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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2010
Applicants:

John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);

Bruce Gordon Barnett, Niskiayuna, NY (US);

Michael Joseph Dell'anno, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Daniel Thanos, Onterio, CA;

Inventors:

John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);

Bruce Gordon Barnett, Niskiayuna, NY (US);

Michael Joseph Dell'Anno, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Daniel Thanos, Onterio, CA;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method are provided for controlling the latency of messages to enable a network of devices to detect and respond to potential malware. The system and method receiving a message at a device and determining whether the message represents potential malware and requires a delay to allow time to detect and respond to potential malware. The amount of the delay associated with the message is determined and the message is processed based on the delay amount.


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