Patents by Inventor Francis TEAGUE

Francis TEAGUE 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).

  • Dynamic allocation of a signal receiver for dissemination of threat information
    Patent number: 10686832
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein provide techniques for dynamically assigning a signaling server for threat mitigation. A DDoS detection server transmits a first message to a first signaling server requesting first configuration data. The DDoS detection server receives a second message from the first signaling server that includes first configuration data identifying a second signaling server. The DDoS detection server determines that a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is in progress. The DDoS detection server, in response to determines that a DDoS attack is in progress, transmitting a third message to the second signaling server requesting mitigation of the DDoS attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventor: Francis Teague
  • DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF A SIGNAL RECEIVER FOR DISSEMINATION OF THREAT INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20180176246
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention disclosed herein provide techniques for dynamically assigning a signaling server for threat mitigation. A DDoS detection server transmits a first message to a first signaling server requesting first configuration data. The DDoS detection server receives a second message from the first signaling server that includes first configuration data identifying a second signaling server. The DDoS detection server determines that a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is in progress. The DDoS detection server, in response to determines that a DDoS attack is in progress, transmitting a third message to the second signaling server requesting mitigation of the DDoS attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Francis TEAGUE