Patents by Inventor Gene Yahnes

Gene Yahnes 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).

  • Method for securing streaming multimedia network transmissions
    Patent number: 8453241
    Abstract: A method of securing against an unauthorized transmission within an authorized multimedia transmission from a sending data processor to a receiving data processor. The method includes altering the network transmission to interfere with the unauthorized transmission and render the unauthorized transmission invalid to the receiving data processor while not noticeably interfering with the streaming multimedia transmission. Monitoring for retransmissions or retransmission requests also serves as an indicator to an administrator that an unauthorized transmission is occurring. The method of this invention can be implemented by network administrator middleboxes such as firewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Illinois Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Carol Davids, Gary Dorst, Ken Kousky, Gene Yahnes
  • METHOD FOR SECURING STREAMING MULTIMEDIA NETWORK TRANSMISSIONS
    Publication number: 20090070877
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for securing against an unauthorized transmission within an authorized transmission from a sending data processor to a receiving data processor. The transmission is stimulated to elicit a predictable response from the receiving data processor. Upon the observance or absence of the predictable response, the transmission is determined as being potentially unauthorized. The method of this invention can be implemented in network administrator middleboxes such as firewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Carol Davids, Gary Dorst, Ken Kousky, Paul Raymond Sand, Gene Yahnes
  • Method for securing streaming multimedia network transmissions
    Publication number: 20080148405
    Abstract: A method of securing against an unauthorized transmission within an authorized multimedia transmission from a sending data processor to a receiving data processor. The method includes altering the network transmission to interfere with the unauthorized transmission and render the unauthorized transmission invalid to the receiving data processor while not noticeably interfering with the streaming multimedia transmission. Monitoring for retransmissions or retransmission requests also serves as an indicator to an administrator that an unauthorized transmission is occurring. The method of this invention can be implemented by network administrator middleboxes such as firewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Carol Davids, Gary Dorst, Ken Kousky, Gene Yahnes