Patents by Inventor David J. McCowan

David J. McCowan 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).

  • Dynamic content-based routing
    Patent number: 8533780
    Abstract: Systems and methods for redirecting network traffic include a policy server configured to be in communication with a policy database and a client disposed on a remote device. The policy server is configured to receive an inquiry from the client regarding a universal resource locator (URL) request and, based on a policy obtained from the policy database, cause the client to control the remote device such that network traffic associated with the URL request is routed (tunneled) via a particular interface, e.g., a virtual private network (VPN) connection, when so required by the policy, and network traffic associated with the URL request is routed over a different VPN connection or a non-VPN connection when so required by the policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent E. Parla, Philip John Steuart Gladstone, David J. McCowan, Andrew Zawadowskiy, Christopher A. Fitzgerald
  • DYNAMIC CONTENT-BASED ROUTING
    Publication number: 20110154477
    Abstract: Systems and methods for redirecting network traffic include a policy server configured to be in communication with a policy database and a client disposed on a remote device. The policy server is configured to receive an inquiry from the client regarding a universal resource locator (URL) request and, based on a policy obtained from the policy database, cause the client to control the remote device such that network traffic associated with the URL request is routed (tunneled) via a particular interface, e.g., a virtual private network (VPN) connection, when so required by the policy, and network traffic associated with the URL request is routed over a different VPN connection or a non-VPN connection when so required by the policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Vincent E. Parla, Philip John Steuart Gladstone, David J. McCowan, Andrew Zawadowskiy, Christopher A. Fitzgerald