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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. 14, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Robert E. Gleichauf, Terrell Hills, TX (US);
Inventor:
Robert E. Gleichauf, Terrell Hills, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 11/36 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for detecting an infective element in a network environment is provided that includes detecting, by a first computer, an infective element within a second computer. A signal is generated and communicated that identifies the second computer as being associated with the infective element. The signal includes an address associated with the second computer. The signal is received and, in response to the signal, a communicating capability of the second computer is disabled.