Patents by Inventor Douglas Arthur FICKLING

Douglas Arthur FICKLING 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).

  • Patent number: 10084680
    Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sandvine Incorporated ULC
    Inventors: David Cameron Dolson, Travis James Willard, Douglas Arthur Fickling, Jeffrey Thomas Begley, Dror Yehuda Shilo
  • Publication number: 20170373961
    Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: David Cameron DOLSON, Travis James WILLARD, Douglas Arthur FICKLING, Jeffrey Thomas BEGLEY, Dror Yehuda SHILO
  • Patent number: 9712421
    Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Sandvine Incorporated ULC
    Inventors: David Cameron Dolson, Travis James Willard, Douglas Arthur Fickling, Jeffrey Thomas Begley, Dror Yehuda Shilo
  • Publication number: 20160226743
    Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: David Cameron DOLSON, Travis James WILLARD, Douglas Arthur FICKLING, Jeffrey Thomas BEGLEY, Dror Yehuda SHILO
  • Patent number: 9313126
    Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SANDVINE INCORPORATED ULC
    Inventors: David Cameron Dolson, Travis James Willard, Douglas Arthur Fickling, Jeffrey Thomas Begley, Dror Yehuda Shilo
  • Publication number: 20140286337
    Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SANDVINE INCORPORATED ULC
    Inventors: David Cameron DOLSON, Travis James WILLARD, Douglas Arthur FICKLING, Jeffrey Thomas BEGLEY, Dror Yehuda SHILO