Mobile communication system and mobile terminal having function of inactivating mobile communication viruses, and method thereof

• US 7,386,297 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2003
• Issued: 06/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Curitel Communications Incorporated
• Inventors: An, Ki Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US10/602,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20040127195A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,813 Days
• Field of Search: 455410-411, 455/414.1, 455/557, 455/566, 455/550.1, 455/412.2, 455418-420, 726/11, 726/13, 726/22, 726/24, 709/224, 709/246
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/568 eliminating virus, restoring damaged files
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/128 Anti-malware arrangements, e.g. protection against SMS fraud or mobile malware

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile communication system and method for inactivating or curing mobile communication viruses. The mobile communication system for inactivating a virus includes: a database associated with the mobile communication system, for storing at least one virus vaccine program; and a virus monitoring unit associated with the mobile communication system, for checking virus infection of received data, analyzing virus information, choosing one of virus vaccine programs that are stored in the database and inactivating the virus. Virus vaccine programs are timely updated over the air (OTA) whenever a new version of vaccine program is available.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system for inactivating a virus, comprising:

a database associated with the mobile communication system, for storing at least one virus vaccine program; and

a virus monitoring unit associated with the mobile communication system, for checking virus infection of data received from a first mobile terminal, analyzing virus information, choosing one of virus vaccine programs that are stored in the database and curing the data received from the first mobile terminal to inactivate the virus, wherein the data is transmitted to a second mobile terminal after the curing.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the virus monitoring unit notifies of virus infection to the first mobile terminal communicating with the mobile communication system.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the first mobile terminal sends a vaccine request message to the mobile communication system for updating virus vaccine program when the first mobile terminal cannot inactivate the virus.

4. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein the vaccine request message includes vaccine program information and capability information of the first mobile terminal.

5. A method for inactivating viruses in a mobile communication system, comprising:

(a) at a virus monitoring unit associated with the mobile communication system, detecting virus infection of data received from a first mobile terminal;

(b) at the virus monitoring unit, analyzing virus information when data are virus infected; and

(c) at the virus monitoring unit, choosing suitable one of virus vaccine programs that are stored in a database according to the virus information, and curing the data received from the first mobile terminal to inactivate the virus, wherein the data is transmitted to a second mobile terminal after the curing.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, further comprising, at the virus monitoring unit, notifying of virus infection to the first mobile terminal.