Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Sulton

Jeffrey Sulton 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).

  • Universal data-driven computer proxy
    Patent number: 8713544
    Abstract: Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for updating proxy executable code. An apparatus embodiment of the present invention comprises generic universal proxy executable code that can be instantiated multiple times, with each instance being driven by a different set of files comprising a protocol specification file and a proxy activity code file, to control protocol decomposition and proxy functions, respectively. In a method embodiment of the present invention, a protocol specification is created or updated; proxy activity code, separate from the protocol specification, is created or updated; and the proxy executable code is executed using the protocol specification and the proxy activity code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sulton, Bruce McCorkendale, Carey Nachenberg