Patents by Inventor William Robert Walker

William Robert Walker 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).

  • Establishing a connection between a user device and an access zone
    Patent number: 11570151
    Abstract: A method for remote access includes obtaining, by a virtual private network (VPN) server, trust data of a user accessing a first network; determining, by the VPN server, a first trust level corresponding to the trust data according to a first correspondence, wherein the first correspondence comprises the trust data and the first trust level; determining, by the VPN server, a first access zone of the first network corresponding to the first trust level according to a second correspondence, wherein the second correspondence comprises the first trust level and the first access zone; and establishing, by the VPN server, a first VPN connection between a device used by the user and the first access zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING HUAWEI DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: William Robert Walker
  • Establishing a Connection Between a User Device and an Access Zone
    Publication number: 20200280541
    Abstract: A method for remote access includes obtaining, by a virtual private network (VPN) server, trust data of a user accessing a first network; determining, by the VPN server, a first trust level corresponding to the trust data according to a first correspondence, wherein the first correspondence comprises the trust data and the first trust level; determining, by the VPN server, a first access zone of the first network corresponding to the first trust level according to a second correspondence, wherein the second correspondence comprises the first trust level and the first access zone; and establishing, by the VPN server, a first VPN connection between a device used by the user and the first access zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: William Robert Walker
  • Establishing a connection between a user device and an access zone
    Patent number: 10681010
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes: obtaining, by a Virtual Private Network (VPN) server, trust data of a user accessing a first network; determining, by the VPN server, a first trust level corresponding to the trust data according to a first correspondence, wherein the first correspondence comprises the trust data and the first trust level; determining, by the VPN server, a first access zone of the first network corresponding to the first trust level according to a second correspondence, wherein the second correspondence comprises the first trust level and the first access zone; and establishing, by the VPN server, a first VPN connection between a device used by the user and the first access zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: William Robert Walker
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE ACCESS
    Publication number: 20170230335
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a method for remote access and a server. The method includes: obtaining, by a Virtual Private Network VPN server, trust data of a user accessing a first network; determining, by the VPN server, a first trust level corresponding to the trust data according to a first correspondence, wherein the first correspondence comprises the trust data and the first trust level; determining, by the VPN server, a first access zone of the first network corresponding to the first trust level according to a second correspondence, wherein the second correspondence comprises the first trust level and the first access zone; and establishing, by the VPN server, a first VPN connection between a device used by the user and the first access zone. The technical solution provides an adaptive security mechanism for the remote access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: William Robert Walker