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US 11,240,132 B2Granted
Device classification
AssigneeForescout Technologies, Inc.
InventorsYang Zhang, Siying Yang
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and related technologies for device classification are described. In certain aspects, traffic data associated with a device and data from an external system can be accessed. The data can be processed to determine a device classification for the device. An action can be initiated based on the classification.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- detecting a device coupled to a network;
- retrieving, by a classifier device, device information from an external system associated with the device;
- determining, by the classifier device, a classification for the device based on the device information from the external system and traffic data associated with the device;
- and
- storing the classification for the device.
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A classifier system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processing device of the classifier system, operatively coupled to the memory, to:
- access data associated with a device, wherein the data associated with the device comprises traffic analysis data associated with the device and device information retrieved from an external system associated with the device;
- determine a device type classification for the device based on the data associated with device;
- and
- store the device type classification for the device.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by a processing device of a classifier device, cause the processing device of the classifier device to:
- access data associated with a first device coupled to a network, wherein the data associated with the device comprises data from a second device coupled to the first device;
- retrieve device information associated with the first device from an external system associated with the device;
- process, by the processing device, the data associated with first device and the device information retrieved from the external system to determine a classification for the first device;
- store the classification of the first device;
- and
- initiate an action based on the classification of the first device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.