System and method of securing monitoring devices on a public network
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1. A method for determining whether or not a monitor is registered with a security service that comprises a computer system operable in executing program code stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium to cause the computer system to perform the method comprising:
- the computer system of the security service using a device search engine to perform a search for and find a monitor based on a search query provided to the device search engine by the computer system, wherein the device search engine discovers devices by scanning IP addresses, and comprises a search index having data elements that are searched according to the search query and that correspond to information received by the search engine from the discovered devices in response to the search engine probing ports of the discovered devices;
the computer system determining whether or not the found monitor is registered with the security service; and
when the found monitor is not currently registered with the security service, the computer system automatically contacting an owner of the unregistered monitor.
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Abstract
A method for determining whether or not a monitor is registered with a security service. The method includes using a device search engine to perform a search for and find a monitor. Then it is determined whether or not the found monitor is registered with the security service. When the found monitor is not currently registered with the security service, an owner of the unregistered monitor is automatically contacted.
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1. A method for determining whether or not a monitor is registered with a security service that comprises a computer system operable in executing program code stored on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium to cause the computer system to perform the method comprising:
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the computer system of the security service using a device search engine to perform a search for and find a monitor based on a search query provided to the device search engine by the computer system, wherein the device search engine discovers devices by scanning IP addresses, and comprises a search index having data elements that are searched according to the search query and that correspond to information received by the search engine from the discovered devices in response to the search engine probing ports of the discovered devices; the computer system determining whether or not the found monitor is registered with the security service; and when the found monitor is not currently registered with the security service, the computer system automatically contacting an owner of the unregistered monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A security service device comprising:
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an electronic data storage medium; and an electronic data processing device; wherein the security service device is configured to; use a device search engine to perform a search for and find a monitor based on a search query provided to the device search engine by the computer system, wherein the device search engine discovers devices by scanning IP addresses, and comprises a search index having data elements that are searched according to the search query and that correspond to information received by the search engine from the discovered devices in response to the search engine probing ports of the discovered devices; and when the found monitor is not currently registered with the security service device, automatically contact an owner of the unregistered monitor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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