Patents by Inventor Richard Barger

Richard Barger 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).

  • Generating meta-notable event summary information
    Patent number: 11736502
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed for a data intake and query system to generate “meta-notable” events by applying a meta-notable event rule to a collection of notable event data. A meta-notable event rule specifies one or more patterns of notable event instances defined by a set of notable event states and a set of transition rules (also referred to as association rules) indicating conditions for transitioning from one notable event state to another. The set of notable event states includes at least one start state and at least one end state. A meta-notable event is generated when a set of analyzed notable events satisfies a set of transition rules linking a start state to an end state (including transitions through any intermediary states between the start state and the end state).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Murphey, Francis Gerard, Richard Barger, Bhavin Patel, Patrick Schulz, Chinmay Kulkarni
  • GENERATING META-NOTABLE EVENT SUMMARY INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20210058418
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed for a data intake and query system to generate “meta-notable” events by applying a meta-notable event rule to a collection of notable event data. A meta-notable event rule specifies one or more patterns of notable event instances defined by a set of notable event states and a set of transition rules (also referred to as association rules) indicating conditions for transitioning from one notable event state to another. The set of notable event states includes at least one start state and at least one end state. A meta-notable event is generated when a set of analyzed notable events satisfies a set of transition rules linking a start state to an end state (including transitions through any intermediary states between the start state and the end state).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Murphey, Francis Gerard, Richard Barger, Bhavin Patel, Patrick Schulz, Chinmay Kulkarni
  • Systems and methods for detecting network security threat event patterns
    Patent number: 10771486
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed for a data intake and query system to generate “meta-notable” events by applying a meta-notable event rule to a collection of notable event data. A meta-notable event rule specifies one or more patterns of notable event instances defined by a set of notable event states and a set of transition rules (also referred to as association rules) indicating conditions for transitioning from one notable event state to another. The set of notable event states includes at least one start state and at least one end state. A meta-notable event is generated when a set of analyzed notable events satisfies a set of transition rules linking a start state to an end state (including transitions through any intermediary states between the start state and the end state).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Murphey, Francis Gerard, Richard Barger, Bhavin Patel, Patrick Schulz, Chinmay Kulkarni
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING NETWORK SECURITY THREAT EVENT PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20190098032
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms are disclosed for a data intake and query system to generate “meta-notable” events by applying a meta-notable event rule to a collection of notable event data. A meta-notable event rule specifies one or more patterns of notable event instances defined by a set of notable event states and a set of transition rules (also referred to as association rules) indicating conditions for transitioning from one notable event state to another. The set of notable event states includes at least one start state and at least one end state. A meta-notable event is generated when a set of analyzed notable events satisfies a set of transition rules linking a start state to an end state (including transitions through any intermediary states between the start state and the end state).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Lucas Murphey, Francis Gerard, Richard Barger, Bhavin Patel, Patrick Schulz, Chinmay Kulkarni
  • Method and apparatus for disrupting the command and control infrastructure of hostile programs
    Patent number: 8869268
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a computer is described. The method and apparatus comprise detecting one or more hostile programs residing upon a computer using a command and control infrastructure library and disrupting a command and control infrastructure of the one or more hostile programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Barger