Systems and methods for providing security services during power management mode

• US 9,516,040 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2015
• Issued: 12/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CUPP Computing AS
• Original Assignee: CUPP Computing AS
• Inventors: Oz, Ami, Touboul, Shlomo
• Primary Examiner(s): Zand, Kambiz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kaplan, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US14/707,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20150271187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 726/22, 726/23
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/034 Test or assess a computer or a system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/62 Uninstallation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0245 Filtering by information in the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/14 for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1425 Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing security services during a power management mode are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting with a mobile security system a wake event on a mobile device, providing from the mobile security system a wake signal, the providing being in response to the wake event to wake a mobile device from a power management mode, and managing with the mobile security system security services of the mobile device. Managing security services may comprise scanning a hard drive of the mobile devices for viruses and/or other malware. Managing security services may also comprise updating security applications or scanning the mobile device for unauthorized data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, using a mobile system, a digital device being coupled to the mobile system, the mobile system being capable of receiving power from the digital device for storage in a power storage device, the power storage device being capable of powering the mobile system, the digital device being capable of providing power to the mobile system when at least a portion of the digital device is not in a power management mode;

monitoring, using the mobile system, a power level of the power storage device, the power level indicating an amount of power stored in the power storage device;

waking, by the mobile system in response to the power level being at or below a first threshold, the at least the portion of the digital device from the power management mode;

receiving, by the mobile system, power from the digital device when the at least the portion of the digital device is not in the power management mode; and

storing, by the mobile system, power from the digital device in the power storage device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting, by the mobile system, if the digital device is in the power management mode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital device is a mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the mobile system, that power received from the digital device has been interrupted;

determining if the power level of the power storage device remains at or below the first threshold; and

waking, by the mobile system in response to the power level remaining at or below the first threshold, the at least the portion of the digital device to receive, by the mobile system, additional power from the digital device to be stored in the power storage device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising detecting, by the mobile system, that the digital device is in the power management mode, wherein waking the at least a portion of the digital device is in response to the power level remaining at or below the first threshold as well as the digital device being in the power management mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a power management signal to the digital device by the mobile system when the mobile system determines that the power level of the power storage device is at or above a second threshold, the power management signal configured to place the at least the portion of the digital device in the power management mode.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein waking by the mobile system comprises providing a wake signal to the digital device, the wake signal configured to enable the at least the portion of the digital device to wake from the power management mode.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile system is a mobile security system.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising managing, using the mobile system, security services of the digital device in response to waking the digital device from the power management mode.

10. A mobile system, comprising:

a mobile system processor;

a connection mechanism for connecting to a data port of a digital device and for communicating with the digital device, the digital device having a device processor different than the mobile system processor, the digital device being capable of providing power to the mobile system when at least a portion of the digital device is not in a power management mode;

a power storage device configured to receive and store power from the digital device, the power storage device being further configured to power the mobile system;

a power module configured to monitor a power level of the power storage device, the power level indicating an amount of power stored in the power storage device, the power module further configured to wake the at least the portion of the digital device from the power management mode in response to the power level of the power storage device being at or below a first threshold to enable the power storage device to receive and store power from the digital device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the power module is further configured to detect if the digital device is in the power management mode.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the digital device is a mobile device.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the power module is further configured to detect that power received from the digital device has been interrupted, to determine if the power level of the power storage device remains at or below the first threshold, and to wake, in response to the power level remaining at or below the first threshold, the at least the portion of the digital device to receive additional power from the digital device to be stored in the power storage device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the power module is further configured to detect that the digital device is in the power management mode, the power module being configured to wake the at least the portion of the digital device in response to the power level remaining at or below the first threshold as well as in response to the digital device being in the power management mode.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the power module is further configured to provide a power management signal to the digital device when the power module determines that the power level of the power storage device is at or above a second threshold, the power management signal configured to place the at least the portion of the digital device in the power management mode.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the power module being further configured to wake the digital device comprises the power module providing a wake signal to the digital device, the wake signal configured to enable the at least the portion of the digital device to wake from the power management mode.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the mobile system is a mobile security system.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a security engine configured to manage, using the mobile system, security services of the digital device in response to waking the digital device from the power management mode.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions, the instructions executable by a processor for performing a method, the method comprising:

detecting, using a mobile system, a digital device being coupled to the mobile system, the mobile system being capable of receiving power from the digital device for storage in a power storage device, the power storage device being capable of powering the mobile system, the digital device being capable of providing power to the mobile system when at least a portion of the digital device is not in a power management mode;

monitoring, using the mobile system, a power level of the power storage device, the power level indicating an amount of power stored in the power storage device;

waking, by the mobile system in response to the power level being at or below a threshold, the at least the portion of the digital device from the power management mode;

receiving, by the mobile system, power from the digital device when the at least the portion of the digital device is not in the power management mode; and

storing, by the mobile system, power from the digital device in the power storage device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising detecting, by the mobile system, if the digital device is in the power management mode.