US 12,289,218 B2
Illicit route viewing system and method of operation
Michael Benjamin, Broomfield, CO (US); Skyler J. Bingham, Superior, CO (US); and John S. Reynolds, Westminster, CO (US)
Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Level 3 Communications, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on May 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/666,346.
Application 18/666,346 is a continuation of application No. 18/199,150, filed on May 18, 2023, granted, now 11,991,057.
Application 18/199,150 is a continuation of application No. 17/340,613, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,658,887, issued on May 23, 2023.
Application 17/340,613 is a continuation of application No. 16/435,249, filed on Jun. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,038,780, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Application 16/435,249 is a continuation of application No. 15/130,418, filed on Apr. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,320,629, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/149,334, filed on Apr. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0305548 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/18 (2022.01); H04L 41/28 (2022.01); H04L 43/045 (2022.01); H04L 43/12 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/18 (2013.01); H04L 43/045 (2013.01); H04L 43/12 (2013.01); H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 63/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/306 (2013.01); H04L 41/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A route viewing system comprising:
a computing system in communication with a network service computing device and comprising at least one memory for storing instructions that are executed by at least one processor to:
receive information associated with one or more routes through a network;
identify the routes that are associated with at least one illicit user computer;
obtain a source location of a source address of the routes and a destination location of a destination address of the routes;
filter the identified routes according to one or more weighting values; and
display the filtered routes on a geographical display including at least one of the source location of the source address and the destination location of the destination address of each of the routes.