Patents by Inventor Kevin W. Luther

Kevin W. Luther 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing firewall change requests in a communication network
    Patent number: 9832228
    Abstract: A method of managing firewall change requests for a communication network includes providing a change request interface comprising a plurality of change request form types, each request form including an interface for entering requestor identification information, Internet Protocol (IP) address information, change implementation schedule information, and submission information specifying any requestor instructions for implementing the change, receiving completed change request forms from at least one requestor, arranging the completed change request forms in a request queue, and presenting the request queue to at least one administrator responsible for implementing firewall changes in the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Preston Grimes, Kevin W. Luther, Shawn M. Hiemstra
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING FIREWALL CHANGE REQUESTS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20160028775
    Abstract: A method of managing firewall change requests for a communication network includes providing a change request interface comprising a plurality of change request form types, each request form including an interface for entering requestor identification information, Internet Protocol (IP) address information, change implementation schedule information, and submission information specifying any requestor instructions for implementing the change, receiving completed change request forms from at least one requestor, arranging the completed change request forms in a request queue, and presenting the request queue to at least one administrator responsible for implementing firewall changes in the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Preston Grimes, Kevin W. Luther, Shawn M. Hiemstra
  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing firewall change requests in a communication network
    Patent number: 9154462
    Abstract: A method of managing firewall change requests for a communication network includes providing a change request interface comprising a plurality of change request form types, each request form including an interface for entering requestor identification information, Internet Protocol (IP) address information, change implementation schedule information, and submission information specifying any requestor instructions for implementing the change, receiving completed change request forms from at least one requestor, arranging the completed change request forms in a request queue, and presenting the request queue to at least one administrator responsible for implementing firewall changes in the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Preston Grimes, Kevin W. Luther, Shawn M. Hiemstra
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING FIREWALL CHANGE REQUESTS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110154470
    Abstract: A method of managing firewall change requests for a communication network includes providing a change request interface comprising a plurality of change request form types, each request form including an interface for entering requestor identification information, Internet Protocol (IP) address information, change implementation schedule information, and submission information specifying any requestor instructions for implementing the change, receiving completed change request forms from at least one requestor, arranging the completed change request forms in a request queue, and presenting the request queue to at least one administrator responsible for implementing firewall changes in the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Preston Grimes, Kevin W. Luther, Shawn M. Hiemstra