Patents by Inventor Sutherland Stanton Blake

Sutherland Stanton Blake 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LICENSING/BILLING FEES FOR COMPUTER SECURITY SOFTWARE
    Publication number: 20140236788
    Abstract: Value based licensing/billing methods and system for security software is provided, which use an effective vulnerability protection measure provided by a new or updated IPS filter deployed on host computer to determine the licensing/billing fee of the new or updated IPS filter over a billing period. The effective vulnerability protection measure is determined based on vulnerability and host attributes, and, in the embodiment of the invention, is based on a vulnerability time gap or time protected of the host computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: TREND MICRO INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Sutherland Stanton Blake