Method and Processes For Securely Autofilling Data Fields in A Software Application

• US 20180004584A1
• Filed: 09/18/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Caron, Etienne
• Granted Patent: US 10,095,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2255 Hash tables
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention gives the methods and processes for automatically servicing user driven requests to find place-holder fields, fill them in with relevant data in a secure manner and securely communicating the data related thereto to the appropriate Android™ device and/or application. More particularly, it relates to the methods and processes for authenticated users to automatically obtain and use the correct filled-in data that allows them to access or use any of a multiple number of Android™ applications and/or services at any time.

Claims

1. A method of requesting assets on a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

sending a request for assets from an autofiller state machine to an assets datastore, the request for assets based on at least one predetermined action sequence;

retrieving the assets from the assets datastore based on the at least one predetermined action sequence;

sending the assets and the at least one predetermined action sequence to a user interface overlay service;

displaying at least one interaction to a user, the interaction corresponding to the assets and the at least one predetermined action sequence;

retrieving an interaction selection from the user, the interaction selection having a selection action sequence associated with selection assets;

sending the interaction selection from the user interface overlay service to the autofiller state machine;

querying the assets datastore to retrieve the selection assets from the assets datastore; and

executing the selection action sequence to accessibility nodes using the selection assets.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is entropy coded based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is encrypted.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is encrypted using an encryption based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an accessibility event and

retrieving the at least one predetermined action sequence from an action sequences datastore based on the received accessibility event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein assets of the assets datastore are entropy coded based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein assets of the assets datastore are encrypted and wherein the request for assets comprises at least one of a received hash key or a unique identifier.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating a time out sequence when the interaction selection from the user is not retrieved within a predetermined time frame.

9. A machine-readable medium, on which are stored instructions, comprising instructions that when executed cause a device to:

send a request for assets from an autofiller state machine to an assets datastore, the request for assets based on at least one predetermined action sequence;

retrieve the assets from the assets datastore based on the at least one predetermined action sequence;

send the assets and the at least one predetermined action sequence to a user interface overlay service;

display at least one interaction to a user, the interaction corresponding to the assets and the at least one predetermined action sequence;

retrieve an interaction selection from the user, the interaction selection having a selection action sequence associated with selection assets;

send the interaction selection from the user interface overlay service to the autofiller state machine;

query the assets datastore to retrieve the selection assets from the assets datastore; and

execute the selection action sequence to accessibility nodes using the selection assets.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is entropy coded based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is encrypted.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is encrypted using an encryption based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed cause the device to:

receive an accessibility event and

retrieve the at least one predetermined action sequence from an action sequences datastore based on the received accessibility event.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein assets of the assets datastore are entropy coded based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein assets of the assets datastore are encrypted and wherein the request for assets comprises at least one of a received hash key or a unique identifier.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that when executed cause the device to initiate a time out sequence when the interaction selection from the user is not retrieved within a predetermined time frame.

17. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory, coupled to the processor, storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to;

send a request for assets from an autofiller state machine to an assets datastore, the request for assets based on at least one predetermined action sequence;

retrieve the assets from the assets datastore based on the at least one predetermined action sequence;

send the assets and the at least one predetermined action sequence to a user interface overlay service;

display at least one interaction to a user, the interaction corresponding to the assets and the at least one predetermined action sequence;

retrieve an interaction selection from the user, the interaction selection having a selection action sequence associated with selection assets;

send the interaction selection from the user interface overlay service to the autofiller state machine;

query the assets datastore to retrieve the selection assets from the assets datastore; and

execute the selection action sequence to accessibility nodes using the selection assets.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is entropy coded based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.

19. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is encrypted and wherein the request for assets comprises at least one of a received hash key or a unique identifier.

20. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the at least one predetermined action sequence is encrypted using an encryption based on at least one of data size and data redundancy.