Patents by Inventor Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja

Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja 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: 20120114119
    Abstract: A method in one example implementation includes extracting a plurality of data elements from a record of a data file, tokenizing the data elements into tokens, and storing the tokens in a first tuple of a registration list. The method further includes selecting one of the tokens as a token key for the first tuple, where the token is selected because it occurs less frequently in the registration list than each of the other tokens in the first tuple. In specific embodiments, at least one data element is an expression element having a character pattern matching a predefined expression pattern that represents at least two words and a separator between the words. In other embodiments, at least one data element is a word defined by a character pattern of one or more consecutive essential characters. Other specific embodiments include determining an end of the record by recognizing a predefined delimiter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, William J. Deninger
  • Patent number: 8166307
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, cannot be transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes maintaining a plurality of stored signatures, each signature being associated with one of a plurality of registered documents, intercepting an object being transmitted over a network, calculating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object, and comparing the set of signatures with the plurality of stored signatures. In one embodiment, the invention can further include detecting registered content from the registered document being contained in the intercepted object, if the comparison results in a match of at least one of the signatures in the set of signatures with one or more of the plurality of stored signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: McAffee, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Matthew Howard, Rick Lowe, Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger
  • Publication number: 20110276709
    Abstract: A system and method for locational tagging in a capture system are described. Metadata associated with a captured object includes: information about a location in storage of an object and that objects association to a particular user; and/or tiered location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: William Deninger, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Erik de la Iglesia
  • Publication number: 20110276575
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, is not transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes a manager agent to maintain signatures of registered documents and a match agent to detect the unauthorized transmission of the content of registered documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20110258197
    Abstract: Content leaving a local network can be captured and indexed so that queries can be performed on the captured data. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an apparatus that connects to a network. In one embodiment, this apparatus includes a network interface module to connect the apparatus to a network, a packet capture module to intercept packets being transmitted on the network, an object assembly module to reconstruct objects being transmitted on the network from the intercepted packets, an object classification module to determine the content in the reconstructed objects, and an object store module to store the objects. This apparatus can also have a user interface to enable a user to search objects stored in the object store module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, William Deninger, Samuel King, Ashish Khasgiwala, Donald J. Massaro
  • Publication number: 20110219237
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, cannot be transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes maintaining a plurality of stored signatures, each signature being associated with one of a plurality of registered documents, intercepting an object being transmitted over a network, calculating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object, and comparing the set of signatures with the plurality of stored signatures. In one embodiment, the invention can further include detecting registered content from the registered document being contained in the intercepted object, if the comparison results in a match of at least one of the signatures in the set of signatures with one or more of the plurality of stored signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Matthew Howard, Rick Lowe, Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger
  • Patent number: 8010689
    Abstract: A system and method for locational tagging in a capture system are described. Metadata associated with a captured object includes: information about a location in storage of an object and that objects association to a particular user; and/or tiered location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: William Deninger, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Erik de la Iglesia
  • Patent number: 8005863
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, is not transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes a manager agent to maintain signatures of registered documents and a match agent to detect the unauthorized transmission of the content of registered documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja
  • Publication number: 20110196911
    Abstract: Objects captured over a network by a capture system can be indexed to provide enhanced search and content analysis capabilities. In one embodiment the objects can be indexed using a data structure having a source address field to indicate an origination address of the object, a destination address field to indicate a destination address of the object, a source port field to indicate an origination port of the object, a destination port field to indicate a destination port of the object, a content field to indicate a content type from a plurality of content types identifying a type of content contained in the object, and a time field to indicate when the object was captured. The data structure may also store a cryptographic signature of the object to ensure the object is not altered after capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Shaun Coleman, Samuel King, Ashish Khasgiwala
  • Publication number: 20110197284
    Abstract: A system and method for capturing objects and balancing systems resources in a capture system are described. An object is captured, metadata associated with the objected generated, and the object and metadata stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, William Deninger, Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe
  • Patent number: 7984175
    Abstract: Content leaving a local network can be captured and indexed so that queries can be performed on the captured data. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises an apparatus that connects to a network. In one embodiment, this apparatus includes a network interface module to connect the apparatus to a network, a packet capture module to intercept packets being transmitted on the network, an object assembly module to reconstruct objects being transmitted on the network from the intercepted packets, an object classification module to determine the content in the reconstructed objects, and an object store module to store the objects. This apparatus can also have a user interface to enable a user to search objects stored in the object store module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, William Deninger, Samuel King, Ashish Khasgiwala, Donald J. Massaro
  • Publication number: 20110167265
    Abstract: Objects can be extracted from data flows captured by a capture device. In one embodiment, the invention includes assigning to each captured object a cryptographic status based on whether the captured object is encrypted. In one embodiment, the invention further includes determining whether the object violated a cryptographic policy using the assigned cryptographic status of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Shaun Coleman, Erik de la Iglesia
  • Patent number: 7958227
    Abstract: A system and method for capturing objects and balancing systems resources in a capture system are described. An object is captured, metadata associated with the objected generated, and the object and metadata stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, William Deninger, Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe
  • Patent number: 7930540
    Abstract: Objects can be extracted from data flows captured by a capture device. In one embodiment, the invention includes assigning to each captured object a cryptographic status based on whether the captured object is encrypted. In one embodiment, the invention further includes determining whether the object violated a cryptographic policy using the assigned cryptographic status of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Shaun Coleman, Erik de la Iglesia
  • Patent number: 7899828
    Abstract: Objects captured over a network by a capture system can be indexed to provide enhanced search and content analysis capabilities. In one embodiment the objects can be indexed using a data structure having a source address field to indicate an origination address of the object, a destination address field to indicate a destination address of the object, a source port field to indicate an origination port of the object, a destination port field to indicate a destination port of the object, a content field to indicate a content type from a plurality of content types identifying a type of content contained in the object, and a time field to indicate when the object was captured. The data structure may also store a cryptographic signature of the object to ensure the object is not altered after capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Shaun Coleman, Samuel King, Ashish Khasgiwala
  • Patent number: 7814327
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, cannot be transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes maintaining a plurality of stored signatures, each signature being associated with one of a plurality of registered documents, intercepting an object being transmitted over a network, calculating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object, and comparing the set of signatures with the plurality of stored signatures. In one embodiment, the invention can further include detecting registered content from the registered document being contained in the intercepted object, if the comparison results in a match of at least one of the signatures in the set of signatures with one or more of the plurality of stored signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Matthew Howard, Rick Lowe, Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger
  • Publication number: 20100121853
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, is not transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes a manager agent to maintain signatures of registered documents and a match agent to detect the unauthorized transmission of the content of registered documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja
  • Patent number: 7689614
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, is not transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes a manager agent to maintain signatures of registered documents and a match agent to detect the unauthorized transmission of the content of registered documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik de la Iglesia, William Deninger, Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja
  • Patent number: 7447777
    Abstract: Systems and related methods are described for handling one or more resource requests. A protocol engine receives a resource request in accordance with a prescribed protocol, and a classification engine determines a desired class of service for the request. An analysis engine optionally analyzes the request, and, responsive thereto, determines a desired sub-class of service for the request. A policy engine then allocates a resource to the request responsive to one or both of the desired class of service, and the desired sub-class of service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Extreme Networks
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Susan Carrie, Chien C. Chou, Erik De La Iglesia, Miguel Gomez, Liang Liu, Ricky K. Lowe, Rahoul Puri, Kiet Tran, Mark Aaron Wallace, Wei Wang, Todd E. Wayne, Hui Zhang
  • Patent number: 7434058
    Abstract: A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, cannot be transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes maintaining a plurality of stored signatures over a registered document. In one embodiment, the plurality of stored signatures are generated by extracting content from the document, normalizing the extracted content, and generating the plurality of signatures using the normalized content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Reconnex Corporation
    Inventors: Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Erik de la Iglesia, Rick Lowe, Matthew Howard, William Deninger