IP Library Granted Patent US 11,445,026
Granted Patent B2
US 11,445,026 · App. 17/091,782 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

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

Inventors: Rodney D. Cambridge (Ruslip, GB); Jonathan D. Dyton (Aylesbury, GB); Matthew T. Byrne (Staten Island, NY)
Assignee: McAfee, LLC
H04L67/125H04L41/22H04L63/123H04N7/181H04W4/029H04W8/22H04W12/30H04W12/63
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Patent No.
US 11,445,026
App. No.
17/091,782
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
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 (56)

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

capturing real-time video of an IoT device and at least one other item;

interrogating the IoT device for a status thereof;

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

causing an interface to be presented that displays the real-time video of the IoT device and the at least one other item with an indication of the determined security status of the IoT device overlaid on the real-time video of the IoT device.

2. 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.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

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.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device as the indication of the determined security status of the IoT device,

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.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

continuously tracking a position of the IoT device in the real-time video; and

continuously updating the interface to display the indication of the determined security status of the IoT device relative to the position of the IoT device relative to the real-time video.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the real-time video is performed using smart glasses.

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

a memory; and

a hardware processor that is couple to the memory and that is configured to:

capture real-time video of an IoT device and at least one other item;

interrogate the IoT device for a status thereof;

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

cause an interface to be presented that displays the real-time video of the IoT device and the at least one other item with an indication of the determined security status of the IoT device overlaid on the real-time video of the IoT device.

8. The system of claim 7 , 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.

9. The system of claim 8 ,

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.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

select a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device as the indication of the determined security status of the IoT device,

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.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

continuously track a position of the IoT device in the real-time video; and

continuously update the interface to display the indication of the determined security status of the IoT device relative to the position of the IoT device relative to the real-time video.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is part of a pair of smart glasses.

13. 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 Internet of Things (IoT) device, the method comprising:

capturing real-time video of an IoT device and at least one other item;

interrogating the IoT device for a status thereof;

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

causing an interface to be presented that displays the real-time video of the IoT device and the at least one other item with an indication of the determined security status of the IoT device overlaid on the real-time video of the IoT device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , 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.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 ,

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.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

selecting a graphical representation of a plurality of graphical representations based on the determined security status of the IoT device as the indication of the determined security status of the IoT device,

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.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

continuously tracking the position of the IoT device in the real-time video; and

continuously updating the interface that displays the indication of the determined security status of the IoT device relative to the position of the IoT device relative to the real-time video.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein detecting the real-time video is performed using smart glasses.

Assignments (2)
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 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16139915 · Sep 24, 2018
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