Patents by Inventor George Economos

George Economos 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: 8621630
    Abstract: A content inspection system provides cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices. The content inspection system includes a content inspection server for receiving a request providing a digital fingerprint of content for evaluation for threats and a data reputation services server for maintaining a threat database. The content inspection system communicates with the mobile device using a service oriented architecture web services based on exchanges of messages between agents of the content inspection system and the mobile device. The content inspection server authenticates the received request belongs to a subscriber, and once the request is authenticated, the data reputation services server operates on the request to determine whether content identified by the digital fingerprint matches pre-existing claims in the threat database. The content inspection system generates a threat evaluation response for the mobile device based on reviewing the threat database for pre-existing claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: George Economos, Jr., Vadim Ismailov
  • Publication number: 20130218933
    Abstract: An object hierarchy corresponds with a serialized file. The object hierarchy is generated from the serialized file by a generation tool. Non-root objects are attributed with an entity type, namespace, name, and link to their parent object. When an object changes, serialization layer code builds an XPath and produces a partial serialization for local and/or remote users while avoiding the overhead of re-serializing the entire changed hierarchy. The updated serialization may be granular or may include the entire hierarchy. Two users may authorize chronologically overlapping changes to different objects with neither user locking out the other user. Each user receives a respective corresponding updated serialization (granular or non-granular) of the object hierarchy without causing a full re-serialization overhead. A modified object is mapped to an XPath-compatible location in a serialization of the hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vadim Ismailov, George Economos
  • Patent number: 8423017
    Abstract: A method of updating a preferred roaming list (PRL) onboard a vehicle that wirelessly communicates with a call center and with a communications center over a wireless network. A communication link is established between the vehicle and the call center. A onboard PRL version number is transmitted from the vehicle to the call center where it is compared to a PRL version number stored at the call center. When the call center PRL version number differs from the onboard PRL version number, a PRL update flag is set at the vehicle. Thereafter, a communication link between the vehicle and the communication center is established. An updated PRL is downloaded from the communication center to the vehicle and stored therein, and the PRL update flag is then cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Jessica L. Haralson, George A. Economos
  • Publication number: 20120324581
    Abstract: A content inspection system provides cloud-based content inspection for mobile devices. The content inspection system includes a content inspection server for receiving a request providing a digital fingerprint of content for evaluation for threats and a data reputation services server for maintaining a threat database. The content inspection system communicates with the mobile device using a service oriented architecture web services based on exchanges of messages between agents of the content inspection system and the mobile device. The content inspection server authenticates the received request belongs to a subscriber, and once the request is authenticated, the data reputation services server operates on the request to determine whether content identified by the digital fingerprint matches pre-existing claims in the threat database. The content inspection system generates a threat evaluation response for the mobile device based on reviewing the threat database for pre-existing claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: George Economos, JR., Vadim Ismailov
  • Publication number: 20110206247
    Abstract: Imaging systems and methods for viewing medical images of human anatomy and, in particular, to a 3-dimensional imaging system that allows a user to efficiently and accurately detect and view coronary artery calcification as displayed graphically on a computer screen. In one aspect, a method for displaying medical images comprises obtaining an image dataset comprising anatomical image data (step 50), automatically grouping connected components in the image data to form groups of connected components (steps 50-57), and displaying the groups of connected components are distinguishable in the displayed image (58-59). The image dataset may comprise a volume data set and the groups of connected components comprise regions of neighboring voxels that share a similar property. The image dataset may comprise a 2-dimensional data set and the groups of connected components comprise regions of neighboring pixels that share a similar property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Frank C. Dachille, Kevin Kreeger, Jenny Hizver, Wenli Cai, George Economos
  • Publication number: 20110098028
    Abstract: A method and system for updating a mobile dialing number of a telematics-equipped mobile vehicle is disclosed herein. The method involves generating, via a processor operatively associated with an automated system at a call center, a mobile dialing number update trigger in response to an event. The call center is in selective and operative communication with an activated telematics unit having a first mobile dialing number. The method further includes recognizing the mobile dialing number update trigger via the automated system; and in response to the recognizing initiating a mobile dialing number update routine via the automated system. The automated system then selectively automatically updates the first mobile dialing number with a second mobile dialing number in response to the mobile dialing number update routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
    Inventors: George A. Economos, Gregory T. Brink
  • Publication number: 20090247153
    Abstract: A method of updating a preferred roaming list (PRL) onboard a vehicle that wirelessly communicates with a call center and with a communications center over a wireless network. A communication link is established between the vehicle and the call center. A onboard PRL version number is transmitted from the vehicle to the call center where it is compared to a PRL version number stored at the call center. When the call center PRL version number differs from the onboard PRL version number, a PRL update flag is set at the vehicle. Thereafter, a communication link between the vehicle and the communication center is established. An updated PRL is downloaded from the communication center to the vehicle and stored therein, and the PRL update flag is then cleared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jessica L. Haralson, George A. Economos
  • Publication number: 20090063118
    Abstract: Systems and methods for visualization and interactive navigation of virtual images of internal organs are provided to assist in medical diagnosis and evaluation of internal organs. In one aspect, an image data processing system (105) includes an image rendering system (111) for rendering multi-dimensional views of an imaged object from an image dataset (106) of the imaged object, a graphical display system (112) for displaying an image of a rendered view according to specified visualization parameters, an interactive navigation system (107) which monitors a user's navigation through a virtual image space of a displayed image and which provides user navigation assistance in the form of tactile feedback by a navigation control unit (115) operated by the user, upon an occurrence of a predetermined navigation event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Dachille, George Economos, JR., Jeffrey Meade, Michael Meissner
  • Patent number: 7312691
    Abstract: A method for remotely locking or unlocking vehicle functions including receiving a lock request at a vehicle telematics unit, modifying a vehicle identification number based on the request and locking or unlocking at least one vehicle function based on the modified vehicle identification number and the lock request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Zambo, Christopher L. Oesterling, George A. Economos, Steven J. Ross
  • Publication number: 20060258377
    Abstract: A method of customizing vehicle services includes receiving at least one telecommunication profile parameter at a telematics unit and indexing the received telecommunication profile parameters to a user identification. A user identification signal is received, and at least one vehicle service is customized based on the telecommunication profile parameters corresponding to the user identification signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: George Economos, Michael Zambo, Christopher Oesterling, Steven Ross
  • Publication number: 20060202799
    Abstract: A method for remotely locking or unlocking vehicle functions including receiving a lock request at a vehicle telematics unit, modifying a vehicle identification number based on the request and locking or unlocking at least one vehicle function based on the modified vehicle identification number and the lock request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Zambo, Christopher Oesterling, George Economos, Steven Ross
  • Publication number: 20060062202
    Abstract: A method for controlling continuous reception of streaming audio using telematics comprising determining subscriber preference input at a call center, determining an IP address at a call center for at least one streaming audio source based on the subscriber preference input, and sending at least one IP address from the call center to a telematics unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Oesterling, George Economos, Mark Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20050228250
    Abstract: A user interface (90) comprises an image area that is divided into a plurality of views for viewing corresponding 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional images of an anatomical region. Tool control panes (95-101) can be simultaneously opened and accessible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Ingmar Bitter, Wei Li, Michael Meissner, Frank Dachille, Soren Grimm, George Economos