Patents by Inventor Rolf Repasi

Rolf Repasi 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).

  • Patent number: 8990353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, processing system and a computer readable medium for determining a recommended alteration to a client processing system. In one aspect, the processing system comprises: a server processing system; a community application data store, in communication with the server processing system, having stored therein application data indicative of one or more applications used by a plurality of processing systems; a computer readable medium in communication with the server processing system, wherein the computer readable medium, when used by the server processing system, causes the server processing system to: determine, based on the community application data store, a recommended alteration to a client processing system, the client processing system being one of the plurality of processing systems; and transfer the recommended alteration to the client processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Codeius Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Rolf Repasi
  • Publication number: 20150046314
    Abstract: A server processing system, method and computer readable medium for determining a trading entity for receiving a trade order. In one aspect the server processing system is configured to: receive client data from a plurality of client processing systems; store the client data received from the plurality of client processing systems in memory; receive parameters of a trade order; and determine, based on at least some of the client data stored in memory and parameters of the trade order, a preferred trading, wherein the trade order is transferred to the preferred trading entity to execute the trade. Additionally, the server processing system can manage and maintain a fund where suitable users are identified based on the client data to place a trade order on behalf of the fund. Other users are able to invest in the fund.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Repasi Investments Pty Limited
    Inventor: Rolf Repasi
  • Patent number: 8887278
    Abstract: A method, system, computer readable medium of instructions and/or computer program product. The method comprises receiving, in a proxy server, response data from a remote processing system, according to a request from the client processing system to download data from the remote processing system; using, in one or more emulated operating systems of the proxy server, the downloaded data; monitoring behavior of the use of the data in the one or more emulated operating systems; and in response to detecting malicious behavior indicative of a threat, restricting the client processing system being compromised with the threat of the response data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 8769674
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product, and/or a computer readable medium of instructions for detecting a malicious message for an instant messaging service. In one form, the method comprises: receiving a message in a first processing system; analyzing the message to determine if the message is malicious; and in response to detecting that the message is malicious, restricting the message from threatening: the first processing system; and a second processing system in data communication with the first processing system. In another form, the method comprises receiving, in a first processing system, input data indicative of an instruction to transfer a message to a second processing system; analyzing the message to be transferred to determine if the message is malicious; and in response to detecting that the message is malicious, restricting the message from being transferred to the second processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 8640235
    Abstract: A method/system of determining if one or more entities in a data storage medium of a processing system are malicious, wherein the method comprises recording entity properties of the one or more entities when at least part of the processing system is in a range of operating usage; and determining, using the entity properties, if the one or more entities are malicious.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 8307276
    Abstract: A method of verifying content, for example webpage content, including receiving, at an indexing system (100), a first copy (240) of a document (220) from a hosting server (210), then processing the first copy (240) to obtain first indicating data including one or more properties of the first copy (240). Also obtaining second indicating data, the second indicating data obtained by processing a second copy (255) of the document (220) from the hosting server (210), the second copy (255) received by a client terminal (250), the second indicating data including one or more properties of the second copy (255). Then the first indicating data and the second indicating data can be compared, and the first copy (240) of the document (220) received by the indexing system (100) can be determined to be verified or not verified based on a comparison between the first indicating data and the second indicating data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Publication number: 20120239786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, processing system and a computer readable medium for determining a recommended alteration to a client processing system. In one aspect, the processing system comprises: a server processing system; a community application data store, in communication with the server processing system, having stored therein application data indicative of one or more applications used by a plurality of processing systems; a computer readable medium in communication with the server processing system, wherein the computer readable medium, when used by the server processing system, causes the server processing system to: determine, based on the community application data store, a recommended alteration to a client processing system, the client processing system being one of the plurality of processing systems; and transfer the recommended alteration to the client processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: CODEIUS PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Rolf Repasi
  • Patent number: 8196201
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product and/or computer readable medium of instructions to detect malicious activity. The method comprises intercepting an activity in a processing system, wherein a requesting entity requests the activity to be performed in relation to a target entity; determining, using a filter module if the activity is suspicious or non-suspicious; and in response to determining that the activity is suspicious, analysing at least one of the activity, the requesting entity and the target entity using an analysis module to detect malicious activity. There is also disclosed a method, system, computer program product and/or computer readable medium of instructions to facilitate the detection of malicious activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen, Ian Oliver, Ryan Pereira
  • Patent number: 8112403
    Abstract: A method of (and associated system and computer program product for) providing a rating for a web site (205). The rating is obtained from a plurality of member users. A member user (405) submits (320) feedback data (215), that may be stored in a database (220), using an interface (415) provided on a member user terminal (210), the feedback data (215) related to the web site. A member user submitting feedback data (215) has a member user weighting, a member user weighting is preferably obtained (330) from one or more other member users, or may be initially allocated as a default weighting. The rating for the web site (205) is determined (340) at least partially based on the feedback data (215) and the member user weighting of the member user who submitted the feedback data (215). The rating may be determined or adjusted by feedback data and respective member user weightings received from other member users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 8065699
    Abstract: A method of (and associated system and computer program product for) providing a rating for an event. A user submits feedback data using an interface provided on a user terminal, the feedback data related to the event. A user submitting feedback data may have a member user weighting, preferably obtained from one or more other member users, or may be initially allocated as a default weighting. The rating for the event is determined at least partially based on the feedback data, and may also be based on the member user weighting of the member user who submitted the feedback data. The rating may be determined or adjusted by feedback data and respective member user weightings received from other member users. An event may be a broadcast, concert, exhibition, tour, show, movie, competition, party, and/or function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 8028301
    Abstract: A method/system for restricting recordal of user activity in a processing system. In one form, the method comprises intercepting a kernel API call of the processing system 100, determining if a process initiating the kernel API call is malicious, and in response to a positive determination, terminating the determined process. A table can be updated with request information of the process and it can be determined if a trend of requests exists for the status of the input device, and in response to a positive determination of a trend, the process may be terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 8001367
    Abstract: A method of configuring a processing system to perform application setting activity using a removable storage device in data communication with the processing system includes a) selecting an application, where setting activity associated with the selected application is to be performed using the removable storage device, b) installing, in the processing system, an interception module to intercept application setting activity associated with the selected application; and c) in response to the interception module intercepting application setting activity associated with the selected application, performing the application setting activity using the removable storage device, thereby storing application setting data associated with the selected application in the removable storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 7971257
    Abstract: A method/system/computer program for obtaining the network origin of a downloaded entity of interest (e.g. a threat or malicious software). The method includes recording the network locations of at least some files downloaded to a processing system and recording the physical locations of the at least some files stored in one or more storage devices of the processing system. Then, identifying an entity of interest in the processing system and searching the recorded network locations and the recorded physical locations for the network location and the physical location of the entity of interest. Then, if the network location and the physical location of the entity of interest is identified, transmitting the network location and the physical location of the entity of interest to a remote processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Ian Oliver, Ryan Pereira, Neil Younusov
  • Patent number: 7941852
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product and/or computer readable medium of instructions for detecting if a processing system has been compromised with audio/visual threat. The method comprises steps of intercepting one or more requests to perform an activity associated with an audio and/or visual communication device of the processing system; and performing a behavioural analysis of the processing system to determine if the processing system exhibits behavioural characteristics indicative of the processing system having been compromised with an audio/visual threat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 7877801
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for detecting a malicious entity in a processing system. The method (600) comprises booting the processing system into a boot module prior to loading an operating system (610); and detecting, using the boot module, if the processing system comprises a malicious entity (620).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 7877806
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product and/or computer readable medium of instructions for detecting malicious software, comprising intercepting a request to perform an activity in a processing system; determining an entity associated with the activity, wherein the entity comprises at least one of: a requesting entity of the activity; and a target entity of the activity; analysing the entity and the activity to determine if the request is associated with malicious software; and in the event that the request is determined to be associated with malicious software, restricting the request to perform the activity in the processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen, Ian Oliver, Ryan Pereira
  • Patent number: 7870394
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for scanning firmware of a processing system for malware. The method (400) comprises obtaining a copy of firmware stored in the processing system (410); and analysing the copy of the firmware to determine if the firmware has been modified or infected by malware (420).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Patent number: 7801840
    Abstract: A method, system, computer program product, and/or computer readable medium of instructions for identifying a malicious entity in a processing system, comprising determining an entity threat value for an entity, the entity threat value being indicative of a level of threat that the entity represents to the processing system, wherein the entity threat value is determined based on one or more characteristics of the entity; and compare the entity threat value to an entity threat threshold to identify if the entity is malicious. In another form, there is provided a method, system, computer program product, and/or computer readable medium of instructions for identifying a malicious entity in a processing system, comprising determining one or more input values indicative of an entity; and performing a fuzzy logic analysis in relation to the one or more input values to identify if the entity is malicious.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen, Ian Oliver, Ryan Pereira
  • Publication number: 20090328212
    Abstract: A method/system of determining if one or more entities in a data storage medium of a processing system are malicious, wherein the method comprises recording entity properties of the one or more entities when at least part of the processing system is in a range of operating usage; and determining, using the entity properties, if the one or more entities are malicious.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: PC Tools Technology Pty Limited
    Inventors: Rolf Repasi, Simon Clausen
  • Publication number: 20080141376
    Abstract: A method of detecting malicious activity, including the steps of: intercepting activity in a processing system 100; detecting attributes of an un-assessed process 460 associated with the activity; comparing the process attributes and activity to a database 430 of attributes and activity associated with known malicious and non-malicious processes; and using an inference filter 470 to compute the likely maliciousness of the un-assessed process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: PC TOOLS TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Simon Clausen, Rolf Repasi, Kien Sen Huang