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Systems and methods for providing information identifying the trustworthiness of applications on application distribution platforms

  • US 9,313,218 B1
  • Filed: 07/23/2014
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing information identifying the trustworthiness of applications on application distribution platforms, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • monitoring event notifications generated by an accessibility service that provides user interface enhancements for disabled individuals on an operating system installed on the computing device;

    determining, based on an analysis of an event notification generated by the accessibility service, that a user is viewing at least one application for download on an application distribution platform;

    in response to determining that the event notification generated by the accessibility service indicates that the user is viewing the application on the application distribution platform, identifying the application that the user is viewing by applying a set of rules based on characteristics of the computing device to content of an active window that is currently displayed on a screen of the computing device in order to search for an indication of a name of the application;

    once the application is identified, retrieving information from a third party that identifies the trustworthiness of the application;

    before the user downloads the application, displaying the information identifying the trustworthiness of the application to the user.

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