Patents by Inventor Paul Judge

Paul Judge 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: 10050917
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Jeremy Gould, Paula Greve, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck
  • Patent number: 9544272
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for detecting image spam by detecting an image and analyzing the content of the image to determine whether the incoming communication comprises an unwanted communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Nick Black, Jeremy Gould, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 9009321
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Jeremy Gould, Paula Greve, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Publication number: 20150040218
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for detecting image spam by detecting an image and analyzing the content of the image to determine whether the incoming communication comprises an unwanted communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Nick Black, Jeremy Gould, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Publication number: 20140366144
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Jeremy Gould, Paula Greve, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 8789178
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for scoring and grading websites and method of operation. An apparatus receives one or more Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI), requests and receives a resource such as a webpage, and observes the behaviors of an enhanced browser emulator as controlled by javascript provided by the webpage. The enhanced browser emulator tracks behaviors which when aggregated imply malicious intent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Barracuda Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Nidhi Govindram Kejriwal, Paul Judge
  • Patent number: 8763114
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for detecting image spam by detecting an image and analyzing the content of the image to determine whether the incoming communication comprises an unwanted communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Nick Black, Jeremy Gould, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 8762537
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Jeremy Gould, Paula Greve, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 8631495
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting unsolicited and threatening communications and communicating threat information related thereto. Threat information is received from one or more sources; such sources can include external security databases and threat information data from one or more application and/or network layer security systems. The received threat information is reduced into a canonical form. Features are extracted from the reduced threat information; these features in conjunction with configuration data such as goals are used to produce rules, in some embodiments, these rules are tested against one or more sets of test data and compared against the same or different goals; if one or more tests fail, the rules are refined until the tests succeed within ah acceptable margin of error. The hues are then propagated to one or more application layer security systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Judge
  • Patent number: 8621638
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for biasing a reputation score. A communication having data that identifies a plurality of biasing characteristics related to a messaging entity associated with the communication is received. The identified plurality of biasing characteristics related to the messaging entity associated with the communication based upon a plurality of criteria are analyzed, and a reputation score associated with the messaging entity is biased based upon the analysis of the identified plurality of biasing characteristics related to the messaging entity associated with the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Judge, Matt Moyer, Guru Rajan, Dmitri Alperovitch
  • Patent number: 8578480
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for identifying illegitimate messaging activity on a system using a network of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Judge, Dmitri Alperovitch, Sven Krasser, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 8578051
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for efficiently processing communications based upon reputation of an entity associated with the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Sven Krasser, Paul Judge, Lamar Lorenzo Willis
  • Patent number: 8561167
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for assigning reputation to web-based entities based upon previously collected data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Paula Greve, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Patent number: 8549611
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for assigning a reputation to a messaging entity. A method can include receiving data that identifies one or more characteristics related to a messaging entity's communication. A reputation score is determined based upon the received identification data. The determined reputation score is indicative of reputation of the messaging entity. The determined reputation score is used in deciding what action is to be taken with respect to a communication associated with the messaging entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Judge, Dmitri Alperovitch, Matt Moyer, Sven Krasser
  • Publication number: 20120317642
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for scoring and grading websites and method of operation. An apparatus receives one or more Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI), requests and receives a resource such as a webpage, and observes the behaviors of a commercial browser operating within a commercial operating system over a multi-core processor having hardware containing virtualization extensions. The apparatus records and stores objects and packets captured while the browser is controlled by software received from a server accessed via the URI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: BARRACUDA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: PAUL ROYAL, Paul Judge
  • Patent number: 8327710
    Abstract: A system is provided for estimating a condition of a non-conductive hollow structure exposed to a lightning strike. The structure has an internal cavity. The system includes a pressure transducer to measure a pressure of an acoustic wave generated within the internal cavity due to the lightning strike. The system further includes a controller coupled to the pressure transducer, to receive the measured pressure from the pressure transducer, and to process the condition of the structure, based on the measured pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Glen Peter Koste, Boon Lee, Robert Murray, Yaru Mendez Hernandez, Paul Judge
  • Publication number: 20120271890
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation upon one or more data processors for assigning a reputation to a messaging entity. A method can include receiving data that identifies one or more characteristics related to a messaging entity's communication. A reputation score is determined based upon the received identification data. The determined reputation score is indicative of reputation of the messaging entity. The determined reputation score is used in deciding what action is to be taken with respect to a communication associated with the messaging entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: MCAFEE, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Judge, Dmitri Alperovitch, Matt Moyer, Sven Krasser
  • Publication number: 20120240228
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Dmitri ALPEROVITCH, Tomo FOOTE-LENNOX, Jeremy GOULD, Paula GREVE, Alejandro Manuel HERNANDEZ, Paul JUDGE, Sven KRASSER, Tim LANGE, Phyllis Adele SCHNECK, Martin STECHER, Yuchun TANG, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta TRIVEDI, Lamar Lorenzo WILLIS, Weilai YANG, Jonathan Alexander ZDZIARSKI
  • Publication number: 20120239751
    Abstract: Methods and systems for assigning reputation to communications entities include collecting communications data from distributed agents, aggregating the communications data, analyzing the communications data and identifying relationships between communications entities based upon the communications data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Dmitri Alperovitch, Tomo Foote-Lennox, Jeremy Gould, Paula Greve, Alejandro Manuel Hernandez, Paul Judge, Sven Krasser, Tim Lange, Phyllis Adele Schneck, Martin Stecher, Yuchun Tang, Aarjav Jyotindra Neeta Trivedi, Lamar Lorenzo Willis, Weilai Yang, Jonathan Alexander Zdziarski
  • Publication number: 20120204265
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting unsolicited and threatening communications and communicating threat information related thereto. Threat information is received from one or more sources; such sources can include external security databases and threat information data from one or more application and/or network layer security systems. The received threat information is reduced into a canonical form. Features arc extracted from the reduced threat information; these features in conjunction with configuration data such as goals are used to produce rules, in some embodiments, these rules are tested against one or more sets of test data and compared against the same or different goals; if one or more tests fail, the rules are refined until the tests succeed within ah acceptable margin of error. The hues are then propagated to one or more application layer security systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: MCAFEE, INC.
    Inventor: Paul Judge