Automatically collecting data from a computing device after launching an application by the computing device

• US 10,165,083 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2016
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lookout Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Lookout Incorporated
• Inventors: Richardson, David, Mahaffey, Kevin, Grubb, Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Su, Sarah
• Application Number:
  US15/049,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20160173647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,037 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/12 Protecting executable software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A software application is automatically launched on a first computing device. The launch of the application is a first execution of the application by the first computing device. In response to this launching, the application executes to automatically obtain data from the first computing device. The data is sent to a second computing device that is configured to provide a service to the first computing device (e.g., based on the data).

Claims

1. A non-transitory storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed, cause a first computing device to:

automatically launch a new application by the first computing device, wherein the launch of the new application is a first execution of the new application on the first computing device;

after the launch, execute the new application to automatically obtain data from the first computing device, wherein the data comprises an identifier of a user;

send the data to a second computing device configured to provide a service associated with the first computing device, wherein the user accesses an account associated with the service in order to receive the service on the first computing device, wherein the second computing device is further configured to initiate the service in response to receiving the identifier, wherein the account is based on the identifier, and wherein the account resides entirely on the first computing device; and

after the user accesses the account, receive parameters for configuration of the service, and send the parameters to the second computing device.

2. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the service is a policy management service.

3. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the service comprises performing an action on the first computing device, and the action is performed in response to an instruction sent from a third computing device associated with the account.

4. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the service comprises providing access to data on the first computing device for an authorized user.

5. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the service comprises gathering diagnostic data from the first computing device.

6. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the parameters are received from the user.

7. The storage medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the first computing device to receive first information, the first information generated by the second computing device, and to send the first information to the second computing device to authorize providing of the service.

8. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein the first information is received via a user interface of the first computing device.

9. A system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to;

automatically launch a new application on a first computing device, wherein the launch of the new application is a first execution of the new application on the first computing device;

after the launch, execute the new application to obtain data from the first computing device, wherein the data comprises an identifier of a user;

send the data to a second computing device configured to provide a service to the first computing device, wherein the second computing device is further configured to initiate the service in response to receiving the identifier, wherein the user accesses an account associated with the service in order to receive the service on the first computing device, wherein the account is based on the identifier, and wherein the account resides entirely on the first computing device; and

after the user accesses the account, receive parameters for configuration of the service, and send the parameters to the second computing device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to detect an occurrence of an event on the first computing device, and wherein the new application is launched in response to detecting the occurrence.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to determine a configuration of the first computing device, and configure, based on the determination, a message to send the data to the second computing device.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are further configured to instruct the at least one processor to receive a first instruction from the second computing device, and in response to the first instruction, backup data from the first computing device to a different computing device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the different computing device is the second computing device.

14. A method, comprising:

launching an application on a first computing device, wherein the launch of the application is a first execution of the application by the first computing device;

in response to the launching, executing the application to automatically obtain data from the first computing device, wherein the data comprises an identifier of a user;

sending the data to a second computing device configured to provide a service to the first computing device, wherein the second computing device is further configured to initiate the service in response to receiving the identifier, wherein the user accesses an account associated with the service in order to receive the service on the first computing device, wherein the account is based on the identifier, and wherein the account resides entirely on the first computing device; and

after the user accesses the account, receiving parameters for configuration of the service, and sending the parameters to the second computing device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the service comprises storing data received from the first computing device.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the service comprises providing access to data on the first computing device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the service comprises gathering diagnostic data from the first computing device.