Apparatus for Selecting and Displaying a File Associated with a Current Geographic Location

• US 20130007902A1
• Filed: 09/10/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Keeper Security, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Keeper Security, Inc.
• Inventors: Lurey, Craig B., Guccione, Darren S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/123 by using dedicated hardware, e.g. dongles, smart cards, cryptographic processors, global positioning systems [GPS] devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2107 File encryption
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2143 Clearing memory, e.g. to prevent the data from being stolen

Abstract

An apparatus includes a storage device, a position comparison processor coupled to the at least one storage device, and a display coupled to the position comparison processor. A plurality of files is stored on the storage device, wherein each file contains at least one item of confidential information and wherein a geographic location of use is associated with the file. The position comparison processor compares a current geographic location with each of the geographic locations of use associated with the plurality of files and the display displays contents of a selected file, wherein the geographic location of use associated with the selected file matches the current geographic location.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one storage device that stores a plurality of files wherein each file contains at least one item of confidential information and wherein a geographic location of use is associated with the file;

a position comparison processor coupled to the at least one storage device that compares a current geographic location with each of the geographic locations of use associated with the plurality of files; and

a display coupled to the position comparison processor that displays contents of a selected file, wherein the geographic location of use associated with the selected file matches the current geographic location.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a name of one of the plurality of files represents a name of a credit provider, the one of the plurality of files includes data representing an account number, and the items of confidential information of at least some of the plurality of files comprise passwords.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is incorporated in a portable electronic device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising means for password protecting the plurality of files.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the password protecting means comprises means for detecting entry of passwords into a master password entry field.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the password protecting means further comprises means for comparing entered passwords from the master password entry field with a master password to identify incorrect master passwords.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising means for deleting the plurality of files upon successive entry of incorrect master passwords a predetermined number of times.

8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the password protecting means comprises a cryptographic hash function.