Patents by Inventor Nicholas Edward Baines

Nicholas Edward Baines 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).

  • Alert message control of security mechanisms in data processing systems
    Patent number: 8627466
    Abstract: An authenticated secure network communication link is established between an alert message generating computer 2 and a destination data processing system 6. The alert message sent specifies a risk threat level and a suggested countermeasure amongst other data. The destination computer 6 automatically responds to the alert message as controlled by its local response configuration parameters to trigger security actions of one or more security mechanisms, such as malware scanners, firewall scanners, security policy managers and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Adam Fisher, Jack Robert Arron Clark, Nicholas Edward Baines
  • ALERT MESSAGE CONTROL OF SECURITY MECHANISMS IN DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120017278
    Abstract: An authenticated secure network communication link is established between an alert message generating computer 2 and a destination data processing system 6. The alert message sent specifies a risk threat level and a suggested countermeasure amongst other data. The destination computer 6 automatically responds to the alert message as controlled by its local response configuration parameters to trigger security actions of one or more security mechanisms, such as malware scanners, firewall scanners, security policy managers and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Lee Adam Fisher, Jack Robert Arron Clark, Nicholas Edward Baines
  • Alert message control of security mechanisms in data processing systems
    Patent number: 8042178
    Abstract: An authenticated secure network communication link is established between an alert message generating computer 2 and a destination data processing system 6. The alert message sent specifies a risk threat level and a suggested countermeasure amongst other data. The destination computer 6 automatically responds to the alert message as controlled by its local response configuration parameters to trigger security actions of one or more security mechanisms, such as malware scanners, firewall scanners, security policy managers and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Adam Fisher, Jack Robert Arron Clark, Nicholas Edward Baines