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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Alexander Frank, Bellevue, WA (US);
James S. Duffus, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Frank, Bellevue, WA (US);
James S. Duffus, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus to distribute a network security service is disclosed. The security software may be distributed across nodes on a network and may use a separate security device that has two channels, one to review network traffic and a second to send updates to other security devices.