Data scanning system and method thereof

• US 20040049581A1
• Filed: 09/10/2002
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corel Corporation (Corel Holdings LP)
• Original Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Inventors: Chen, Eric, Lu, Kuang-Rong, Han, Rick, Lu, William
• Granted Patent: US 7,363,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running

Abstract

The present invention discloses a data scanning system and a method thereof for a server. The method includes steps of defining an auditing period, scanning an accessed data in a default scanning mode from the server by a user, obtaining a credit data of the user, and executing a rearranging process for resetting a reset scanning mode for the user according to the credit data when the auditing period is expired, thereby the default scanning mode being adjustable according to the credit data of the user.

Claims

1. A data scanning method for a server, comprising steps of:

(a) defining an auditing period;

(b) scanning an accessed data in a default scanning mode from said server by a user;

(c) obtaining a credit data of said user; and

(d) executing a rearranging process for resetting a reset scanning mode for said user according to said credit data when said auditing period is expired.

2. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said server is a mail server.

3. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said server is a hypertext transfer protocol proxy server.

4. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said auditing period is adjustable and defined in a configuration database.

5. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said default scanning mode is a real-time scanning mode.

6. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said default scanning mode is a periodical scanning mode.

7. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said accessed data is an electronic mail.

8. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said accessed data is a web page.

9. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said server includes a storage space for storing said accessed data by said user as one of a temporary and a perpetual data.

10. The data scanning method according to claim 9, wherein said storage space is a memory.

11. The data scanning method according to claim 9, wherein said storage space is a hard disk.

12. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said step (b) further comprises steps of:

(b1) scanning a particular data of said user for generating a result;

(b2) obtaining a credit class corresponding to said result; and

(b3) recording said credit weight into a credit database to be accumulated as said credit data of said user.

13. The data scanning method according to claim 12, wherein said step (b2) is executed via a specific corresponding mode adjustable and defined in a configuration database.

14. The data scanning method according to claim 1, wherein said step (d) further comprises steps of:

(d1) calculating an operated credit class of said user according to said credit data of said user;

(d2) comparing said operated credit class of said user with a default class;

(d3) resetting a periodical scanning mode as said reset scanning mode when said operated credit class of said user is higher than said default class; and

(d4) resetting a real-time scanning mode as said reset scanning mode when said operated credit class of said user is lower than said default class.

15. The data scanning method according to claim 14, wherein said default class is adjustable and set in a configuration database.

16. The data scanning method according to claim 14, wherein said periodical scanning mode further comprises a periodical scanning period set in a configuration database and adjustable according said credit class of said user.

17. The data scanning method according to claim 16, wherein the higher said credit class of said user is, the longer a period of said periodical scanning mode is.

18. The data scanning method according to claim 16, wherein the lower said credit class of said user is, the shorter a period of said periodical scanning mode is.

19. The data scanning method according to claim 1 being implemented via a software program.

20. The data scanning method according to claim 19, wherein said software program is included in said sever.

21. The data scanning method according to claim 19, wherein said software program is an external program.

22. A data scanning system for an internet, comprising:

a user terminal for accessing a data by a user through said internet; and

a server connected with said user terminal via said internet and having a configuration database and a credit database for providing a scanning mode, wherein said configuration database includes an auditing period and a default credit class, and said credit database provides an accumulated credit class for said user by scanning said data in said scanning mode in said auditing period, thereby said scanning mode being adjusted according to a comparison between said accumulated credit class of said user and said default credit class.

23. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said data is an electronic mail.

24. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said data is a web page.

25. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said server further includes a storage space for storing said data of said user as one of a temporary and a perpetual data.

26. The data scanning system according to claim 25, wherein said storage space is a memory.

27. The data scanning system according to claim 25, wherein said storage space is a hard disk.

28. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said server is a mail server.

29. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said server is a hypertext transfer protocol proxy server.

30. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said scanning mode is a real-time scanning mode.

31. The data scanning system according to claim 22, wherein said scanning mode is a periodical scanning mode.

32. The data scanning system according to claim 31, wherein said periodical scanning mode further comprises a periodical scanning period defined in said configuration database and adjustable according to said credit class of said user.

33. The data scanning system according to claim 32, wherein the higher said credit class of said user is, the longer a period of said periodical scanning mode is.

34. The data scanning system according to claim 32, wherein the lower said credit class of said user is, the shorter a period of said periodical scanning mode is.

35. A data scanning method for a server, comprising steps of:

(a) defining an auditing period;

(b) scanning an accessed data from said server by a user in a defaulted scanning mode;

(c) accumulating a credit data of said user via a mapping process for said data; and

(d) determining whether said defaulted scanning mode of said user should be changed according to said credit data of said user when said auditing period is expired.

36. The data scanning method according to claim 35, wherein in said step (c), said data mapping process further comprises steps of:

(c1) scanning said accessed data by said user for generating a result;

(c2) obtaining a credit weight corresponding to said result; and

(c3) recording said credit weight into a credit database to be accumulated as said credit data of said user.

37. The data scanning method according to claim 36, wherein said step (c2) is executed in a specific mapping mode adjustable and defined in a configuration database.

38. A data scanning system for an internet, comprising:

a user terminal for accessing a data by a user;

a server connected with said user terminal via said internet and having a configuration database and a credit database for providing a scanning mode to scan said data, wherein said configuration database includes an auditing period, and said credit database provides an accumulated credit data of said user by scanning said data in said scanning mode in said auditing, thereby said scanning mode being adjustable according to said default credit data.

39. A data scanning system for an internet, comprising:

a user terminal for accessing a data by a user;

a server connected with said user terminal via said internet and scanning said data via an external program providing a default scanning mode, wherein said server includes a configuration database having an auditing period and a default credit class, and a credit database providing an updated credit class of said user through an accumulation of a credit data of said user, thereby said default scanning mode being adjustable according to a comparison between said updated credit class of said user and said default credit class.

40. A data scanning system for an internet, comprising:

a user terminal for accessing a data by a user; and

a server connected with said user terminal via said internet and scanning said data via an external program providing a default scanning mode, wherein said server includes a configuration database having an auditing period and a default credit class, and a credit database operating said data in said default scanning mode in said auditing period for updating a credit class of said user, thereby said external program adjusting said default scanning mode according to said credit class of said user.

41. A data scanning method for a server connecting thereto plural user terminals, wherein said server scans accessed data accessed by one of said plural user terminals by means of a default scanning mode, comprising steps of:

(a) defining an auditing period;

(b) executing a mapping process to accumulate plural credit data corresponding to said plural user terminals respectively; and

(c) executing a rearranging process for changing said default scanning mode for said plural user terminals respectively according to said plural credit data when said auditing period is expired.

42. The data scanning method according to claim 41, wherein said mapping process comprises steps of:

scanning said accessed data of said one user terminal for generating a result; and

obtaining a credit class corresponding to said result.

43. The data scanning method according to claim 41, wherein said rearranging process comprises steps of:

(c1) calculating a credit class of said respective user terminal corresponding to said credit data of said respective user terminal;

(c2) comparing said credit class of said respective user terminal with a default class;

(c3) resetting a periodical scanning mode as said default scanning mode when said credit class of said respective user terminal is higher than said default class;

(c4) resetting a real-time scanning mode as said default scanning mode when said credit class of said respective user terminal is lower than said default class; and

(c5) repeating steps (c1)-(c4) for determining all default scanning modes of said plural user terminals one by one.