Patents by Inventor Robert Durie
Robert Durie 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).
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Patent number: 11421455Abstract: A latch mechanism for a motor vehicle includes a latch body, a claw rotatably mounted in the latch body and operable to selectively retain a hood latch element, and a motor operatively connected to the claw. The motor is operably to rotate the claw to selectively release the hood latch element. A latch controller is operatively connected to the motor, and a speed sensor operatively connected to the latch controller. The speed sensor detects a speed of the motor vehicle. The latch controller operates the motor to rotate the claw based on the speed of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Donald Michael Perkins, Ian J. Dow, Sameer Anand, Robert Durie, Prashant Nayak, Premanand Naik
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Publication number: 20200109580Abstract: A latch mechanism for a motor vehicle includes a latch body, a claw rotatably mounted in the latch body and operable to selectively retain a hood latch element, and a motor operatively connected to the claw. The motor is operably to rotate the claw to selectively release the hood latch element. A latch controller is operatively connected to the motor, and a speed sensor operatively connected to the latch controller. The speed sensor detects a speed of the motor vehicle. The latch controller operates the motor to rotate the claw based on the speed of the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Donald Michael Perkins, Ian J. Dow, Sameer Anand, Robert Durie, Prashant Nayak, Premanand Naik
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Patent number: 9813377Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Publication number: 20170214656Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Anthony Robert DURIE, William G. MCGEE
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Patent number: 9621589Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Publication number: 20160241593Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Anthony Robert DURIE, William G. MCGEE
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Patent number: 9231917Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Antony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Patent number: 8990937Abstract: A recommendation engine coupled to a server computer in communication with a plurality of hosts is described. The recommendation engine includes computer readable intrusion-protection instructions stored in a memory device, which cause a processor of said server computer to determine a current host-protection configuration for a target host; detect discrepancy between said current host-protection configuration and a prior host-protection configuration; install said current host-protection configuration in said target host upon detecting said discrepancy; record successive host-reconfiguration periods, a host reconfiguration period being a difference between successive instants of time at which a current host-protection configuration differs from a prior host-protection configuration; determine a monitoring period according to a value of at least one of said successive host-reconfiguration periods; and a scheduler for activating said intrusion-protection instructions according to said monitoring period.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventor: Anthony Robert Durie
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Patent number: 8943593Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Publication number: 20150026765Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Antony Robert DURIE, William G. MCGEE
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Publication number: 20140223563Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Patent number: 8763085Abstract: Computer security protection of virtual machines is remotely managed by a security manager that communicates with a security agent in each of the virtual machines. The security manager sends a sequence marker to a virtual machine, and expects to receive the sequence marker back from the virtual machine. When the security manager detects that a virtual machine sends a sequence marker that is the same as a previously received sequence marker, the security manager detects that the virtual machine is a clone or a rollback of another virtual machine. In response, the security manager provisions computer security in the virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, Chin Chi Liao, Eric Rosenquist
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Publication number: 20130247138Abstract: A recommendation engine coupled to a server computer in communication with a plurality of hosts is described. The recommendation engine includes computer readable intrusion-protection instructions stored in a memory device, which cause a processor of said server computer to determine a current host-protection configuration for a target host; detect discrepancy between said current host-protection configuration and a prior host-protection configuration; install said current host-protection configuration in said target host upon detecting said discrepancy; record successive host-reconfiguration periods, a host reconfiguration period being a difference between successive instants of time at which a current host-protection configuration differs from a prior host-protection configuration; determine a monitoring period according to a value of at least one of said successive host-reconfiguration periods; and a scheduler for activating said intrusion-protection instructions according to said monitoring period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: TREND MICRO INCORPORATEDInventor: Anthony Robert Durie
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Patent number: 8505092Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optimizing security configurations of a set of computers are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the computers, maintains protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server receives updated protection software from a central server. Each local server interrogates each computer of its subset of computers to acquire computer-characterizing data and applies relevant rules to determine an optimal set of filters for each computer. Each rule adaptively determines required characterizing data elements from each computer for determining an optimal security configuration. A local server updates the security configuration of a computer to suit changes in the operational environment of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Patent number: 8453204Abstract: A recommendation engine coupled to a server computer in communication with a plurality of hosts is described. The recommendation engine includes computer readable intrusion-protection instructions stored in a memory device, which cause a processor of said server computer to determine a current host-protection configuration for a target host; detect discrepancy between said current host-protection configuration and a prior host-protection configuration; install said current host-protection configuration in said target host upon detecting said discrepancy; record successive host-reconfiguration periods, a host reconfiguration period being a difference between successive instants of time at which a current host-protection configuration differs from a prior host-protection configuration; determine a monitoring period according to a value of at least one of said successive host-reconfiguration periods; and a scheduler for activating said intrusion-protection instructions according to said monitoring period.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventor: Anthony Robert Durie
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Publication number: 20120284795Abstract: A recommendation engine coupled to a server computer in communication with a plurality of hosts is described. The recommendation engine includes computer readable intrusion-protection instructions stored in a memory device, which cause a processor of said server computer to determine a current host-protection configuration for a target host; detect discrepancy between said current host-protection configuration and a prior host-protection configuration; install said current host-protection configuration in said target host upon detecting said discrepancy; record successive host-reconfiguration periods, a host reconfiguration period being a difference between successive instants of time at which a current host-protection configuration differs from a prior host-protection configuration; determine a monitoring period according to a value of at least one of said successive host-reconfiguration periods; and a scheduler for activating said intrusion-protection instructions according to said monitoring period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventor: Anthony Robert Durie
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Patent number: 8230508Abstract: An intrusion-prevention server supporting a set of hosts comprises data filters and an engine which uses a set of encoded rules for assigning data filters to hosts according to metadata characterizing the hosts. Each data filter corresponds to at least one intrusion pattern from among a set of intrusion patterns and the data filters are continuously updated as intrusion patterns change. Metadata acquired from a host varies with a changing state of the host. Acquisition of metadata from each host is streamlined to reduce communications between the server and the hosts and to minimize processing effort for both the server and the hosts.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventors: Anthony Robert Durie, William G. McGee
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Patent number: 8225398Abstract: A recommendation engine coupled to a server computer in communication with a plurality of hosts is described. The recommendation engine includes computer readable intrusion-protection instructions stored in a memory device, which cause a processor of said server computer to determine a current host-protection configuration for a target host; detect discrepancy between said current host-protection configuration and a prior host-protection configuration; install said current host-protection configuration in said target host upon detecting said discrepancy; record successive host-reconfiguration periods, a host reconfiguration period being a difference between successive instants of time at which a current host-protection configuration differs from a prior host-protection configuration; determine a monitoring period according to a value of at least one of said successive host-reconfiguration periods; and a scheduler for activating said intrusion-protection instructions according to said monitoring period.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventor: Anthony Robert Durie
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Publication number: 20110252470Abstract: A recommendation engine coupled to a server computer in communication with a plurality of hosts is described. The recommendation engine includes computer readable intrusion-protection instructions stored in a memory device, which cause a processor of said server computer to determine a current host-protection configuration for a target host; detect discrepancy between said current host-protection configuration and a prior host-protection configuration; install said current host-protection configuration in said target host upon detecting said discrepancy; record successive host-reconfiguration periods, a host reconfiguration period being a difference between successive instants of time at which a current host-protection configuration differs from a prior host-protection configuration; determine a monitoring period according to a value of at least one of said successive host-reconfiguration periods; and a scheduler for activating said intrusion-protection instructions according to said monitoring period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventor: Anthony Robert Durie
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Patent number: 7996896Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dynamically revising host-intrusion-protection configurations according to varying host state and changing intrusion patterns are disclosed. A set of local servers, each functioning as a deep-security manager supporting a respective subset of the hosts, maintains and updates protection software containing filters and rules for deploying each filter. A local server cyclically monitors each host of its subset of hosts at time instants separated by adjustable monitoring periods to acquire host-characterizing data and determine an optimal set of filters. The local server maintains a profile for each host and determines a current monitoring period for a host according to the host's current profile. The processing effort is reduced by judicial adjustment of successive monitoring periods and selectively tailoring the host-characterizing data to the conditions of each host.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2007Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Trend Micro IncorporatedInventor: Anthony Robert Durie