Patents by Inventor Ian Gerald Pye

Ian Gerald Pye 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: 20240121265
    Abstract: An authoritative domain name system (DNS) server receives DNS requests for domains. The authoritative DNS server transmits DNS responses to the DNS requests with address records that include IP addresses that are selected from a larger pool of IP addresses, where a first DNS response can include IP addresses different from IP addresses included in a second DNS response for the same domain. Also, the same IP addresses may be returned for a first domain and a different, second domain. The authoritative DNS server may select the IP addresses to include in DNS responses to the DNS requests using a round-robin process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Srikanth N. Rao, Matthew Browning Prince, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Ian Gerald Pye, Ray Raymond Bejjani, Terry Paul Rodery, JR.
  • Patent number: 11818167
    Abstract: An authoritative DNS server receives DNS requests for domains. The authoritative DNS server responds to the requests with address records that include IP addresses that are selected from a larger pool of IP addresses, where a first response to a DNS query for a domain can include IP addresses different from IP addresses included in a second response for the same domain. Also, the same IP addresses may be returned for a first domain and a different, second domain. The authoritative DNS server may randomly select the IP addresses to include in responses to the requests regardless of the domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Srikanth N. Rao, Matthew Browning Prince, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Ian Gerald Pye, Ray Raymond Bejjani, Terry Paul Rodery, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230325459
    Abstract: A proxy server receives, from multiple visitors of multiple client devices, a plurality of requests for actions to be performed on identified network resources belonging to a plurality of origin servers. At least some of the origin servers belong to different domains and are owned by different entities. The proxy server and the origin servers are also owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes each request it receives to determine whether that request poses a threat and whether the visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. The proxy server blocks those requests from visitors that pose a threat or in which the request itself poses a threat. The proxy server transmits the requests that are not a threat and is from a visitor that is not a threat to the appropriate origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Michelle Marie Zatlyn
  • Patent number: 11675872
    Abstract: A proxy server receives from a client network application a request for an action to be performed on an identified network resource of a domain of an origin server. The request is received at the proxy server as a result of a DNS request for the domain returning an IP address of the proxy server. The proxy server determines that the first request is indicative of being from a bot. Responsive to this determination, the proxy server transmits a block page to the client network application that includes a mechanism to allow a human user of the client network application to provide input that indicates that they are human and not a bot. If the proxy server does not receive input from the client network application through the mechanism in the block page that indicates that the first request is not from a bot, the proxy server blocks the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Michelle Marie Zatlyn
  • Patent number: 11658909
    Abstract: A network monitoring engine uses the routing and interface data of a monitored network to enrich received flow records with exit information. The routing data of the same network device at which the flow record is received is used to determine a next hop based upon the destination IP address of the flow record. In addition, interface data of the other devices is used to determine an egress device and interface of the network used to transmit traffic to the identified next hop. The flow record is enriched with exit information indicating an interface of the network the data packets of the flow record are expected to exit the network. By enriching the flow records as they are received, the exit information reflects how traffic is routed through the network at that time, even if the routing or interface information of the network later changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Kentik Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Ellis, Ian Gerald Pye, Gregoire Villain, Dhammika Pathirana
  • Patent number: 11546175
    Abstract: An attack is detected on a first IP address and a determination is made that the first IP address is associated with a primary digital certificate that is bound with multiple different domains. For each of these domains, a secondary certificate is accessed that is bound only to that domain and that secondary certificate is associated with a unique IP address such that each of the different domains has a unique IP address associated with its secondary certificate respectively. The attack is isolated to the domain the attack follows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Browning Prince, Srikanth N. Rao, Lee Hahn Holloway, Ian Gerald Pye
  • Publication number: 20220217176
    Abstract: An authoritative DNS server receives DNS requests for domains. The authoritative DNS server responds to the requests with address records that include IP addresses that are selected from a larger pool of IP addresses, where a first response to a DNS query for a domain can include IP addresses different from IP addresses included in a second response for the same domain. Also, the same IP addresses may be returned for a first domain and a different, second domain. The authoritative DNS server may randomly select the IP addresses to include in responses to the requests regardless of the domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Srikanth N. Rao, Matthew Browning Prince, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Ian Gerald Pye, Ray Raymond Bejjani, Terry Paul Rodery, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220164400
    Abstract: A proxy server receives, from multiple visitors of multiple client devices, a plurality of requests for actions to be performed on identified network resources belonging to a plurality of origin servers. At least some of the origin servers belong to different domains and are owned by different entities. The proxy server and the origin servers are also owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes each request it receives to determine whether that request poses a threat and whether the visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. The proxy server blocks those requests from visitors that pose a threat or in which the request itself poses a threat. The proxy server transmits the requests that are not a threat and is from a visitor that is not a threat to the appropriate origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Michelle Marie Zatlyn
  • Patent number: 11330002
    Abstract: The Kentik Data Engine (KDE) is an integrated real-time, big data software system able to analyze what exactly is happening on a network at the present moment, and what happened on the network over the a prior period of time. KDE collects live operational data from computer network infrastructure devices (routers and switches) and computer hosts, consisting of multiple data types, categories, and protocols, and correlates them to analyze network activity and health. KDE does this in a lossless manner, meaning that it retains all raw data rather than summarizing or aggregating prior to storage. In this way, KDE provides a combination of precise, actionable information in real-time as well as a complete forensic data store for detailed exploratory analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Kentik Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Avraham Tzur Freedman, Ian Gerald Pye, Daniel P. Ellis, Ian Applegate
  • Patent number: 11321419
    Abstract: A proxy server for limiting Internet connection speed of visitors that pose a threat. The proxy server receives from a client device a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The proxy server receives the request as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. If the proxy server determines that the visitor poses a threat, the proxy server reduces the speed at which the proxy server processes the request while keeping a connection to the client device open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye
  • Patent number: 11244024
    Abstract: A proxy server receives, from multiple visitors of multiple client devices, a plurality of requests for actions to be performed on identified network resources belonging to a plurality of origin servers. At least some of the origin servers belong to different domains and are owned by different entities. The proxy server and the origin servers are also owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes each request it receives to determine whether that request poses a threat and whether the visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. The proxy server blocks those requests from visitors that pose a threat or in which the request itself poses a threat. The proxy server transmits the requests that are not a threat and is from a visitor that is not a threat to the appropriate origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Michelle Marie Zatlyn
  • Patent number: 11159563
    Abstract: A cloud-based proxy service identifies a denial-of-service (DoS) attack including determining that there is a potential DoS attack being directed to an IP address of the cloud-based proxy service; and responsive to determining that there are a plurality of domains that resolve to that IP address, identifying the one of the plurality of domains that is the target of the DoS attack. The domain that is under attack is identified by scattering the plurality of domains to resolve to different IP addresses, where a result of the scattering is that each of those domains resolves to a different IP address, and identifying one of those plurality of domains as the target of the DoS attack by determining that there is an abnormally high amount of traffic being directed to the IP address in which that domain resolves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Srikanth N. Rao, Matthew Browning Prince, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Ian Gerald Pye, Ray Raymond Bejjani, Terry Paul Rodery, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210176079
    Abstract: A proxy server in a cloud-based proxy service receives a secure session request from a client device as a result of a Domain Name System (DNS) request for a domain resolving to the proxy server. The proxy server participates in a secure session negotiation with the client device including transmitting a digital certificate to the client device that is bound to domain and multiple other domains. The proxy server receives an encrypted request from the client device for an action to be performed on a resource that is hosted at an origin server corresponding to the domain. The proxy server decrypts the request and participates in a secure session negotiation with the origin server including receiving a digital certificate from the origin server. The proxy server encrypts the decrypted request using the digital certificate from the origin server and transmits the encrypted request to the origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Browning Prince, Srikanth N. Rao, Lee Hahn Holloway, Ian Gerald Pye
  • Publication number: 20210165843
    Abstract: A proxy server for limiting Internet connection speed of visitors that pose a threat. The proxy server receives from a client device a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The proxy server receives the request as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. If the proxy server determines that the visitor poses a threat, the proxy server reduces the speed at which the proxy server processes the request while keeping a connection to the client device open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye
  • Patent number: 10931465
    Abstract: A proxy server in a cloud-based proxy service receives a secure session request from a client device as a result of a Domain Name System (DNS) request for a domain resolving to the proxy server. The proxy server participates in a secure session negotiation with the client device including transmitting a digital certificate to the client device that is bound to domain and multiple other domains. The proxy server receives an encrypted request from the client device for an action to be performed on a resource that is hosted at an origin server corresponding to the domain. The proxy server decrypts the request and participates in a secure session negotiation with the origin server including receiving a digital certificate from the origin server. The proxy server encrypts the decrypted request using the digital certificate from the origin server and transmits the encrypted request to the origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Browning Prince, Srikanth N. Rao, Lee Hahn Holloway, Ian Gerald Pye
  • Patent number: 10922377
    Abstract: A proxy server for limiting Internet connection speed of visitors that pose a threat. The proxy server receives from a client device a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The proxy server receives the request as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. If the proxy server determines that the visitor poses a threat, the proxy server reduces the speed at which the proxy server processes the request while keeping a connection to the client device open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye
  • Publication number: 20200322374
    Abstract: A cloud-based proxy service identifies a denial-of-service (DoS) attack including determining that there is a potential DoS attack being directed to an IP address of the cloud-based proxy service; and responsive to determining that there are a plurality of domains that resolve to that IP address, identifying the one of the plurality of domains that is the target of the DoS attack. The domain that is under attack is identified by scattering the plurality of domains to resolve to different IP addresses, where a result of the scattering is that each of those domains resolves to a different IP address, and identifying one of those plurality of domains as the target of the DoS attack by determining that there is an abnormally high amount of traffic being directed to the IP address in which that domain resolves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Srikanth N. Rao, Matthew Browning Prince, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Ian Gerald Pye, Ray Raymond Bejjani, Terry Paul Rodery, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200293584
    Abstract: A proxy server receives, from multiple visitors of multiple client devices, a plurality of requests for actions to be performed on identified network resources belonging to a plurality of origin servers. At least some of the origin servers belong to different domains and are owned by different entities. The proxy server and the origin servers are also owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes each request it receives to determine whether that request poses a threat and whether the visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. The proxy server blocks those requests from visitors that pose a threat or in which the request itself poses a threat. The proxy server transmits the requests that are not a threat and is from a visitor that is not a threat to the appropriate origin server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye, Matthieu Philippe François Tourne, Michelle Marie Zatlyn
  • Publication number: 20200267169
    Abstract: The Kentik Data Engine (KDE) is an integrated real-time, big data software system able to analyze what exactly is happening on a network at the present moment, and what happened on the network over the a prior period of time. KDE collects live operational data from computer network infrastructure devices (routers and switches) and computer hosts, consisting of multiple data types, categories, and protocols, and correlates them to analyze network activity and health. KDE does this in a lossless manner, meaning that it retains all raw data rather than summarizing or aggregating prior to storage. In this way, KDE provides a combination of precise, actionable information in real-time as well as a complete forensic data store for detailed exploratory analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Avraham Tzur Freedman, Ian Gerald Pye, Daniel P. Ellis, Ian Applegate
  • Publication number: 20200242177
    Abstract: A proxy server for limiting Internet connection speed of visitors that pose a threat. The proxy server receives from a client device a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The proxy server receives the request as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to the request poses a threat. If the proxy server determines that the visitor poses a threat, the proxy server reduces the speed at which the proxy server processes the request while keeping a connection to the client device open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Lee Hahn Holloway, Matthew Browning Prince, Ian Gerald Pye