Apparatus and method for protecting proprietary information over public notification infrastructure
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating an obfuscation of a notification, the obfuscation identifying the notification using a unique identifier without disclosing proprietary information contained in the notification;
transmitting the obfuscation to an end-user device via an unsecure notification infrastructure;
in response to a request from the end-user device, transmitting the notification to the end-user device via a secure connection; and
receiving information associated with an event in an industrial process control and automation system, wherein the received information includes information of at least a time of the event, a source of the event, a condition associated with the event or a category of the event.
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Abstract
A method includes generating an obfuscation of a notification and transmitting the obfuscation to an end-user device via an unsecure notification infrastructure. The method also includes, in response to a request from the end-user device, transmitting the notification to the end-user device via a secure connection. The request from the end-user device can also be received via the secure connection. The method could also include receiving information associated with an event and storing at least one of the notification and the information in association with the obfuscation, where the notification contains the information. The event could denote an event associated with an industrial process control and automation system. The obfuscation could include a unique identifier associated with the notification or a summary of the notification.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating an obfuscation of a notification, the obfuscation identifying the notification using a unique identifier without disclosing proprietary information contained in the notification; transmitting the obfuscation to an end-user device via an unsecure notification infrastructure; in response to a request from the end-user device, transmitting the notification to the end-user device via a secure connection; and receiving information associated with an event in an industrial process control and automation system, wherein the received information includes information of at least a time of the event, a source of the event, a condition associated with the event or a category of the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory configured to store a notification and an obfuscation of the notification, the obfuscation identifying the notification using a unique identifier without disclosing proprietary information contained in the notification; at least one interface configured to transmit the obfuscation to an end-user device via an unsecure notification infrastructure; and at least one processing device configured to; initiate transmission of the notification to the end-user device via a secure connection in response to a request from the end-user device, and receive information associated with an event in an industrial process control and automation system, wherein the received information includes information of at least a time of the event, a source of the event, a condition associated with the event or a category of the event. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer readable program code that, when executed, causes at least one processing device to:
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obtain an obfuscation of a notification, the obfuscation identifying the notification using a unique identifier without disclosing proprietary information contained in the notification; initiate transmission of the obfuscation to an end-user device via an unsecure notification infrastructure; and in response to a request from the end-user device, to initiate transmission of the notification to the end-user device via a secure connection; and receive information associated with an event in an industrial process control and automation system, wherein the received information includes information of at least a time of the event, a source of the event, a condition associated with the event or a category of the event. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer readable program code that, when executed, causes at least one processing device of a mobile device to:
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receive an obfuscation of a notification at the mobile device via an unsecure notification infrastructure, the obfuscation identifying the notification using a unique identifier without disclosing proprietary information contained in the notification; initiate transmission of a request for the notification via a secure connection; receive the notification at the mobile device via the secure connection; present the notification at the mobile device; and receive information associated with an event in an industrial process control and automation system, wherein the received information includes information of at least a time of the event, a source of the event, a condition associated with the event or a category of the event.
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