Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Pollitt

Jerry D. Pollitt 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).

  • Method and system for protecting data from unauthorized disclosure
    Publication number: 20030101341
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a computerized method for managing a plurality of data protection rules includes receiving and storing the data protection rules in a database, receiving and storing a plurality of permissions generated by a data owner in the database, accepting a query from a data requester with respect to a particular set of data, accessing the database to validate that a permission exists for the data requester, accessing the database to validate that the particular set of data may be accessed by the data requester, and generating a response to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Edward W. Kettler, Jerry D. Pollitt