SHARED COMPUTERIZED DEVICE WITH DELETED USER FOOTPRINT

• US 20160253513A1
• Filed: 01/22/2016
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Internet Communications Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Internet Communications Solutions LLC (Acacia Research Corporation)
• Inventors: Dowling, Eric Morgan, Westerlund, Robert A.
• Application Number:
  US15/004,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20160253513A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/305 using wired telephone networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1046 Call controllers; Call servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/675 the user being required to insert a coded card, e.g. a smart card carrying an integrated circuit chip
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/60 related to security aspects in telephonic communication systems network architectures or network communication protocols for network security H04L63/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6063 Authentication using cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42161 via computer interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0075 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0078 Security; Fraud detection; Fraud prevention
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 : Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 : based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/12 : Application layer protocols, e.g. WAP [Wireless Application Protocol]

Abstract

A smart card is used with a network based system to providing portable telecommunication and computing services. In an exemplary embodiment the smart card holds a user authentication code and user telephony account information. The smart card transfers the user authentication code and the account information to one of a plurality of geographically dispersed card readers which are each connected to a local telephony device. When the smart card is plugged into a first card reader, telephone calls directed to the smart card user'"'"'s follow-me telephone number are received at a first local telephony device. When the smart card is plugged into a second smart card reader, telephone calls directed to the follow-me telephone number are received at a second telephony local device. Hence the user is enabled to receive and place calls using any of the geographically dispersed telephony devices as though they were his/her own personal landline or cellular telephone supplied by his/her telephony services provider.

Claims

1. A computerized system, comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to receive and execute first instructions to provide a computerized service to a particular user during a user session, the processor being configured to modify contents of the memory while executing the first instructions;

wherein the processor, after receiving information that indicates that the particular user is ready to terminate use of the computerized system, receives and executes second instructions that cause the processor to perform at least the following action;

delete all files and associated data generated by the user during the user session, to thereby ensure that information entered by the user or downloaded into the computerized system as a result of user actions during the user session will not be available or visible by other users of the computerized system after the second instructions have executed.

2. The computerized system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface configured to receive user specific information from the particular user to thereby identify and authenticate the particular user.

3. The computerized system according to claim 2, wherein the user interface includes a smart card reader.

4. The computerized system according to claim 2, wherein the user interface includes a graphical user interface (GUI).

5. The computerized system according to claim 2, wherein the user interface includes a wireless interface that is configured to couple wirelessly to a wireless device in possession of the particular user.

6. The computerized system according to claim 5, wherein the wireless device comprises a member of the group consisting of a smart telephone and a cellular telephone.

7. The computerized system according to claim 1, wherein the processor, after receiving information that indicates that the particular user is ready to terminate use of the computerized system, receives and executes further instructions that cause the processor to perform at least the following additional action:

perform operations that detect and eliminate virus threats that may have been planted into the computerized system as a result of the user session.

8. The computerized system according to claim 1, wherein the processor, after receiving information that indicates that the particular user is ready to terminate use of the computerized system, receives and executes further instructions that cause the processor to perform at least the following additional action:

transfer at least some of the deleted user-specific files and associated data to a remote storage location.

9. The computerized system according to claim 8, wherein the remote storage location comprises a web-based storage space.

10. The computerized system according to claim 9, wherein the web-based storage space is provided by the particular user'"'"'s VoIP provider.

11. The computerized system according to claim 9, wherein the web-based storage space is provided by the particular user'"'"'s remote application services provider.

12. The computerized system according to claim 8, wherein the remote storage location comprises a local portable storage medium.

13. The computerized system according to claim 1, wherein the computerized service includes a communications service, and while the user session is active, the user is able to place outbound communications and receive inbound communications addressed to the user.

14. The computerized system according to claim 14, wherein the communications service includes a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony service.