System and Method for Monitoring Secure Data on a Network
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring, the method comprising:
- instructing a browser on a network device to store auxiliary data in a storage area of the network device, the instructing of the browser performed by a processor of the network device executing a monitoring program, the monitoring program received from a monitoring entity;
accessing the auxiliary data from the storage area;
encrypting the auxiliary data; and
transmitting the encrypted auxiliary data to a server of the monitoring entity, the server being different from the network device and different from the content provider.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring secure digital data on a network are provided. An exemplary network monitoring system may include a network device in communication with a user and a network. Further, a server may be in communication with the network. A browser and monitoring program may be stored on the network device, and the network device may receive secure digital data from the network. The browser may convert the secure digital data or a portion thereof into source data, and the monitoring program may transfer the source data or a portion thereof to the server. In an exemplary embodiment, the monitoring program may include a service component and an interface program.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring, the method comprising:
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instructing a browser on a network device to store auxiliary data in a storage area of the network device, the instructing of the browser performed by a processor of the network device executing a monitoring program, the monitoring program received from a monitoring entity; accessing the auxiliary data from the storage area; encrypting the auxiliary data; and transmitting the encrypted auxiliary data to a server of the monitoring entity, the server being different from the network device and different from the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage device comprising machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions received from a monitoring entity, the machine readable instructions comprising; first instructions to instruct a browser on a network device to store auxiliary data in a storage area of the network device, the instructing of the browser performed by a processor of the network device executing a monitoring program, the monitoring program received from a monitoring entity; second instructions to access the auxiliary data from the storage area; third instructions to encrypt the auxiliary data; and fourth instructions to transmit the encrypted auxiliary data to a server of the monitoring entity, the server being different from the network device and different from the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer readable storage device or storage disc comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a network device to execute a monitoring program to at least:
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instruct a browser on a network device to store auxiliary data in a storage area of the network device, the instructing of the browser performed by a processor of the network device executing a monitoring program, the monitoring program received from a monitoring entity; access the auxiliary data from the storage area; encrypt the auxiliary data; and transmit the encrypted auxiliary data to a server of the monitoring entity, the server being different from the network device and different from the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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