REMOTE MONITORING OF USER INPUT DEVICES

• US 20090240800A1
• Filed: 03/21/2008
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Young Yee
• Original Assignee: Young Yee
• Inventors: Yee, Young
• Granted Patent: US 8,001,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2151 Time stamp

Abstract

A precision data capture recorder/security device non-intrusively and precisely captures and records information from computerized input devices (e.g., computer keyboards and mouses). Information collected by a data capture recorder co-located with a client can be precisely date and time tag user input to a user interface (e.g., keyboard) and transmitted to a base collection station for archiving and analysis. Archived information provides accurate history logs for regulatory audit compliance, data security, and system administrative troubleshooting. Analysis can help determine whether user data input patterns at the user interface are authorized.

Claims

1. A data security system, comprising:

a data capture recorder installed in the communications path between a user interface and a computer system connected to the user interface, the data capture recorder adapted to record, time stamp user inputs at the user interface and transmit user input data to a base collection station; and

a base collection station located remote from the data capture recorder, the user interface and the computer system and adapted to receive user input data for archiving in a memory associated with the base collection station.

2. The data security system of claim 1, further comprising an accurate time module adapted to provide an accurate time stamp for user inputs entered at the user interface.

3. The data security system of claim 2, wherein the accurate time module is adapted to provide an accurate time stamp for user inputs from at least one of atomic clock and global positioning system transmissions.

4. The data security system of claim 1, the base collection system further comprising an analysis module, the analysis module adapted to compare user input received from the data capture recorder with data input patterns stored in the memory associated with the base collection system.

5. A method of providing data security at a computer resource, comprising:

providing a data capture recorder along a communication path between a user input device and a computer resource;

recording real-time user data input entries at the user input device with the data capture recorder; and

transmitting real-time data entries from the data capture recorder to a remote base collection station.

6. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 5, including the step of providing accurate date and time information for real-time user data input entries at the user input device before the step of transmitting realtime data entries from the data capture recorder to a remote base collection station.

7. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 6, wherein accurate date and time information is provided from at least one of atomic clock and global positioning satellite transmissions.

8. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 5, wherein the real-time user data input entries at the accurate date and time information is transmitted by the data capture recorder to the base station controller via at least one of a wireless connection and network cable connection.

9. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 5, wherein at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder is uniquely identified to the base station controller with at least one of a product code, identification number and address.

10. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 5, including the step of providing accurate date, time and location information for real-time user data input entries at the user input device before the step of transmitting real-time data entries from the data capture recorder to a remote base collection station.

11. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 10, wherein location information for at least one of the data capture recorder and the user input device is obtain using GPS.

12. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 10, wherein data including the real-time user data input entries, accurate date and time information for the real-time user data input entries, and location information for at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder are received by a base station controller wherein the data is archived.

13. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 10, wherein data including the real-time user data input entries, accurate date and time information for the real-time data entries, and location information for at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder are received by a base station controller wherein the data is archived and analyzed to determine if real-time data entries deviate from a defined data entry patterns or if input cadence does not match a profile associated with a registered user of a computer associated with the data capture recorder.

14. A method of providing data security at a computer resource, comprising:

providing a data capture recorder along a communication path between a user input device and a computer resource;

recording real-time data entries by a user at the user input device with the data capture recorder;

providing accurate date and time information provided by at least one of atomic clock or global positioning satellite information for the realtime data entries at the user input device; and

transmitting real-time data entries from the data capture recorder to a remote base collection station via at least one of a wireless connection and network cable connection, wherein the realtime data entries are archived.

15. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 14, wherein at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder is uniquely identified to the base station controller with at least one of a product code, identification number and address.

16. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 14, including the step of obtaining location information for realtime data entries at the user input device together with the real-time data entries and accurate date and time information before the step of transmitting real-time data entries from the data capture recorder to a remote base collection station, and transmitting the location information to the base controller system with the real-time data entries and accurate date and time information to the base controller system.

17. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 16, wherein location information for at least one of the data capture recorder and the user input device is obtained using GPS.

18. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 16, wherein data including the real-time user data input entries, accurate date and time information for the real-time user data input entries, and location information for at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder are received by a base station controller wherein the data is archived.

19. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 16, wherein data including the real-time user data input entries, accurate date and time information for the real-time data entries, and location information for at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder are received by a base station controller wherein the data is archived and analyzed to determine if real-time data entries deviate from a defined data entry patterns or if input cadence does not match a profile associated with a registered user of a computer associated with the data capture recorder.

20. The method of providing data security at a computer resource of claim 16, wherein data including the real-time user data input entries and at least one of accurate date and time information for the real-time user data input entries, and location information for at least one of the user input device and the data capture recorder, are received by a base station controller wherein the data is analyzed to determine if real-time data entries deviate from a defined data entry patterns or if input cadence does not match a profile associated with a registered user of a computer associated with the data capture recorder.