Patents by Inventor Shay Withnell

Shay Withnell 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 of transferring data
    Publication number: 20020095598
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for selectively transferring (114) to a second device (4) backup data relating to modifications made to a file (14) of a first device (2) includes the steps of identifying the altered blocks of files that have been modified (104), checking the altered blocks of each modified file for the presence of a computer virus signature (110) and transferring all the back-up data relating to the altered blocks of the modified file to the second device if, and only if, no computer virus signature was detected in altered blocks of the modified file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Thomas Camble, Shay Withnell