Patents by Inventor Gerald N.A. Selvam

Gerald N.A. Selvam 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).

  • Context sharing between endpoint device and network security device using in-band communications
    Patent number: 10027627
    Abstract: A network security device (NSD) is connected between a network and an endpoint device configured to host a client application. The client application communicates with the network through the network security device using a request-response protocol. The NSD receives from the client application a request destined for the network and that seeks a response from the network. The request has a context header including context information about the client application. The NSD determines whether the client application or a file accessed thereby has a suspicious nature based on the context information. If it is determined that the client application or the file accessed thereby has a suspicious nature, the NSD blocks the request from the network, and sends to the client application a response indicating the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent E. Parla, Hari Shankar, Constantinos Kleopa, Venkatesh N. Gautam, Gerald N. A. Selvam
  • CONTEXT SHARING BETWEEN ENDPOINT DEVICE AND NETWORK SECURITY DEVICE USING IN-BAND COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170104722
    Abstract: A network security device (NSD) is connected between a network and an endpoint device configured to host a client application. The client application communicates with the network through the network security device using a request-response protocol. The NSD receives from the client application a request destined for the network and that seeks a response from the network. The request has a context header including context information about the client application. The NSD determines whether the client application or a file accessed thereby has a suspicious nature based on the context information. If it is determined that the client application or the file accessed thereby has a suspicious nature, the NSD blocks the request from the network, and sends to the client application a response indicating the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Vincent E. Parla, Hari Shankar, Constantinos Kleopa, Venkatesh N. Gautam, Gerald N.A. Selvam