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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward J Franczek, Glencoe, IL (US);
John Thomas Bretscher, Elgin, IL (US);
Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ameritech Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
713200 ; 713201 ; 713202 ;
Abstract
A virus screening method includes steps of routing a call between a calling party and a called party of a telephone network, receiving computer data from a first party of the calling party and the called party, and detecting a virus in the computer data. In response to detecting the virus, a step of inhibiting communication of at least a portion the computer data to a second party of the calling party and the called party is performed. A virus screening system is also disclosed.
Published as:
WO9941875A1; AU2577399A; US5987610A; US6397335B1; US2002138766A1; US2002174350A1; US2004230827A1; US2005132216A1; US7363655B2; US7774840B2; US2010313272A1; US2013067580A1; US8407796B2; US9197661B2;