IP Library Granted Patent US 10,834,200
Granted Patent B2
US 10,834,200 · App. 16/139,915 · Granted Nov 10, 2020

Methods, systems, and media for indicating a security status of an internet of things device

Inventors: Rodney D. Cambridge (Ruislip, GB); Jonathan D. Dyton (Aylesbury, GB); Matthew T. Byrne (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: McAfee, LLC
H04L67/125H04L41/22H04L63/123H04N7/181H04W4/029H04W8/22
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Patent No.
US 10,834,200
App. No.
16/139,915
Granted
Nov 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for indicating a security status of an Internet of Things (IoT) device are provided. In some embodiments, a method for indicating a security status of an IoT device is provided, the method comprising: detecting a field of view comprising an IoT device; tracking a position of the IoT device relative to the field of view; interrogating the IoT device for a status thereof; determining a security status of the IoT device based on the interrogating; selecting a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device; and causing an interface to be presented that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device in the field of view.

Claims (73)

1. A method for indicating a security status of an Internet of Things (IoT) device, the method comprising:

detecting a field of view comprising an IoT device;

tracking a position of the IoT device relative to the field of view;

interrogating the IoT device for a status thereof;

determining a security status of the IoT device based on the interrogating;

selecting a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device; and

causing an interface to be presented that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device in the field of view.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein detecting a field of view comprises capturing video of the field of view, and

wherein the interface displays the video and the graphical representation superimposed over the position of the IoT device relative to the field of view.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein interrogating the IoT device comprises:

transmitting, to the IoT device, a request for the status thereof; and

receiving, from the IoT device, information indicating that the IoT device is in a secure state or information indicating that the IoT device is in an insecure state.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the information indicating that the IoT device is in the secure state comprises information indicating that a cryptographic hash of code of the IoT device matches a reference, and

wherein the information indicating that the IoT device is in the insecure state comprises information indicating that the cryptographic hash of the code of the IoT device does not match the reference.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of graphical representations comprises a first graphical representation indicating that the IoT device is in a secure state, a second graphical representation indicating that the IoT device is in an insecure state, and a third graphical representation indicating an inability to determine the security status of the IoT device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

continuously detecting the field of view;

continuously tracking the position of the IoT device in the field of view; and

continuously updating the interface that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device relative to the field of view.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input on the interface corresponding to the graphical representation; and

in response to receiving the user input, performing at least one action associated with the IoT device.

8. A system for indicating a security status of an IoT device, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is configured to:

detect a field of view comprising an IoT device;

track a position of the IoT device relative to the field of view;

interrogate the IoT device for a status thereof;

determine a security status of the IoT device based on the interrogating;

select a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device; and

cause an interface to be presented that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device in the field of view.

9. The system of claim 8 ,

wherein the hardware processor is further configured to capture video of the field of view, and

wherein the interface displays the video and the graphical representation superimposed over the position of the IoT device relative to the field of view.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

transmit, to the IoT device, a request for the status thereof; and

receive, from the IoT device, information indicating that the IoT device is in a secure state or information indicating that the IoT device is in an insecure state.

11. The system of claim 10 ,

wherein the information indicating that the IoT device is in the secure state comprises information indicating that a cryptographic hash of code of the IoT device matches a reference, and

wherein the information indicating that the IoT device is in the insecure state comprises information indicating that the cryptographic hash of the code of the IoT device does not match the reference.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of graphical representations comprises a first graphical representation indicating that the IoT device is in a secure state, a second graphical representation indicating that the IoT device is in an insecure state, and a third graphical representation indicating an inability to determine the security status of the IoT device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

continuously detect the field of view;

continuously track the position of the IoT device in the field of view; and

continuously update the interface that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device relative to the field of view.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

receive a user input on the interface corresponding to the graphical representation; and

in response to receiving the user input, perform at least one action associated with the IoT device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for indicating a security status of an IoT device, the method comprising:

detecting a field of view comprising an IoT device;

tracking a position of the IoT device relative to the field of view;

interrogating the IoT device for a status thereof;

determining a security status of the IoT device based on the interrogating;

selecting a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device; and

causing an interface to be presented that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device in the field of view.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,

wherein detecting a field of view comprises capturing video of the field of view, and

wherein the interface displays the video and the graphical representation superimposed over the position of the IoT device relative to the field of view.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein interrogating the IoT device comprises:

transmitting, to the IoT device, a request for the status thereof; and

receiving, from the IoT device, information indicating that the IoT device is in a secure state or information indicating that the IoT device is in an insecure state.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 ,

wherein the information indicating that the IoT device is in the secure state comprises information indicating that a cryptographic hash of code of the IoT device matches a reference, and

wherein the information indicating that the IoT device is in the insecure state comprises information indicating that the cryptographic hash of the code of the IoT device does not match the reference.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of graphical representations comprises a first graphical representation indicating that the IoT device is in a secure state, a second graphical representation indicating that the IoT device is in an insecure state, and a third graphical representation indicating an inability to determine the security status of the IoT device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

continuously detecting the field of view;

continuously tracking the position of the IoT device in the field of view; and

continuously updating the interface that displays the graphical representation associated with the position of the IoT device relative to the field of view.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method further comprising:

receiving a user input on the interface corresponding to the graphical representation; and

in response to receiving the user input, performing at least one action associated with the IoT device.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE PATENT TITLES AND REMOVE DUPLICATES IN THE SCHEDULE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059354 FRAME: 0335. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 060792/0307 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059354/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2018
From: CAMBRIDGE, RODNEY D.; DYTON, JONATHAN D.; BYRNE, MATTHEW T.
To: MCAFEE, LLC
Reel/Frame 047057/0311 →
Continuity (1)
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