US 11,082,431 B2Granted

Supervised online identity

AssigneeIntel Corporation

InventorsAlex Nayshtut, Omer Ben-Shalom, Hong Li

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Abstract

Technologies to facilitate supervision of an online identify include a gateway server to facilitate and monitor access to an online service by a user of a “child” client computer device. The gateway server may include an identity manager to receive a request for access to the online service from the client computing device, retrieve access information to the online service, and facilitate access to the online service for the client computing device using the access information. The access information is kept confidential from the user. The gateway server may also include an activity monitor module to control activity between the client computing device and the online service based on the set of policy rules of a policy database. The gateway server may transmit notifications of such activity to a “parental” client computing device for review and/or approval, which also may be used to update the policy database.

Claims12

Dependent claims

At least one server for being used in association with at least one server-provided online service, at least one smartphone client associated with at least one parent user, and at least one client computer associated with a child user, the at least one server comprising:

communication circuitry for use in communicating, via an Internet network, when the at least one server is in operation, with the at least one smartphone client and the at least one client computer;
at least one processor;
storage to store instructions that when executed by the at least one processor result in the at least one server being configured to perform operations comprising:
generating policy rules based, at least in part, upon input data to be received, via the Internet network, from the at least one smartphone client, the policy rules to be implemented to control and monitor activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
generating notification data to be provided via the Internet network to the at least one smartphone client, the notification data being to notify the at least one parent user of at least one request of the child user related to requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user;
and
recording activity data to be provided to the at least one smartphone client to indicate to the at least one parent user the activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
wherein:
the policy rules are configured to comprise:
at least one online access control rule that is to be used in determining whether to permit the requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user, the at least one online access control rule being configurable to include online game service access restriction, online network search service access restriction, online adult content service access authorization restriction, time of day online access restriction, and online length of access restriction;
at least one policy rule that is to indicate that online sharing of at least one portion of child information is to be restricted;
and
at least one purchase policy rule indicating at least one online purchase transaction parameter to be used in determining whether to notify the at least one parent user of a requested online purchase transaction by the child user and to request purchase authorization from the at least one parent user for the requested online purchase transaction;
and
the at least one server is to prevent the requested online purchase transaction from being completed unless the purchase authorization is received from the at least one parent user, wherein the at least one server is to provide a cloud-computing service for the at least one client computer with respect to the at least one online server-provided service so as to control access to the at least one online server-provided service by the child user.

12 more elements

Non-transitory machine-readable storage storing instructions to be executed by at one processor of at least one server, the at least one server to be used in association with at least parent user, and at least one client computer associated with a child user, the at least one server comprising communication circuitry, the communication circuitry being for use in communicating, via an Internet network, when the at least one server is in operation, with the at least one smartphone client and the at least one client computer, the instructions when executed by the at least one processor resulting in the at least one server being configured to perform operations comprising:

generating policy rules based, at least in part, upon input data to be received, via the Internet network, from the at least one smartphone client, the policy rules to be implemented to control and monitor activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
generating notification data to be provided via the Internet network to the at least one smartphone client, the notification data being to notify the at least one parent user of at least one request of the child user related to requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user;
and
recording activity data to be provided to the at least one smartphone client to indicate to the at least one parent user the activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
wherein:
the policy rules are configured to comprise:
at least one online access control rule that is to be used in determining whether to permit the requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user, the at least one online access control rule being configurable to include online game service access restriction, online network search service access restriction, online adult content service access authorization restriction, time of day online access restriction, and online length of access restriction;
at least one policy rule that is to indicate that online sharing of at least one portion of child information is to be restricted;
and
at least one purchase policy rule indicating at least one online purchase transaction parameter to be used in determining whether to notify the at least one parent user of a requested online purchase transaction by the child user and to request purchase authorization from the at least one parent user for the requested online purchase transaction;
and
the at least one server is to prevent the requested online purchase transaction from being completed unless the purchase authorization is received from the at least one parent user, wherein the at least one server is to provide a cloud-computing service for the at least one client computer with respect to the at least one online server-provided service so as to control access to the at least one online server-provided service by the child user.

9 more elements

A method implemented, at least in part, using at least one server, the at least one server to be used in association with at least one server-provided online service, at least one smartphone client associated with at least one parent user, and at least one client computer associated with a child user, the at least one server comprising communication circuitry, the communication circuitry being for use in communicating, via an Internet network, when the at least one server is in operation, with the at least one smartphone client and the at least one client computer, the method comprising:

generating policy rules based, at least in part, upon input data to be received, via the Internet network, from the at least one smartphone client, the policy rules to be implemented to control and monitor activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
generating notification data to be provided via the Internet network to the at least one smartphone client, the notification data being to notify the at least one parent user of at least one request of the child user related to requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user;
and
recording activity data to be provided to the at least one smartphone client to indicate to the at least one parent user the activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
wherein:
the policy rules are configured to comprise:
at least one online access control rule that is to be used in determining whether to permit the requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user, the at least one online access control rule being configurable to include online game service access restriction, online network search service access restriction, online adult content service access authorization restriction, time of day online access restriction, and online length of access restriction;
at least one policy rule that is to indicate that online sharing of at least one portion of child information is to be restricted;
and
at least one purchase policy rule indicating at least one online purchase transaction parameter to be used in determining whether to notify the at least one parent user of a requested online purchase transaction by the child user and to request purchase authorization from the at least one parent user for the requested online purchase transaction;
and
the at least one server is to prevent the requested online purchase transaction from being completed unless the purchase authorization is received from the at least one parent user, wherein the at least one server is to provide a cloud-computing service for the at least one client computer with respect to the at least one online server-provided service so as to control access to the at least one online server-provided service by the child user.

9 more elements

communication means for use in communicating, via an Internet network, when the at least one server is in operation, with the at least one smartphone client and the at least one client computer;
means for generating policy rules based, at least in part, upon input data to be received, via the Internet network, from the at least one smartphone client, the policy rules to be implemented to control and monitor activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
means for generating notification data to be provided via the Internet network to the at least one smartphone client, the notification data being to notify the at least one parent user of at least one request of the child user related to requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user;
and
means for recording activity data to be provided to the at least one smartphone client to indicate to the at least one parent user the activity of the child user associated with the at least one client computer;
wherein:
the policy rules are configured to comprise:
at least one online access control rule that is to be used in determining whether to permit the requested usage of the at least one online server-provided service by the child user, the at least one online access control rule being configurable to include online game service access restriction, online network search service access restriction, online adult content service access authorization restriction, time of day online access restriction, and online length of access restriction;
at least one policy rule that is to indicate that online sharing of at least one portion of child information is to be restricted;
and
at least one purchase policy rule indicating at least one online purchase transaction parameter to be used in determining whether to notify the at least one parent user of a requested online purchase transaction by the child user and to request purchase authorization from the at least one parent user for the requested online purchase transaction;
and
the at least one server is to prevent the requested online purchase transaction from being completed unless the purchase authorization is received from the at least one parent user, wherein the at least one server is to provide a cloud-computing service for the at least one client computer with respect to the at least one online server-provided service so as to control access to the at least one online server-provided service by the child user.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/532,057Filed 5 Aug 2019 · continuation
Priority: 3 Apr 2017
Published: US 2020/0169563 A128 May 2020
Granted: 3 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

H04L 63/102
For controlling access to devices or network resources: entity profiles
G06F 21/554
Detecting local intrusion or implementing counter-measures: involving event detection and direct action
G06F 21/629
Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules: to features or functions of an application
H04L 63/105
For controlling access to devices or network resources: multiple levels of security

Family

PCT/US2013/048545Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Jun 2013
Application15/477,867Parent of this continuation · filed 3 Apr 2017
US 9,614,857 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 4 Apr 2017
US 2020/0169563 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 May 2020
US 10,375,080 B2Parent of this continuation
Application14/129,425Parent of this continuation
US 2016/0127379 A1Published application
US 2017/0324743 A1Published application
US 11,082,431 B2This patent

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