Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Barrett
Joseph G. Barrett 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: 9288218Abstract: To secure an accessible computer system, the computer system is monitored for connection transactions. An access requestor is denied access to the computer system when the access requestor initiates a number of connection transactions that exceed a configurable threshold number during a first configurable period of time. The monitoring may include detecting connection transactions initiated by the access requestor, counting the number of connection transactions initiated by the access requestor during the first configurable period of time, and comparing the number of connection transactions initiated by the access requestor during the first configurable period of time to the configurable threshold number.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignees: Foundry Networks, LLC, AOL INC.Inventors: Joseph G. Barrett, Christopher J. Wright, Victor R. Blake, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
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Publication number: 20130074153Abstract: A user-configurable firewall and method in which a user-changeable security setting for a client computer is maintained by an access server through which a user accesses the public network. The user-changeable security setting can be used to specify which outside computers or network devices may access the client computer and what type of access to the client computer is allowed. If an attempt to access the client computer is made, the user-configurable security setting is checked to determine if the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting. If the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting, access is allowed to the client computer; otherwise, access is not allowed. If the user changes the user-configurable security setting, the changes to the user-configurable security setting are provided to the access server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: Joseph G. Barrett
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Publication number: 20130074154Abstract: A user-configurable firewall and method in which a user-changeable security setting for a client computer is maintained by an access server through which a user accesses the public network. The user-changeable security setting can be used to specify which outside computers or network devices may access the client computer and what type of access to the client computer is allowed. If an attempt to access the client computer is made, the user-configurable security setting is checked to determine if the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting. If the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting, access is allowed to the client computer; otherwise, access is not allowed. If the user changes the user-configurable security setting, the changes to the user-configurable security setting are provided to the access server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: Joseph G. Barrett
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Publication number: 20110258695Abstract: A user-configurable firewall and method in which a user-changeable security setting for a client computer is maintained by an access server through which a user accesses the public network. The user-changeable security setting can be used to specify which outside computers or network devices may access the client computer and what type of access to the client computer is allowed. If an attempt to access the client computer is made, the user-configurable security setting is checked to determine if the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting. If the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting, access is allowed to the client computer; otherwise, access is not allowed. If the user changes the user-configurable security setting, the changes to the user-configurable security setting are provided to the access server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventor: Joseph G. BARRETT
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Patent number: 8011000Abstract: A user-configurable firewall and method in which a user-changeable security setting for a client computer is maintained by an access server through which a user accesses the public network. The user-changeable security setting can be used to specify which outside computers or network devices may access the client computer and what type of access to the client computer is allowed. If an attempt to access the client computer is made, the user-configurable security setting is checked to determine if the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting. If the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting, access is allowed to the client computer; otherwise, access is not allowed. If the user changes the user-configurable security setting, the changes to the user-configurable security setting are provided to the access server.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventor: Joseph G. Barrett
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Publication number: 20100235506Abstract: To secure an accessible computer system, the computer system is monitored for connection transactions. An access requestor is denied access to the computer system when the access requestor initiates a number of connection transactions that exceed a configurable threshold number during a first configurable period of time. The monitoring may include detecting connection transactions initiated by the access requestor, counting the number of connection transactions initiated by the access requestor during the first configurable period of time, and comparing the number of connection transactions initiated by the access requestor during the first configurable period of time to the configurable threshold number.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicants: FOUNDRY NETWORKS, INC., AOL Inc.Inventors: Joseph G. Barrett, Christopher J. Wright, Victor R. Blake, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
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Patent number: 7788329Abstract: A number and/or frequency of electronic data communications received from a sender or group of senders during a period of time may be monitored (e.g., counted). When more than a threshold number of electronic communications are communicated by the sender during the period of time, an ability of the sender to communicate messages may be affected.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Joseph G. Barrett, Mark J. Muehl, Todd M. Palino
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Patent number: 7711790Abstract: To secure an accessible computer system, the computer system is monitored for connection transactions. An access requestor is denied access to the computer system when the access requestor initiates a number of connection transactions that exceed a configurable threshold number during a first configurable period of time. The monitoring may include detecting connection transactions initiated by the access requestor, counting the number of connection transactions initiated by the access requestor during the first configurable period of time, and comparing the number of connection transactions initiated by the access requester during the first configurable period of time to the configurable threshold number.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2000Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignees: Foundry Networks, Inc., AOL Inc.Inventors: Joseph G. Barrett, Christopher J. Wright, Victor R. Blake, Thomas Stehnach, Rajkumar Jalan
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Patent number: 7032023Abstract: A number and/or frequency of electronic data communications received from a sender or group of senders during a period of time may be monitored (e.g., counted). When more than a threshold number of electronic communications are communicated by the sender during the period of time, an ability of the sender to communicate messages may be affected.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: Joseph G. Barrett, Mark J. Muehl, Todd M. Palino
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Patent number: 6832321Abstract: A user-configurable firewall and method in which a user-changeable security setting for a client computer is maintained by an access server through which a user accesses the public network. The user-changeable security setting can be used to specify which outside computers or network devices may access the client computer and what type of access to the client computer is allowed. If an attempt to access the client computer is made, the user-configurable security setting is checked to determine if the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting. If the attempted access is allowed by the current security setting, access is allowed to the client computer; otherwise, access is not allowed. If the user changes the user-configurable security setting, the changes to the user-configurable security setting are provided to the access server.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1999Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventor: Joseph G. Barrett
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Publication number: 20020059454Abstract: An online service provider receives electronic data at an intermediary located between a sender and an intended recipient of the electronic data. The sender of the electronic data may be identified at the intermediary, and the electronic data may be changed to reflect information identifying the sender. The changed electronic data is then forwarded to the intended recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Joseph G. Barrett, Mark J. Muehl, Todd M. Palino