Patents by Inventor John Gmuender
John Gmuender 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: 9075804Abstract: Some embodiments of on-the-fly pattern recognition with configurable bounds have been presented. In one embodiment, a pattern matching engine is configured based on user input, which may include values of one or more user configurable bounds on searching. Then the configured pattern matching engine is used to search for a set of features in an incoming string. A set of scores is updated based on the presence of any of the features in the string while searching for the features. Each score may indicate a likelihood of the content of the string being in a category. The search is terminated if the end of the string is reached or if the user configurable bounds are met. After terminating the search, the scores are output.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Dell Software Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20150074099Abstract: Some embodiments of on-the-fly pattern recognition with configurable bounds have been presented. In one embodiment, a pattern matching engine is configured based on user input, which may include values of one or more user configurable bounds on searching. Then the configured pattern matching engine is used to search for a set of features in an incoming string. A set of scores is updated based on the presence of any of the features in the string while searching for the features. Each score may indicate a likelihood of the content of the string being in a category. The search is terminated if the end of the string is reached or if the user configurable bounds are met. After terminating the search, the scores are output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20150055501Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8908706Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8892587Abstract: Some embodiments of on-the-fly pattern recognition with configurable bounds have been presented. In one embodiment, a pattern matching engine is configured based on user input, which may include values of one or more user configurable bounds on searching. Then the configured pattern matching engine is used to search for a set of features in an incoming string. A set of scores is updated based on the presence of any of the features in the string while searching for the features. Each score may indicate a likelihood of the content of the string being in a category. The search is terminated if the end of the string is reached or if the user configurable bounds are met. After terminating the search, the scores are output.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20140324415Abstract: Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8775164Abstract: Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20140150082Abstract: A local gateway device receives email across the internet from a sender of the email and forwards it across the internet to an email filtering system. The email filtering system analyzes the email to determine whether it is spam, phishing or contains a virus and sends it back to the local gateway device along with the filtered determination. The local gateway device forwards the received email and the filtered determination to a local junk store which handles the email appropriately. For example, if the email has been determined to be spam, phishing or containing a virus, the junk store can quarantine the email and if the email has been determined to be non-spun and/or not phishing and/or not containing a virus, the junk store can forward the email to a local mail server for delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SONICWALL, INC.Inventors: Scott Eikenberry, John Gmuender, Akbal Singh Karlcut, Michael Carl Y. Uy, Boris Yanovsky
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Publication number: 20140086215Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8671447Abstract: A local gateway device receives email across the internet from a sender of the email and forwards it across the internet to an email filtering system. The email filtering system analyzes the email to determine whether it is spam, phishing or contains a virus and sends it back to the local gateway device along with the filtered determination. The local gateway device forwards the received email and the filtered determination to a local junk store which handles the email appropriately. For example, if the email has been determined to be spam, phishing or containing a virus, the junk store can quarantine the email and if the email has been determined to be non-spun and/or not phishing and/or not containing a virus, the junk store can forward the email to a local mail server for delivery.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Scott Eikenberry, John Gmuender, Akbal Singh Karlcut, Michael Carl Y. Uy, Boris Yanovsky
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Publication number: 20130339006Abstract: Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: SonicWall, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8594109Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8577669Abstract: Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20130275423Abstract: Some embodiments of on-the-fly pattern recognition with configurable bounds have been presented. In one embodiment, a pattern matching engine is configured based on user input, which may include values of one or more user configurable bounds on searching. Then the configured pattern matching engine is used to search for a set of features in an incoming string. A set of scores is updated based on the presence of any of the features in the string while searching for the features. Each score may indicate a likelihood of the content of the string being in a category. The search is terminated if the end of the string is reached or if the user configurable bounds are met. After terminating the search, the scores are output.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8370374Abstract: Some embodiments of on-the-fly pattern recognition with configurable bounds have been presented. In one embodiment, a pattern matching engine is configured based on user input, which may include values of one or more user configurable bounds on searching. Then the configured pattern matching engine is used to search for a set of features in an incoming string. A set of scores is updated based on the presence of any of the features in the string while searching for the features. Each score may indicate a likelihood of the content of the string being in a category. The search is terminated if the end of the string is reached or if the user configurable bounds are met. After terminating the search, the scores are output.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20120230491Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8189608Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a first wireless access point discovers a second wireless access point, the first wireless access point tunes its radio and privacy settings, without user input, based upon parameters automatically exchanged in response to the discovery of the second wireless access point, and a secure direct wireless connection is established between the first and second wireless access points using the radio and privacy settings. Adding the first wireless to an existing mesh network includes a determination of the best available direct wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Sonicwall, Inc.Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
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Patent number: 8086441Abstract: Some embodiments of an efficient string search have been presented. In one embodiment, a string of bytes representing content written in a non-delimited language is received, wherein the content has been classified into a predetermined category. In a single pass through the string of bytes, a set of N-grams is searched for simultaneously. Statistical information on occurrences of the N-grams, if any, in the string of bytes is collected. In some embodiments, a model is generated based on the statistical information, where the model is usable by a content filter to classify content.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: SonicWall, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
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Publication number: 20110307950Abstract: A local gateway device receives email across the internet from a sender of the email and forwards it across the internet to an email filtering system. The email filtering system analyzes the email to determine whether it is spam, phishing or contains a virus and sends it back to the local gateway device along with the filtered determination. The local gateway device forwards the received email and the filtered determination to a local junk store which handles the email appropriately. For example, if the email has been determined to be spam, phishing or containing a virus, the junk store can quarantine the email and if the email has been determined to be non-spun and/or not phishing and/or not containing a virus, the junk store can forward the email to a local mail server for delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: SonicWALL, Inc.Inventors: Scott Eikenberry, John Gmuender, Akbal Singh Karlcut, Michael Carl Y. Uy, Boris Yanovsky
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Patent number: 7996415Abstract: Some embodiments of on-the-fly pattern recognition with configurable bounds have been presented. In one embodiment, a pattern matching engine is configured based on user input, which may include values of one or more user configurable bounds on searching. Then the configured pattern matching engine is used to search for a set of features in an incoming string. A set of scores is updated based on the presence of any of the features in the string while searching for the features. Each score may indicate a likelihood of the content of the string being in a category. The search is terminated if the end of the string is reached or if the user configurable bounds are met. After terminating the search, the scores are output.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Sonicwall, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender