Patents by Inventor Howard M. Pressman

Howard M. Pressman 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).

  • System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for facilitating digital communications
    Patent number: 7725589
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus prevents unsecured access to a computer over a network by a client running on a remote computer. In one aspect of the present invention, a client policy is stored on the remote computer. The client policy includes a configuration of the remote computer that reduces the likelihood of a security breach of the computer as a result of the remote computer accessing the computer. A request is received from a user for access to the computer. It is verified that the remote computer conforms with the client policy, and the client is connected to said computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Fiberlink Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Blair Gaver Nicodemus, Derek Bluestone, Clinton Adams, Joseph E. Pappano, Howard M. Pressman
  • System, Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Facilitating Digital Communications
    Publication number: 20080222696
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus prevents unsecured access to a computer over a network by a client running on a remote computer. In one aspect of the present invention, a client policy is stored on the remote computer. The client policy includes a configuration of the remote computer that reduces the likelihood of a security breach of the computer as a result of the remote computer accessing the computer. A request is received from a user for access to the computer. It is verified that the remote computer conforms with the client policy, and the client is connected to said computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: FIBERLINK COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Blair Gaver Nicodemus, Derek Bluestone, Clinton Adams, Joseph E. Pappano, Howard M. Pressman
  • System, method, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating digital communications
    Patent number: 7395341
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus prevents unsecured access to a computer over a network by a client running on a remote computer. In one aspect of the present invention, a client policy is stored on the remote computer. The client policy includes a configuration of the remote computer that reduces the likelihood of a security breach of the computer as a result of the remote computer accessing the computer. A request is received from a user for access to the computer. It is verified that the remote computer conforms with the client policy, and the client is connected to said computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Fiberlink Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Blair Gaver Nicodemus, Derek Bluestone, Clinton Adams, Joseph E. Pappano, Howard M. Pressman