Patents by Inventor Adrian C. Smethurst
Adrian C. Smethurst 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: 9659305Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet flow associated with a click-through from an end user node destined for an advertiser server; extracting information from the packet flow; analyzing the extracted information to determine one or more characteristics of the packet flow; and classifying the packet flow based on the determined one or more characteristics; modifying the packet flow to include classification information to provide classification information indicating a quality level of the click-through. The packet flow may include a hypertext transfer protocol GET request. Modifying the packet flow may include adding a tag with classification information that indicates a likelihood of fraudulent click behavior associated with the packet flow.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Keohane, Maarten Plesman, Jon Novak, Adrian C. Smethurst, Vincent Mammoliti
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Publication number: 20150051971Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet flow associated with a click-through from an end user node destined for an advertiser server; extracting information from the packet flow; analyzing the extracted information to determine one or more characteristics of the packet flow; and classifying the packet flow based on the determined one or more characteristics; modifying the packet flow to include classification information to provide classification information indicating a quality level of the click-through. The packet flow may include a hypertext transfer protocol GET request. Modifying the packet flow may include adding a tag with classification information that indicates a likelihood of fraudulent click behavior associated with the packet flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Michael F. Keohane, Maarten Plesman, Jon Novak, Adrian C. Smethurst, Vincent Mammoliti
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Patent number: 8917624Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet flow associated with a click-through from an end user node destined for an advertiser server; extracting information from the packet flow; analyzing the extracted information to determine one or more characteristics of the packet flow; and classifying the packet flow based on the determined one or more characteristics; modifying the packet flow to include classification information to provide classification information indicating a quality level of the click-through. The packet flow may include a hypertext transfer protocol GET request. Modifying the packet flow may include adding a tag with classification information that indicates a likelihood of fraudulent click behavior associated with the packet flow.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Keohane, Maarten Plesman, Jon Novak, Adrian C. Smethurst, Vincent Mammoliti
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Publication number: 20140188599Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet flow associated with a click-through from an end user node destined for an advertiser server; extracting information from the packet flow; analyzing the extracted information to determine one or more characteristics of the packet flow; and classifying the packet flow based on the determined one or more characteristics; modifying the packet flow to include classification information to provide classification information indicating a quality level of the click-through. The packet flow may include a hypertext transfer protocol GET request. Modifying the packet flow may include adding a tag with classification information that indicates a likelihood of fraudulent click behavior associated with the packet flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Keohane, Maarten Plesman, Jon Novak, Adrian C. Smethurst, Vincent Mammoliti
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Patent number: 8670334Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet flow associated with a click-through from an end user node destined for an advertiser server; extracting information from the packet flow; analyzing the extracted information to determine one or more characteristics of the packet flow; and classifying the packet flow based on the determined one or more characteristics; modifying the packet flow to include classification information to provide classification information indicating a quality level of the click-through. The packet flow may include a hypertext transfer protocol GET request. Modifying the packet flow may include adding a tag with classification information that indicates a likelihood of fraudulent click behavior associated with the packet flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, IncInventors: Michael F. Keohane, Maarten Plesman, Jon Novak, Adrian C. Smethurst, Vincent Mammoliti
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Publication number: 20090303894Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a packet flow associated with a click-through from an end user node destined for an advertiser server; extracting information from the packet flow; analyzing the extracted information to determine one or more characteristics of the packet flow; and classifying the packet flow based on the determined one or more characteristics; modifying the packet flow to include classification information to provide classification information indicating a quality level of the click-through. The packet flow may include a hypertext transfer protocol GET request. Modifying the packet flow may include adding a tag with classification information that indicates a likelihood of fraudulent click behavior associated with the packet flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Michael F. Keohane, Maarten Plesman, Jon Novak, Adrian C. Smethurst, Vincent Mammoliti
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Patent number: 7529186Abstract: An internetworking device that provides improved immunity to Denial of Service attacks, and in general, improved Quality of Service (QoS). An internetworking element or other route processor is composed of two main parts, including a data forwarding plane and a control plane; the control plane runs routing, signaling and control protocols that are responsible for determining the packet forwarding behavior by the data plane. Independent control plane processes may be provided; however, they are considered to be a single network entity that is a uniquely addressable port. Packets thus intended for the control plane always pass through a designated point. As a result, a set of port services unique to the control plane may be applied to the control plane port. These control plane port services thus can be utilized to control all packet traffic entering and exiting the control plane processes as a whole.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Adrian C. Smethurst, Michael F. Keohane, R. Wayne Ogozaly
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Publication number: 20080284909Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a copy of a multimedia flow from a point along the path of the multimedia flow through a communication network of nodes, receiving metric information associated with the multimedia flow from one or more probes coupled to the flow path and combining the copy of the multimedia flow and at least a portion of the metric information to provide a combined signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Michael F. Keohane, James A. Clark, Adrian C. Smethurst
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Patent number: 7224668Abstract: An internetworking device that provides improved immunity to Denial of Service attacks, and in general, improved Quality of Service (QoS). An internetworking element or other route processor is composed of two main parts, including a data forwarding plane and a control plane; the control plane runs routing, signaling and control protocols that are responsible for determining the packet forwarding behavior by the data plane. Independent control plane processes may be provided; however, they are considered to be a single network entity that is a uniquely addressable port. Packets thus intended for the control plane always pass through a designated point. As a result, a set of port services unique to the control plane may be applied to the control plane port. These control plane port services thus can be utilized to control all packet traffic entering and exiting the control plane processes as a whole.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Adrian C. Smethurst, Michael F. Keohane, R. Wayne Ogozaly