Patents by Inventor Paul F. MacKay

Paul F. MacKay 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: 9003542
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for replacing sensitive information stored within non-secure environments with secure references to the same may include (1) identifying sensitive information stored within a non-secure environment on a computing device, (2) removing the sensitive information from the non-secure environment, (3) storing the sensitive information within a secure environment, (4) replacing the sensitive information originally stored within the non-secure environment with a reference that identifies the sensitive information stored within the secure environment, (5) identifying a request to access at least a portion of the sensitive information identified in the reference, (6) determining that at least a portion of the request satisfies a data-loss-prevention policy, and then (7) providing access to at least a portion of the sensitive information via the secure environment. Various other systems, methods, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Paul F. MacKay, Randall R. Cook, Bill G. Bodine
  • Patent number: 6115039
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for creating a non-native display is disclosed. A display application is loaded having a plurality of native window classes, a window frame, and a display bar located within the window frame. One of the native window classes is associated with a non-native window class by passing a value from a non-native file to the display application. A composite child window is created having a non-native display configuration. The composite child window is located within the window frame of the display application. The process of creating the composite child window involves the steps of creating an instance of the associated native window class, and creating an instance of the non-native window class. The display bar owned by the display application is controlled using the composite child window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Novell, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Earl Karren, Vinod Kumar Dashora, Bryan Keith Walton, Ramprasad Siva Golla, Paul F. MacKay, Allen Clay Tietjen