Patents by Inventor Eric B. Chudow

Eric B. Chudow 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).

  • Method of providing a computer user with high-level privileges
    Patent number: 7945947
    Abstract: A method of giving a user high-level access privileges if a combination of keystrokes is sent to a desktop is disclosed. Each terminal services session is enumerated and sessions identified. Unidentified sessions have a user-definable process associated with the session. Desktops registered in the terminal services session are identified, and if a new desktop is identified, a thread is created to attach to that desktop and hook the desktop's low-level keyboard input. The keyboard input is then monitored for a pre-defined combination of keystrokes, and if found, a command shell starts, giving the user higher-level access privileges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
    Inventor: Eric B. Chudow