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).

  • Patent number: 9075804
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Software Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20150074099
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20150055501
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8908706
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8892587
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20140324415
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8775164
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20140150082
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SONICWALL, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Eikenberry, John Gmuender, Akbal Singh Karlcut, Michael Carl Y. Uy, Boris Yanovsky
  • Publication number: 20140086215
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8671447
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Eikenberry, John Gmuender, Akbal Singh Karlcut, Michael Carl Y. Uy, Boris Yanovsky
  • Publication number: 20130339006
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SonicWall, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8594109
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8577669
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20130275423
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8370374
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20120230491
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8189608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sonicwall, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Duo, Zhong Chen, John Gmuender
  • Patent number: 8086441
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: SonicWall, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender
  • Publication number: 20110307950
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Eikenberry, John Gmuender, Akbal Singh Karlcut, Michael Carl Y. Uy, Boris Yanovsky
  • Patent number: 7996415
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Sonicwall, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Raffill, Shunhui Zhu, Roman Yanovsky, Boris Yanovsky, John Gmuender