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Network interaction monitoring appliance

US8990379B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 2007
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/535
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An appliance for analyzing a network interaction is disclosed. The appliance includes an input to monitor network traffic that includes a network interaction without interfering with the network traffic. The appliance further includes a processor to analyze network traffic to derive information about the network interaction wherein the information about the network interaction is used to distinguish whether the network interaction is a qualified network interaction with a user.

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