Patents by Inventor Robert Wendell Cook

Robert Wendell Cook 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).

  • Managing use of proxies to access restricted network locations
    Patent number: 8090852
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the detection of uncategorized web-based proxy sites, where an action may be provided in association with access to restricted network locations. In a step A, a network location access request may be received from a computing facility. In a step B, a URL database may be assessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that a URL associated with the network location access request is previously uncategorized URL. In a step C, it may be determined that the URL associated with the network location access request includes a secondary URL. In a step D, the URL database may be accessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that the client is restricted from accessing the secondary URL. In a step E, the action may be provided in association with the network location access request as a previously uncategorized proxy website when steps B, C, and D are all met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sophos PLC
    Inventors: Alexander Ianchici, Robert Wendell Cook, Cory Michael Roy
  • DETECTION OF UNCATEGORIZED WEB-BASED PROXY SITES
    Publication number: 20090307360
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the detection of uncategorized web-based proxy sites, where an action may be provided in association with access to restricted network locations. In a step A, a network location access request may be received from a computing facility. In a step B, a URL database may be assessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that a URL associated with the network location access request is previously uncategorized URL. In a step C, it may be determined that the URL associated with the network location access request includes a secondary URL. In a step D, the URL database may be accessed that contains categorized URLs and it may be determined that the client is restricted from accessing the secondary URL. In a step E, the action may be provided in association with the network location access request as a previously uncategorized proxy website when steps B, C, and D are all met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Ianchici, Robert Wendell Cook, Cory Michael Roy