Controlling and remotely monitoring accessed network data
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring network data accessed by a device, comprising:
- a network interface having an identifier to communicatively couple the system with a network;
a network application program coupled to the network interface to access network data of one or more content providers of the network, the network data comprising one or more contents;
a forwarding module coupled to the network interface for forwarding some or all accessed network data to a content recognizer; and
a security layer coupled to the forwarding module, including the content recognizer and an alert generator, the content recognizer configured to semantically analyze the network data to determine whether any of the one or more contents within the forwarded network data indicates a possible solicitation of personally-identifiable information, and, the alert generator operable to issue an alert to a monitoring device external to the system if possible solicitation of personally-identifiable information is identified by the content recognizer.
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Abstract
An environment for remote monitoring of a device, such as a child'"'"'s computer, from a television or other monitor device. The monitored device has a security layer, which may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of the two, where the security layer inspects some or all accessed network data or network access activities, including real-time content such as chat rooms and the like. While the monitored device is used to access network data, alerts are displayed on the remote monitoring device to allow an adult or other responsible entity to keep track of material. Thus, for example, an adult may watch television, confident that an alert will be displayed in a corner of the television screen if necessary to alert the adult to any problems. For serious alerts, the security layer may automatically block or shutdown offending network application programs.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring network data accessed by a device, comprising:
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a network interface having an identifier to communicatively couple the system with a network; a network application program coupled to the network interface to access network data of one or more content providers of the network, the network data comprising one or more contents; a forwarding module coupled to the network interface for forwarding some or all accessed network data to a content recognizer; and a security layer coupled to the forwarding module, including the content recognizer and an alert generator, the content recognizer configured to semantically analyze the network data to determine whether any of the one or more contents within the forwarded network data indicates a possible solicitation of personally-identifiable information, and, the alert generator operable to issue an alert to a monitoring device external to the system if possible solicitation of personally-identifiable information is identified by the content recognizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a network application program of a computing system, network data of a network accessible by the host, the network data comprising one or more contents; semantically analyzing, by a content recognizer of the computing system, the one or more contents to determine whether any of the one or more contents indicates a possible attempt to solicit personally-identifiable information; and issuing, by an alert generator of the computing system, an alert to a monitoring device external to the host if the one or more contents is determined to indicate a personally-identifiable information solicitation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface to receive network data of a network accessible by the apparatus, the network data comprising one or more contents; processor coupled to the network interface; a content analyzer to be operated by the processor to semantically analyze the one or more contents to determine whether any of the one or more contents indicates an attempt to solicit personally-identifiable information; and an alert generator to be operated by the processor to issue an alert, via the network interface, to a monitoring device external to the apparatus if the one or more contents is determined to indicate a personally-identifiable information solicitation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a plurality of machine accessible instructions stored on a storage medium and designed to program an apparatus to; receive network data of a network accessible by the apparatus, the network data comprising one or more contents; semantically analyze the one or more contents to determine whether any of the one or more contents indicates a possible attempt to solicit personally-identifiable information; and issue an alert, via the network interface, to a monitoring device external to the apparatus if the one or more contents is determined to be a possible personally-identifiable information solicitation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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