Patents by Inventor Anja A. Allen

Anja A. Allen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Location discovery in a data network
    Patent number: 7706369
    Abstract: A method for location discovery in a data network includes receiving, at a first device, connection information from a neighboring network device and determining a physical location of the first device based on the connection information. The method can include receiving, at the first device, the physical location transmitted from the neighboring network device. The method can further include associating a level of trust with the physical location based on the neighboring network device. The first device be one of a variety of devices, such as a router, a switch, a network entry device, a firewall device, or a gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Enterasys Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Roese, Richard W. Graham, David Frattura, Anja A. Allen, Brendan J. Fee
  • LOCATION DISCOVERY IN A DATA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20080155094
    Abstract: A method for location discovery in a data network includes receiving, at a first device, connection information from a neighboring network device and determining a physical location of the first device based on the connection information. The method can include receiving, at the first device, the physical location transmitted from the neighboring network device. The method can further include associating a level of trust with the physical location based on the neighboring network device. The first device be one of a variety of devices, such as a router, a switch, a network entry device, a firewall device, or a gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: JOHN J. ROESE, Richard W. Graham, David Frattura, Anja A. Allen, Brendan J. Fee
  • Location discovery in a data network
    Patent number: 7295556
    Abstract: A method for location discovery in a data network includes receiving, at a first device, connection information from a neighboring network device and determining a physical location of the first device based on the connection information. The method can include receiving, at the first device, the physical location transmitted from the neighboring network device. The method can further include associating a level of trust with the physical location based on the neighboring network device. The first device be one of a variety of devices, such as a router, a switch, a network entry device, a firewall device, or a gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Enterasys Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Roese, Richard W. Graham, David Frattura, Anja A. Allen, Brendan J. Fee
  • Location discovery in a data network
    Publication number: 20030216143
    Abstract: A method for location discovery in a data network includes receiving, at a first device, connection information from a neighboring network device and determining a physical location of the first device based on the connection information. The method can include receiving, at the first device, the physical location transmitted from the neighboring network device. The method can further include associating a level of trust with the physical location based on the neighboring network device. The first device be one of a variety of devices, such as a router, a switch, a network entry device, a firewall device, or a gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: John J. Roese, Richard W. Graham, David Frattura, Anja A. Allen, Brendan J. Fee