Patents by Inventor Robert F. Ross

Robert F. Ross 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: 20140059290
    Abstract: Distributed content storage and retrieval is disclosed. A set of features associated with a content object is determined. A storage location is selected to perform an operation with respect to the content object, from a plurality of storage locations comprising a distributed content storage system, based at least in part on probability data indicating a degree to which the selected storage location is associated statistically with a feature comprising the set of features determined to be associated with the content object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Translattice, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Ross, Michael P. Lyle
  • Publication number: 20130283287
    Abstract: Selecting a resource to fulfill a resource requirement is disclosed. For each resource requirement, a resource-specific affinity value is computed with respect to each of a plurality of resources. A bias is applied to each of at least a subset of the resource-specific affinity values. The biased, as applicable, resource-specific affinity values are sorted into a resource preference list. The sorted preference list is used to select a resource to fulfill the resource requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross
  • Patent number: 8554993
    Abstract: Distributed content storage and retrieval is disclosed. A set of features associated with a content object is determined. A storage location is selected to perform an operation with respect to the content object, from a plurality of storage locations comprising a distributed content storage system, based at least in part on probability data indicating a degree to which the selected storage location is associated statistically with a feature comprising the set of features determined to be associated with the content object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Translattice, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Ross, Michael P. Lyle
  • Patent number: 8549640
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content is generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content, the user is so routed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 8438574
    Abstract: Selecting a resource to fulfill a resource requirement is disclosed. For each resource requirement, a resource-specific affinity value is computed with respect to each of a plurality of resources. A bias is applied to each of at least a subset of the resource-specific affinity values. The biased, as applicable, resource-specific affinity values are sorted into a resource preference list. The sorted preference list is used to select a resource to fulfill the resource requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Translattice, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross
  • Patent number: 8346824
    Abstract: Distributing data is disclosed. A first request for data associated with a first file is received at a first node. It is determined, at the first node, that the first file is located on a second node. A second request for data associated with the first file is received at the first node. It is determined that a third node should have an instance of the first file. The third node is caused to have an instance of the first file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Translattice, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, Robert L. Geiger
  • Publication number: 20110072206
    Abstract: Distributed content storage and retrieval is disclosed. A set of features associated with a content object is determined. A storage location is selected to perform an operation with respect to the content object, from a plurality of storage locations comprising a distributed content storage system, based at least in part on probability data indicating a degree to which the selected storage location is associated statistically with a feature comprising the set of features determined to be associated with the content object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Robert F. Ross, Michael P. Lyle
  • Patent number: 7854005
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for generating fictitious computer file system content. A template is created. A collection of data items available to be inserted into the template is provided. The template is populated with at least one data item from the collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 7827605
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for preventing detection of a monitoring process running on a computer. A request to access a process file concerning a process running on the computer is received from a user. It is determined whether the process file requested by the user relates to the selected process. If the requested process file does not relate to the selected process, the user is provided with access to the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Publication number: 20090064331
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for preventing detection of a monitoring process running on a computer. A request to access a process file concerning a process running on the computer is received from a user. It is determined whether the process file requested by the user relates to the selected process. If the requested process file does not relate to the selected process, the user is provided with access to the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 7461402
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for preventing detection of a selected process running on a computer. A request to access a file concerning a process running on the computer is received from a user. It is determined whether the file requested by the user relates to the selected process. If the requested file does not relate to the selected process, the user is provided with access to the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 7424735
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content sets are generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content sets. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content sets, a generated content set is selected and the user is so routed. Various actions and events may be recorded in a logfile, and the logfile is analyzed using regular expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Sorkin, Michael Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Publication number: 20080141349
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content is generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content, the user is so routed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 7356844
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content is generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content, the user is so routed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 7152239
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for preventing detection of a computer connection to an external device. The external device is connected to the computer via a connectionless port. A key to be used to generate valid authorization information to be included in all valid data packets sent between the computer and the external device is provided. The external device is configured to reply to any packet in which the required valid authorization information is not present with the packet that would be sent if the connectionless port were not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 7117532
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for generating fictitious computer file system content. A template is created. A collection of data items available to be inserted into the template is provided. The template is populated with at least one data item from the collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 6981155
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content is generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content, the user is so routed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Patent number: 6907533
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content sets are generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content sets. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content sets, a generated content set is selected and the user is so routed. Various actions and events may be recorded in a logfile, and the logfile is analyzed using regular expressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Sorkin, Michael Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Publication number: 20020162017
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content sets are generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content sets. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content sets, a generated content set is selected and the user is so routed. Various actions and events may be recorded in a logfile, and the logfile is analyzed using regular expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Sorkin, Michael Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo
  • Publication number: 20020157021
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing security for a computer network. Content sets are generated for a computer associated with the network. It is determined whether a user should be routed to the generated content sets. If it is determined that the user should be routed to the generated content sets, a generated content set is selected and the user is so routed. Various actions and events may be recorded in a logfile, and the logfile is analyzed using regular expressions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Sorkin, Michael Lyle, Robert F. Ross, James R. Maricondo