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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Delegation of content filtering services between a gateway and trusted clients in a computer network
Narasimham Kodukula, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bharath Kumar Chandra Sekhar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Narasimham Kodukula, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bharath Kumar Chandra Sekhar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Trend Micro Incorporated, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Method and system for performing content filtering services in a computer network. A gateway computer may be configured to be in the data path of network communications between client computers in a private computer network and computers in a public computer network. A master entity in the gateway computer may be configured to determine content filtering services available in the client computers. The master entity may delegate to the client computers performance of content filtering services that may be reliably performed in the client computers. Each of the client computers may include a trusted agent in communication with the master entity to coordinate content filtering in the private computer network.