Mark L Richardson

US Patent:

20150118991, Apr 30, 2015

Filed:

Jan 6, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/590979

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Avinash S. Chugh - Nashua NH, US
Rangamani Sundar - Lexington MA, US
Manian Krishnamoorthy - Hyannis MA, US
Damascene M. Joachimpillai - Westford MA, US
Raymond C. Counterman - Canton MA, US
Mark S. Richardson - Hollis NH, US

International Classification:

H04M 15/00
H04W 12/08

US Classification:

455406

Abstract:

An exemplary method includes a subsidized access management system detecting a request provided by an access device associated with a user to access network content by way of a secure connection within a network provided by a network service provider, the network content associated with a content provider and maintained by a content provider system, determining that a data usage charge for access by the user to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network is subsidized by the content provider in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between the content provider and the network service provider, and providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network in accordance with a rule set associated with the subsidized access arrangement. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20140359052, Dec 4, 2014

Filed:

May 28, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/903046

Inventors:

- Basking Ridge NJ, US
Jae Won Chung - Lexington MA, US
Mark Richardson - Hollis NH, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

US Classification:

709217, 709228

Abstract:

A transparent proxy device includes an ingress, an egress, and an application proxy. The ingress and the egress operate up to a layer four communication layer. The transparent proxy device is configured to establish spliced connections in relation to end devices. The spliced connections include layer four connections between the ingress and the application proxy and the application proxy and the egress. The transparent proxy device is configured to maintain an end-to-end connection in relation to the end devices even when the application proxy fails.