Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and methods for intercepting, examining and controlling code, data and files and their transfer

US7389540B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 2001
Grant dateJun 17, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/145
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention comprises apparatus and methods for processing code, that is, for intercepting, examining and/or controlling code streams in a network. A protocol parser is implemented in order to intercept the code as it passes through the channel and transfer the code to a proscribed code scanner. Embodiments for various platforms, including Unix® and Windows® NT are disclosed.

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