Patents by Inventor Dean Ballew

Dean Ballew 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).

  • Publication number: 20220329511
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for restricting the routing scope of an anycast service. In aspects, network traffic and/or network performance data may be received by a network device and/or an endpoint device in an anycast environment. The received network traffic and/or network performance may be evaluated using one or more automated logic systems or algorithms to identify indicators of potential failure or performance degradation for one or more devices in the anycast environment. Upon identifying one or more such indicators, a routing table of one or more network devices in the anycast environment may be dynamically modified to restrict routes to particular endpoint destinations. The network devices in the anycast environment may subsequently route network traffic according to the modified routing table(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: John R.B. Woodworth, Noah Weis, Dean Ballew, Brian J. Strong
  • Publication number: 20220329513
    Abstract: The present application describes a system and method for utilizing a tunnel in a networking routing protocol to provide a network segment access to additional servers when certain load balancing trigger events are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: John R.B. WOODWORTH, Dean Ballew, Brian J. STRONG, Stewart BAMFORD
  • Publication number: 20220329625
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for providing security against IP spoofing. In aspects, network traffic associated with one or more data requests may be received by a device in a computing environment. The network traffic may be evaluated using one or more automated logic systems or algorithms to identify suspicious or malicious behavior. The automated logic systems or algorithms may implement one or more analyses, such as asymmetric routing analysis, hardware device analysis, user and/or network behavior analysis, etc. Upon identifying suspicious or malicious behavior, the automated logic systems or algorithms may apply a filter to one or more computing devices. For example, a filter for blocking network traffic associated with the suspicious or malicious behavior may be applied to a computing device that is in close geographic and/or logical proximity to an attacking computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Dean Ballew, John R.B. Woodworth, John A. Schiel
  • Publication number: 20220094661
    Abstract: The present application describes a system and method for passively collecting DNS traffic data as that data is passed between a recursive DNS resolver and an authoritative DNS server. The information contained in the collected DNS traffic data is used to generate a virtual authoritative DNS server, or a zone associated with the authoritative DNS server, when it is determined that the authoritative DNS server has been compromised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: John R. WOODWORTH, Dean BALLEW, Mark DEHUS
  • Patent number: 10027488
    Abstract: A system for numeric pattern normalization for cryptographic signatures is provided. The system includes a resolving client, and an at least one signature server. The at least one signature server includes at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor. The set of instructions may be executed by the signature server to generate a message to be transmitted to a resolving client, normalize the message via numeric pattern normalization, generate a hash value for the normalized message, and generate a cryptographic signature based on the hash value. The signature server may then generate a signed message having the message signed with the cryptographic signature, and transmit the signed message to the resolving client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: John R. Woodworth, Dean Ballew, Shashwath Bindinganaveli Raghavan
  • Publication number: 20180006824
    Abstract: A system for numeric pattern normalization for cryptographic signatures is provided. The system includes a resolving client, and an at least one signature server. The at least one signature server includes at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor. The set of instructions may be executed by the signature server to generate a message to be transmitted to a resolving client, normalize the message via numeric pattern normalization, generate a hash value for the normalized message, and generate a cryptographic signature based on the hash value. The signature server may then generate a signed message having the message signed with the cryptographic signature, and transmit the signed message to the resolving client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: John R. Woodworth, Dean Ballew, Shashwath Bindinganaveli Raghavan
  • Patent number: 9768967
    Abstract: A system for numeric pattern normalization for cryptographic signatures is provided. The system includes a resolving client, and an at least one signature server. The at least one signature server includes at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor. The set of instructions may be executed by the signature server to generate a message to be transmitted to a resolving client, normalize the message via numeric pattern normalization, generate a hash value for the normalized message, and generate a cryptographic signature based on the hash value. The signature server may then generate a signed message having the message signed with the cryptographic signature, and transmit the signed message to the resolving client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: John R. Woodworth, Dean Ballew, Shashwath Bindinganaveli Raghavan
  • Publication number: 20160380773
    Abstract: A system for numeric pattern normalization for cryptographic signatures is provided. The system includes a resolving client, and an at least one signature server. The at least one signature server includes at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor. The set of instructions may be executed by the signature server to generate a message to be transmitted to a resolving client, normalize the message via numeric pattern normalization, generate a hash value for the normalized message, and generate a cryptographic signature based on the hash value. The signature server may then generate a signed message having the message signed with the cryptographic signature, and transmit the signed message to the resolving client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: John R. Woodworth, Dean Ballew, Shashwath Bindinganaveli Raghavan