Patents by Inventor Theodore Short

Theodore Short 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: 9203858
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for generating an advisory message for an endpoint device includes determining a threat level for the endpoint device by identifying a connection type between the endpoint device and the wireless network. The method also includes determining a second threat level for the endpoint device by identifying a security policy of the endpoint device. The method further includes generating an advisory message for the endpoint device based on the threat levels. The advisory message indicates vulnerability of the endpoint device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohit Shankar, Sumit B. Deshpande, Ravi R. Pore, Srinivas Gudipudi, Abhilash V. Purushothaman, Yidong Zhu, Theodore Short
  • Publication number: 20070113080
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for generating an advisory message for an endpoint device includes determining a threat level for the endpoint device by identifying a connection type between the endpoint device and the wireless network. The method also includes determining a second threat level for the endpoint device by identifying a security policy of the endpoint device. The method further includes generating an advisory message for the endpoint device based on the threat levels. The advisory message indicates vulnerability of the endpoint device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohit Shankar, Sumit Deshpande, Ravi Pore, Srinivas Gudipudi, Abhilash Purushothaman, Yidong Zhu, Theodore Short
  • Publication number: 20070109982
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing ad-hoc connections in a wireless network includes receiving, at an endpoint device, a connection policy from a managing device over the wireless network. The connection policy indicates network security settings for the endpoint device. The method also includes detecting at the endpoint device an ad-hoc connection. The method further includes responding to the ad-hoc connection based on the connection policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Gudipudi, Rohit Shankar, Abhilash Purushothaman, Ravi Pore, Sumit Deshpande, Yidong Zhu, Theodore Short, Tuna Djemil