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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:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Applicant:
John Millard, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventor:
John Millard, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/18 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Computer implement methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for enabling a first computer () to determine that it is safe to communicate with a second computer () coupled to the first computer () over a network (). In a method embodiment of the present invention, the first computer () detects () that the second computer () has initiated a test open of a file () associated with the first computer (). When the test open is followed by an actual open command by which the second computer () seeks to actually open the same file (), the first computer () determines () that it is safe to communicate with the second computer ().