Patents by Inventor Thomas Michael Brock

Thomas Michael Brock 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).

  • Automated detection and configuration of security domains
    Patent number: 7895656
    Abstract: A technique allows for the automatic configuration of anti-malware programs so as to prevent such programs from scanning particular domains. Upon automatic detection of a predetermined type of program, a configuration of that program is determined. Based on the configuration of the predetermined type of program, a domain of the predetermined type of program is excluded from a domain of the anti-malware program. Accordingly, the domain of the anti-malware program is ensured not to overlap with that of the predetermined type of program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Michael Brock