Patents by Inventor Thomas C. H. Steiner

Thomas C. H. Steiner 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).

  • System, method, and computer program product for conditionally preventing use of hardware virtualization
    Patent number: 9128741
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conditionally preventing use of hardware virtualization. In use, an attempt to use hardware virtualization is identified. Further, the use of the hardware virtualization is conditionally prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Blaimschein, Thomas C. H. Steiner, Gregory William Dalcher, John Douglas Teddy
  • System, method and computer program product for detecting patterns among information from a distributed honey pot system
    Patent number: 8661102
    Abstract: A honey pot system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, information is collected which relates to network traffic targeting a plurality of computers associated with a distributed honey pot system. Next, a pattern is detected among the information collected from the distributed honey pot system. To this end, response data is generated, if the pattern is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. H. Steiner, Andreas Schlemmer, Paul G. Fellner
  • System, method, and computer program product for processing a prefix tree file utilizing a selected agent
    Patent number: 8560521
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for processing a prefix tree file utilizing a selected agent. In use, a file including a prefix tree is identified. Additionally, an agent is selected from a plurality of agents to process the file. Further, the file is processed utilizing the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Schlemmer, Thomas C. H. Steiner, Peter Blaimschein
  • System, method, and computer program product for processing a prefix tree file utilizing a selected agent
    Patent number: 7979418
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for processing a prefix tree file utilizing a selected agent. In use, a file including a prefix tree is identified. Additionally, an agent is selected from a plurality of agents to process the file. Further, the file is processed utilizing the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Schlemmer, Thomas C. H. Steiner, Peter Blaimschein
  • Pattern matching system, method and computer program product
    Patent number: 7900255
    Abstract: A pattern matching system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a plurality of components of data is received, such that each component of the data is compared against a plurality of patterns. To this end, more than one match between the components of the data and the patterns can be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Mayr, Thomas C. H. Steiner, Manuel Nedbal
  • System, method and computer program product for correlating information from a plurality of sensors
    Patent number: 7313821
    Abstract: A security system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, information from a plurality of sensors associated with at least one computer is received, where such information relates to events that have occurred at the at least one computer. Thereafter, the information is correlated, and a reaction is conditionally performed based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. H. Steiner, Andreas Schlemmer, Johannes Mayr