Patents by Inventor Tony C. Kwong

Tony C. Kwong 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: 9262727
    Abstract: A security compliance search engine is provided for searching one or more client computing devices for items of information that meet a security criteria identifying items of information containing confidential content. Results of the search are provided to an analysis engine for determining if the items of information identified by the search are being maintained in accordance with a security policy for ensuring the confidentiality of the confidential content. Results of the analysis may be used to generate a report or log and to generate a notification to the client computing device identifying any violations of the security policy and possible solutions for bringing the item of information into compliance with the security policy. In addition, an administrator may be notified of any violations so that corrective action may be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Broussard, Tony C. Kwong, Jr., Eduardo N. Spring, Anthony W. Wrobel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7926102
    Abstract: A confidential content search engine method is provided. With the method, a security compliance search engine is provided for searching one or more client computing devices for items of information that meet a security criteria identifying items of information containing confidential content. Results of the search are provided to an analysis engine for determining if the items of information identified by the search are being maintained in accordance with a security policy for ensuring the confidentiality of the confidential content. Results of the analysis may be used to generate a report or log and to generate a notification to the client computing device identifying any violations of the security policy and possible solutions for bringing the item of information into compliance with the security policy. In addition, an administrator may be notified of any violations so that corrective action may be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Broussard, Tony C. Kwong, Jr., Eduardo N. Spring, Anthony W. Wrobel, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080235196
    Abstract: A security compliance search engine is provided for searching one or more client computing devices for items of information that meet a security criteria identifying items of information containing confidential content. Results of the search are provided to an analysis engine for determining if the items of information identified by the search are being maintained in accordance with a security policy for ensuring the confidentiality of the confidential content. Results of the analysis may be used to generate a report or log and to generate a notification to the client computing device identifying any violations of the security policy and possible solutions for bringing the item of information into compliance with the security policy. In addition, an administrator may be notified of any violations so that corrective action may be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Broussard, Tony C. Kwong, Eduardo N. Spring, Anthony W. Wrobel
  • Publication number: 20080235760
    Abstract: A confidential content reporting system and method with electronic mail verification functionality are provided. With the system and method, a security compliance search engine is provided for searching items of information to identify items containing confidential content and security violations with regard to this confidential content. Results of the search may be reported to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) that identifies the item of information, the security violations detected, and suggested corrective actions, such as encryption. A user may interact with the GUI to apply security mechanisms in accordance with the suggested corrective actions. Moreover, the searching and reporting mechanism may be used to search electronic mail messages and their attachments prior to distribution of the electronic mail messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott J. Broussard, Tony C. Kwong, Eduardo N. Spring, Anthony W. Wrobel