Patents by Inventor Trent ALTMAN

Trent ALTMAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240163176
    Abstract: A method for identifying devices on a network, comprising: determining, by a discovery application, a prioritized discovery plan including a plurality of tiers of requests, each of the tiers specifying one or more probes for targeting specific types of devices. For each of the tiers in the prioritized discovery plan: the method further comprises causing, by the discovery application, one or more of the probes specified for the tier to transmit targeted requests to a set of active addresses on the network. Upon receiving responses from at least a subset of the one or more addresses, the method comprises identifying, by the discovery application, one or more devices connected to the network based on the responses to the targeted requests. The method further comprises removing, by the discovery application, addresses corresponding to the identified one or more devices from the set of active addresses on the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Jay ROULAND, Justin Trent ALTMAN, Earle W. ADY, Jeremy Lindsey GOULD, Joseph Willard COSTANTINI
  • Publication number: 20240126539
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Patent number: 11941390
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PHOSPHORUS CYBERSECURITY INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rouland, Earle W. Ady, Trent Altman
  • Patent number: 11886866
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PHOSPHORUS CYBERSECURITY INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rouland, Earle W. Ady, Trent Altman
  • Patent number: 11757724
    Abstract: A method for identifying devices on a network, comprising: determining, by a discovery application, a prioritized discovery plan including a plurality of tiers of requests, each of the tiers specifying one or more probes for targeting specific types of devices. For each of the tiers in the prioritized discovery plan: the method further comprises causing, by the discovery application, one or more of the probes specified for the tier to transmit targeted requests to a set of active addresses on the network. Upon receiving responses from at least a subset of the one or more addresses, the method comprises identifying, by the discovery application, one or more devices connected to the network based on the responses to the targeted requests. The method further comprises removing, by the discovery application, addresses corresponding to the identified one or more devices from the set of active addresses on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Jay Rouland, Justin Trent Altman, Earle W. Ady, Jeremy Lindsey Gould, Joseph Willard Costantini
  • Publication number: 20230236824
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Publication number: 20230236825
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Patent number: 11520577
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rouland, Earle W. Ady, Trent Altman
  • Patent number: 11500624
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rouland, Earle W. Ady, Trent Altman
  • Patent number: 11301240
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Phosphorus Cybersecurity Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rouland, Earle W. Ady, Trent Altman
  • Patent number: 11269619
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PHOSPHORUS CYBERSECURITY INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rouland, Earle W. Ady, Trent Altman
  • Publication number: 20200409687
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Publication number: 20200409690
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Publication number: 20200409689
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Publication number: 20200409688
    Abstract: A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher J. ROULAND, Earle W. ADY, Trent ALTMAN
  • Patent number: 9551781
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support determining a physical position of a radio transmitter. A physical model for electromagnetic signal propagation within the electromagnetic environment may be established. Radio frequency signal power levels associated with the radio transmitter may be received from one or more radio frequency sensors. Parameters associated with the physical model may be estimated for one or more test locations within the electromagnetic environment. An error metric between the received radio frequency signal power levels and the physical model may be computed for the one or more test locations. Bounds on the parameters associated with the physical model may be established to prune away physically impossible solutions. The parameters associated with the physical model may be optimized across the one or more test locations to establish a preferred location estimate for the radio transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Bastille Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Justin Trent Altman
  • Publication number: 20160127931
    Abstract: Systems and methods can support determining a physical position of a radio transmitter. A physical model for electromagnetic signal propagation within the electromagnetic environment may be established. Radio frequency signal power levels associated with the radio transmitter may be received from one or more radio frequency sensors. Parameters associated with the physical model may be estimated for one or more test locations within the electromagnetic environment. An error metric between the received radio frequency signal power levels and the physical model may be computed for the one or more test locations. Bounds on the parameters associated with the physical model may be established to prune away physically impossible solutions. The parameters associated with the physical model may be optimized across the one or more test locations to establish a preferred location estimate for the radio transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: BASTILLE NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert John Baxley, Justin Trent Altman
  • Publication number: 20150244598
    Abstract: A remote sensing system comprising localized sensors and monitoring by one or more servers is described. The sensors capture data from computers and the network, provide that information to the one or more servers, and the one or more servers identify trends and anomalies in the information collected. The one or more servers provide information regarding the trends and anomalies to the computers. Optionally, the one or more servers can push changes to the sensors, such as updates to software code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Endgame Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nils D. Puhlmann, John Herren, Earle W. Ady, Michael Kelly Whalen, Justin Trent Altman, David M. Nichols, Robert Geoffrey Meyers, Anderson Osagie, Sudhanshu Sethi