Remote device filter

• US 9,152,404 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Reeves, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): DAO, THUY CHAN
• Application Number:
  US13/836,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20130275962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/62 Uninstallation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/047 using display data channel standard [DDC] communication
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/12 Use of DVI or HDMI protocol in interfaces along the display data pipeline
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

Methods and devices for connecting a mobile device with different data storage devices located either locally or remotely are provided. The device may apply one or more rules to create a hierarchical virtualization of the several data storage devices. The virtualization may then be provided to the user as a single, hierarchical file system. Further, a monitoring system may monitor the file system to determine if any new applications have been installed or if applications are currently being executed. If a connection is made to a secure network, the system may provide the information derived from the monitoring to the secure network. The secure network can then analyze the information to determine if any of the applications should be uninstalled from the device or should be stopped while the device is connected to the network.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

installing a first application on a device;

monitoring the installation;

generating a report describing the first application that was installed;

connecting to a censored network;

sending the report to a censored server that is associated with the censored network;

receiving instructions regarding the first application from the censored server;

based on the instructions, uninstalling the first application;

the censored server comparing the description of the first application in the report to a list of banned or allowed applications;

based on the comparison, sending instructions to the device to uninstall the first application, wherein the application is a banned application;

executing a second application on the device;

generating a second report describing the second application as being executed;

connecting to the censored network while the second application is being executed;

sending the second report to the censored server that is associated with the censored network;

receiving second instructions regarding the second application from the censored server;

based on the second instructions, stopping the execution of the second application, wherein the second application is neither a banned application nor an allowed application;

executing a third application on the device;

generating a third report describing the third application as being executed;

connecting to the censored network while the third application is being executed;

sending the third report to the censored server that is associated with the censored network;

receiving third instructions regarding the third application from the censored server; and

based on the third instructions, allowing the third application to continue to execute.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein third application is an allowed application.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the censored server categorizes the first, second, and third applications.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising warning a user of the uninstall or cessation of the execution.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein a file system is accessed to uninstall the application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a monitor on the device reviewing tasks in a memory stack for indications that the device is installing or executing the first, second, or third application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first, second, or third report includes one or more a first entry that identifies the first, second, or third application and a second entry that describes what the first, second, or third application does.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the censor server prevents communications between the device and the censored network.

9. The method of claim 1, the censor server comparing the first, second, or third report to a listing, stored in a database, of banned or allowed applications.

10. A device, comprising:

a first screen, the first screen including a first gesture capture region;

a second screen, wherein the second screen faces an opposite direction from the first screen when the device is closed, and wherein an image capture lens is associated with the second screen;

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory, the first screen, and the second screen, the processor operable to;

install a first, second, and third application on a device;

monitor the installation of the first, second, and third application;

generate a first report describing the first application that was installed;

connect to a censored network;

send the first report to a censored server that is associated with the censored network;

receive first instructions regarding the first application from the censored server;

based on the first instructions, uninstall the first application, wherein the application is a banned application;

after install, execute the second and the third applications on the device;

generate a second report describing the second application as being executed;

generate a third report describing the third application as being executed;

connect to the censored network while the second application is being executed;

connect to the censored network while the third application is being executed;

send the second report and the third report to the censored server that is associated with the censored network;

receive second instructions regarding the second application from the censored server;

based on the second instructions, stop the execution of the second application, wherein the second application is neither a banned application nor an allowed application;

receive third instructions regarding the third application from the censored server; and

based on the third instructions, allow the third application to continue to execute, wherein third application is an allowed application.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further operable to warn a user of the uninstall or cessation of the execution.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein a monitor, executed on the device, is configured to review tasks in a memory stack for indications that the device is installing or executing the first, second, or third application.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein the first, second, or third report includes one or more a first entry that identifies the first, second, or third application and a second entry that describes what the first, second, or third application does.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the censor server, in communication with the device, prevents communications between the device and the censored network.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the censor server compares the first, second, or third report to a listing, stored in a database, of banned or allowed applications.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor of a device to execute a method for providing a remote device filter, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

instructions to connect a censored server that is associated with a censored network with a device;

instructions to receive a report describing an application that was installed on the device;

instructions to compare the description of the application in the report to a list of banned or allowed applications; and

based on the comparison, sending instructions to the device to uninstall the application, wherein the application is a banned application;

after install, instructions to execute the second and the third applications on the device;

instructions to generate a second report describing the second application as being executed;

instructions to generate a third report describing the third application as being executed;

instructions to connect to the censored network while the second application is being executed;

instructions to connect to the censored network while the third application is being executed;

instructions to send the second report and the third report to the censored server that is associated with the censored network;

instructions to receive second instructions regarding the second application from the censored server;

based on the second instructions, sending instructions to the device to stop the execution of the second application, wherein the second application is neither a banned application nor an allowed application;

instructions to receive third instructions regarding the third application from the censored server; and

based on the third instructions, instructions to allow the third application to continue to execute, wherein third application is an allowed application.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, the computer-executable instructions to execute a monitor to review tasks in a memory stack for indications that the device is installing or executing the first, second, or third application.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16, the wherein the first, second, or third report includes one or more a first entry that identifies the first, second, or third application and a second entry that describes what the first, second, or third application does.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 16, the wherein the censor server, in communication with the device, prevents communications between the device and the censored network.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 16, the wherein the censor server compares the first, second, or third report to a listing, stored in a database, of banned or allowed applications.