Bing Liu

US Patent:

6457076, Sep 24, 2002

Filed:

Sep 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/661117

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA

Assignee:

Networks Associates Technology, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710 36, 709200, 709206, 709220, 709224, 714 25

Abstract:

A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for software products installed on the client computers, the software products manufacturered by diverse, unrelated software vendors. The system includes a service provider computer system, a number of client computers and software vendor computer systems communicating on a common network. The service provider computer system stores in an update database information about the software updates of the diverse software vendors, identifying the software products for which software updates are available, their location on the network at the various software vendor computer systems, information for identifying in the client computers the software products stored thereon, and information for determining for such products, which have software updates available. Users of the client computers connect to the service provider computer and obtain a current version of portions of the database. The client computer determines that software products stored thereon, and using this information, determines from the database, which products have updates available, based on product name and release information for the installed products.

US Patent:

6496875, Dec 17, 2002

Filed:

Apr 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/136266

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA

Assignee:

Networks Associates Technology, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

710 1

Abstract:

A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for software products installed on the client computers, the software products manufacturered by diverse, unrelated software vendors. The system includes a service provider computer system, a number of client computers and software vendor computer systems communicating on a common network. The service provider computer system stores in an update database information about the software updates of the diverse software vendors, identifying the software products for which software updates are available, their location on the network at the various software vendor computer systems, information for identifying in the client computers the software products stored thereon, and information for determining for such products, which have software updates available. Users of the client computers connect to the service provider computer and obtain a current version of portions of the database. The client computer determines that software products stored thereon, and using this information, determines from the database, which products have updates available, based on product name and release information for the installed products.

US Patent:

6542943, Apr 1, 2003

Filed:

Apr 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/124909

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA

Assignee:

Networks Associates Technology, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710 36, 709200, 709206, 709220, 709224, 714 25

Abstract:

A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for software products installed on the client computers, the software products manufacturered by diverse, unrelated software vendors. The system includes a service provider computer system, a number of client computers and software vendor computer systems communicating on a common network. The service provider computer system stores in an update database information about the software updates of the diverse software vendors, identifying the software products for which software updates are available, their location on the network at the various software vendor computer systems, information for identifying in the client computers the software products stored thereon, and information for determining for such products, which have software updates available. Users of the client computers connect to the service provider computer and obtain a current version of portions of the database. The client computer determines that software products stored thereon, and using this information, determines from the database, which products have updates available, based on product name and release information for the installed products.

US Patent:

6668289, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

Oct 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/264670

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA

Assignee:

Networks Associates Technology, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1310

US Classification:

710 36, 709220, 709221, 709224, 709200, 709206, 714 25

Abstract:

A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for software products installed on the client computers, the software products manufacturered by diverse, unrelated software vendors. The system includes a service provider computer system, a number of client computers and software vendor computer systems communicating on a common network. The service provider computer system stores in an update database information about the software updates of the diverse software vendors, identifying the software products for which software updates are available, their location on the network at the various software vendor computer systems, information for identifying in the client computers the software products stored thereon, and information for determining for such products, which have software updates available. Users of the client computers connect to the service provider computer and obtain a current version of portions of the database. The client computer determines that software products stored thereon, and using this information, determines from the database, which products have updates available, based on product name and release information for the installed products.

US Patent:

6763403, Jul 13, 2004

Filed:

Apr 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/125276

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA

Assignee:

Networks Associates Technology, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

710 36, 709200, 709206, 709220, 709224, 714 25

Abstract:

A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for software products installed on the client computers, the software products manufacturered by diverse, unrelated software vendors. The system includes a service provider computer system, a number of client computers and software vendor computer systems communicating on a common network. The service provider computer system stores in an update database information about the software updates of the diverse software vendors, identifying the software products for which software updates are available, their location on the network at the various software vendor computer systems, information for identifying in the client computers the software products stored thereon, and information for determining for such products, which have software updates available. Users of the client computers connect to the service provider computer and obtain a current version of portions of the database. The client computer determines that software products stored thereon, and using this information, determines from the database, which products have updates available, based on product name and release information for the installed products.

US Patent:

7107366, Sep 12, 2006

Filed:

Jun 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/456208

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA, US
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA, US
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA, US
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA, US
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA, US
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA, US
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA, US
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 13/10
G06F 13/20

US Classification:

710 36, 714 25, 709221

Abstract:

A system and method update client computers of various end users with software updates for software products installed on the client computers, the software products manufactured by diverse, unrelated software vendors. The system includes a service provider computer system, a number of client computers and software vendor computer systems communicating on a common network. The service provider computer system stores in an update database information about the software updates of the diverse software vendors, identifying the software products for which software updates are available, their location on the network at the various software vendor computer systems, information for identifying in the client computers the software products stored thereon, and information for determining for such products, which have software updates available. Users of the client computers connect to the service provider computer and obtain a current version of portions of the database. The client computer determines that software products stored thereon, and using this information, determines from the database, which products have updates available, based on product name and release information for the installed products.

US Patent:

7836506, Nov 16, 2010

Filed:

Sep 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/234531

Inventors:

Bing Liu - Rolling Hills CA, US

Assignee:

CyberDefender Corporation - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 21/24
G06F 21/00

US Classification:

726 25, 726 22, 726 23, 726 24, 726 26, 726 2, 713187, 713189

Abstract:

Threat protection networks are described. Embodiments of threat protection network in accordance with the invention use expert systems to determine the nature of potential threats to a remote computer. In several embodiments, a secure peer-to-peer network is used to rapidly distribute information concerning the nature of the potential threat through the threat protection network. One embodiment of the invention includes at least one client computer connected to a network, a server that stores threat definition data and is connected to the network, an expert system in communication with the server. In addition, the client computer is configured to refer potential threats to the server, the server is configured to refer to the expert system any potential threat forwarded by a client computer that is not identified in the threat definition data and the expert system is configured to determine whether the potential threat is an actual threat by exposing at least one test computer to the potential threat and observing the behavior of the test computer.

US Patent:

8407683, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 16, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/378857

Inventors:

William Cheng - San Gabriel CA, US
Kenneth Hwang - Los Angeles CA, US
Ravi Kannan - Los Angeles CA, US
Babu Katchapalayam - Los Angeles CA, US
Bing Liu - Alhambra CA, US
Balaji Narasimhan - Culver City CA, US
Gopal Ramanujam - Los Angeles CA, US
Jonathan Tran - Alhambra CA, US

Assignee:

McAfee, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717168, 717171, 717172, 717173, 717174, 717177, 717178

Abstract:

A system, method and computer program product are provided for uninstalling software on a computer. In use, a plurality of software products identified on a computer is displayed. Further, a first user instruction to uninstall at least a portion of at least one of the software products from the computer is received. Such first user instruction is received via an interface. Still yet, the at least a portion of the at least one software product is uninstalled from the computer, in response to the receipt of the first user instruction. Also, a second user instruction may be received to cancel the uninstallation. Thus, the uninstallation may be cancelled, in response to the receipt of the second user instruction.