Patents by Inventor Stephen Thomas Dansey

Stephen Thomas Dansey 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).

  • Switching device, method, and computer program for efficient intrusion detection
    Patent number: 7849506
    Abstract: A switching device, method, and computer program utilizes a copy technique to detect unauthorized access to a communications network. An interface of the switching device is connected to receive an original packet and copy the original packet to create a copied packet. A processor within the switching device is operable to analyze information related to the original packet or the copied packet to detect an anomaly related to the original packet or the copied packet. The processor is further operable to cause the copied packet to be forwarded to an intrusion detection system within the communications network upon detecting the anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Dansey, Zenon Kuc