Patents by Inventor Robert S. Gamble

Robert S. Gamble 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).

  • Apparatus and method for selective engagement in software distribution
    Patent number: 8296385
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and program products by which the user of a computer system may initiate an interval during which the user leaves the system idle to permit the system to become engaged in peer to peer software distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Richard W. Cheston, Daryl C. Cromer, Robert S. Gamble
  • Hypervisor area for email virus testing
    Patent number: 7996901
    Abstract: Hypervisors are a new technology in the industry that enable multiple Operating Systems to co-exist on a single client. The use of a hypervisor provides a novel approach to email virus protection. The hypervisor is able to fire up an Operating System on demand, for a specific purpose, or have it running from the powering of the computer. A second Operating System can be provided as a donor Operating System that acts as a scratch area or scratch pad. Emails sent to the recipient are opened under the donor Operating System, or the “Scratch OS”. Once the email activities are complete, the “Scratch OS” can be discarded. Thus, any damage that may be caused by an email virus would be nil, and further the User Operating System would be undamaged. This method would be effective in precluding any damage that a virus may have done.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Frances K. O'Sullivan, Richard W. Cheston, Daryl Cromer, Robert S. Gamble, Howard J. Locker, Rod D. Walterman
  • Apparatus and method for selective engagement in software distribution
    Publication number: 20080263136
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods and program products by which the user of a computer system may initiate an interval during which the user leaves the system idle to permit the system to become engaged in peer to peer software distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Richard W. Cheston, Daryl C. Cromer, Robert S. Gamble