Patents by Inventor Sameer D. Merchant
Sameer D. Merchant 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: 12769750Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) obtaining a predicted visualization definition based at least in part on abstracting the result data, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the predicted visualization definition.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2024Date of Patent: October 20, 2026Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Publication number: 20260288716Abstract: A first dashboard is generated utilizing a machine learning model and user settings associated with a user. One or more follow-up prompts are received. Data needed to answer the one or more follow-up prompts is determined and obtained utilizing one or more data catalogs. One or more subsequent dashboards are generated utilizing the machine learning model and the user settings associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2026Publication date: September 24, 2026Inventors: Zana Vosough, Gino John, Manuel Bernardo Maguina Morello, Sameer D. Merchant, Rajesh Bhagwat, Roy Ronald Riojas Montenegro
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Publication number: 20260203435Abstract: One or more data catalogs of a plurality of data catalogs that are relevant to a prompt are determined. The one or more determined data catalogs are utilized to locate one or more data files and applying one or more security policies to the one or more data files to determine one or more of the data files to which a user associated with the prompt is permitted to access. A query response is generated utilizing the one or more of the data files to which the user associated with the prompt is permitted to access.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: July 16, 2026Inventors: Zana Vosough, Gino John, Manuel Bernardo Maguina Morello, Sameer D. Merchant, Rajesh Bhagwat, Roy Ronald Riojas Montenegro
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Publication number: 20260203283Abstract: A first dashboard is generated utilizing a machine learning model and user settings associated with a user. One or more follow-up prompts are received. Data needed to answer the one or more follow-up prompts is determined and obtained utilizing one or more data catalogs. One or more subsequent dashboards are generated utilizing the machine learning model and the user settings associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: July 16, 2026Inventors: Zana Vosough, Gino John, Manuel Bernardo Maguina Morello, Sameer D. Merchant, Rajesh Bhagwat, Roy Ronald Riojas Montenegro
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Patent number: 12681929Abstract: A first dashboard is generated utilizing a machine learning model and user settings associated with a user. One or more follow-up prompts are received. Data needed to answer the one or more follow-up prompts is determined and obtained utilizing one or more data catalogs. One or more subsequent dashboards are generated utilizing the machine learning model and the user settings associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2025Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Inventors: Zana Vosough, Gino John, Manuel Bernardo Maguina Morello, Sameer D. Merchant, Rajesh Bhagwat, Roy Ronald Riojas Montenegro
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Patent number: 12675495Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) abstracting result data to obtain a data abstraction, the result data being responsive to the one or more data requests, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the data abstraction.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Publication number: 20250094434Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) abstracting result data to obtain a data abstraction, the result data being responsive to the one or more data requests, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the data abstraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Publication number: 20250061124Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) obtaining a predicted visualization definition based at least in part on abstracting the result data, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the predicted visualization definition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Patent number: 12197452Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) abstracting result data to obtain a data abstraction, the result data being responsive to the one or more data requests, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the data abstraction.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Publication number: 20250005028Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) obtaining a predicted visualization definition based at least in part on abstracting the result data, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the predicted visualization definition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Publication number: 20250005027Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) abstracting result data to obtain a data abstraction, the result data being responsive to the one or more data requests, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the data abstraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: January 2, 2025Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Patent number: 12182147Abstract: A system, method, and device for generating data visualizations are disclosed. The method includes (i) obtaining a natural language query, (ii) determining an intent for the natural language query, (iii) generating one or more data requests to one or more selected data sources, the one or more data requests being based at least in part on the intent, (iv) obtaining a predicted visualization definition based at least in part on abstracting the result data, and (v) generating a visualization for the result data based at least in part on the predicted visualization definition.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Zana Vosough, Rajesh Bhagwat
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Publication number: 20240348627Abstract: Techniques for an Application Access Analyzer are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for an Application Access Analyzer includes monitoring access to an application over a network; automatically determining a root cause of an issue (e.g., an anomaly in network connectivity, performance degradation, and/or a permission denial and/or policy blocking) associated with the access to the application over the network for a user (e.g., or a group of users) using an application access analyzer; and performing an action in response to determining the root cause of the issue associated with the access to the application over the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Sameer D. Merchant, Iqrar Jabbar Patel, Dinesh Ranjit, Rajesh Bhagwat, Shivangi Indradeo Sharma, Kartik Mohanram, Navneet Yadav
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Publication number: 20170339053Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first edge device at a first site, a first site overlay control plane message including control plane information. The first edge device translates the first site overlay control plane message into a core overlay control plane message. The first edge device sends the core overlay control plane message over a core network to a second edge device at a second site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Dhananjaya Rao, Victor M. Moreno, Sameer D. Merchant, Hasmit S. Grover
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Patent number: 9191310Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first edge device at a first site, a first site overlay control plane message including control plane information. The first edge device translates the first site overlay control plane message into a core overlay control plane message. The first edge device sends the core overlay control plane message over a core network to a second edge device at a second site.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Dhananjaya Rao, Victor M. Moreno, Sameer D. Merchant, Hasmit S. Grover
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Publication number: 20140226652Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first edge device at a first site, a first site overlay control plane message including control plane information. The first edge device translates the first site overlay control plane message into a core overlay control plane message. The first edge device sends the core overlay control plane message over a core network to a second edge device at a second site.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventors: Dhananjaya Rao, Victor M. Moreno, Sameer D. Merchant, Hasmit S. Grover