Virus protection for multi-function peripherals
First Claim
1. A multi-function peripheral device comprising:
- a memory storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, causes the multi-function peripheral to perform the steps of detect that a request for data to be analyzed for viral infection has been received over a network from a network device; and
in response to detecting receipt of the request, providing data from the multi-function peripheral device to the network device over the network.
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Abstract
A multi-function peripheral includes a virus protection tool that is configured to detect that the multi-function peripheral has been infected by a virus. This may include, for example, determining that one or more unauthorized instructions have been stored on the multi-function peripheral. The virus protection tool may also be configured to perform one or more actions in response to detecting that a multi-function peripheral has been infected with a virus. Example actions include, without limitation, repairing, quarantining or deleting infected data and providing a notification that the multi-function peripheral has been infected and that some action has been performed with respect to the infected data. Other embodiments of the invention include performing virus checks on any data received by an MFP over a network and any data that is provided by the MFP to any other entity over the network and also providing remote virus protection for MFPs over a network.
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26 Claims
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1. A multi-function peripheral device comprising:
a memory storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, causes the multi-function peripheral to perform the steps of detect that a request for data to be analyzed for viral infection has been received over a network from a network device; and
in response to detecting receipt of the request, providing data from the multi-function peripheral device to the network device over the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A multi-function peripheral device comprising:
a virus protection process configured to, upon receipt of data by the multi-function peripheral, examine the data to determine whether the data contains one or more unauthorized instructions; and
in response to detecting that the data contains one or more unauthorized instructions, perform one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A multi-function peripheral device comprising:
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a virus protection process configured to, prior to sending data from the multi-function peripheral to a network device over a network, examine the data to determine whether the data contains one or more unauthorized instructions; and
in response to determining that the data contains one or more unauthorized instructions, perform one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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