Method and system for secure remote interaction

• US 10,657,191 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2019
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Voconomy, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Voconomy, Inc.
• Inventors: Ferraro, Christiano, Wong, Benson
• Primary Examiner(s): Spratt, Beau D
• Application Number:
  US16/244,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20200034394A1
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

Abstract

Embodiments may include systems, apparatus, and methods for direct onscreen computer system or software navigation and guidance without the need for direct user computer access or control, or the download of any additional software, thereby enabling such navigation and guidance without the risk of exposure of sensitive information from the user device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a connection request from a user device;

creating an operator instance on one or more servers, separate from the user device and user instance on the one or more servers, associated with an operator device;

establishing a communication channel between the user instance and the operator instance;

creating an operator instance visual to be a copy of a user instance visual;

restricting commands from the operator instance to a list of commands to create an overlay or change the user instance visual;

sending one or more commands as required to keep the operator instance visual to be a copy of the user instance visual;

receiving an animation command from the operator instance;

sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance; and

closing the established communication channel.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising step of receiving an assistance request from the user instance after the step of establishing a communication channel between the user instance and the operator instance.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the method steps receiving an animation command from the operator instance and sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance are performed repetitively prior to the step of closing the established communication channel.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance further comprises a higher z-index.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance further comprises a set of coordinates for the animation.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of establishing a communication channel between the user instance and the operator instance requires the user instance providing a login credential.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the animation comprises predefined animations.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the step creating the user instance, wherein the user instance is associated with the user device.

9. A system comprising:

a cloud based server;

a user computer;

an operator computer;

a communication channel interconnecting the user computer, the server and the operator computer;

an application running on the server configured to;

receive a connection request from the user computer;

establish a communication channel with the operator computer;

create a separate operator instance of a screen of the user computer on the cloud based server;

create an operator instance visual to be a copy of a user instance visual;

restrict commands from the operator instance to a list of commands to create an overlay or change the user instance visual;

send one or more commands as required to keep the operator instance visual to be a copy of the user instance visual;

receive a command from the operator computer to create an animation on the user'"'"'s computer;

send a command in order to add the animation on the user'"'"'s computer; and

close the established communication channel.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the user computer is a mobile device.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the communication channel interconnecting the user computer, the server and the operator computer is the internet.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the communication channel interconnecting the user computer, the server and the operator computer is a local area network.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein the communication channel interconnecting the user computer, the server and the operator computer is a wireless network.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the cloud based server is replaced with a system connected to the user computer and the operator computer through a local area network.

15. A method comprising:

receiving a connection request from a user at a server;

creating a separate instance of a user instance visual on the server;

establishing a communication channel between the user and an operator through the separate instance on the server;

creating a separate instance visual to be a copy of the user instance visual;

restricting commands from the operator to a list of commands to create an overlay or change the user instance visual;

sending one or more commands as required to keep the separate instance visual to be a copy of the user instance visual;

receiving an animation command from the operator at the server;

sending a command from the server to overlay the animation on the user instance visual; and

closing the established channel.

16. A method comprising:

receiving a connection request from a user device;

creating an operator instance on one or more servers, separate from the user device and user instance on the one or more servers, associated with an operator device;

establishing a communication channel between the user instance and the operator instance to send commands between the user instance and the operator instance;

creating an operator instance visual to be a copy of a user instance visual;

restricting commands from the operator instance to a list of commands to create an overlay or change the user instance visual;

sending one or more commands as required to keep the operator instance visual to be a copy of the user instance visual;

receiving an animation command from the operator instance;

sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance; and

closing the established communication channel.

17. The method of claim 16, said established communication channel limited to sending and receiving commands between the user instance and the operator instance.

18. The method of claim 16, said established communication channel used to send commands with data parameters between the user instance and the operator instance;

said method further comprising;

omitting non-command data.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising iteration of the steps of receiving an animation command from the operator instance and sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance prior to closing the established communication channel.

20. The method of claim 16, the step of sending a command to overlay the animation on the user instance further comprising a set of coordinates for the animation.