METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the data processing systems initiate actions to protect data in the selected data processing systems.
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33 Claims
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22. A data processing system for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system;
a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions;
a sensor connected to the bus system, wherein the sensor detects signals from security tags in a zone; and
a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the instructions to detect movement of the person in the zone, broadcast a message to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein a plurality of windows are associated with the selected data processing systems; and
initiate security actions to protect data displayed on the selected data processing systems, wherein initiating the security actions further comprises the processing unit executing the instructions to identify windows in the plurality of windows that have a security level that is greater than the security level associated with the person to form selected windows; and
perform the security actions to protect only data associated with the selected windows in the plurality of windows, wherein security actions are not performed to protect data associated with other windows in the plurality of windows. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 33)
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28. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable readable recordable medium including computer usable code for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance, the computer program product comprising;
first instructions for detecting movement of the person in the zone;
second instructions for broadcasting a message to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the selected data processing systems execute a plurality of applications, wherein each application is associated with a security level; and
third instructions for initiating security actions to protect data displayed on the selected data processing systems, wherein initiating the security actions further comprises;
instructions for identifying applications in the plurality of applications having a security level that is greater than the security level associated with the person to form selected applications; and
instructions for performing the security actions to protect only data associated with the selected applications in the plurality of applications, wherein security actions are not performed to protect data associated with other applications in the plurality of applications. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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