Server apparatus, and information processing method

• US 20030200460A1
• Filed: 02/28/2003
• Published: 10/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Kato, Tatsuya, Fujita, Masanori, Ishii, Kenji, Morota, Satoru, Urakawa, Yasutaka
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,619 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/554 involving event detection and direct action
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms

Abstract

A mail transmitting server 100 comprises a notification method table 102, a data receiver 104, and a notification method selector 107. The notification method table 102 stores types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other. The data receiver 104 receives data from a cellular phone 20. The notification method selector 107 selects a method of notifying the cellular phone 20 of the virus detection result, based on a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the data receiver 104.

Claims

1. A server apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other;

receiving means for receiving data from a communication terminal; and

selecting means for selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means.

2. The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores types of services available to the communication terminal and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other, and

wherein said selecting means selects a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal on the basis of the types of the services and the notification methods stored in the storage means.

3. The server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

restricting means for restricting services available to the communication terminal, based on a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means.

4. The server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising charge nullifying means for nullifying a communication charge of data between the communication terminal and the server apparatus if the data received by said receiving means includes a computer virus.

5. A server apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other;

receiving means for receiving data destined for a communication terminal from an information processing apparatus; and

selecting means for selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means.

6. An information processing method of processing data from a communication terminal, received by a server apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

a storing step wherein the server apparatus stores types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other in storage means;

a transmitting step wherein the communication terminal transmits data to the server apparatus;

a receiving step wherein the server apparatus receives the data transmitted from the communication terminal in said transmitting step; and

a selecting step wherein the server apparatus selects a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received in said receiving step, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in said storing step.

7. An information processing method of processing data from an information processing apparatus, received by a server apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

a storing step wherein the server apparatus stores types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other in storage means;

a transmitting step wherein the information processing apparatus transmits data destined for a communication terminal to the server apparatus;

a receiving step wherein the server apparatus receives the data transmitted from the information processing apparatus in said transmitting step; and

a selecting step wherein the server apparatus selects a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received in said receiving step, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in said storing step.

8. A server apparatus configured to perform communication with a relay server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from a communication terminal to a predetermined destination, the server apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other;

receiving means for receiving data along with a virus detection request from the relay server apparatus;

detecting means for detecting a computer virus in the data received by the receiving means;

selecting means for selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

requesting means for requesting the relay server apparatus to provide a notification of the detection result by the notification method selected by said selecting means, when said detecting means detects the computer virus in the data.

9. A server apparatus configured to perform communication with a relay server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from an information processing apparatus to a predetermined destination, the server apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other;

receiving means for receiving data along with a virus detection request from the relay server apparatus;

detecting means for detecting a computer virus in the data received by the receiving means;

selecting means for selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to a communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

requesting means for requesting the relay server apparatus to provide a notification of the detection result by the notification method selected by said selecting means, when said detecting means detects the computer virus in the data.

10. An information processing method in which a server apparatus performs communication with a relay server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from a communication terminal to a predetermined destination, the information processing method comprising:

a storing step of storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other in storage means;

a receiving step of receiving data along with a virus detection request from the relay server apparatus;

a detecting step of detecting a computer virus in the data received in the receiving step;

a selecting step of selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received in the receiving step, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

a requesting step of requesting the relay server apparatus to provide a notification of the detection result by the notification method selected in the selecting step, when a computer virus is detected in the data in the detecting step.

11. An information processing method in which a server apparatus performs communication with a relay server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from an information processing apparatus to a predetermined destination, the information processing method comprising:

a storage step of storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other in storage means;

a receiving step of receiving data along with a virus detection request from the relay server apparatus;

a detecting step of detecting a computer virus in the data received in the receiving step;

a selecting step of selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to a communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received in the receiving step, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

a requesting step of requesting the relay server apparatus to provide a notification of the detection result by the notification method selected in the selecting step, when a computer virus is detected in the data in the detecting step.

12. A server apparatus configured to perform communication with a mail server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from a communication terminal to a predetermined destination, the server apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other;

receiving means for receiving data along with a virus detection request from the mail server apparatus;

detecting means for detecting a computer virus in the data received by the receiving means;

selecting means for selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

notifying means for notifying the detection result by the notification method selected by said selecting means, when said detecting means detects the computer virus in the data.

13. A server apparatus configured to perform communication with a mail server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from an information processing apparatus to a predetermined destination, the server apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other;

receiving means for receiving data along with a virus detection request from the mail server apparatus;

detecting means for detecting a computer virus in the data received by the receiving means;

selecting means for selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to a communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received by the receiving means, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

notifying means for notifying the detection result by the notification method selected by said selecting means, when said detecting means detects the computer virus in the data.

14. An information processing method in which a server apparatus performs communication with a mail server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from a communication terminal to a predetermined destination, the information processing method comprising:

a storing step of storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other in storage means;

a receiving step of receiving data along with a virus detection request from the mail server apparatus;

a detecting step of detecting a computer virus in the data received in the receiving step;

a selecting step of selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to the communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received in the receiving step, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

a notifying step of notifying the detection result by the notification method selected in the selecting step, when a computer virus is detected in the data in the detecting step.

15. An information processing method in which a server apparatus performs communication with a mail server apparatus for transferring data transmitted from an information processing apparatus to a predetermined destination, the information processing method comprising:

a storage step of storing types of computer viruses and notification methods for the result of detection of computer viruses in association with each other in storage means;

a receiving step of receiving data along with a virus detection request from the mail server apparatus;

a detecting step of detecting a computer virus in the data received in the receiving step;

a selecting step of selecting a notification method for the result of detection of computer viruses to a communication terminal, corresponding to a type of a computer virus included in the data received in the receiving step, on the basis of the types of the computer viruses and the notification methods stored in the storage means; and

a notifying step of notifying the detection result by the notification method selected in the selecting step, when a computer virus is detected in the data in the detecting step.