System and method for bidirectional trust between downloaded applications and mobile devices including a secure charger and malware scanner

• US 9,092,623 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2013
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meridian Technology Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kaprica Security, Inc.
• Inventors: Britton, Douglas, Wesie, Andrew Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J
• Application Number:
  US14/090,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082732A1
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 726/24, 713/188
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/562 Static detection

Abstract

A system and method are described that will enable mobile smart devices, such as a cellular phones, PDAs, or iPads, smartphones, mobile payment systems, mobile healthcare systems, handheld law enforcement systems, and other types of tablet devices, to trust download applications and for the download applications to trust the mobile smart devices onto which they are downloaded. The system and method enables charging a mobile smart device and while charging the mobile smart device scans for malware and other viruses in the applications and the operating system on the mobile smart device.

Claims

1. A power supply for electrically charging an electronic device and conducting an integrity analysis scan of the electronic device during at least a portion of the time the power supply is electrically powers the electronic device, comprising:

a power/integrity power connector for connecting the power supply for powering the electronic device and providing an integrity analysis connection;

a controller of the power supply for controlling operations for at least conducting the integrity analysis scan of the electronic device with an electronic device baseline during at least a portion of the time the press apply electrically powers the electronic device and for sending scan results to a backend server and receiving updates from the backend server;

a memory of the power supply that is connected to the controller for storing at least computer programs and data for at least conducting the integrity analysis scan of the electronic device with the electronic device baseline during at least a portion of the time the power supply electrically powers the electronic device; and

a secure digital card of the power supply that is connected to the controller for storing at least an operating system, computer-based security programs, and on-device database for at least conducting the integrity analysis scan of the electronic device with the electronic device baseline during at least a portion of the time the power supply electrically powers the electronic device;

and wherein the power/integrity power connector further provides bidirectional communications between the power supply and electronic device for at least conducting the integrity analysis scan of the electronic device with the electronic device baseline during at least a portion of the time the power supply electrically powers the electronic device and providing scan results from the electronic device to the power supply for storage on the secure digital card.

2. The power supply as recited in claim 1, wherein the controller includes a computer processing unit (“

CPU”

).

3. The power supply as recited in claim 1, wherein the system memory includes a random access memory (“

RAM”

).

4. The power supply as recited in claim 3, wherein the RAM includes storing running program code, data, and volatile system files.

5. The power supply as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer-based security programs include security analysis computer-based programs.

6. The power suppply as recited in claim 1, wherein the power supply includes scanning for at least one from a group that includes viruses, malicious software (“

malware”

) rootkits, counterfeit software, system configuration and setting changes, and exploits.