Patents by Inventor Kevin Steves

Kevin Steves 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).

  • Operating system fingerprinting
    Patent number: 9213736
    Abstract: Determining operating system data is disclosed, including receiving a message associated with a network protocol, extracting a set of one or more features from the message, and determining operating system data at least in part by matching one or more features of the message with one or more features of a fingerprint associated with an operating system. An exact match of the features is not required to determine operating system data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Infoblox Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Steves
  • Operating system fingerprinting
    Patent number: 8458308
    Abstract: Determining operating system data is disclosed, including receiving a message associated with a network protocol, extracting a set of one or more features from the message, and determining operating system data at least in part by matching one or more features of the message with one or more features of a fingerprint associated with an operating system. An exact match of the features is not required to determine operating system data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Infoblox Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Steves