Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Bentley

Joseph E. Bentley 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 and methods providing anti-virus cooperative enforcement
    Patent number: 6873988
    Abstract: A system providing methods for anti-virus cooperative enforcement is described. In response to a request from a device for access to protected resources, such as a network or protected data, a determination is made as to whether an anti-virus policy applies to the request for access made by the device. If an anti-virus policy is applicable, information pertaining to virus protection available on the device is collected. The virus protection information that is collected is evaluated to determine whether the device is in compliance with the anti-virus policy. If the device is determined to be in compliance with the anti-virus policy, the device is allowed to access the protected resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Check Point Software Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad K. Herrmann, Kaveh Baharestan, Joseph E. Bentley, Jess A. Leroy
  • System and methods providing anti-virus cooperative enforcement
    Publication number: 20030055994
    Abstract: A system providing methods for anti-virus cooperative enforcement is described. In response to a request from a device for access to protected resources, such as a network or protected data, a determination is made as to whether an anti-virus policy applies to the request for access made by the device. If an anti-virus policy is applicable, information pertaining to virus protection available on the device is collected. The virus protection information that is collected is evaluated to determine whether the device is in compliance with the anti-virus policy. If the device is determined to be in compliance with the anti-virus policy, the device is allowed to access the protected resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Zone Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad K. Herrmann, Kaveh Baharestan, Joseph E. Bentley, Jess A. Leroy