Patents by Inventor Danny R. Rock

Danny R. Rock 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 flow signature formation and use
    Patent number: 7904555
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for use in performing interoperability testing between two network architectures includes forming multiple transaction signatures that each characterizes a communication transaction conducted over the two networks and analyzing each of the transaction signatures to determine if the transaction signature matches a previously classified pattern. The method may further include generating a report identifying each of the communication transactions and indicating that each of the communication transactions is classified with a classification associated with a previously classified pattern or are of unknown classification. Another method includes receiving a transaction signature composed of multiple transaction elements, and determining whether the received transaction signature corresponds to a previously identified transaction signature pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ricky L. Nooner, Gerald H. Gorsegner, Jr., Danny R. Rock, Patrick S. Callahan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLOW SIGNATURE FORMATION AND USE
    Publication number: 20100274896
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for use in performing interoperability testing between two network architectures includes forming multiple transaction signatures that each characterizes a communication transaction conducted over the two networks and analyzing each of the transaction signatures to determine if the transaction signature matches a previously classified pattern. The method may further include generating a report identifying each of the communication transactions and indicating that each of the communication transactions is classified with a classification associated with a previously classified pattern or are of unknown classification. Another method includes receiving a transaction signature composed of multiple transaction elements, and determining whether the received transaction signature corresponds to a previously identified transaction signature pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Rick L. Nooner, Gerald H. Gorsegner, JR., Danny R. Rock, Patrick S. Callahan
  • Systems and methods for flow signature formation and use
    Patent number: 7752297
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method for use in performing interoperability testing between two network architectures includes forming multiple transaction signatures that each characterizes a communication transaction conducted over the two networks and analyzing each of the transaction signatures to determine if the transaction signature matches a previously classified pattern. The method may further include generating a report identifying each of the communication transactions and indicating that each of the communication transactions is classified with a classification associated with a previously classified pattern or are of unknown classification. Another method includes receiving a transaction signature composed of multiple transaction elements, and determining whether the received transaction signature corresponds to a previously identified transaction signature pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ricky L. Nooner, Gerald H. Gorsegner, Jr., Danny R. Rock, Patrick S. Callahan