Patents by Inventor Tudor Alexandru Dobrila

Tudor Alexandru Dobrila 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).

  • Computing device protection based on device attributes and device risk factor
    Patent number: 10733301
    Abstract: A computing device communicates a request to a risk determination system to determine whether particular content is malware. The content is oftentimes a file containing a program to be run, but can alternatively take other forms, and an indication of the content is provided to the risk determination system. Additional information describing attributes of the computing device is also provided to the risk determination system. These attributes can include for the computing device hardware specifications, operating system specifications, anonymized information, information describing anti-virus or other anti-malware program settings, information describing programs running on the computing device, and so forth. The risk determination system analyzes the information describing attributes and/or activity of the computing device to determine a risk factor of the content, and from the risk factor determines whether the content is malware for the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tudor Alexandru Dobrila, Caglar Gunyakti, Brian Paul Bussone
  • Computing Device Protection Based On Device Attributes And Device Risk Factor
    Publication number: 20180060591
    Abstract: A computing device communicates a request to a risk determination system to determine whether particular content is malware. The content is oftentimes a file containing a program to be run, but can alternatively take other forms, and an indication of the content is provided to the risk determination system. Additional information describing attributes of the computing device is also provided to the risk determination system. These attributes can include for the computing device hardware specifications, operating system specifications, anonymized information, information describing anti-virus or other anti-malware program settings, information describing programs running on the computing device, and so forth. The risk determination system analyzes the information describing attributes and/or activity of the computing device to determine a risk factor of the content, and from the risk factor determines whether the content is malware for the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tudor Alexandru Dobrila, Caglar Gunyakti, Brian Paul Bussone