Patents by Inventor Richard Compton
Richard Compton 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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Patent number: 11930037Abstract: A valid route origin authorization (ROA) for a specified IP address is published and a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to a given IP address is detected. A flowspec rule is advertised from a given autonomous system network to one or more neighboring autonomous system networks in response to the detection of the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. A modified Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) validation is performed using the published valid route origin authorization (ROA) in response to the advertisement of the flowspec rule. The flowspec rule is implemented to mitigate the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in response to the validation of the flowspec rule.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventor: Richard A. Compton
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Publication number: 20240073046Abstract: A system includes a plurality of network devices comprising a plurality of ports, a power bus connecting the network devices, wherein power is shared between the network devices over the power bus, and a controller for identifying available power and allocating power to the ports. The ports include a plurality of PSE (Power Sourcing Equipment) PoE (Power over Ethernet) ports each operable to transmit power to a device connected to one of the PSE PoE ports, a plurality of PD (Powered Device) PoE ports each operable to receive power from a device connected to one of the PD PoE ports, and a plurality of bi-directional PoE ports each configurable to operate as a PSE PoE port to transmit power to a device connected to one of the bi-directional PoE ports or as a PD PoE port to receive power from the connected device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Charles Lacey Compton, III
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Patent number: 11870790Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting and mitigating anomalous network traffic. With at least one processor in a network, information regarding network traffic flows is obtained and a classification model is generated based on the obtained information, the classification model comprising one or more classification rules for classifying network traffic as normal or anomalous. With the at least one processor in the network, the network traffic is classified as anomalous or normal based on the generated classification model and at least one mitigation action is initiated based on the network traffic being classified as anomalous.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventor: Richard A Compton
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Patent number: 11736518Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable the reduction of the impact of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacks by automatically announcing more-specific route prefixes when a netblock is hijacked. In various embodiments, the more-specific route prefixes may be automatically withdrawn when the netblock hijacking stops.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventor: Richard Compton
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Patent number: 11729209Abstract: An apparatus for mitigating a DDoS attack in a networked computing system includes at least one detector coupled with a corresponding router in the networked computing system. The detector is configured: to obtain network flow information from the router regarding current data traffic to at least one host; to compare the current data traffic to the host with stored traffic patterns associated with at least one prior DDoS attack; and to generate an output indicative of a match between the current data traffic and at least one of the stored traffic patterns. The apparatus further includes at least one mitigation unit coupled with the at least one detector. The mitigation unit is configured: to receive the output indicative of the match between the current data traffic and at least one of the stored traffic patterns; and to initiate a DDoS attack mitigation action in response to the received output.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventor: Richard A. Compton
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Publication number: 20230094900Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting and mitigating anomalous network traffic. With at least one processor in a network, information regarding network traffic flows is obtained and a classification model is generated based on the obtained information, the classification model comprising one or more classification rules for classifying network traffic as normal or anomalous. With the at least one processor in the network, the network traffic is classified as anomalous or normal based on the generated classification model and at least one mitigation action is initiated based on the network traffic being classified as anomalous.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventor: RICHARD A. COMPTON
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Patent number: 11588842Abstract: One or more network tests for a network are selected, wherein the selected one or more network tests simulate an attempt to establish an anomalous network configuration. A network configuration update is generated based on the selected one or more network tests and the network configuration update is issued to a network-based device. A performance of the network is monitored for establishment of the anomalous network configuration in response to the network configuration update and a configuration of the network is revised based on the monitored performance of the network, to mitigate the establishment of the anomalous network configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventors: Richard A. Compton, Pratik Lotia, Kevin Brady
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Patent number: 11522874Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting and mitigating anomalous network traffic. With at least one processor in a network, information regarding network traffic flows is obtained and a classification model is generated based on the obtained information, the classification model comprising one or more classification rules for classifying network traffic as normal or anomalous. With the at least one processor in the network, the network traffic is classified as anomalous or normal based on the generated classification model and at least one mitigation action is initiated based on the network traffic being classified as anomalous.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventor: Richard A. Compton
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Patent number: 11333625Abstract: A process for determining a content of hydrogen in a fluid medium includes contacting the fluid medium with a sensor. The sensor has a housing enclosing a chamber containing an ionic liquid electrolyte, a window which is permeable to hydrogen and positioned in an opening in the housing, and electrodes in contact with the ionic liquid electrolyte in the chamber. Hydrogen is allowed to pass through the window from the fluid medium into the electrolyte and the sensor is heated. Temperature and pressure of the fluid medium is determined and electrical potential is applied to the electrodes. The method also includes measuring current flow. The sensor can be used to observe hydrogen concentration by voltammetry. The method and sensor may be used for measuring downhole hydrogen content, monitoring fiber-optic cables for damage by hydrogen, corrosion monitoring, and in small-scale process plants where hydrogen is part of a gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy Jones, Debbie S. Silvester, Li Jiang, Hanpu Liang, Nathan Lawrence, Richard Compton
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Publication number: 20220116417Abstract: A valid route origin authorization (ROA) for a specified IP address is published and a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to a given IP address is detected. A flowspec rule is advertised from a given autonomous system network to one or more neighboring autonomous system networks in response to the detection of the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. A modified Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) validation is performed using the published valid route origin authorization (ROA) in response to the advertisement of the flowspec rule. The flowspec rule is implemented to mitigate the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in response to the validation of the flowspec rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: Richard A. Compton
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Publication number: 20220103576Abstract: One or more network tests for a network are selected, wherein the selected one or more network tests simulate an attempt to establish an anomalous network configuration. A network configuration update is generated based on the selected one or more network tests and the network configuration update is issued to a network-based device. A performance of the network is monitored for establishment of the anomalous network configuration in response to the network configuration update and a configuration of the network is revised based on the monitored performance of the network, to mitigate the establishment of the anomalous network configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Richard A. Compton, Pratik Lotia, Kevin Brady
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Publication number: 20210297446Abstract: An apparatus for mitigating a DDoS attack in a networked computing system includes at least one detector coupled with a corresponding router in the networked computing system. The detector is configured: to obtain network flow information from the router regarding current data traffic to at least one host; to compare the current data traffic to the host with stored traffic patterns associated with at least one prior DDoS attack; and to generate an output indicative of a match between the current data traffic and at least one of the stored traffic patterns. The apparatus further includes at least one mitigation unit coupled with the at least one detector. The mitigation unit is configured: to receive the output indicative of the match between the current data traffic and at least one of the stored traffic patterns; and to initiate a DDoS attack mitigation action in response to the received output.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventor: Richard A. Compton
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Publication number: 20210258343Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable the reduction of the impact of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacks by automatically announcing more-specific route prefixes when a netblock is hijacked. In various embodiments, the more-specific route prefixes may be automatically withdrawn when the netblock hijacking stops.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventor: Richard COMPTON
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Patent number: 11032315Abstract: An apparatus for mitigating a DDoS attack in a networked computing system includes at least one detector coupled with a corresponding router in the networked computing system. The detector is configured: to obtain network flow information from the router regarding current data traffic to at least one host; to compare the current data traffic to the host with stored traffic patterns associated with at least one prior DDoS attack; and to generate an output indicative of a match between the current data traffic and at least one of the stored traffic patterns. The apparatus further includes at least one mitigation unit coupled with the at least one detector. The mitigation unit is configured: to receive the output indicative of the match between the current data traffic and at least one of the stored traffic patterns; and to initiate a DDoS attack mitigation action in response to the received output.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventor: Richard A. Compton
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Publication number: 20210168173Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for the detection and remediation of malicious network traffic. Network traffic is received from a network-based device and analyzed the network traffic to identify the network-based device as an infected network-based device. In response to identifying the network-based device as an infected network-based device, a response message is sent to the infected network-based device, the response message triggering a tarpitting effect on the network-based device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventor: RICHARD A. COMPTON
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Patent number: 11012470Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable the reduction of the impact of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacks by automatically announcing more-specific route prefixes when a netblock is hijacked. In various embodiments, the more-specific route prefixes may be automatically withdrawn when the netblock hijacking stops.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventor: Richard Compton
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Patent number: 11005865Abstract: An exemplary apparatus for mitigating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack includes a controller configured: to receive an output signal from a detector in a networked computing system, the output signal indicating a probability of a DDoS attack based at least in part on a threat level corresponding to an Autonomous System Number (ASN) associated with a source Internet Protocol address of received data packets when a volume of the received data packets exceeds a prescribed threshold value; to obtain action information correlating a specific ASN to at least one corresponding action for mitigating a DDoS attack; and to generate at least one control signal for initiating at least one action for mitigating the DDoS attack as a function of the obtained action information. The apparatus further includes at least one mitigation device for performing at least one action for mitigating the DDoS attack in response to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventor: Richard A. Compton
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Publication number: 20210112091Abstract: A system, central controller, and method for mitigating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in a networked computing system. One or more records including meta-data about network traffic are received from one or more network devices and anomalous network traffic is identified. A source address of the anomalous network traffic is determined and a mitigation action is initiated based on the source address and one or more mitigation rules, wherein a determination of whether the received data packet is part of the DDoS attack is based on one or more detection rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Richard A. COMPTON
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Patent number: 10962499Abstract: A sensor for hydrogen in a fluid medium has a chamber for electrolyte with a window which is selectively permeable to hydrogen to allow hydrogen to pass from the fluid medium under test into the electrolyte in the chamber. A plurality of electrodes in contact with the ionic liquid electrolyte are used to observe hydrogen concentration by voltammetry. The electrolyte is an ionic liquid. Applications where such a sensor may be used include a wellbore tool for measuring the content of hydrogen in a subterranean fluid, monitoring of fiber-optic cables for damage by hydrogen, corrosion monitoring, and small-scale process plant where hydrogen is part of a gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Debbie S. Silvester, Nathan Scott Lawrence, Richard Compton, Timothy Jones, Li Jiang, Hanpu Liang
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Patent number: 10915591Abstract: Disclosed is a media acquisition engine that comprises an interface engine that receives a selection from a plug-in coupled to a media client engine where a client associated with the media client engine identified as subscribing to a cloud application imaging service. The media acquisition engine further comprises a media control engine that directs, in accordance with the selection, a physical device to image a physical object and produce a media item based on the image of the physical object, the physical device being coupled to a cloud client. The media acquisition engine also comprises a media reception engine that receives the media item from the physical device, and a translation engine that encodes the media item into a data structure compatible with the cloud application imaging service. The interface engine is configured to transfer the media item to the plug-in.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: CD NEWCO, LLCInventors: Matthew Dorey, George Stantchev, Marwan Hilmi, Richard Compton, Case Nelson, Shaun Kaasten