Patents by Inventor Ryan S. Clifton

Ryan S. Clifton 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).

  • Application identification and dynamic signature generation for managing network communications
    Patent number: 9386103
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for application identification and dynamic signature generation for managing network communication systems. Communication sessions and related packet flows are monitored within a network communication system. Application level information is extracted from session packets by unpacking one or more communication protocols associated with the network packets to obtain application level information encapsulated within the network packets. The extracted application level information is compared to a database of known application signatures in order to identify known applications. For unknown applications, the application level information is used to generate new dynamic application signatures. The application level information can also be used to identify and access external network-accessible resources to obtain additional identification information for the unknown application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: BreakingPoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan S. Clifton, Alexander I. Tomlinson, Deep Datta, Jeremy B. Moss, Dennis J. Cox
  • Application Identification And Dynamic Signature Generation For Managing Network Communications
    Publication number: 20150101043
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for application identification and dynamic signature generation for managing network communication systems. Communication sessions and related packet flows are monitored within a network communication system. Application level information is extracted from session packets by unpacking one or more communication protocols associated with the network packets to obtain application level information encapsulated within the network packets. The extracted application level information is compared to a database of known application signatures in order to identify known applications. For unknown applications, the application level information is used to generate new dynamic application signatures. The application level information can also be used to identify and access external network-accessible resources to obtain additional identification information for the unknown application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: BreakingPoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan S. Clifton, Alexander I. Tomlinson, Deep Datta, Jeremy B. Moss, Dennis J. Cox