Patents by Inventor Heidi A. Vanyo

Heidi A. Vanyo 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).

  • Binary filter using pattern recognition
    Patent number: 6144934
    Abstract: An electronic message filtering system and method is described. A message is received as input to the filter and decomposed into a set of components. The set of components is then processed through a pattern matching algorithm to determine if the message contents contains patterns inherent in a specified pattern, such as a natural language. The results of the pattern match analysis are output by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Secure Computing Corporation
    Inventors: Edward B. Stockwell, William E. Boebert, Heidi A. Vanyo