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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Brian Albert Wittman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Brian Albert Wittman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and bi-directional communication device, such as a cable modem, router, bridge, or other communication device adapted to communicate via a network and having a firewall, for identifying those packets associated with inappropriate activity. The communication device includes at least one user discernable indicator associated with the firewall. The at least one user discernable indicator contemporaneously indicates that a number of packets associated with the inappropriate activity has exceeded a threshold level.