Storage device with website trust indication

• US 8,381,294 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2011
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Data Locker Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Imation Corporation (Glassbridge Enterprises, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jevans, David Alexander, Ryan, Steve, Spencer, Gil, Holland, Shannon
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Minh
• Application Number:
  US13/212,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20120054862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 552 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 726/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/79 in semiconductor storage media, e.g. directly-addressable memories

Abstract

A portable storage device can comprise a web page confidence module and a device controller. The web page confidence module may be configured to receive a web page address and determine a trust level status associated with the web page address. The device controller may be configured to indicate a trust level status based on the trust level determination.

Claims

1. A portable storage device comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium storing computer instructions executable by the processor to implement a web page confidence module; and

a device controller;

wherein the web page confidence module is configured to receive a user trust settin of thigh medium or low, receive a web page address and determine a trust level associated with the web page address based at least in part on the user trust setting; and

wherein the device controller is configured to indicate a trust level status on the portable storage device based on the trust level determination.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the web confidence module is configured to check the web page address against a white list and a black list to determine if the web page address is trustworthy.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the web confidence module is configured to check the web page address against the white list and the black list over a network.

4. The device of claim 2, further comprising a database containing the white list and the black list on the portable storage device, wherein the web confidence module is configured to update the white list and the black list over a network.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the user trust setting indicates that web page addresses not meeting a standard of being on a white list and having a valid web page certificate are untrustworthy.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the web confidence module is configured to identify the web page address as unknown if not on the white list or a black list.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the web page confidence module transmits a command to indicate the trust level status by indicating that the web page address is trustworthy, untrustworthy, or unknown.

8. The device of claim 7, further comprising a display on the portable storage device for displaying a color to indicate whether the web page address is trustworthy, untrustworthy or unknown.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the web page confidence module is configured to transmit a query comprising the web page address to a third-party database in order to determine if the web page address is associated with a web page that is secure or unsecure.

10. The device of claim 9, further comprising a display configured to display an image indicating that a secure web page is successfully accessed.

11. A method comprising:

receiving on a portable storage device a user trust setting of high, medium or low;

receiving, by the portable storage device, a web page address;

determining, by a processor on the portable storage device, a trust level of a web page associated with the web page address, wherein the trust level is based at least in part on the user trust setting and the web page address; and

indicating a trust level status for the web page on the portable storage device, based on the trust level.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising operationally coupling the portable storage device to receive commands from a digital device connected to an internet.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the trust level comprises transmitting the web page address to a third-party database over the internet.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein determining the trust level comprises checking the web page address against a white list and a black list contained within a database on the portable storage device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein indicating the trust level status comprises illuminating an authorization indicator on the portable storage device based on a trustworthiness of a web page associated with the web page address.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein indicating the trust level status comprises emitting a sound from the portable storage device based on the trust level status.

17. A portable data storage device comprising:

a processor;

a display; and

memory for storing computer instructions executable by the processor to;

receive a user trust setting of high, medium or low for the portable data storage device;

receive an address of a web page accessible over an internet;

determine a trust level associated with the web page based on the address and the user trust setting; and

indicating a trust level status for the web page on the display, wherein the trust level status is based on the trust level associated with the web page.

18. The portable data storage device of claim 17, wherein the memory comprises NAND or NOR flash memory.

19. The portable data storage device of claim 17, wherein the user trust setting provides instructions that any web page address not associated with a black list, white list, or third-party database must be accessed over a secure connection before being identified as trustworthy.

20. The portable data storage device of claim 17, wherein trust level status identifies the web page address as unknown if not on the white list or the black list.