Patents by Inventor Victor Volpe

Victor Volpe 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for providing security to a computerized device
    Patent number: 8122136
    Abstract: When establishing a communications channel to a wireless network, through a wireless connection, a computerized device receives an Internet protocol (IP) address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server associated with the wireless network. The computerized device is configured with a table or list of IP addresses associated with wireless networks requiring a VPN or secure connection. The computerized device compares the IP address received from the DHCP server with the IP address entries of the table stored by the computerized device. If the computerized device detects a correspondence between the IP address received from the DHCP server and an IP address entry within the table, the computerized device automatically initiates a secure or VPN connection with the wireless network associated with the DHCP server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bernier, Dany J. Rochefort, Victor Volpe, Christopher R. Bolinger, Nizar Nassar, Marc Tardif
  • Method and apparatus providing virtual private network access
    Patent number: 7720942
    Abstract: A virtual private network device enables individual machines at a remote subnet to be visible and addressable from a central site by establishing a private address range for the remote machines, forming a virtual private network tunnel from the virtual private network device to the central site, and communicating the private address range to the central site to enable connections from the central site to individual machines on the remote subnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bazzinotti, Peter Davis, Victor Volpe, Rashmi Pitre, Keith Mader
  • Method and apparatus providing virtual private network access
    Publication number: 20090031404
    Abstract: A virtual private network device enables individual machines at a remote subnet to be visible and addressable from a central site by establishing a private address range for the remote machines, forming a virtual private network tunnel from the virtual private network device to the central site, and communicating the private address range to the central site to enable connections from the central site to individual machines on the remote subnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: John Bazzinotti, Peter Davis, Victor Volpe, Rashmi Pitre, Keith Mader
  • Method and apparatus providing virtual private network access
    Patent number: 7444415
    Abstract: A virtual private network device enables individual machines at a remote subnet to be visible and addressable from a central site by establishing a private address range for the remote machines, forming a virtual private network tunnel from the virtual private network device to the central site, and communicating the private address range to the central site to enable connections from the central site to individual machines on the remote subnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bazzinotti, Peter Davis, Victor Volpe, Rashmi Pitre, Keith Mader
  • Methods and apparatus for providing security to a computerized device
    Publication number: 20040120260
    Abstract: When establishing a communications channel to a wireless network, through a wireless connection, a computerized device receives an Internet protocol (IP) address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server associated with the wireless network. The computerized device is configured with a table or list of IP addresses associated with wireless networks requiring a VPN or secure connection. The computerized device compares the IP address received from the DHCP server with the IP address entries of the table stored by the computerized device. If the computerized device detects a correspondence between the IP address received from the DHCP server and an IP address entry within the table, the computerized device automatically initiates a secure or VPN connection with the wireless network associated with the DHCP server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Bernier, Dany J. Rochefort, Victor Volpe, Christopher R. Bolinger, Nizar Nassar, Marc Tardif