Patents by Inventor Patrick Gardner

Patrick Gardner 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).

  • Publication number: 20110191455
    Abstract: A DNS security system collects and uses aggregated DNS information originating from a plurality of client computers to detect anomalous DNS name resolutions. A server DNS security component receives multiple transmissions of DNS information from a plurality of client computers, each transmission of DNS information concerning a specific instance of a resolution of a specific DNS name. The server component aggregates the DNS information from the multiple client computers. The server component compares DNS information received from a specific client computer concerning a specific DNS name to aggregated DNS information received from multiple client computers concerning the same DNS name to identify anomalous DNS name resolutions. Where an anomaly concerning received DNS information is identified, a warning can be transmitted to the specific client computer from which the anomalous DNS information was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Patrick Gardner
  • Patent number: 7926106
    Abstract: Upon detection of a rootkit, a host computer system is rebooted. The boot process is interrupted. Access to a media, e.g., a volume or disk, containing the rootkit is gained and the media is directly accessed. The rootkit is disabled, e.g., renamed or deleted, and the host computer system is rebooted a second time. If the rootkit has not been previously removed, e.g., only renamed, the rootkit is removed, e.g., using a conventional antivirus application. Thus, upon detection of a rootkit, the rootkit is removed without a clean boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Kennedy, Michael Spertus, Peter Linhardt, Richard Gough, Adam Glick, Patrick Gardner, Spencer Smith, Tim Naftel
  • Publication number: 20100223221
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading content items may include a processor that may be configured to identify at least one rule associated with a type associated with a content item. The processor may further be configured to evaluate at least one attribute associated with the content item against the at least one rule. The processor may also be configured to identify a container based at least in part on the at least one rule, and store the content item in the identified container based at least in part on the evaluation of the at least one attribute against the at least one rule. A corresponding method and computer program product may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: McKesson Financial Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Gardner, Nupura Kolwalkar
  • Publication number: 20100088210
    Abstract: A financial portfolio management system operable in a network environment can be configured to gather financial information from a plurality of sources over an electronic network and intelligently aggregate the information into a financial portfolio viewable by a client. The client can determine which accounts should be included in the portfolio. The system uses web crawling, parsing, or spidering technology to update the portfolio information. The system provides one platform that conveys financial information from a variety of accounts held at several different financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: ByAllAccounts, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Patrick Gardner, Ellen L. Dickau, Martin Dickau, James M. Carney
  • Patent number: 7640200
    Abstract: A financial portfolio management system operable in a network environment can be configured to gather financial information from a plurality of sources over an electronic network and intelligently aggregate the information into a financial portfolio viewable by a client. The client can determine which accounts should be included in the portfolio. The system uses web crawling, parsing, or spidering technology to update the portfolio information. The system provides one platform that conveys financial information from a variety of accounts held at several different financial institutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: ByAllAccounts, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Patrick Gardner, Ellen L. Dickau, Martin Dickau, James M. Carney
  • Patent number: 6907310
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modelling and modifying garments, providing a basis for integrated “virtual tailoring” systems and processes. The garment models provided relate specific design points of the garment to specific body regions in terms of explicit 3D relationship rules, enabling garments to be modified holistically, by a constrained 3D warp process, to fit different body shapes/sizes, either in order to generate a range of graded sizes or made-to-measure garments, for the purposes of visualization and/or garment production. The methods described further facilitate the generation of 2D pattern pieces by flattening 3D representations of modified garments using a constrained internal energy minimization process, in a manner that ensures that the resulting pattern pieces can be assembled in substantially the same way as those of the base garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Virtual Mirrors Limited
    Inventors: James Holden Patrick Gardner, Timothy Bryan Niblett
  • Publication number: 20040049309
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modelling and modifying garments, providing a basis for integrated “virtual tailoring” systems and processes. The garment models provided relate specific design points of the garment to specific body regions in terms of explicit 3D relationship rules, enabling garments to be modified holistically, by a constrained 3D warp process, to fit different body shapes/sizes, either in order to generate a range of graded sizes or made-to-measure garments, for the purposes of visualization and/or garment production. The methods described further facilitate the generation of 2D pattern pieces by flattening 3D representations of modified garments using a constrained internal energy minimization process, in a manner that ensures that the resulting pattern pieces can be assembled in substantially the same way as those of the base garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: James Holden Patrick Gardner, Timothy Bryan Niblett
  • Publication number: 20020042764
    Abstract: A financial portfolio management system operable in a network environment can be configured to gather financial information from a plurality of sources over an electronic network and intelligently aggregate the information into a financial portfolio viewable by a client. The client can determine which accounts should be included in the portfolio. The system uses web crawling, parsing, or spidering technology to update the portfolio information. The system provides one platform that conveys financial information from a variety of accounts held at several different financial institutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: By All Accounts.Com, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Patrick Gardner, Ellen L. Dickau, Martin Dickau, James M. Carney