Patents by Inventor Mike Patrick Bacus

Mike Patrick Bacus 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).

  • Network connection-independent updating system and method
    Patent number: 8140642
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for communicating over a network without a direct connection to the network. A process is first initiated on a first computer without a direct connection to a network. In response to the process, a second computer coupled to the first computer with a direct connection to the network is automatically identified. Data is then communicated between the first computer and a server computer over the network via the direct connection of the second computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil S. Kadam, Tianying Fu, Mike Patrick Bacus