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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Peter Linhardt, Malibu, CA (US);
Peter Linhardt, Malibu, CA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for associating computer network identifications with network policies. A plurality of network detectors () are coupled to a client computer (). A network probe (), coupled to the network detectors (), associates each network identification revealed by a network detector () with a netspec. A netspec database (), coupled to the network probe (), associates netspecs with locations. A policy guide (), coupled to the network probe (), associates network identifications with locations. A network interface module (), coupled to the policy guide (), implements network policies based upon locations.