IP Library Granted Patent US 8,015,606
Granted Patent B1
US 8,015,606 · App. 11/634,763 · Granted Sep 6, 2011

Storage device with website trust indication

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Patent No.
US 8,015,606
App. No.
11/634,763
Granted
Sep 6, 2011
Kind
B1
Abstract

A portable storage device includes a web page confidence module and a device controller. The web page confidence module may be configured to receive a user trust setting, receive a webpage address and determine a trust level status associated with the web page address based in part on the user trust setting. The device controller may be configured to indicate a trust level status based on the trust level determination.

Claims (31)

1. A portable USB storage device comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium storing computer instructions executed by the processor and implementing a web page confidence module and a USB storage device controller;

wherein the web page confidence module configured to receive a user trust setting of high, medium or low, receive a web page address and determine a trust level associated with the web page address based in part on the user trust setting; and the USB device controller configured to indicate a trust level status on the portable USB storage device based on the trust level determination.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the web page confidence module is configured to determine the trust level by determining if the web page address is associated with an encrypted white list, wherein the white list is decrypted by a public key within the device.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the web page confidence module is configured to determine the trust level by determining if the web page address is associated with a third-party confidence database.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the web page confidence module is configured to determine the trust level by determining if a web page certificate associated with the web page address is valid.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the web page confidence module is configured to determine the trust level by determining if a web page associated with the web page address comprises a certificate, determining if the certificate is expired, and determining the trust level based, at least in part, on the user trust level setting.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device controller is configured to indicate the trust level status by emitting a sound from the portable USB storage device.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a display configured to display an image to indicate the trust level status based on the trust level determination.

8. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a light emitting diode (LED) configured to illuminate to indicate the trust level status based on the trust level determination.

9. A method for indicating trustworthiness of a website with a portable USB storage device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the portable USB storage device, a user trust setting of high, medium or low;

receiving, by the portable USB storage device, a web page address;

determining, by the portable USB storage device, a trust level of a web page associated with the web page address based in part on the user trust setting; and

indicating a trust level status on the portable USB storage device based on the trust level determination.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the trust level comprises decrypting a white list and determining if the web page address is associated with the white list.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the trust level comprises determining if the web page address is associated with a third-party confidence database.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the trust level comprises validating a web page certificate.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining the trust level comprises:

determining if a web page associated with the web page address comprises a certificate;

determining if the certificate is expired; and

determining the trust level based, at least in part, on the user trust level setting.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein indicating the trust level status comprises emitting a sound from the USB portable storage device.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein indicating the trust level status comprises displaying an image on a display of the portable USB storage device.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein indicating the trust level status comprises illuminating a light emitting diode (LED) on the portable USB storage device.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having embodied thereon executable code, the code being executable by a processor to perform a method for indicating trustworthiness of a website with a USB portable storage device, the method comprising:

receiving a user trust setting of high, medium or low;

receiving a web page address;

determining a trust level of a web page associated with the web page address based in part on the user trust setting; and

indicating a trust level status on the portable storage device based on the trust level determination.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2016
From: IMATION CORP.
To: DATA LOCKER INC.
Reel/Frame 039267/0730 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Feb 7, 2013
From: IMATION CORPORATION
To: AFRL/RIJ
Reel/Frame 029769/0614 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Dec 5, 2011
From: IRONKEY, INC.
To: AFRL/RIJ
Reel/Frame 027323/0958 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2011
From: IRONKEY, INC.
To: IMATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 027165/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2006
From: JEVANS, DAVID ALEXANDER; RYAN, STEVE; SPENCER, GIL; HOLLAND, SHANNON
To: IRONKEY, INC.
Reel/Frame 018649/0835 →