Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Trout

Jeffrey Trout 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: 8082587
    Abstract: A method for detecting undesirable content in a computer directory having a digital file includes performing a size check on the digital file, the size check returning a first passing condition or a first failing condition, if the size check returns the first passing condition, the method further includes performing one or more behavioral indicator checks on the digital file, and determining whether the digital file contains undesirable content based on the one or more behavioral indicator checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Bolay, Derek Bruneau, Shane Dupree, Benjamin Joseph, Gregory Kindel, Edward Schwab, Chandra Yadav, Jeffrey Trout
  • Publication number: 20080154971
    Abstract: A method for detecting undesirable content in a computer directory having a digital file includes performing a size check on the digital file, the size check returning a first passing condition or a first failing condition, if the size check returns the first passing condition, the method further includes performing one or more behavioral indicator checks on the digital file, and determining whether the digital file contains undesirable content based on the one or more behavioral indicator checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Kai Bolay, Derek Bruneau, Shane Dupree, Benjamin Joseph, Gregory Kindel, Edward Schwab, Chandra Yadav, Jeffrey Trout
  • Patent number: 7224297
    Abstract: Data is compressed, which includes first through sixth patterns having respective first through sixth values, where the first pattern precedes the second pattern in the data, the third pattern precedes the fourth pattern in the data, and the fifth pattern precedes the sixth pattern in the data. Compression includes outputting a first code and the second value if the second value exceeds the first value by more than a predetermined amount, outputting a second code and a difference between the third and fourth values if the fourth value does not exceed the third value by more than the predetermined amount, and outputting the fifth value and the sixth value if the sixth value exceeds the fifth value by a predefined number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Trout
  • Publication number: 20070096952
    Abstract: Data is compressed, which includes first through sixth patterns having respective first through sixth values, where the first pattern precedes the second pattern in the data, the third pattern precedes the fourth pattern in the data, and the fifth pattern precedes the sixth pattern in the data. Compression includes outputting a first code and the second value if the second value exceeds the first value by more than a predetermined amount, outputting a second code and a difference between the third and fourth values if the fourth value does not exceed the third value by more than the predetermined amount, and outputting the fifth value and the sixth value if the sixth value exceeds the fifth value by a predefined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Jeffrey Trout