Device-specific content delivery

• US 9,294,491 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2014
• Issued: 03/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Atreus Labs LLC
• Original Assignee: Uniloc Luxembourg S.à r.l. (f/k/a Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.) (Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited)
• Inventors: Etchegoyen, Craig S.
• Primary Examiner(s): ZAIDI, SYED A
• Application Number:
  US14/530,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 726/23
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1416 Event detection, e.g. attack signature detection

Abstract

Devices of an individual'"'"'s device-sphere recognize risky or undesirable behavior requested by devices outside of the device-sphere and allow the user to prevent the behavior. The user'"'"'s decision is stored and used to protect all devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere from similar risky behavior from the outside devices. If the choice is made for all devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, the choice is broadcast to other devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere such that other devices can benefit from the choice made by the user.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

at least one processor;

a non-transitory computer readable medium that is operatively coupled to the processor;

network access circuitry that is operatively coupled to the processor; and

an assessment logic (i) that executes at least in part in the processor from the computer readable medium and (ii) that, when executed, causes the processor to report information by at least;

determining that the behavior is predetermined to be potentially undesirable;

determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited;

determining whether or not one or more other devices used by the user comprise an additional one or more devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere;

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, performing the behavior;

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is prohibited, refusing to perform the behavior; and

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is neither allowed nor prohibited;

using an output device of the user'"'"'s device, informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device;

receiving, through an input device of the user'"'"'s device, a signal generated by the user representing a choice of whether to allow or deny the behavior;

upon a condition in which the choice is to allow the behavior;

recording that the remotely located device is allowed to perform the behavior; and

performing the behavior; and

upon a condition in which the choice is to deny the behavior;

recording that the remotely located device is not allowed to perform the behavior; and

refusing to perform the behavior; and

determining whether the choice is applicable to one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere; and

upon a condition in which the choice is applicable to one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, communicating the choice to each of the one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

determine a physical location of the remotely located device; and

informing the user of the physical location of the remotely located device.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

informing the user of a type of the behavior.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

informing the user of a type of the behavior.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium useful in association with a computer which includes one or more processors and a memory, the computer readable medium including computer instructions which are configured to cause the computer, by execution of the computer instructions in the one or more processors from the memory, to report information among devices within a user'"'"'s device sphere by at least:

determining that the behavior is predetermined to be potentially undesirable;

determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited;

determining whether or not one or more other devices used by the user comprise an additional one or more devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere;

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, performing the behavior;

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is prohibited, refusing to perform the behavior; and

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is neither allowed nor prohibited;

using an output device of the user'"'"'s device, informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device;

receiving, through an input device of the user'"'"'s device, a signal generated by the user representing a choice of whether to allow or deny the behavior;

upon a condition in which the choice is to allow the behavior;

recording that the remotely located device is allowed to perform the behavior; and

performing the behavior; and

upon a condition in which the choice is to deny the behavior;

recording that the remotely located device is not allowed to perform the behavior; and

refusing to perform the behavior; and

determining whether the choice is applicable to one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere; and

upon a condition in which the choice is applicable to one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, communicating the choice to each of the one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

determine a physical location of the remotely located device; and

informing the user of the physical location of the remotely located device.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

informing the user of a type of the behavior.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

informing the user of a type of the behavior.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.