Push alert system, method, and computer program product
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsBrent J. Lymer, Babu Katchapalayam, Brad Kingsbury
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for alerting users of a plurality of computers of a security event via a network. A security alert is first generated including information relating to a security event utilizing a server. The security alert is then pushed from the server to a plurality of computers via a network. The information of the security alert is then automatically displayed in a front most window of a user interface of the computers.
Claims15
A system for alerting users of a plurality of computers of a security event via a network, comprising:
- a server to generate a security alert, the security alert including information relating to a security event, and to push the security alert from the server;
- and
- a plurality of computers each coupled to the server via a network to receive the security alert and to automatically display the information of the security alert in a front most window of a user interface thereof,
- wherein a first computer of the plurality of computers determines a status of a security application relative to the first computer and conditionally displays a purchase link as part of the security alert on the first computer based on the status.
A method to alert users of a plurality of computers of a security event via a network, comprising:
- generating a security alert including information relating to a security event utilizing a server;
- pushing the security alert from the server to a plurality of computers via a network;
- and
- determining, on a first computer of the plurality of computers, a status of a security application relative to the first computer;
- wherein the information of the security alert is automatically displayed on each of the computers and is augmented with a purchase link based on the status of the security application prior to being displayed on the first computer.
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium to alert users of a plurality of computers of a security event via a network, comprising:
- computer code to utilize a server to generate a security alert, the security alert including information relating to a security event;
- computer code to push the security alert from the server to a plurality of computers via a network;
- and
- computer code to determine a status of a security application relative to a first computer system of the plurality of computers;
- wherein the information of the security alert is automatically displayed on each of the computers and is augmented with a purchase link based on the status of the security application prior to being displayed on the first computer system.
A method for handling a security event, comprising:
- at a computer, receiving from a server a security alert including information relating to a security event;
- identifying a status of at least one security application on the computer;
- augmenting the information of the security alert with a purchase link based on the identified status;
- and
- displaying the information of the security alert based on the identified status of the at least one security application on the computer;
- wherein the security alert is pushed from the server to the computer;
- and
- wherein the information of the security alert is automatically displayed in a front most window of a user interface of the computer.
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for handling a security event, comprising:
- computer code to receive, from a server, a security alert including information relating to a security event;
- computer code to identify a status of security applications on a computer;
- computer code to augment the information of the security alert with a purchase link based on the identified status;
- and
- computer code to display the information of the security alert based on the identified status of the security applications on the computer;
- wherein the security alert is pushed from the server to the computer;
- and
- wherein the information of the security alert is automatically displayed in a front most window of a user interface of the computer.
A method, comprising:
- generating a security alert including information relating to a security event utilizing a server;
- pushing the security alert from the server to a computer via a network;
- identifying a status of security applications on the computer;
- augmenting the information of the security alert with a purchase link based on the identified status;
- and
- conditionally displaying the information of the security alert in a front most window of a user interface of the computer based on the status of the security applications on the computer;
- wherein the information includes at least one response option capable of being selected by a user for initiating a response to the security event associated with the security alert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.