Patents by Inventor Ralph Farina
Ralph Farina 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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Publication number: 20210294891Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Patent number: 11030305Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Patent number: 10248442Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Virtual machines may be automatically provisioned with configuration information, such as the encryption keys, when the virtual machine is started. The provisioning information may be created based on a template stored on a configuration server.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: David S Dodgson, Ralph Farina, James A Fontana, Robert A Johnson, David Maw, Anthony Narisi
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Publication number: 20170344739Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Patent number: 9819658Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Virtual machines may further be isolated through a virtual gateway assigned to handle all communications between a virtual machine and a device outside of the virtual machine's COI. The virtual gateway may be a separate virtual machine for handling decrypting and encrypting messages for transmission between virtual machines and other devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: David S. Dodgson, Ralph Farina, James A. Fontana, Robert A. Johnson, David Maw, Anthony Narisi
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Patent number: 9817968Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Publication number: 20160344547Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Patent number: 9384149Abstract: A secure storage appliance is disclosed, along with methods of storing and reading data in a secure storage network. The secure storage appliance is configured to present to a client a virtual disk, the virtual disk mapped to the plurality of physical storage devices. The secure storage appliance is capable of executing program instructions configured to generate a plurality of secondary blocks of data by performing splitting and encrypting operations on a block of data received from the client for storage on the virtual disk and reconstitute the block of data from at least a portion of the plurality of secondary blocks of data stored in shares on corresponding physical storage devices in response to a request from the client.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: Robert Johnson, David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Scott Summers, Albert French
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Publication number: 20140164790Abstract: Methods and systems for administrative management of a secure data storage network are disclosed. One system includes a secure storage appliance configured to host a plurality of volumes, each volume associated with a plurality of shares stored on a corresponding plurality of physical storage devices and having a plurality of volume management settings, wherein each volume is accessible by a group of one or more users, each user assigned an administrative access level, the volume management settings are editable by a first user from the group of one or more users associated with the volume and assigned an administrative access level sufficient to edit the volume management settings, and the volume management settings are inaccessible by a second user from outside the group of one or more users associated with the volume and assigned an administrative access level at least equal to that of the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers, Robert Johnson
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Patent number: 8719594Abstract: Methods and systems for maintaining data connectivity in a secure data storage network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes assigning a volume to a primary secure storage appliance located in a secure data storage network the primary secure storage appliance selected from among a plurality of secure storage appliances located in the secure data storage network, the volume presented as a virtual disk to a client device and mapped to physical storage at each of a plurality of storage systems. The method further includes detecting at one of the plurality of secure storage appliances a failure of the primary secure storage appliance. The method also includes, upon detecting the failure of the primary secure storage appliance, reassigning the volume to a second secure storage appliance from among the plurality of secure storage appliances, thereby rendering the second secure storage appliance a new primary secure storage appliance.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers
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Publication number: 20140123268Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Publication number: 20140123230Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Publication number: 20140123221Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Remote devices may gain access to virtual machines in a network through a virtual device relay. The virtual device relay receives data from the remote device, such as a tablet or cellular phone, and forwards the data to one of the virtual machines, when the virtual device relay shares a COI with the destination virtual machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Unisys CorporationInventors: Ralph Farina, Ted Hinaman, Robert A. Johnson, Steven Rajcan, James Trocki, Mark Vallevand
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Publication number: 20140019959Abstract: Virtual machines in a network may be isolated by encrypting transmissions between the virtual machines with keys possessed only by an intended recipient. Within a network, the virtual machines may be logically organized into a number of community-of-interest (COI) groups. Each COI may use an encryption key to secure communications within the COI, such that only other virtual machines in the COI may decrypt the message. Virtual machines may be automatically provisioned with configuration information, such as the encryption keys, when the virtual machine is started. The provisioning information may be created based on a template stored on a configuration server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: David S. Dodgson, Ralph Farina, James A. Fontana, Robert A. Johnson, David Maw, Anthony Narisi
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Publication number: 20130212373Abstract: Methods and systems for maintaining data connectivity in a secure data storage network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes assigning a volume to a primary secure storage appliance located in a secure data storage network the primary secure storage appliance selected from among a plurality of secure storage appliances located in the secure data storage network, the volume presented as a virtual disk to a client device and mapped to physical storage at each of a plurality of storage systems. The method further includes detecting at one of the plurality of secure storage appliances a failure of the primary secure storage appliance. The method also includes, upon detecting the failure of the primary secure storage appliance, reassigning the volume to a second secure storage appliance from among the plurality of secure storage appliances, thereby rendering the second secure storage appliance a new primary secure storage appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers
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Patent number: 8392682Abstract: Methods and systems for administrative management of a secure data storage network are disclosed. One system includes a secure storage appliance configured to host a plurality of volumes, each volume associated with a plurality of shares stored on a corresponding plurality of physical storage devices and having a plurality of volume management settings, wherein each volume is accessible by a group of one or more users, each user assigned an administrative access level, the volume management settings are editable by a first user from the group of one or more users associated with the volume and assigned an administrative access level sufficient to edit the volume management settings, and the volume management settings are inaccessible by a second user from outside the group of one or more users associated with the volume and assigned an administrative access level at least equal to that of the first user.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers, Robert Johnson
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Patent number: 8386798Abstract: A secure storage appliance is disclosed, along with methods of storing and reading data in a secure storage network. The secure storage appliance is configured to present to a client a virtual disk, the virtual disk mapped to the plurality of physical storage devices. The secure storage appliance is capable of executing program instructions configured to generate a plurality of secondary blocks of data by performing splitting and encrypting operations on a block of data received from the client for storage on the virtual disk and reconstitute the block of data from at least a portion of the plurality of secondary blocks of data stored in shares on corresponding physical storage devices in response to a request from the client.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers
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Patent number: 8135980Abstract: A secure storage appliance is disclosed, along with methods of storing and reading data in a secure storage network. In one aspect, a method includes assigning a volume to a primary secure storage appliance located in a secure data storage network, the secure data storage network including a plurality of secure data paths between the primary secure storage appliance and a client device and a plurality of secure data paths between the secure storage appliance and a plurality of storage systems, the volume corresponding to physical storage at each of the plurality of storage systems. The method also includes detecting a connectivity problem on at least one of the secure data paths. The method further includes assessing whether to reassign the volume to a different secure storage appliance based upon the connectivity problem.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Unisys CorporationInventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers
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Publication number: 20100161981Abstract: Methods and systems of managing access to data in a secure data storage network are disclosed. One such method includes associating a storage resource with a community of interest, the community of interest associated with a workgroup key providing access to a virtual disk, the virtual disk allowing access to a volume comprising a plurality of shares stored on a plurality of physical storage devices. The method also includes, upon determining a user of a client device is a member of the community of interest, providing access to the storage resource to the user, whereby the storage resource is associated with the workgroup key.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers, Robert Johnson
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Publication number: 20100162003Abstract: A secure storage appliance is disclosed, along with methods of storing and reading data in a secure storage network. The secure storage appliance is configured to present to a client a virtual disk, the virtual disk mapped to the plurality of physical storage devices. The secure storage appliance is capable of executing program instructions configured to generate a plurality of secondary blocks of data by performing splitting and encrypting operations on a block of data received from the client for storage on the virtual disk and reconstitute the block of data from at least a portion of the plurality of secondary blocks of data stored in shares on corresponding physical storage devices in response to a request from the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: David Dodgson, Joseph Neill, Ralph Farina, Edward Chin, Albert French, Scott Summers