Patents by Inventor Shawn Morgan Simpson

Shawn Morgan Simpson 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).

  • Identifying a functional fragment of a document object model tree
    Patent number: 10339207
    Abstract: A functional fragment of a document object model (DOM) tree is identified based on detecting at least one handler associated with at least one corresponding element of the DOM tree. In response to determining that the identified functional fragment matches a previously processed functional fragment, the identified functional fragment is excluded from further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC
    Inventors: Philip Edward Hamer, Shawn Morgan Simpson, Stephen Daniel Hardeman
  • Vulnerability detection
    Patent number: 10243679
    Abstract: In some examples, a system receives a response from a web server, the response being responsive to a web request sent to the web server. The system executes a script in the response with a web browser, links a document object model (DOM) method to application code executed during the executing of the script, and determines a vulnerability based on the DOM method linked during the executing of the script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Philip Edward Hamer
  • Analyzing a structure of a web application to produce actionable tokens
    Patent number: 10152552
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to analyzing a web application. A web application is loaded. User actions are simulated on user interface elements of the web application. A structure of the web application is traversed based on rules to determine a set of actionable tokens. The respective actionable tokens include a portion of the web application that can change a user interface presented based on the web application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Kirill Mendelev, David Scott Tillery
  • Presentation of user interface elements based on rules
    Patent number: 9910992
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to present part of a web application with one or more user interface elements of the part highlighted based on updated rules. A web application is loaded in a browser layout engine. User actions are simulated on user interface elements of the web application to update the rules. The part of the web application is presented with one or more user interface elements highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: EntIT Software LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Kirill Mendelev, Philip Edward Hamer
  • VULNERABILITY DETECTION
    Publication number: 20170264378
    Abstract: In some examples, a system receives a response from a web server, the response being responsive to a web request sent to the web server. The system executes a script in the response with a web browser, links a document object model (DOM) method to application code executed during the executing of the script, and determines a vulnerability based on the DOM method linked during the executing of the script.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Philip Edward Hamer
  • Automated security testing
    Patent number: 9736177
    Abstract: A method of automated security testing includes recording a macro. The recorded macro is played and a web request is intercepted while playing the macro. The web request may be attacked and sent to a web server. A response from the web server based on the web request is received, and the response of the web server is processed to determine any vulnerabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Philip Edward Hamer
  • AUTOMATED SECURITY TESTING
    Publication number: 20160142434
    Abstract: A method of automated security testing includes recording a macro. The recorded macro is played and a web request is intercepted while playing the macro. The web request may be attacked and sent to a web server. A response from the web server based on the web request is received, and the response of the web server is processed to determine any vulnerabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Philip Edward Hamer
  • ANALYZING STRUCTURE OF WEB APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20160078146
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to analyzing a web application. A web application is loaded. User actions are simulated on user interface elements of the web application. A structure of the web application is traversed based on rules to determine a set of actionable tokens. The respective actionable tokens include a portion of the web application that can change a user interface presented based on the web application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Kirill Mendelev, David Scott Tillery
  • Automated security testing
    Patent number: 9276952
    Abstract: A method of automated security testing includes recording a macro. The recorded macro is played and a web request is intercepted while playing the macro. The web request may be attacked and sent to a web server. A response from the web server based on the web request is received, and the response of the web server is processed to determine any vulnerabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Philip Edward Hamer
  • PRESENTATION OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS BASED ON RULES
    Publication number: 20150356302
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to present part of a web application with one or more user interface elements of the part highlighted based on updated rules. A web application is loaded in a browser layout engine. User actions are simulated on user interface elements of the web application to update the rules. The part of the web application is presented with one or more user interface elements highlighted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Kirill Mendelev, Philip Edward Hamer
  • AUTOMATED SECURITY TESTING
    Publication number: 20140075563
    Abstract: A method of automated security testing includes recording a macro. The recorded macro is played and a web request is intercepted while playing the macro. The web request may be attacked and sent to a web server. A response from the web server based on the web request is received, and the response of the web server is processed to determine any vulnerabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Shawn Morgan Simpson, Philip Edward Hamer