Patents by Inventor William M. Northway, JR.

William M. Northway, JR. 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).

  • Using a flow database to automatically configure network traffic visibility systems
    Patent number: 11343143
    Abstract: A method for configuring a network monitoring device is provided. A plurality of flow records is received. The plurality of flow records is analyzed according to user-specified criteria to identify one or more network traffic patterns. A plurality of network entities associated with the one or more identified network traffic patterns is identified. A managed object including the identified plurality of network entities is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Arbor Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Hay, James E. Winquist, Andrew D. Mortensen, William M. Northway, Jr., Lawrence B. Huston, III
  • Augmenting network flow with passive DNS information
    Patent number: 10904203
    Abstract: A method for encoding domain name information into flow records includes receiving a flow record. The flow record includes initial network flow information in a standard flow record format including at least a source address and a destination address. Domain name information associated with each of the source address and destination address is retrieved from a database. The domain name information is encoded into the received flow record while maintaining the initial network flow information to yield an enhanced flow record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Arbor Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence B. Huston, III, James E. Winquist, Alex Levine, Ronald G. Hay, Brett Higgins, Andrew D. Mortensen, William M. Northway, Jr., Eric Jackson
  • System and method to select and apply hypothetical mitigation parameters
    Patent number: 10708294
    Abstract: A system and method are provided to select mitigation parameters. The method includes receiving selection of at least one mitigation parameter, accessing a selected portion of stored network traffic or associated summaries that corresponds to a selectable time window, applying a mitigation to the selected portion of the stored network traffic or associated summaries using the selected at least one mitigation parameter, and outputting results of the applied mitigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Arbor Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Northway, Jr., Andrew D. Mortensen, James E. Winquist, Ronald G. Hay, Nicholas Scott
  • DoS detection configuration
    Patent number: 10637885
    Abstract: A method for configuring a network monitoring device is provided. One or more performance metrics associated with one or more thresholds to be configured are received from a user. Historical network traffic flow information associated with a previously detected malicious activity is analyzed to identify characteristic values for the one or more performance metrics. Threshold values are automatically configured based on the identified characteristic values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Arbor Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Winquist, William M. Northway, Jr., Ronald G. Hay, Nicholas Scott, Lawrence B. Huston, III
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SELECT AND APPLY HYPOTHETICAL MITIGATION PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20180205756
    Abstract: A system and method are provided to select mitigation parameters. The method includes receiving selection of at least one mitigation parameter, accessing a selected portion of stored network traffic or associated summaries that corresponds to a selectable time window, applying a mitigation to the selected portion of the stored network traffic or associated summaries using the selected at least one mitigation parameter, and outputting results of the applied mitigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Arbor Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Northway, JR., Andrew D. Mortensen, James E. Winquist, Ronald G. Hay, Nicholas Scott
  • USING A FLOW DATABASE TO AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURE NETWORK TRAFFIC VISIBILITY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180183714
    Abstract: A method for configuring a network monitoring device is provided. A plurality of flow records is received. The plurality of flow records is analyzed according to user-specified criteria to identify one or more network traffic patterns. A plurality of network entities associated with the one or more identified network traffic patterns is identified. A managed object including the identified plurality of network entities is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald G. Hay, James E. Winquist, Andrew D. Mortensen, William M. Northway, JR., Lawrence B. Huston, III
  • DOS DETECTION CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20180152474
    Abstract: A method for configuring a network monitoring device is provided. One or more performance metrics associated with one or more thresholds to be configured are received from a user. Historical network traffic flow information associated with a previously detected malicious activity is analyzed to identify characteristic values for the one or more performance metrics. Threshold values are automatically configured based on the identified characteristic values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: James E. Winquist, William M. Northway, JR., Ronald G. Hay, Nicholas Scott, Lawrence B. Huston, III
  • AUGMENTING NETWORK FLOW WITH PASSIVE DNS INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20180077110
    Abstract: A method for encoding domain name information into flow records includes receiving a flow record. The flow record includes initial network flow information in a standard flow record format including at least a source address and a destination address. Domain name information associated with each of the source address and destination address is retrieved from a database. The domain name information is encoded into the received flow record while maintaining the initial network flow information to yield an enhanced flow record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence B. Huston, III, James E. Winquist, Alex Levine, Ronald G. Hay, Brett Higgins, Andrew D. Mortensen, William M. Northway, JR., Eric Jackson