Patents by Inventor Russell E. Rice

Russell E. Rice 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).

  • Controlling access to resources in a network
    Patent number: 9436820
    Abstract: A computerized device transmits an access request to a data communications device of a network in an attempt to access network resources within the network. The data communications device, in response and in real-time, transmits a challenge request to the computerized device that directs the computerized device to retrieve configuration, or posture, credentials associated with the computerized device. A policy server receives the challenge response and, based upon a real-time analysis of the posture credentials of the computerized device, determines a security state of the computerized device and either provides some level or denies the computerized device access to the network resources based upon the analysis of posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Robert E. Gleichauf, Susan E. Thomson, Dany J. Rochefort, Joseph A. Salowey, Hao Zhou, Fan Wu, Venkateswara Rao Yarlagadda, Russell E. Rice