Patents by Inventor Vinith Raj

Vinith Raj 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: 11113152
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing file backup may include (i) detecting, by a computing device, an attempt to upload a file to a backup storage, (ii) calculating a degree of difference between the file and a previous version of the file on the backup storage, (iii) comparing, by the computing device, a list of applications that have written to the file with a list of acceptable applications for the file, (iv) calculating, based on the degree of difference and the comparison of the list of applications, a change score for the file, and (v) applying, based on the change score, a backup policy to the attempt to upload the file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Mohit Jha, Vinith Raj, Chengi Jimmy Kuo, Amitrajit Banerjee
  • Patent number: 11100226
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for identifying a malicious user interface may include (1) detecting, at a computing device, a launch of a user interface (UI), (2) gathering characteristics of the UI including a UI image, (3) identifying the UI is not permissible by comparing the UI image to a whitelist including permissible UI images, and (4) performing, when the UI image is not permissible, a security action. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Vinith Raj, Mohit Jha