Patents by Inventor Michael Ted Richard

Michael Ted Richard 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).

  • Cloud services management systems utilizing in-band communication conveying situational awareness
    Patent number: 10819562
    Abstract: A cloud system includes a plurality of cloud nodes configured to implement a cloud service which is used by a plurality of clients; a cloud management system communicatively coupled to the plurality of cloud nodes and configured to manage the plurality of cloud nodes; and a probe endpoint service executed on a cloud node, wherein a client is configured to utilize the cloud service based on a connection between the client and the cloud node executing the probe endpoint service, wherein the client is configured to execute a probe client, wherein the probe client is configured to periodically transmit probes and receive probe responses which are either empty responses denoting connectivity or a response body with maintenance or situational data contained therein, and wherein the probe client is configured to perform mitigation actions based on reception of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Zscaler, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Manuel Parra, Michael Ted Richard
  • Cloud services management systems utilizing in-band communication conveying situational awareness
    Publication number: 20200036574
    Abstract: A cloud system includes a plurality of cloud nodes configured to implement a cloud service which is used by a plurality of clients; a cloud management system communicatively coupled to the plurality of cloud nodes and configured to manage the plurality of cloud nodes; and a probe endpoint service executed on a cloud node, wherein a client is configured to utilize the cloud service based on a connection between the client and the cloud node executing the probe endpoint service, wherein the client is configured to execute a probe client, wherein the probe client is configured to periodically transmit probes and receive probe responses which are either empty responses denoting connectivity or a response body with maintenance or situational data contained therein, and wherein the probe client is configured to perform mitigation actions based on reception of the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Eduardo Manuel Parra, Michael Ted Richard