System, method and computer program product for content/context sensitive scanning utilizing a mobile communication device

• US 20040210645A1
• Filed: 08/11/2003
• Published: 10/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC, NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Networks Associates Technology, Inc. (McAfee, LLC), NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Fujita, Masanori, Ishii, Kenji, Urakawa, Yasutaka, Libenzi, Davide, Kouznetsov, Victor, Pak, Michael C.
• Granted Patent: US 6,987,963 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/562 Static detection

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided for scanning application program data utilizing a mobile communication device. Included is an application program installed on a mobile communication device capable of communicating via a wireless network. Such application program is adapted for performing tasks utilizing the mobile communication device. Associated therewith is a scanning subsystem in communication with the application program for scanning application data relating to the tasks performed by the application program. In use, the application program communicates information relating to the application data to the scanning subsystem to facilitate the scanning by the scanning subsystem.

Claims

1. A system for scanning application program data utilizing a mobile communication device, comprising:

an application program installed on a mobile communication device capable of communicating via a wireless network, the application program adapted for performing tasks utilizing the mobile communication device; and

a scanning subsystem in communication with the application program for scanning application data relating to the tasks performed by the application program;

wherein the application program communicates information relating to the application data to the scanning subsystem to facilitate the scanning by the scanning subsystem.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the scanning includes on-demand virus scanning.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the scanning includes on-access virus scanning.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the application program includes a mail application program, and the tasks include managing electronic mail.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the application program includes a browser application program, and the tasks include browsing a network.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the application program includes a phone book application program, and the tasks include managing a plurality telephone numbers.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the application program includes a message application program, and the tasks include communicating messages.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the application program includes a Java application program.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device includes a cellular telephone.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the information relates to different types of the application data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the types are selected from the group consisting of a hyptertext mark-up language (HTML)-type, a uniform resource locator (URL)-type, an electronic mail-type, a telephone number-type, a Java-type, a text-type, and an unknown-type.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the types are selected from the group including a hyptertext mark-up language (HTML)-type, a uniform resource locator (URL)-type, an electronic mail-type, a telephone number-type, a Java-type, a text-type, and an unknown-type.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the information identifies a format associated with each of the types of the application data.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the information includes variables that relate to the different types of the application data.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the information indicates a timing of the scanning by the scanning subsystem.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the timing is relative to receipt of the application data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the timing is relative to storage of the application data.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the timing is relative to rendering of the application data.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the timing is relative to invoking of the application data.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the information indicates whether the scanning by the scanning subsystem is optional.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the information indicates whether the scanning by the scanning subsystem is mandatory.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the information improves the timing of the scanning by the scanning subsystem.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the information improves the accuracy of the scanning by the scanning subsystem.

24. A system for scanning application program data utilizing a mobile communication device, comprising:

an application program means installed on a mobile communication device capable of communicating via a wireless network, the application program means adapted for performing tasks utilizing the mobile communication device; and

a scanning subsystem means in communication with the application program means for scanning application data relating to the tasks performed by the application program means;

wherein the application program means communicates information relating to the application data to the scanning subsystem means to facilitate the scanning by the scanning subsystem means.

25. A method for scanning application program data utilizing a mobile communication device, comprising:

performing tasks utilizing a mobile communication device with an application program installed thereon; and

scanning application data relating to the tasks utilizing a scanning subsystem in communication with the application program;

wherein the application program communicates information relating to the application data to the scanning subsystem to facilitate the scanning by the scanning subsystem.

26. A computer program product for scanning application program data utilizing a mobile communication device, comprising:

computer code for performing tasks utilizing a mobile communication device with an application program installed thereon; and

computer code for scanning application data relating to the tasks utilizing a scanning subsystem in communication with the application program;

wherein the application program communicates information relating to the application data to the scanning subsystem to facilitate the scanning by the scanning subsystem.