Patents by Inventor Jed Lin Lau

Jed Lin Lau 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 and apparatus for securely disseminating security server contact information in a network
    Patent number: 8037514
    Abstract: Various systems and method are disclosed for disseminating security server contact information in a network. For example, one method (e.g., performed by a security server) involves determining that a network device is a secure network device, in response to participating in a security exchange with the network device; and then sending a server list to the network device. The server list includes the network address of at least one security server. Another method (e.g., performed by a network device) involves initiating an authentication exchange; receiving a server list, which includes the network address of a security server, as part of the authentication exchange; and communicating with the security server by sending a packet to the network address included in the server list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Irene H. Kuffel, Wilson Kok, Michael Fine, Fabio R. Maino, Jed Lin Lau