Patents by Inventor Jonathan Gohstand

Jonathan Gohstand 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).

  • Remote configuration of devices using a secure connection
    Patent number: 7975030
    Abstract: Methods and systems for configuring a remote device are described. In one embodiment, a method of configuring a remote device while negotiating a secure connection between the remote device and a central server is described. The method involves transmitting a configuration request from the remote device to the central server, including a request for a location to retrieve the latest configuration file from. The method also entails receiving a configuration response from the central server, with a pointer to such a location. The configuration file is retrieved from the indicated location, and applied to the remote device. The remote device sends general information about its configuration and status to the central server, using the secure connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Arshad Saeed, Jonathan Gohstand, Scott Fanning
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring the availability of network resources
    Patent number: 7496659
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the availability of resources in a network comprises the computer-implemented steps of receiving an activity announcement packet from a node in the network; determining that the node is potentially inactive if no successive activity announcement packet is received from the node within a specified first time period; and determining that the node is inactive if no successive activity announcement packet is received from the node within a specified second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Coverdill, Jonathan Gohstand
  • Remote configuration of devices using a secure connection
    Publication number: 20070266121
    Abstract: Methods and systems for configuring a remote device are described. In one embodiment, a method of configuring a remote device while negotiating a secure connection between the remote device and a central server is described. The method involves transmitting a configuration request from the remote device to the central server, including a request for a location to retrieve the latest configuration file from. The method also entails receiving a configuration response from the central server, with a pointer to such a location. The configuration file is retrieved from the indicated location, and applied to the remote device. The remote device sends general information about its configuration and status to the central server, using the secure connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Arshad Saeed, Jonathan Gohstand, Scott Fanning