Patents by Inventor Fraser P. Howard

Fraser P. Howard 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).

  • Distribution of security policies for small to medium-sized organizations
    Patent number: 8621077
    Abstract: A security policy distribution system encapsulates parameters for a security policy and instructions for applying the parameters to a corresponding security program into a self-contained configuration file. When the self-contained configuration file is executed on behalf of a computer, the corresponding security program on the computer is updated with the parameters, thus distributing the security policy to the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex J. Hinchliffe, Fraser P. Howard, Bobby Rai, Andrew Kemp
  • Distribution of security policies for small to medium-sized organizations
    Publication number: 20130247128
    Abstract: A security policy distribution system encapsulates parameters for a security policy and instructions for applying the parameters to a corresponding security program into a self-contained configuration file. When the self-contained configuration file is executed on behalf of a computer, the corresponding security program on the computer is updated with the parameters, thus distributing the security policy to the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Alex J. Hinchliffe, Fraser P. Howard, Bobby Rai, Andrew Kemp
  • Desktop security in peer-to-peer networks
    Patent number: 7840663
    Abstract: A peer-to-peer network is monitored for suspicious activity based on patterns of activity. When a particular pattern of suspicious activity is detected, an action associated with the particular pattern is taken. The activity monitored may include network traffic among peers and data sharing on a peer in the network. The action may be to log information about the suspicious activity and/or to send an alert about the suspicious activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex J. Hinchliffe, Andrew Kemp, Bobby Rai, Fraser P. Howard