Patents by Inventor Frederick J. Duca

Frederick J. Duca 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).

  • Computer system for preventing the disabling of content blocking software functionality therein, and method therefor
    Patent number: 9092596
    Abstract: In a computer system having a hard drive and a processor, operating system software stored on the hard drive and implemented by the processor, and a display on which icons, features, lists and menus representative of executable programs of the operating system software are displayable, there is a method for preventing the disabling or circumventing of content blocking software functionality to be installed in the computer system at time of manufacture. In the method, system restore is turned off prior to installation of the content blocking software onto the computer system, and then content blocking software-related features are hid once the content blocking software is installed. The method includes preventing booting of the computer system from external sources, preventing modifying of BIOS settings of the computer system, and the disabling of selected advanced troubleshooting tools in the operating system software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Onyx Protected Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Frederick J. Duca
  • COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING THE DISABLING OF CONTENT BLOCKING SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY THEREIN, AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20140325665
    Abstract: In a computer system having a hard drive and a processor, operating system software stored on the hard drive and implemented by the processor, and a display on which icons, features, lists and menus representative of executable programs of the operating system software are displayable, there is a method for preventing the disabling or circumventing of content blocking software functionality to be installed in the computer system at time of manufacture. In the method, system restore is turned off prior to installation of the content blocking software onto the computer system, and then content blocking software-related features are hid once the content blocking software is installed. The method includes preventing booting of the computer system from external sources, preventing modifying of BIOS settings of the computer system, and the disabling of selected advanced troubleshooting tools in the operating system software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Frederick J. Duca