Patents by Inventor Robert Alvin May

Robert Alvin May 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).

  • Enforcing compliance with a policy on a client
    Patent number: 9985994
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alvin May, Wei Wang, Tao Huang
  • ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH A POLICY ON A CLIENT
    Publication number: 20160255116
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Alvin May, Wei Wang, Tao Huang
  • Method, apparatus, signals and medium for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer
    Patent number: 9306976
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alvin May, Wei Wang, Tao Huang
  • Method, apparatus, signals and medium for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer
    Patent number: 9003484
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alvin May, Wei Wang, Tao Huang
  • Method, apparatus, signals and medium for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer
    Patent number: 8935416
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alvin May, Wei Wang, Tao Huang
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, SIGNALS AND MEDIUM FOR ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH A POLICY ON A CLIENT COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20140259098
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: FORTINET, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Alvin MAY, Wei WANG, Tao HUANG
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, SIGNALS AND MEDIUM FOR ENFORCING COMPLIANCE WITH A POLICY ON A CLIENT COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20130185762
    Abstract: A method and system for enforcing compliance with a policy on a client computer in communication with a network is disclosed. The method involves receiving a data transmission from the client computer on the network. The data transmission includes status information associated with the client computer. The data transmission is permitted to continue when the status information meets a criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alvin May, Wei Wang, Tao Huang
  • System and method for providing redundant routing capabilities for a network node
    Patent number: 8009556
    Abstract: A routing device that provides redundancy for a node is envisioned. The routing device has a dynamic routing module operable to start functioning at a particular time. A configuration manager is provided. The configuration manager is coupled to a second routing device and stores configuration information associated with operational characteristics of a dynamic routing module associated with the second routing device. A network information module stores routing information from the second routing device. The dynamic routing module is executed upon an indication that the second dynamic routing device is no longer operating, and the configuration device configures the dynamic routing module according to the stored configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: IP Infusion, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Alvin May