Online-monitoring agent, system, and method for improved detection and monitoring of online accounts
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1. A computer-implemented monitoring method comprising:
- providing an online-monitoring agent configured for local monitoring of a personal computing device;
accessing via the online-monitoring agent a uniform resource locator (URL) list to determine if an outgoing connection to a targeted application server website should use Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to meet the security requirements of the targeted application server website such that when the URL list indicates a HTTP level of security, the online-monitoring agent accesses the targeted application server website via HTTP and when the URL list indicates a HTTPS level of security, the online-monitoring agent accesses the targeted application server website via HTTPS;
removing via the online-monitoring agent an automatic redirect if the targeted application server executes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) redirect process;
accessing via the online-monitoring agent the targeted application server website directly such that at least one website page can be intercepted; and
rewriting via the online-monitoring agent the intercepted at least one website page to retain a connection using HTTP;
receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent; and
monitoring via a network the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented subject monitoring method is provided. The method includes providing an online-monitoring agent configured for monitoring a personal computing device, receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent, and monitoring via a network the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent.
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1. A computer-implemented monitoring method comprising:
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providing an online-monitoring agent configured for local monitoring of a personal computing device; accessing via the online-monitoring agent a uniform resource locator (URL) list to determine if an outgoing connection to a targeted application server website should use Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to meet the security requirements of the targeted application server website such that when the URL list indicates a HTTP level of security, the online-monitoring agent accesses the targeted application server website via HTTP and when the URL list indicates a HTTPS level of security, the online-monitoring agent accesses the targeted application server website via HTTPS; removing via the online-monitoring agent an automatic redirect if the targeted application server executes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) redirect process; accessing via the online-monitoring agent the targeted application server website directly such that at least one website page can be intercepted; and rewriting via the online-monitoring agent the intercepted at least one website page to retain a connection using HTTP; receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent; and monitoring via a network the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented monitoring method comprising:
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providing an online-monitoring agent configured for local monitoring of a personal computing device; removing via the online-monitoring agent an automatic redirect if a targeted application server executes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) redirect process; accessing via the online-monitoring agent the targeted application server website directly such that at least one website page can be intercepted; and rewriting via the online-monitoring agent the intercepted at least one website page to retain a connection using HTTP; receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent; and monitoring via a network the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented monitoring method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining device identifying information of at least one device associated with a first user; providing an online-monitoring agent configured for local monitoring of the at least one device; receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the at least one device via the online-monitoring agent; monitoring via a network the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent; extracting via the online-monitoring agent information associated with the first user associated with the at least one account, email address, site, and service; determining via the online-monitoring agent whether the extracted information associated with the first user associated with the at least one account, email address, site, and service is associated with the at least one device; and providing via the online-monitoring agent to a second user the extracted information and the determination of whether the extracted information is associated with the at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A network-connectable computer system comprising:
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a personal computing device for providing an online-monitoring agent configured for local monitoring; at least one server for receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent, and for accessing a uniform resource locator (URL) list to determine if an outgoing connection to a targeted application server website should use Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to meet the security requirements of the targeted application server website wherein when the URL list indicates a HTTP level of security, the targeted application server website is accessed via HTTP and when the URL list indicates a HTTPS level of security, the targeted application server website is accessed via HTTPS, the at least one server further configured for; removing via the online-monitoring agent an automatic redirect if the targeted application server executes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) redirect process; accessing via the online-monitoring agent the targeted application server website directly such that at least one website page can be intercepted; and rewriting via the online-monitoring agent the intercepted at least one website page to retain a connection using HTTP; and a network for monitoring the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A network-connectable computer system comprising:
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a personal computer device for providing an online-monitoring agent configured for local monitoring, the online-monitoring agent configured for performing a method comprising; removing an automatic redirect if a targeted application server executes a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) redirect process; accessing the targeted application, server website directly such that at least one website page can be intercepted; and rewriting the intercepted at least one website page to retain a connection using HTTP; at least one server for receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent; and a network for monitoring the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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