from the agent, in response to identifying the attempt to perform the action on the computing resource, a payment to an owner of the computing resource equal to a monetary value assigned to performing the action on the computing resource, (iii) receiving, by the owner of the computing resource, the payment of the monetary value from the agent, and (iv) allowing, in response to receiving the payment of the monetary value from the agent, the attempt by the agent to perform the action on the computing resource. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventor: Efrain Ortiz