Network-Enhanced Control Of Software Updates Received Via Removable Computer-Readable Medium

• US 20110113417A1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: McCurdy, Daniel, McGraw, William Harrison IV, Ewington, Craig Leslie
• Granted Patent: US 8,671,402 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for network enhanced controls of software updates received via a computer-readable medium are described. A request for identification information of an image version may be sent from a first computer to a second computer. The first computer may receive identification information of the image version. The first computer may determine whether data representing the image version is stored on a removable computer-readable storage medium. Responsive to determining that data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, the first computer may load the data representing the image version from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending, from a first computer to a second computer, a request for identification information of an image version;

receiving, at the first computer, identification information of the image version;

determining, by the first computer, whether data representing the image version is stored on a removable computer-readable storage medium;

responsive to determining that data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, loading, by the first computer, the data representing the image version from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data representing the image version is loaded to a logically protected region of the first computer.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising responsive to determining that no data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, outputting data indicating that no data representing the image version exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium.

4. The method of claim 3, the method further comprises preventing any data representing an unauthorized image version to be loaded by the first computer from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes sending a serial number of the first computer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending includes sending an internet protocol (IP) address of the first computer.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying, at the first computer, connection of the removable computer-readable storage medium to the first computer.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending, from the first computer, identification information of the first computer to the second computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data representing the image version is the image version.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 9, the method further comprising identifying, at the first computer, connection of the removable computer-readable storage medium to the first computer.

10. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform a method of:

sending, from a first computer to a second computer, a request for identification information of an image version;

receiving, at the first computer, identification information of the image version;

determining, by the first computer, whether data representing the image version is stored on a removable computer-readable storage medium;

responsive to determining that data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, loading, by the first computer, the data representing the image version from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

11. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the data representing the image version is loaded to a logically protected region of the first computer.

12. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 10, the method further comprising responsive to determining that no data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, outputting data indicating that no data representing the image version exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium.

13. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 12, the method further comprises preventing any data representing an unauthorized image version to be loaded by the first computer from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

14. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the sending includes sending a serial number of the first computer.

15. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 10, wherein the sending includes sending an internet protocol (IP) address of the first computer.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 10, the method further comprising sending, from the first computer, identification information of the first computer to the second computer.

18. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory, the at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method of;

sending, from a first computer to a second computer, a request for identification information of an image version;

receiving, at the first computer, identification information of the image version;

determining, by the first computer, whether data representing the image version is stored on a removable computer-readable storage medium;

responsive to determining that data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, loading, by the first computer, the data representing the image version from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, the method further comprising responsive to determining that no data representing the image version is stored on the removable computer-readable storage medium, outputting data indicating that no data representing the image version exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, the method further comprises preventing any data representing an unauthorized image version to be loaded by the first computer from the removable computer-readable storage medium.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, the method further comprising sending, from the first computer, identification information of the first computer to the second computer.