Patents by Inventor Stephen Pancoast Norton

Stephen Pancoast Norton 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).

  • Methods, systems, and products for intrusion detection
    Patent number: 7971053
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for detecting an intrusion to a communications network. One embodiment describes a system for detecting intrusions. The system has a peripheral card coupled to a host computer system. The peripheral card has a communications portion and a processor managing the communications portion. The communications portion has only a capability for receiving data packets via a communications network. The communications portion lacks capability of transmitting the data packets via the communications network. The communications portion of the peripheral card reduces intrusion of the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
    Inventors: Stephen Pancoast Norton, Chris Burchfield, Rick J. Frataccia, Gary O Gibson, Sr., David Prince
  • Methods, systems, and products for intrusion detection
    Patent number: 7552325
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for detecting an intrusion to a communications network. One embodiment describes a peripheral card having a communications portion and a processor. The communications portion has only a capability for receiving data packets via the communications network. The communications portion lacks capability of transmitting the data packets via the communications network. The processor manages the communications portion, and the communications portion reduces intrusion of the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Pancoast Norton, Chris Burchfield, Rick J. Frataccia, Gary O Gibson, Sr., David Prince