Patents by Inventor William Charles Easttom, II
William Charles Easttom, II 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).
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Patent number: 11775477Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention include a memory and a processor. The memory includes a plurality of files, a master cluster record, and an operating system. The processor is configured to execute the operating system in order to locate and load each cluster of a file. Each file includes a plurality of clusters and each cluster includes a first pointer and a second pointer. The first pointer is linked to a previous cluster of a file and second pointer is linked to a subsequent cluster of the file using a double linked list data structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Philips North America LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 10621149Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention include a memory and a processor. The memory includes a plurality of files, a master cluster record, and an operating system. The processor is configured to execute the operating system in order to locate and load each cluster of a file. Each file includes a plurality of clusters and each cluster includes a first pointer and a second pointer. The first pointer is linked to a previous cluster of a file and second pointer is linked to a subsequent cluster of the file using a double linked list data structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORKS LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 10469441Abstract: The embodiments describe an apparatus for accessing a remote object. The apparatus includes a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit a Domain Name Service request of the remote object to a Domain Name Service server and receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object. The transceiver is further configured to connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Open Invention Network LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 10467208Abstract: To enable tracking of a document's history, each time an electronic document is opened, an embedding module obtains one or more document history parameters. The document history parameters may include a MAC address or the computer used to open the document, an operating system, a file size of the document, time of opening the document, a user ID, etc. The embedding module encrypts the document history parameters and embeds them into the document, for example using steganography techniques.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 10360354Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention may include an example method of performing steganography. The example method may include processing a data message into multiple message blocks each representing a portion of the data message, and assigning the multiple message blocks to a corresponding set of multiple data files. The method may also include storing the multiple data files in at least one memory location.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 9984229Abstract: Disclosed are examples of authorizing an application access attempt. One example method may include connecting via a computing device to at least one remote computing device at a remote site and attempting to download an application from the remote site. The method may also include determining via a processor a trust level of the application based on trust metrics and comparing the trust level to a predetermined threshold. The method may also include determining whether to allow the application to be downloaded to the computing device based on results of the comparing operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Open Invention Network LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 9753957Abstract: To enable tracking of a document's history, each time an electronic document is opened, an embedding module obtains one or more document history parameters. The document history parameters may include a MAC address or the computer used to open the document, an operating system, a file size of the document, time of opening the document, a user ID, etc. The embedding module encrypts the document history parameters and embeds them into the document, for example using steganography techniques.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Open Invention Network LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 9686227Abstract: The embodiments describe an apparatus for accessing a remote object. The apparatus includes a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit a Domain Name Service request of the remote object to a Domain Name Service server and receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object. The transceiver is further configured to connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Open Invention Network LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 9619656Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention may include an example method of performing steganography. The example method may include processing a data message into multiple message blocks each representing a portion of the data message, and assigning the multiple message blocks to a corresponding set of multiple data files. The method may also include storing the multiple data files in at least one memory location.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Open Invention Network LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 9313167Abstract: The embodiments describe an apparatus for accessing a remote object. The apparatus includes a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit a Domain Name Service request of the remote object to a Domain Name Service server and receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object. The transceiver is further configured to connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 8825810Abstract: The embodiments describe an apparatus for accessing a remote object. The apparatus includes a transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit a Domain Name Service request of the remote object to a Domain Name Service server and receive a Domain Name Service response comprising an Internet Protocol of the remote object. The transceiver is further configured to connect to the Internet Protocol of the remote object based on the Domain Name Service response.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 8713067Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention include a memory and a processor. The memory includes a plurality of files, a master cluster record, and an operating system. The processor is configured to execute the operating system in order to locate and load each cluster of a file. Each file includes a plurality of clusters and each cluster includes a first pointer and a second pointer. The first pointer is linked to a previous cluster of a file and second pointer is linked to a subsequent cluster of the file using a double linked list data structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II
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Patent number: 8527779Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention may include an example method of performing steganography. The example method may include processing a data message into multiple message blocks each representing a portion of the data message, and assigning the multiple message blocks to a corresponding set of multiple data files. The method may also include storing the multiple data files in at least one memory location.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Open Invention Network, LLCInventor: William Charles Easttom, II