Patents by Inventor Ross G. Thomas

Ross G. Thomas 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).

  • Systems and methods for enforcing policies in the discovery of anonymizing proxy communications
    Patent number: 10803005
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that enforce policies with respect to proxy communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Richard J. Baldry, Ross G. Thomas
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENFORCING POLICIES IN THE DISCOVERY OF ANONYMIZING PROXY COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170322902
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that enforce policies with respect to proxy communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Richard J. Baldry, Ross G. Thomas
  • Systems and methods for enforcing policies in the discovery of anonymizing proxy communications
    Patent number: 9734125
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that enforce policies with respect to proxy communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Richard Baldry, Ross G. Thomas
  • HIERARCHICAL STATISTICAL MODEL OF INTERNET REPUTATION
    Publication number: 20110055923
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for predicting the reputation of a communication identifier, such as a web address, a domain name, an IP address, host name, email address, IM address, telephone number, VoIP telephony address, and the like. In embodiments, the present invention may receive a communication from a first communication identifier, parse the first communication identifier into its components, and assign the components to a hierarchical tree structure, where the hierarchical tree structure maintains the hierarchical relationship between the components of the communication identifier. The present invention may monitor and keep count of a number of communications from the first communication identifier, wherein the number of communications may be kept for both malicious and/or unwanted communications and non-malicious and/or unwanted communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Ross G. Thomas
  • Hierarchical statistical model of internet reputation
    Patent number: 7890627
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for predicting the reputation of a communication identifier, such as a web address, a domain name, an IP address, host name, email address, IM address, telephone number, VoIP telephony address, and the like. In embodiments, the present invention may receive a communication from a first communication identifier, parse the first communication identifier into its components, and assign the components to a hierarchical tree structure, where the hierarchical tree structure maintains the hierarchical relationship between the components of the communication identifier. The present invention may monitor and keep count of a number of communications from the first communication identifier, wherein the number of communications may be kept for both malicious and/or unwanted communications and non-malicious and/or unwanted communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sophos PLC
    Inventor: Ross G. Thomas
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENFORCING POLICIES IN THE DISCOVERY OF ANONYMIZING PROXY COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20100205291
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that enforce policies with respect to proxy communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Baldry, Ross G. Thomas