Patents by Inventor Theresa A. Menzel

Theresa A. Menzel 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: 9313299
    Abstract: A cloud edge appliance (CEA) may augment the providing, by a remote cloud service provider, of cloud applications to a customer. The CEA may be installed at the customer premises and may provide a local access point for the customer. In one implementation, the CEA may provide a cloud-based application to a number of user devices, the cloud-based application being associated with functions, in which at least a first portion of the functions are implemented by the CEA and at least a second portion of the plurality of functions are forwarded, over a wide area network, to the cloud service provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Carney, Jeffrey A Jackson, Dante J. Pacella, Theresa A Menzel
  • Publication number: 20150169419
    Abstract: A cloud edge appliance (CEA) may augment the providing, by a remote cloud service provider, of cloud applications to a customer. The CEA may be installed at the customer premises and may provide a local access point for the customer. In one implementation, the CEA may provide a cloud-based application to a number of user devices, the cloud-based application being associated with functions, in which at least a first portion of the functions are implemented by the CEA and at least a second portion of the plurality of functions are forwarded, over a wide area network, to the cloud service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Mark D. Carney, Jeffrey A Jackson, Dante J. Pacella, Theresa A Menzel
  • Patent number: 8745708
    Abstract: A method for providing security measures on a network device, such as a router, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a network resource. The method further includes determining a classification of the request, and generating, based on the determined classification of the request, a security measure corresponding to the determined classification of the request for authentication of the request. The method also includes permitting access to the network resource when a correct response is received to the security measure corresponding to the determined classification of the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Carney, Theresa A. Menzel, Jeffrey A. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20120159586
    Abstract: A method for providing security measures on a network device, such as a router, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a network resource. The method further includes determining a classification of the request, and generating, based on the determined classification of the request, a security measure corresponding to the determined classification of the request for authentication of the request. The method also includes permitting access to the network resource when a correct response is received to the security measure corresponding to the determined classification of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Carney, Theresa A. Menzel, Jeffrey A. Jackson