Patents by Inventor Eric Bothwell

Eric Bothwell 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: 9235629
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically correlating policy violation incidents. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving user input identifying one of policy violation incidents stored in a data repository, where each policy violation incident is associated with one or more attributes. The method further includes automatically correlating the identified policy violation incident with other policy violation incidents that have in common at least one attribute with the identified policy violation incident, and presenting the resulting correlation information to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Daren Desjardins, Eric Bothwell, Alexander Fontana
  • Patent number: 8813176
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a policy based on a pre-configured template is described. In one embodiment, source data having a tabular structure is identified. Further, one of multiple policy templates is used to automatically create a policy for detecting information from any one or more rows within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Jones, Eric Bothwell, Kevin T. Rowney
  • Patent number: 8566305
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin T. Rowney, Michael R. Wolfe, Chris Jones, Dirk Kessler, Hai Chen, Eric Bothwell
  • Publication number: 20120266210
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a policy based on a pre-configured template is described. In one embodiment, source data having a tabular structure is identified. Further, one of multiple policy templates is used to automatically create a policy for detecting information from any one or more rows within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris Jones, Eric Bothwell, Kevin T. Rowney
  • Patent number: 8255370
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scanning structured data from a data repository having an arbitrary data schema and for applying a policy to the data of the data repository are described. In one embodiment, the structured data is converted to unstructured text data to allow a schema-independent policy to be applied to the text data in order to detect a policy violation in the data repository regardless of the data schema used by the data repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Zoppas, Jeremy Hermann, Conal O'Raghallaigh, Eric Bothwell, Alexander Fontana
  • Patent number: 8225371
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a policy based on a pre-configured template is described. In one embodiment, source data having a tabular structure is identified. Further, one of multiple policy templates is used to automatically create a policy for detecting information from any one or more rows within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Jones, Eric Bothwell, Kevin T. Rowney
  • Patent number: 8011003
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for blocking messages containing pre-selected data is described. In one embodiment, the method includes determining that a message transmitted to a recipient via a network includes pre-selected data. The pre-selected data contains information from at least one random row within the tabular structure of source data. The method further includes preventing an unauthorized transmission of the pre-selected data to the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin T. Rowney, Vitali Fridman, Eric Bothwell
  • Patent number: 7996385
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin T. Rowney, Michael R. Wolfe, Chris Jones, Dirk Kessler, Hai Chen, Eric Bothwell
  • Patent number: 7996373
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scanning structured data from a data repository having an arbitrary data schema and for applying a policy to the data of the data repository are described. In one embodiment, the structured data is converted to unstructured text data to allow a schema-independent policy to be applied to the text data in order to detect a policy violation in the data repository regardless of the data schema used by the data repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Zoppas, Jeremy Hermann, Conal O'Raghallaigh, Eric Bothwell, Alexander Fontana
  • Patent number: 7996374
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically correlating policy violation incidents. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving user input identifying one of policy violation incidents stored in a data repository, where each policy violation incident is associated with one or more attributes. The method further includes automatically correlating the identified policy violation incident with other policy violation incidents that have in common at least one attribute with the identified policy violation incident, and presenting the resulting correlation information to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Daren Desjardins, Eric Bothwell, Alexander Fontana
  • Publication number: 20100083377
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin T. Rowney, Michael R. Wolfe, Chris Jones, Dirk Kessler, Hai Chen, Eric Bothwell
  • Publication number: 20090106205
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin T. Rowney, Michael R. Wolfe, Chris Jones, Dirk Kessler, Hai Chen, Eric Bothwell
  • Patent number: 7472114
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining the scope of a search is described. In one embodiment, user input is received, and the scope is defined, based on the user input, for a search of free-form text for information from any random rows within a tabular structure of source data. In one embodiment, the search is intended for finding, in the free-form text, a sub-set of data fragments that matches information from any single row within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin T. Rowney, Michael R. Wolfe, Chris Jones, Dirk Kessler, Hai Chen, Eric Bothwell
  • Publication number: 20060224589
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for blocking messages containing pre-selected data is described. In one embodiment, the method includes determining that a message transmitted to a recipient via a network includes pre-selected data. The pre-selected data contains information from at least one random row within the tabular structure of source data. The method further includes preventing an unauthorized transmission of the pre-selected data to the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Rowney, Vitali Fridman, Eric Bothwell
  • Publication number: 20060184549
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying messages based on the presence of pre-selected data is described. In one embodiment, the method includes determining that a message transmitted to a recipient via a network includes pre-selected data. The pre-selected data contains information from at least one random row within the tabular structure of source data. The method further includes modifying the message to indicate the presence of the pre-selected data in the message, and sending the modified message to the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Kevin Rowney, Vitali Fridman, Eric Bothwell
  • Publication number: 20050086252
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a policy based on a pre-configured template is described. In one embodiment, source data having a tabular structure is identified. Further, one of multiple policy templates is used to automatically create a policy for detecting information from any one or more rows within the tabular structure of the source data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Chris Jones, Eric Bothwell, Kevin Rowney