Patents by Inventor Tim Held

Tim Held 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).

  • Source request monitoring
    Patent number: 9215209
    Abstract: A method includes establishing an IP address whitelist including an acceptable IP address, establishing a resource whitelist including an acceptable resource request, establishing a resource blacklist including an indicator of a malicious resource request, and analyzing a resource request. Analyzing the resource request includes determining if a requestor IP address of the resource request is in the IP address whitelist, determining if the requested resource is in the resource whitelist, and determining if the requested resource is in the resource blacklist. A whitelist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist. A blacklist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requested resource is in the resource blacklist and the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: U.S. Bancorp, National Association
    Inventors: Mark Angel, Bradley Butts, Tim Held, David Kuhn, William Alexander Sheridan
  • SOURCE REQUEST MONITORING
    Publication number: 20150135253
    Abstract: A method includes establishing an IP address whitelist including an acceptable IP address, establishing a resource whitelist including an acceptable resource request, establishing a resource blacklist including an indicator of a malicious resource request, and analyzing a resource request. Analyzing the resource request includes determining if a requestor IP address of the resource request is in the IP address whitelist, determining if the requested resource is in the resource whitelist, and determining if the requested resource is in the resource blacklist. A whitelist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist. A blacklist violation review is initiated, responsive to determining the requested resource is in the resource blacklist and the requestor IP address is not in the IP address whitelist and the requested resource is not in the resource whitelist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Angel, Bradley Butts, Tim Held, David Kuhn, William Alexander Sheridan