Patents by Inventor Tomas L. Byrnes
Tomas L. Byrnes 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).
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Patent number: 11985033Abstract: A technique for distributing and acquiring information about network devices using the Domain Name System (DNS) is disclosed. Device information, such as configuration settings and system status, is exchanged bi-directionally between one or multiple DNS services and network nodes using the DNS protocol. The information exchanged is encoded as DNS records.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Dehaine, Paul Mockapetris, Daniel Coppock, Angelo Ativo, Alan Chuey, Tomas L. Byrnes
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Publication number: 20210075684Abstract: VPN data for building and maintaining VPNs through a public network is gathered. The VPN data is maintained, at a DNS server, as part of a DNS table. A portion of the VPN data is provided as part of a DNS view of the DNS table to a client device. A VPN mode indicating a manner to establish a VPN node for the client device through the public network is determined using the portion of the VPN data. When the client device is coupled to the public network the VPN node is established and maintained according to the VPN mode using the portion of the VPN data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Tomas L. Byrnes, Francis Turner
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Patent number: 10841168Abstract: VPN data for building and maintaining VPNs through a public network is gathered. The VPN data is maintained, at a DNS server, as part of a DNS table. A portion of the VPN data is provided as part of a DNS view of the DNS table to a client device. A VPN mode indicating a manner to establish a VPN node for the client device through the public network is determined using the portion of the VPN data. When the client device is coupled to the public network the VPN node is established and maintained according to the VPN mode using the portion of the VPN data.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Tomas L. Byrnes, Francis Turner
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Publication number: 20200244529Abstract: A technique for distributing and acquiring information about network devices using the Domain Name System (DNS) is disclosed. Device information, such as configuration settings and system status, is exchanged bi-directionally between one or multiple DNS services and network nodes using the DNS protocol. The information exchanged is encoded as DNS records.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas DEHAINE, Paul MOCKAPETRIS, Daniel COPPOCK, Angelo ATIVO, Alan CHUEY, Tomas L. BYRNES
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Publication number: 20200059409Abstract: VPN data for building and maintaining VPNs through a public network is gathered. The VPN data is maintained, at a DNS server, as part of a DNS table. A portion of the VPN data is provided as part of a DNS view of the DNS table to a client device. A VPN mode indicating a manner to establish a VPN node for the client device through the public network is determined using the portion of the VPN data. When the client device is coupled to the public network the VPN node is established and maintained according to the VPN mode using the portion of the VPN data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Tomas L. Byrnes, Francis Turner
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Patent number: 10361920Abstract: VPN data for building and maintaining VPNs through a public network is gathered. The VPN data is maintained, at a DNS server, as part of a DNS table. A portion of the VPN data is provided as part of a DNS view of the DNS table to a client device. A VPN mode indicating a manner to establish a VPN node for the client device through the public network is determined using the portion of the VPN data. When the client device is coupled to the public network the VPN node is established and maintained according to the VPN mode using the portion of the VPN data.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Tomas L. Byrnes, Francis Turner
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Publication number: 20160294631Abstract: VPN data for building and maintaining VPNs through a public network is gathered. The VPN data is maintained, at a DNS server, as part of a DNS table. A portion of the VPN data is provided as part of a DNS view of the DNS table to a client device. A VPN mode indicating a manner to establish a VPN node for the client device through the public network is determined using the portion of the VPN data. When the client device is coupled to the public network the VPN node is established and maintained according to the VPN mode using the portion of the VPN data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventors: Tomas L. Byrnes, Francis Turner
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Publication number: 20160248813Abstract: A technique for acquiring and disseminating network node characteristics to enable policy decisions including receiving a resolution request from one or more clients in a network environment is disclosed. Information, for example, network address, is then acquired from one or more sources regarding a specific location in a network, for example, a network node. A list of the network addresses is then generated and ranked based on one or more parameters that merit making traffic handling decisions. The network addresses are then associated with a host name on at least one directory server and then propagated to the one or more clients.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventor: Tomas L. Byrnes
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Patent number: 8869237Abstract: A technique for acquiring and disseminating network node characteristics to enable policy decisions including receiving a resolution request from one or more clients in a network environment is disclosed. Information, for example, network address, is then acquired from one or more sources regarding a specific location in a network, for example, a network node. A list of the network addresses is then generated and ranked based on one or more parameters that merit making traffic handling decisions. The network addresses are then associated with a host name on at least one directory server and then propagated to the one or more clients.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventor: Tomas L. Byrnes
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Publication number: 20140047500Abstract: A technique for acquiring and disseminating network node characteristics to enable policy decisions including receiving a resolution request from one or more clients in a network environment is disclosed. Information, for example, network address, is then acquired from one or more sources regarding a specific location in a network, for example, a network node. A list of the network addresses is then generated and ranked based on one or more parameters that merit making traffic handling decisions. The network addresses are then associated with a host name on at least one directory server and then propagated to the one or more clients.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Threatstop, Inc.Inventor: Tomas L. Byrnes
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Patent number: 8533822Abstract: A method for acquiring and disseminating network node characteristics to enable policy decisions including receiving a resolution request from one or more clients in a network environment. Information, for example, network address, is then acquired from one or more sources regarding a specific location in a network, for example, a network node. A list of the network addresses is then generated and ranked based on one or more parameters that merit making traffic handling decisions. The network addresses are then associated with a host name on at least one directory server and then propagated to the one or more clients.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventor: Tomas L. Byrnes
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Publication number: 20080052758Abstract: A method for acquiring and disseminating network node characteristics to enable policy decisions including receiving a resolution request from one or more clients in a network environment. Information, for example, network address, is then acquired from one or more sources regarding a specific location in a network, for example, a network node. A list of the network addresses is then generated and ranked based on one or more parameters that merit making traffic handling decisions. The network addresses are then associated with a host name on at least one directory server and then propagated to the one or more clients.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventor: Tomas L. Byrnes
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Patent number: RE48159Abstract: A method for acquiring and disseminating network node characteristics to enable policy decisions including receiving a resolution request from one or more clients in a network environment. Information, for example, network address, is then acquired front one or more sources regarding a specific location in a network, for example, a network node. A list of the network addresses is then generated and ranked based on one or more parameters that merit making traffic handling decisions. The network addresses are then associated with a host name on at least one directory server and then propagated to the one or more clients.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: ThreatSTOP, Inc.Inventor: Tomas L. Byrnes