Patents by Inventor Richard B. Sutton

Richard B. Sutton 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: 9612895
    Abstract: A method for prioritizing First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) data for analysis. The method comprising identifying FFDC data in response to receiving an error message, the FFDC data comprising at least one of: a computer system event which may lead to system failure; a computer system event led to system failure; a computer system condition which may lead to system failure; a computer system condition which led to system failure; determining a relevancy rank for each data value in the FFDC data based on the error message received and a probability a given data value is relevant in resolving a cause of the error message; and sending, in order of relevancy, the data values of the FFDC data to a second server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Griffith, Anil Kalavakolanu, Minh Q. Pham, Richard B. Sutton
  • Patent number: 9424120
    Abstract: A computer program product for prioritizing First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) data for analysis. A processor configured to: identify, by the processor, FFDC data in response to receiving an error message, the FFDC data comprising at least one of: a computer system event which may lead to system failure; a computer system event led to system failure; a computer system condition which may lead to system failure; a computer system condition which led to system failure; determine, by the processor, a relevancy rank for each data value in the FFDC data based on the error message received and a probability a given data value is relevant in resolving a cause of the error message; and send, by the processor, in order of relevancy, the data values of the FFDC data to a second server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Griffith, Anil Kalavakolanu, Minh Q. Pham, Richard B. Sutton
  • Publication number: 20160196441
    Abstract: A method for preventing photographic capture of a displayed image on an electronically controlled screen using a photographic capture device is provided. The method includes intercepting an image for display; generating a plurality of subset frames based on the intercepted image; dividing the intercepted image into a plurality of subsections; generating a pseudo random number on each of the subsections within the plurality of subsections using a pseudo random number generator; mapping, on each of the subset frames within the plurality of subset frames, a group of subsections within the plurality of subsections that share a common generated pseudo random number; determining a frame rate value for displaying the plurality of subset frames, which enables human visualization of the plurality of subset frames as a single perceived frame; and displaying each subset frame consecutively on the electronically controlled screen based on the determined frame rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas J. Griffith, Richard B. Sutton
  • Patent number: 9336405
    Abstract: A method for preventing photographic capture of a displayed image on an electronically controlled screen using a photographic capture device is provided. The method includes intercepting an image for display; generating a plurality of subset frames based on the intercepted image; dividing the intercepted image into a plurality of subsections; generating a pseudo random number on each of the subsections within the plurality of subsections using a pseudo random number generator; mapping, on each of the subset frames within the plurality of subset frames, a group of subsections within the plurality of subsections that share a common generated pseudo random number; and determining a frame rate value for displaying the plurality of subset frames, which enables human visualization of the plurality of subset frames as a single perceived frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Griffith, Richard B. Sutton
  • Publication number: 20160063265
    Abstract: A method for preventing photographic capture of a displayed image on an electronically controlled screen using a photographic capture device is provided. The method includes intercepting an image for display; generating a plurality of subset frames based on the intercepted image; dividing the intercepted image into a plurality of subsections; generating a pseudo random number on each of the subsections within the plurality of subsections using a pseudo random number generator; mapping, on each of the subset frames within the plurality of subset frames, a group of subsections within the plurality of subsections that share a common generated pseudo random number; and determining a frame rate value for displaying the plurality of subset frames, which enables human visualization of the plurality of subset frames as a single perceived frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas J. Griffith, Richard B. Sutton
  • Patent number: 7877809
    Abstract: A computer system uses a clean boot technique to protect against malware attacks. Upon certain detection of a malware infection, the computer system is configured to clean boot off of a fixed secure volume containing its own operating system and security software. The security software in the fixed secure volume is usable to remediate the malware attack by itself or by relying at least in part on security software installed in the infected volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Richard B. Sutton, Pieter Viljoen