Methods for internet security via multiple user authorization in virtual software

• US 8,484,701 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher Murphy
• Original Assignee: Christopher Murphy
• Inventors: Murphy, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Smithers, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US13/283,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20120110649A1
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 726/3, 705/70
• US Class Current: 726/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3567 Software being in the reader
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/00 Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines data processing equipment for bank accounting G06Q40/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method for providing internet security via multiple user authorization in virtual software. Each of two users are provided with a non-transitory tangible storage medium. The first user inputs the storage medium into a local computer. If the first user is granted authorization by a second user, the first user can download at least one additional non-browser based application module into virtual memory of his local computer.

Claims

1. A method for providing internet security via multiple user authorization comprising:

providing to each of two users a non-transitory tangible storage medium including a non-browser based access application module for providing access to at least one remote server;

in response to a first user inputting the non-transitory tangible storage medium onto a local computer, loading the non-browser based access application module into virtual memory and executing the non-browser based access application module and downloading a remote non-browser based access module from the at least one remote server;

loading the remote non-browser based access module into virtual memory on the local computer and providing an access screen to first user, the access screen prompting the first user to input remote logon data for access to at least one remote data server;

inputting the remote logon data for the first user;

if the first user'"'"'s remote logon data is valid, waiting for a second user to input the second user'"'"'s non-transitory tangible storage medium into a local computer and for validation of the second user'"'"'s remote logon data;

if the second user'"'"'s remote logon data is valid, waiting for the second user to grant authorization to the first user to access the remaining non-browser based application modules;

if authorization is granted, loading the at least one additional non-browser based application module into virtual memory of the first user'"'"'s local computer;

executing the at least one additional non-browser based application module; and

displaying the at least one of a data display screen and navigation screen to the first user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if authorization to the first user is granted, the additional non-browser based application module is loaded into virtual memory of both of the first user and the second user'"'"'s local computers.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein if either of the first user or the second user exits the additional non-browser based application module, the other user is automatically exited from the application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein if the second user does not authorize the first user within a specific period of time, the first user'"'"'s access module will disconnect from the remote server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory tangible storage medium is provided to any number of additional users.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein authorization of the first user may be granted by any of the additional users.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first user may select from a list of the second user and any of the additional users to grant authorization.

8. A distributed non-transitory tangible recording medium including computer executable code for providing secure access to at least one of remote applications and remote data, the distributed non-transitory tangible recording medium including a first computer executable non-browser based access application module comprising:

code for loading the first computer executable non-browser based access application module into virtual memory on a local computer in response to a first user inputting the non-transitory tangible storage medium onto a local computer;

code for accessing at least one remote server at a predetermined URL;

code for requesting that at least one remote server at the predetermined URL download at least one of a second executable remote non-browser based access application module and data to the local computer;

code for loading the at least one of the second executable remote non-browser based access application module and data into virtual memory on the local computer;

code for confirming authorization of the first user by a second user and loading the at least one additional non-browser based application module and data into virtual memory on the local computer.

9. The distributed non-transitory tangible recording medium of claim 8, wherein the non-transitory tangible recording medium comprises at least one of a CD-ROM, Flash Drive, Memory Chip, and Flash Memory.

10. The distributed non-transitory tangible recording medium of claim 8, wherein the non-transitory tangible recording medium comprises at least one of a magnetically and optically recorded medium.