Patents by Inventor Robert Stutton

Robert Stutton 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).

  • Preboot security data update
    Patent number: 8037290
    Abstract: Providing computer security is disclosed. A computing system is booted into a pre operating system environment. The pre operating system environment is used to provide current security data to the computing system. The computer system is booted into an operating system environment other than the pre operating system environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Stutton
  • Virtual partition for recording and restoring computer data files
    Patent number: 7519806
    Abstract: Some computer operating systems do not permit application programs to perform certain tasks. If there is a desire to perform a forbidden task, a virtual partition (228) is created (610) in a storage device (108), such as a hard disk drive, associated with the computer system (100). The virtual partition (228) is stored as a file within the file system of the storage device (108). Operating system files (414) are installed in the virtual partition (228), and the storage device (108) is configured (616) to boot the computer system (100) using the operating system in the virtual partition. When the task is complete, the computer system (100) is configured to boot using the operating system other than the one in the virtual partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Stutton, Abraham Dowd, Charles Warner, Aaron Koolen, Andrew Stephens, Charles Truell, Sean Connolly
  • Partition creation
    Patent number: 7284109
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for creating a new partition. The technique includes initially allocating initially available sectors in a designated new partition area of a source partition to the new partition and subsequently allocating additional sectors in the designated new partition area of the source partition to the new partition that have subsequently become available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Leslie Paxie, Robert Stutton
  • Virtual partition for recording and restoring computer data files
    Publication number: 20060143433
    Abstract: Some computer operating systems do not permit application programs to perform certain tasks. If there is a desire to perform a forbidden task, a virtual partition (228) is created (610) in a storage device (108), such as a hard disk drive, associated with the computer system (100). The virtual partition (228) is stored as a file within the file system of the storage device (108). Operating system files (414) are installed in the virtual partition (228), and the storage device (108) is configured (616) to boot the computer system (100) using the operating system in the virtual partition. When the task is complete, the computer system (100) is configured to boot using the operating system other than the one in the virtual partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Stutton, Abraham Dowd, Charles Warner, Aaron Koolen, Andrew Stephens, Charles Truell, Sean Connolly
  • Virtual partition for recording and restoring computer data files
    Patent number: 7032107
    Abstract: Some computer operating systems do not permit application programs to perform certain tasks. If there is a desire to perform a forbidden task, a virtual partition (228) is created (610) in a storage device (108), such as a hard disk drive, associated with the computer system (100). The virtual partition (228) is stored as a file within the file system of the storage device (108). Operating system files (414) are installed in the virtual partition (228), and the storage device (108) is configured (616) to boot the computer system (100) using the operating system in the virtual partition. When the task is complete, the computer system (100) is configured to boot using the operating system other than the one in the virtual partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Stutton, Abraham Dowd, Charles Warner, Aaron Koolen, Andrew Stephens, Charles Truell, Sean Connolly
  • Virtual partition
    Publication number: 20040088692
    Abstract: Some computer operating systems do not permit application programs to perform certain tasks. If there is a desire to perform a forbidden task, a virtual partition (228) is created (610) in a storage device (108), such as a hard disk drive, associated with the computer system (100). The virtual partition (228) is stored as a file within the file system of the storage device (108). Operating system files (414) are installed in the virtual partition (228), and the storage device (108) is configured (616) to boot the computer system (100) using the operating system in the virtual partition. When the task is complete, the computer system (100) is configured to boot using the operating system other than the one in the virtual partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Stutton, Abraham Dowd, Charles Warner, Aaron Koolen, Andrew Stephens, Charles Truell, Sean Connolly