Patents by Inventor Pankajkumar Chechani

Pankajkumar Chechani 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).

  • Patent number: 10326737
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed by an access controller. According to an embodiment, a WAN connection is established by a mobile hotspot through a telecommunication data network via a wireless WAN module. When in a first mode, the mobile hotspot: (i) sets up a secure tunnel through the WAN connection with an AC of the enterprise that manages APs of a wireless network of an enterprise; (ii) broadcasts an SSID that is also broadcast by the APs; (iii) establishes a WLAN connection with a WiFi-enabled device based on an AP profile containing (a) authentication information regarding users approved to access the wireless network and (b) information identifying the SSID; (iv) receives WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection; and (v) transmits the WLAN traffic to a server of the enterprise via the secure tunnel and the AC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Patent number: 10237301
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing data usage of a cellular modem during DoS/DDoS attacks are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security device of a private network detects a DoS attack in network traffic going through the network security device and determines whether the DoS attack is being transmitted through a cellular modem of a cellular data network. The network security device reduces data usage of the cellular modem when the DoS attack is detected and the DoS attack being is transmitted through the cellular modem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashidhar Reddy Polepalli, Pankajkumar Chechani
  • Patent number: 10171506
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing users' local security policies based on social media network information are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security appliance of a private network receives authentication request from a client machine and provides a social login interface of a social media network to the client machine. After a user of the client machine is authenticated by the social media network through a personal social media network account of the user, the network security appliance receives an authentication and a user profile of the user from the social media network. The network security appliance extracts social relationship information from the user profile and determines a local network security policy for the user based on the social relationship information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventor: Pankajkumar Chechani
  • Patent number: 10015142
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed from an access controller. According to an embodiment, a mobile establishes a wide area network (WAN) connection through a wireless WAN module and establishes a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection with a wireless fidelity (WiFi)-enabled device using a first wireless access point (AP) profile, wherein the first AP profile is also used for multiple APs of an enterprise that are controlled by an access controller (AC). The mobile hotspot sets up a secure tunnel with the AC through the WAN connection. After receiving WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection, the WLAN traffic is transmitted to the AC through the secure tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Patent number: 9985931
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed by an access controller. According to an embodiment, a WAN connection is established by a mobile hotspot through a telecommunication data network via a wireless WAN module. When in a first mode, the mobile hotspot: (i) sets up a secure tunnel through the WAN connection with an AC of the enterprise that manages APs of a wireless network of an enterprise; (ii) broadcasts an SSID that is also broadcast by the APs; (iii) establishes a WLAN connection with a WiFi-enabled device based on an AP profile containing (a) authentication information regarding users approved to access the wireless network and (b) information identifying the SSID; (iv) receives WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection; and (v) transmits the WLAN traffic to a server of the enterprise via the secure tunnel and the AC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Publication number: 20170366575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing data usage of a cellular modem during DoS/DDoS attacks are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security device of a private network detects a DoS attack in network traffic going through the network security device and determines whether the DoS attack is being transmitted through a cellular modem of a cellular data network. The network security device reduces data usage of the cellular modem when the DoS attack is detected and the DoS attack being is transmitted through the cellular modem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashidhar Reddy Polepalli, Pankajkumar Chechani
  • Publication number: 20170310640
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed by an access controller. According to an embodiment, a WAN connection is established by a mobile hotspot through a telecommunication data network via a wireless WAN module. When in a first mode, the mobile hotspot: (i) sets up a secure tunnel through the WAN connection with an AC of the enterprise that manages APs of a wireless network of an enterprise; (ii) broadcasts an SSID that is also broadcast by the APs; (iii) establishes a WLAN connection with a WiFi-enabled device based on an AP profile containing (a) authentication information regarding users approved to access the wireless network and (b) information identifying the SSID; (iv) receives WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection; and (v) transmits the WLAN traffic to a server of the enterprise via the secure tunnel and the AC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Publication number: 20170272468
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing users' local security policies based on social media network information are provided. According to one embodiment, a network security appliance of a private network receives authentication request from a client machine and provides a social login interface of a social media network to the client machine. After a user of the client machine is authenticated by the social media network through a personal social media network account of the user, the network security appliance receives an authentication and a user profile of the user from the social media network. The network security appliance extracts social relationship information from the user profile and determines a local network security policy for the user based on the social relationship information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventor: Pankajkumar Chechani
  • Patent number: 9699144
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed by an access controller. According to an embodiment, a WAN connection is established by a mobile hotspot through a telecommunication data network via a wireless WAN module. When in a first mode, the mobile hotspot: (i) sets up a secure tunnel through the WAN connection with an AC of the enterprise that manages APs of a wireless network of an enterprise; (ii) broadcasts an SSID that is also broadcast by the APs; (iii) establishes a WLAN connection with a WiFi-enabled device based on an AP profile containing (a) authentication information regarding users approved to access the wireless network and (b) information identifying the SSID; (iv) receives WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection; and (v) transmits the WLAN traffic to a server of the enterprise via the secure tunnel and the AC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Publication number: 20170163601
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed by an access controller. According to an embodiment, a WAN connection is established by a mobile hotspot through a telecommunication data network via a wireless WAN module. When in a first mode, the mobile hotspot: (i) sets up a secure tunnel through the WAN connection with an AC of the enterprise that manages APs of a wireless network of an enterprise; (ii) broadcasts an SSID that is also broadcast by the APs; (iii) establishes a WLAN connection with a WiFi-enabled device based on an AP profile containing (a) authentication information regarding users approved to access the wireless network and (b) information identifying the SSID; (iv) receives WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection; and (v) transmits the WLAN traffic to a server of the enterprise via the secure tunnel and the AC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Fortinet, inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Publication number: 20160094515
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed from an access controller. According to an embodiment, a mobile establishes a wide area network (WAN) connection through a wireless WAN module and establishes a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection with a wireless fidelity (WiFi)-enabled device using a first wireless access point (AP) profile, wherein the first AP profile is also used for multiple APs of an enterprise that are controlled by an access controller (AC). The mobile hotspot sets up a secure tunnel with the AC through the WAN connection. After receiving WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection, the WLAN traffic is transmitted to the AC through the secure tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Publication number: 20160095153
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed by an access controller. According to an embodiment, a WAN connection is established by a mobile hotspot through a telecommunication data network via a wireless WAN module. When in a first mode, the mobile hotspot: (i) sets up a secure tunnel through the WAN connection with an AC of the enterprise that manages APs of a wireless network of an enterprise; (ii) broadcasts an SSID that is also broadcast by the APs; (iii) establishes a WLAN connection with a WiFi-enabled device based on an AP profile containing (a) authentication information regarding users approved to access the wireless network and (b) information identifying the SSID; (iv) receives WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection; and (v) transmits the WLAN traffic to a server of the enterprise via the secure tunnel and the AC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: FORTINET, INC.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra
  • Patent number: 9078137
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a mobile hotspot that can be managed from an access controller. According to an embodiment, a mobile establishes a wide area network (WAN) connection through a wireless WAN module and establishes a wireless local area network (WLAN) connection with a wireless fidelity (WiFi)-enabled device using a first AP profile, wherein the first AP profile is the same as an AP profile for APs that is controlled by an access controller (AC). The mobile hotspot sets up a security tunnel with the AC through the WAN connection. After receiving WLAN traffic from the WiFi-enabled device through the WLAN connection transmitting, the mobile hotspot routes the WLAN traffic to the AC through the security tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankajkumar Chechani, Sekhar Sumanth Gorajala Chandra