Patents by Inventor John Thomas Bretscher

John Thomas Bretscher 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: 9197661
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a status update from a client device, the status update reflects at least one change associated with the client device, updating a model of the client device based on the status update, receiving data to be screened for a virus, the data is received after an updating of the model of the client device, and screening the model of the client device for the virus. Systems and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Auctnyc 8 LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Publication number: 20150172550
    Abstract: This document describes techniques (300, 500, 600) and apparatuses (102, 700) for implementing display tiling for enhanced view modes. These techniques (300, 500, 600) and apparatuses (102, 700) enable a computing device to apply a zoom-factor to a portion of a scene to provide a sub-portion of the scene for presentation on a display. The zoom-factor is applied such that the sub-portion of the scene appears unmagnified with respect to the scene that is not occluded by the computing device. By so doing, the sub-portion of the scene presented by the display may “tile” into the scene allowing contextual information to be presented to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
    Inventor: John Thomas Bretscher
  • Patent number: 8407796
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a status update from a client device, the status update reflects at least one change associated with the client device, updating a model of the client device based on the status update, receiving data to be screened for a virus, the data is received after an updating of the model of the client device, and screening the model of the client device for the virus. Systems and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: AUCTNYC 8 LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Publication number: 20130067580
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a status update from a client device, the status update reflects at least one change associated with the client device, updating a model of the client deice based on the status update, receiving data to be screened for a virus, the data is received after an updating of the model of the client device, and screening the model of the client device for the virus. Systems and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Auctnyc 8 LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Publication number: 20100313272
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a status update from a client device, the status update reflects at least one change associated with the client device, updating a model of the client device based on the status update, receiving data to be screened for a virus, the data is received after an updating of the model of the client device, and screening the model of the client device for the virus. Systems and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Edward J. FRANCZEK, John Thomas BRETSCHER, Raymond Walden BENNETT, III
  • Patent number: 7774840
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Patent number: 7363655
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Auctnyc 8 LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Patent number: 7293288
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Auctnyc 8 LLC
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Publication number: 20040230827
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett
  • Publication number: 20020174350
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps or routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett
  • Publication number: 20020138766
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett
  • Patent number: 6397335
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III
  • Patent number: 5987610
    Abstract: A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretscher, Raymond Walden Bennett, III