Optical antivirus firewall for internet, LAN, and WAN computer applications
OwnerJoseph J. Bangoinventor
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Abstract
This invention discloses a means of preventing software virus attacks on personal computers and computing devices, data networks, and internet host computer systems. By converting incoming data to an image file and displaying the same, coupled to a specialized area array image detector, the resulting information is reconverted into appropriate formatted document style and embedded images, if any. The invention provides internet isolation and PC file protection, obviating hacker interrogation.
Claims7
A method for filtering a computer virus out of an e-mail or data signal, comprising:
- receiving a message that has the form of digital data, providing an imaging program which can convert digital data to a viewable image, using said imaging program to converting said data to a viewable image, providing an encoding program which can convert a viewable image to visual data, using said encoding program to convert said viewable image to a representative second group of data that are representative of said image, whereby any computer virus which was a part of said received message or data will not be present in said representative second data set.
A system for filtering a computer virus out of an message, comprising:
- means for receiving a message that has the form of a first group of digital data, an imaging program for converting said first data string to a viewable image, an encoding program for converting said viewable image to a representative second data set, whereby any computer virus which was a part of said received message will not be present in said representative second group of data.
A method of antivirus protection where the result or output of a file for a given application program is converted to an image file.
A method where the output or result of a program or file execution is compressed by conversion to an image file.
A method where digital or analog data is represented by a pixel or geographical position on an area array image display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.