Patents by Inventor Sven Schnelle

Sven Schnelle 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).

  • Patent number: 11936619
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas Bernd Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
  • Publication number: 20220174040
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas Bernd Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
  • Patent number: 11178103
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas Bernd Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
  • Patent number: 10728759
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas Bernd Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
  • Patent number: 10667130
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Sophos Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas Bernd Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
  • Publication number: 20190394646
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas Bernd Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg
  • Publication number: 20170359309
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas von Andrian
  • Publication number: 20170359725
    Abstract: A method includes establishing a wireless link between a wireless interface of an endpoint and a WAP; exchanging, through the wireless link, network traffic associated with execution of an application at the endpoint; executing, at the endpoint, a security routine to monitor a security status of the endpoint; establishing, through the wireless link, a secure channel that shares the wireless link with the network traffic of the application, the secure channel to extend from the security routine to a supervisor through the wireless link and the WAP; conveying, from the security routine and through the secure channel, an indication of the security status; receiving, at the security routine and through the secure channel, a command to change a setting of the wireless interface associated with a characteristic of the wireless link; and accessing, from the security routine, the wireless interface to effect the change in response to receiving the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Dirk Bolte, Sven Schnelle, Emanuel Taube, Jonas von Andrian