Patents by Inventor Mathew Douglas Howard

Mathew Douglas Howard 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: 8000308
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating containment of the effects of rogue or unauthorized access points on wireless computer network environments. Embodiments of the present invention support one to a plurality of rogue containment methodologies. A first rogue containment type involves identification of the physical connection of the rogue access point to the wired network infrastructure and, thus, allows for disabling of that physical connection to contain the rogue access point. Other rogue containment methods involve wireless techniques for containing the effect of rogue access points. As discussed below, the rogue containment functionality described herein can be applied to a wide variety of wireless network system architectures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Dietrich, David Anthony Frascone, Patrice R. Calhoun, Robert J. Friday, Robert B. O'Hara, Jr., Mathew Douglas Howard
  • Publication number: 20090271864
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating containment of the effects of rogue or unauthorized access points on wireless computer network environments. Embodiments of the present invention support one to a plurality of rogue containment methodologies. A first rogue containment type involves identification of the physical connection of the rogue access point to the wired network infrastructure and, thus, allows for disabling of that physical connection to contain the rogue access point. Other rogue containment methods involve wireless techniques for containing the effect of rogue access points. As discussed below, the rogue containment functionality described herein can be applied to a wide variety of wireless network system architectures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Cisco Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul F. Dietrich, David Anthony Frascone, Patrice R. Calhoun, Robert J. Friday, Robert B. O'Hara, JR., Mathew Douglas Howard