System, method, and computer program product for receiving security content utilizing a serial over LAN connection
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsWard Coburn, Harvir Singh, Roger Wood
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for receiving security content utilizing a serial over LAN connection. In use, an unsuccessful attempt to connect to a network for accessing security content at a remote second device is indicated by a first device, where the unsuccessful attempt results from a malfunction at the first device. Further, the security content is received at the first device utilizing a serial over local area network (LAN) connection established with the remote second device, based on the indication.
Claims18
A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions stored thereon to cause one or more processors to:
- detect, at a central manager device, an indication of a failure of a client device to obtain security content from a security content provider system over a first computer network, the failure caused by a software malfunction at the client device;
- and
- instruct the security content provider system to:
- establish a serial over local area network connection to the client device in response to the detection by the central manager device of the indication of the failure of the client device to obtain the security content from the security content provider system over the first computer network;
- and
- transmit the security content to the client device utilizing the serial over local area network connection.
A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions stored thereon to cause one or more processors to:
- identify, at a client device, a failure of an attempt to connect to a first computer network to obtain security content from a security content provider system, the failure caused by a software malfunction at the client device;
- provide to a central manager device an indication of the failure to obtain the security content in response to the failure to obtain the security content over the first computer network from the security content provider system;
- and
- receive, at the client device, the security content from the security content provider system utilizing a serial over local area network connection.
A system, comprising:
- a central manager device;
- a client device adapted to provide to the central manager an indication of a failure of an attempt to connect to a first computer network to obtain security content, the failure caused by a software malfunction at the client device;
- and
- a security content provider adapted to establish a serial over local area network connection with the client device over a second computer network in response to instructions from the central manager device responsive to a detection by the central manager device of the indication, the serial over local area network connection utilized to send the security content between the security content provider and the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.