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US 10,834,027 B2Granted
Protection of sensitive chat data
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Vaughn, David M. Durham, Cedric Cochin, Jonathan B. King
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Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a system that can be configured to communicate chat session data during a chat session to a first display of a first electronic device, communicate the chat session data during the chat session to a second display of a second electronic device, receive sensitive data during the chat session from the first electronic device, and protect the sensitive data from being displayed on the second display during the chat session without breaking continuity of the chat session.
Claims20
At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- communicate chat session data during a chat session to a first display of a first electronic device, wherein the chat session data includes non-sensitive text;
- communicate the chat session data during the chat session to a second display of a second electronic device;
- determine whether the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered during the chat session;
- monitor, in response to determining that the non-sensitive text indicates that sensitive data will be entered, the chat session data for sensitive data during the chat session;
- receive sensitive data during the chat session from the first electronic device;
- protect the sensitive data from being displayed on the second display during the chat session without breaking the flow of chat data being displayed;
- and
- intercept and securely communicate the sensitive data received during the chat session to a third party electronic device without breaking the continuity of the chat session.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a network chat module including a processor, and a memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the network chat module to be configured to:
- communicate chat session data during a chat session to a first display of a first electronic device, wherein the chat session data includes non-sensitive text;
- communicate the chat session data during the chat session to a second display of a second electronic device;
- determine whether the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered during the chat session;
- monitor, in response to determining that the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered, the chat session data for sensitive data during the chat session;
- receive sensitive data during the chat session from the first electronic device;
- protect the sensitive data from being displayed on the second display during the chat session without breaking the flow of chat data being displayed;
- and
- intercept and securely communicate the sensitive data received during the chat session to a third party electronic device without breaking the continuity of the chat session.
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A method comprising:
- communicating chat session data during a chat session to a first display of a first electronic device, wherein the chat session data includes non-sensitive text;
- communicating the chat session data during the chat session to a second display of a second electronic device;
- determining whether the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered during the chat session;
- monitoring, in response to determining that the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered, the chat session data for sensitive data during the chat session;
- receiving sensitive data during the chat session from the first electronic device;
- protecting the sensitive data from being displayed on the second display during the chat session without breaking the flow of chat data being displayed;
- and
- intercept and securely communicate the sensitive data received during the chat session to a third party electronic device without breaking the continuity of the chat session.
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A system for protecting sensitive chat data during a chat session, the system comprising:
- a network chat module configured to:
- communicate chat session data during a chat session to a first display of a first electronic device, wherein the chat session data includes non-sensitive text;
- communicate the chat session data during the chat session to a second display of a second electronic device;
- determine whether the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered during the chat session;
- monitor, in response to determining that the non-sensitive text entered during the chat session indicates that sensitive data will be entered, the chat session data for sensitive data during the chat session;
- receive sensitive data during the chat session from the first electronic device;
- protect the sensitive data from being displayed on the second display during the chat session without breaking the flow of chat data being displayed;
- and
- intercept and securely communicate the sensitive data received during the chat session to a third party electronic device without breaking the continuity of the chat session.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.