Patents by Inventor Karl D. Melcher

Karl D. Melcher 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).

  • Publication number: 20250141933
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting the behavior of an endpoint security agent based on a network location are provided. According to an embodiment, an agent of an endpoint device detects whether the endpoint has moved to a new network by monitoring for changes to an IP address associated with the endpoint. When the detecting is affirmative, the agent further determines whether a trusted network determination service associated with a cloud-based security service is reachable. When the determining is affirmative, the agent further identifies whether the new network is among a set of trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service by querying the trusted network determination service. When the identifying is affirmative, a particular security feature on the endpoint is configured for operation within a trusted network and when the identifying is negative, the particular security feature is configured for operation outside of a trusted networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Galloway, Karl D. Melcher, Michael C. Starr, Scott M. Davis
  • Patent number: 12212603
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting the behavior of an endpoint security agent based on a network location are provided. According to an embodiment, an agent of an endpoint device detects whether the endpoint has moved to a new network by monitoring for changes to an IP address associated with the endpoint. When the detecting is affirmative, the agent further determines whether a trusted network determination service associated with a cloud-based security service is reachable. When the determining is affirmative, the agent further identifies whether the new network is among a set of trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service by querying the trusted network determination service. When the identifying is affirmative, a particular security feature on the endpoint is configured for operation within a trusted network and when the identifying is negative, the particular security feature is configured for operation outside of a trusted networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Galloway, Karl D. Melcher, Michael C. Starr, Scott M. Davis
  • Publication number: 20230156014
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting the behavior of an endpoint security agent based on a network location are provided. According to an embodiment, an agent of an endpoint device identifies whether a security service of a cloud-based security service is not reachable or is unresponsive. The security service is associated with a particular security function implemented by the agent. When the security service is not reachable or is unresponsive, the agent further determines whether the endpoint device is within a trusted network of multiple trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service by querying a trusted network determination service associated with the cloud-based security service. When the determination is affirmative, the particular security feature is configured for operating inside a trusted network. When the determination is negative, the particular security feature is configured for operating outside a trusted network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Galloway, Karl D. Melcher, Michael C. Starr, Scott M. Davis
  • Patent number: 11601438
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting the behavior of an endpoint security agent based on a network location are provided. According to an embodiment, an agent of an endpoint device identifies whether a security service of a cloud-based security service is not reachable or is unresponsive. The security service is associated with a particular security function implemented by the agent. When the security service is not reachable or is unresponsive, the agent further determines whether the endpoint device is within a trusted network of multiple trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service by querying a trusted network determination service associated with the cloud-based security service. When the determination is affirmative, the particular security feature is configured for operating inside a trusted network. When the determination is negative, the particular security feature is configured for operating outside a trusted network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Galloway, Karl D. Melcher, Michael C. Starr, Scott M. Davis
  • Publication number: 20220103569
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting the behavior of an endpoint security agent based on a network location are provided. According to an embodiment, an agent of an endpoint device identifies whether a security service of a cloud-based security service is not reachable or is unresponsive. The security service is associated with a particular security function implemented by the agent. When the security service is not reachable or is unresponsive, the agent further determines whether the endpoint device is within a trusted network of multiple trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service by querying a trusted network determination service associated with the cloud-based security service. When the determination is affirmative, the particular security feature is configured for operating inside a trusted network. When the determination is negative, the particular security feature is configured for operating outside a trusted network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Galloway, Karl D. Melcher, Michael C. Starr, Scott M. Davis
  • Publication number: 20220103594
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting the behavior of an endpoint security agent based on a network location are provided. According to an embodiment, an agent of an endpoint device detects whether the endpoint has moved to a new network by monitoring for changes to an IP address associated with the endpoint. When the detecting is affirmative, the agent further determines whether a trusted network determination service associated with a cloud-based security service is reachable. When the determining is affirmative, the agent further identifies whether the new network is among a set of trusted networks that have been previously registered with the cloud-based security service by querying the trusted network determination service. When the identifying is affirmative, a particular security feature on the endpoint is configured for operation within a trusted network and when the identifying is negative, the particular security feature is configured for operation outside of a trusted networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Galloway, Karl D. Melcher, Michael C. Starr, Scott M. Davis