Device-specific content delivery

• US 8,881,280 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2013
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Atreus Labs LLC
• Original Assignee: Uniloc Luxembourg S.à r.l. (f/k/a Uniloc Luxembourg S.A.) (Uniloc Corporation Pty. Limited)
• Inventors: Etchegoyen, Craig S.
• Primary Examiner(s): ZAIDI, SYED A
• Application Number:
  US14/074,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20140245442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 726/23, 726/26, 709/225, 709/229
• US Class Current: 726/23
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1416 Event detection, e.g. attack signature detection

Abstract

Devices of an individual'"'"'s device-sphere recognize risky or undesirable behavior requested by devices outside of the device-sphere and allow the user to prevent the behavior. The user'"'"'s decision is stored and used to protect all devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere from similar risky behavior from the outside devices. If the choice is made for all devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, the choice is broadcast to other devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere such that other devices can benefit from the choice made by the user.

Claims

1. A method for preventing behavior in a user'"'"'s device when the behavior is requested by a remotely located device through a computer network, the method comprising:

determining that the behavior is predetermined to be potentially undesirable;

determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited;

determining whether or not one or more other devices used by the user comprise an additional one or more devices of the user'"'"'s device-sphere;

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, performing the behavior;

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is prohibited, refusing to perform the behavior; and

upon a condition in which the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is neither allowed nor prohibited;

using an output device of the user'"'"'s device, informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device;

receiving, through an input device of the user'"'"'s device, a signal generated by the user representing a choice of whether to allow or deny the behavior;

upon a condition in which the choice is to allow the behavior;

recording that the remotely located device is allowed to perform the behavior; and

performing the behavior; and

upon a condition in which the choice is to deny the behavior;

recording that the remotely located device is not allowed to perform the behavior;

and

refusing to perform the behavior; and

determining whether the choice is applicable to one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere; and

upon a condition in which the choice is applicable to one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, communicating the choice to each of the one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

determine a physical location of the remotely located device; and

informing the user of the physical location of the remotely located device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

informing the user of a type of the behavior.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s

device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein determining whether the behavior,

when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed

nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s

device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein informing the user of the behavior requested by the remotely located device comprises:

informing the user of a type of the behavior.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein determining whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed, is prohibited, or is neither allowed nor prohibited comprises:

requesting, from each of one or more other devices used by the user as part of the user'"'"'s device-sphere, data specifying whether the behavior, when requested by the remotely located device, is allowed or prohibited.