Patents by Inventor Robert J. Poston

Robert J. Poston 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).

  • Method and system for classification of software using characteristics and combinations of such characteristics
    Patent number: 8365286
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the steps of identifying a functional code block that performs a particular function within executable code; transforming the functional code block into a generic code representation of its functionality by tokenizing, refactoring, or the like, the functional code block; comparing the generic code representation with a previously characterized malicious code representation; and in response to a positive correlation from the comparison, identifying the executable code as containing malicious code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sophos PLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Poston
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION OF SOFTWARE USING CHARACTERISTICS AND COMBINATIONS OF SUCH CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20090187992
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the steps of identifying a functional code block that performs a particular function within executable code; transforming the functional code block into a generic code representation of its functionality by tokenizing, refactoring, or the like, the functional code block; comparing the generic code representation with a previously characterized malicious code representation; and in response to a positive correlation from the comparison, identifying the executable code as containing malicious code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Robert J. Poston