Patents by Inventor Gina M. Ganley
Gina M. Ganley 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).
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Patent number: 10070282Abstract: An approach for handling undesired communication at a mobile device is disclosed. A call scoring platform detects a request for delivery of a communication from an originator to a recipient. The call scoring platform then collects data feeds from data sources associated with the communication, the originator, the recipient, or a combination thereof and based on the data feeds, a score is computed for the communication, the originator, or a combination thereof. Further, based on the computed score filtering and/or blocking of delivery of the communication to the recipient is initiated. In addition, the call scoring platform creates a personal scoring system for one or more users wherein the users may assign scores for an incoming communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jo Ann Joels, Gina M. Ganley, Paul V. Hubner, Robert A. Clavenna, Abby Charfauros, Patrick J. Moran
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Patent number: 9749338Abstract: A computing device may receive netflow data that includes information corresponding to network-side activity associated with a target device. The computing device may evaluate the netflow data based on a netflow signature to identify potentially malicious activity. The netflow signature may include information corresponding to two or more network events occurring in a particular order. The computing device may report, to another computing device, that potentially malicious activity, corresponding to the network data, has been detected based on the evaluation of the netflow data.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: A. Bryan Sartin, Gina M. Ganley, Kevin Long, Jo Ann Joels, Andrew J. Bonillo, Jr.
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Patent number: 9264445Abstract: The security of mobile applications may be assessed and used to enhance the security of mobile devices. In one example, a method may include determining security scores of one or more mobile applications, the security scores defining a level of security risk corresponding to the one or more mobile applications. The method may further include receiving a policy relating to mobile applications that are permitted to be used by the mobile device, the policy including a threshold security score value; and receiving the requested security scores. The method may further include restricting use of selected ones of the one or more mobile applications when a security score corresponding to the one or more mobile applications is below the threshold security score value.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Peter S. Tippett, Gregory P. Crawford, Paul Hubbard, Gina M. Ganley, Jo Ann Joels
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Publication number: 20160029188Abstract: An approach for handling undesired communication at a mobile device is disclosed. A call scoring platform detects a request for delivery of a communication from an originator to a recipient. The call scoring platform then collects data feeds from data sources associated with the communication, the originator, the recipient, or a combination thereof and based on the data feeds, a score is computed for the communication, the originator, or a combination thereof. Further, based on the computed score filtering and/or blocking of delivery of the communication to the recipient is initiated. In addition, the call scoring platform creates a personal scoring system for one or more users wherein the users may assign scores for an incoming communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Jo Ann JOELS, Gina M. GANLEY, Paul V. HUBNER, Robert A. CLAVENNA, II, Abby CHARFAUROS, Patrick J. MORAN
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Patent number: 9098708Abstract: The security or other attributes of mobile applications may be assessed and assigned a security score. In one implementation, a device may obtain information relating to the mobile applications, and may determine, for each of the mobile applications, a number of security scores. Each of the security scores may define a level of risk for a security category relating to a mobile application. The device may further combine the security scores, for each of the mobile applications, to obtain, for each of the mobile applications, a final security score.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Peter Tippett, Wade Baker, Gina M. Ganley, Alex Guazzelli
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Publication number: 20140380413Abstract: The security of mobile applications may be assessed and used to enhance the security of mobile devices. In one example, a method may include determining security scores of one or more mobile applications, the security scores defining a level of security risk corresponding to the one or more mobile applications. The method may further include receiving a policy relating to mobile applications that are permitted to be used by the mobile device, the policy including a threshold security score value; and receiving the requested security scores. The method may further include restricting use of selected ones of the one or more mobile applications when a security score corresponding to the one or more mobile applications is below the threshold security score value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Steven T. ARCHER, Peter S. TIPPETT, Gregory P. CRAWFORD, Paul HUBBARD, Gina M. GANLEY, Jo Ann JOELS
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Publication number: 20140289859Abstract: The security or other attributes of mobile applications may be assessed and assigned a security score. In one implementation, a device may obtain information relating to the mobile applications, and may determine, for each of the mobile applications, a number of security scores. Each of the security scores may define a level of risk for a security category relating to a mobile application. The device may further combine the security scores, for each of the mobile applications, to obtain, for each of the mobile applications, a final security score.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Peter Tippett, Wade Baker, Gina M. Ganley, Alex Guazzelli
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Patent number: 8832841Abstract: The security of mobile applications may be assessed and used to enhance the security of mobile devices. In one example, a method may include determining security scores of one or more mobile applications, the security scores defining a level of security risk corresponding to the one or more mobile applications. The method may further include receiving a policy relating to mobile applications that are permitted to be used by the mobile device, the policy including a threshold security score value; and receiving the requested security scores. The method may further include restricting use of selected ones of the one or more mobile applications when a security score corresponding to the one or more mobile applications is below the threshold security score value.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Peter S. Tippett, Gregory T. Crawford, Paul Hubbard, Gina M. Ganley, Jo Ann Joels
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Patent number: 8763131Abstract: The security or other attributes of mobile applications may be assessed and assigned a security score. In one implementation, a device may obtain information relating to the mobile applications, and may determine, for each of the mobile applications, a number of security scores. Each of the security scores may define a level of risk for a security category relating to a mobile application. The device may further combine the security scores, for each of the mobile applications, to obtain, for each of the mobile applications, a final security score.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Steven T. Archer, Peter S. Tippett, Wade Baker, Alex Guazzelli, Gina M. Ganley
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Publication number: 20130318613Abstract: The security or other attributes of mobile applications may be assessed and assigned a security score. In one implementation, a device may obtain information relating to the mobile applications, and may determine, for each of the mobile applications, a number of security scores. Each of the security scores may define a level of risk for a security category relating to a mobile application. The device may further combine the security scores, for each of the mobile applications, to obtain, for each of the mobile applications, a final security score.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Steven T. ARCHER, Peter S. TIPPETT, Wade BAKER, Alex GUAZZELLI, Gina M. GANLEY
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Publication number: 20130318614Abstract: The security of mobile applications may be assessed and used to enhance the security of mobile devices. In one example, a method may include determining security scores of one or more mobile applications, the security scores defining a level of security risk corresponding to the one or more mobile applications. The method may further include receiving a policy relating to mobile applications that are permitted to be used by the mobile device, the policy including a threshold security score value; and receiving the requested security scores. The method may further include restricting use of selected ones of the one or more mobile applications when a security score corresponding to the one or more mobile applications is below the threshold security score value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Steven T. ARCHER, Peter S. TIPPETT, Gregory P. CRAWFORD, Paul HUBBARD, Gina M. GANLEY, Jo Ann JOELS
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Publication number: 20130160129Abstract: A computing device may receive external activity data corresponding to a target system. The external activity data may include information corresponding to network-side information relating to the target system. The computing device may identify suspicious external activity, corresponding to the external activity data, based on an activity watchlist. The activity watchlist may include information corresponding to external activity systems associated with known sources of malicious activity. The computing device may generate a system security report based on the suspicious external activity identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: A. Bryan SARTIN, Gina M. GANLEY, Kevin LONG, Jo Ann JOELS
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Publication number: 20130160119Abstract: A computing device may receive netflow data that includes information corresponding to network-side activity associated with a target device. The computing device may evaluate the netflow data based on a netflow signature to identify potentially malicious activity. The netflow signature may include information corresponding to two or more network events occurring in a particular order. The computing device may report, to another computing device, that potentially malicious activity, corresponding to the network data, has been detected based on the evaluation of the netflow data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: A. Bryan SARTIN, Gina M. Ganley, Kevin Long, Jo Ann Joels, Andrew J. Bonillo, JR.