Patents by Inventor Stephen Kusterer

Stephen Kusterer 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).

  • Systems and methods for collecting and storing network traffic data
    Patent number: 8898300
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting network traffic logs at a plurality of network sites, such as DNS name servers and network routers, and transmitting data extracted from the network traffic logs to a central repository. In one implementation, a system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to retrieve PCAP files from a plurality of servers and extract data from the PCAP files. The data comprises header data and digest data. The processor stores the header data and the digest data in a header/digest pair. In another aspect, the processor retrieves a sample of the PCAP files from each of the plurality of servers rather than retrieving all PCAP files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kusterer, John Rodriguez
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND STORING NETWORK TRAFFIC DATA
    Publication number: 20130311655
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting network traffic logs at a plurality of network sites, such as DNS name servers and network routers, and transmitting data extracted from the network traffic logs to a central repository. In one implementation, a system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to retrieve PCAP files from a plurality of servers and extract data from the PCAP files. The data comprises header data and digest data. The processor stores the header data and the digest data in a header/digest pair. In another aspect, the processor retrieves a sample of the PCAP files from each of the plurality of servers rather than retrieving all PCAP files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kusterer, John Rodriguez
  • Systems and methods for collecting and storing network traffic data
    Patent number: 8504656
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting network traffic logs from a plurality of network servers, such as DNS name servers, and storing extracted data from the logs in a central repository. In one implementation, a system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to retrieve PCAP files from a plurality of servers and extract data from the PCAP files. The data comprises header data and digest data. The processor stores the header data and the digest data in a header/digest pair. In another aspect, the processor retrieves a sample of the PCAP files from each of the plurality of servers rather than retrieving all PCAP files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Verisign, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kusterer, John Rodriguez
  • Systems and Methods for Collecting and Storing Network Traffic Data
    Publication number: 20120254366
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting network traffic logs from a plurality of network servers, such as DNS name servers, and storing extracted data from the logs in a central repository. In one implementation, a system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to retrieve PCAP files from a plurality of servers and extract data from the PCAP files. The data comprises header data and digest data. The processor stores the header data and the digest data in a header/digest pair. In another aspect, the processor retrieves a sample of the PCAP files from each of the plurality of servers rather than retrieving all PCAP files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Kusterer, John Rodriguez