Patents by Inventor Robert John Ackroyd

Robert John Ackroyd 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).

  • Managing malware protection upon a computer network
    Patent number: 7269851
    Abstract: A managing computer within a computer network serves to log messages received from individual computers within that computer network indicating detection of malware. The managing computer detects patterns of malware detection across the network as a whole a triggers associated predetermined anti-malware actions. These may include forcing specific computers to update their malware definition data, forcing particular computers to change their security settings and isolating individual portions of the computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert John Ackroyd
  • Managing malware protection upon a computer network
    Publication number: 20030131256
    Abstract: A managing computer within a computer 32 network serves to log messages received from individual computers within that computer network 2 indicating detection of malware. The managing computer detects patterns of malware detection across the network as a whole a triggers associated predetermined anti-malware actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Robert John Ackroyd