VIRUS-RESISTANT COMPUTER WITH DATA INTERFACE FOR FILTERING DATA

• US 20090183253A1
• Filed: 02/20/2009
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nest Labs Incorporated (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nest Labs Incorporated (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kates, Lawrence
• Application Number:
  US12/390,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20090183253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/575 Secure boot
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212

Abstract

A virus-proof diskless computer with data interface for filtering data is provided as a robust virus-proof user computer system. The computer system is provided without a hard drive such that the computer must boot from a disk every time the computer starts. In this way, the operating system and computer files will not be corrupted by the user'"'"'s use of the machine. A data filtering interface is also provided that allows only certain data file types to be transferred through the data interface port. This will help prevent unwanted file types and viruses from being transferred to or from the computer system.

Claims

1. A computer comprising:

a boot device configured for reading a read-only boot media;

RAM memory;

a processor; and

at least one data interface port configured to transfer only designated file types, while restricting transfer of other file types able to be conveyed by the data interface port include firewall port.

2. The computer of claim 1, wherein the data interface port is marked for the type of files transferable through the data interface port.

3. The computer of claim 2, wherein the data interface port is marked with a music files only designation.

4. The computer of claim 2, wherein the data interface port is marked with a video files only designation.

5. The computer of claim 2, wherein the data interface port is marked with a image files only designation.

6. The computer of claim 2, wherein the data interface port is marked with a word processing files only designation.

7. The computer of claim 2, wherein the data interface port marking comprises an LCD display.

8. The computer of claim 1, wherein the data interface port is connectable with a plug, wherein the shape of each plug head and corresponding shape of each data interface port is chosen to correspond to a particular file type transferable through the data interface port.

9. The computer of claim 8, wherein the shape corresponds with a music files designation.

10. The computer of claim 8, wherein the shape corresponds with a video files designation.

11. The computer of claim 8, wherein the shape corresponds with a image files designation.

12. The computer of claim 8, wherein the shape corresponds with a word processing files designation

13. A data transfer filter comprising:

an input connector;

an output connector; and

a filter system which prevents transfer of at least one type of file and inspects the file code to ensure that it matches the file type.

14. The data transfer filter of claim 13 further comprising a hub.

15. The data transfer filter of claim 13, wherein the input connector and output connector are Universal Serial Bus compatible.

16. The data transfer filter of claim 13, wherein the input connector and output connector are IEEE 1394 compatible.

17. The data transfer filter of claim 13, wherein the input connector and output connector are IEEE 1394 compatible.

18. A data transfer filter comprising:

an input connector;

an output connector; and

a filter system which inspects the file code and identifies the file type.

19. The data transfer filter of claim 18 further comprising a hub.

20. The data transfer filter of claim 18, wherein the input connector and output connector are Universal Serial Bus compatible.