Mobile Charging Interface for Secure Malware Scanning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional antivirus applications for mobile devices have limited access to files due to security reasons, restricting their efficiency in detecting and preventing malware, and they lack comprehensive malware detection and secure payment capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A computerized charger with a processor, memory, and communication port that provides full access to mobile device files, enabling efficient malware detection, backup, and secure payment functionalities through an API, allowing third-party developers to create and download dedicated applications for malware prevention and remote maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional antivirus applications are used with limited file access, then device security is maintained, but malware detection efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a charging device as an intermediary between the user and the mobile device. This charging device includes a processor that can access all files on the connected mobile device during charging, perform malware detection and analysis, and then provide results to the user. The charging device acts as a mediator that gains full access to files without compromising the mobile device's security restrictions, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining device security and achieving efficient malware detection.
2Productivity
If full access to mobile device files is granted, then malware detection capability is improved, but device security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The charging device serves as a secure intermediary that temporarily accesses the mobile device's files during charging without permanently compromising security. The processor in the charging device reads and analyzes files, detects malware, and then disconnects, leaving the mobile device's security intact. This intermediary approach allows full file access for detection purposes while maintaining the mobile device's security architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs malware detection as a preliminary action during the charging process, before the user interacts with the device. By scanning and analyzing files during charging, the system proactively identifies and reports potential threats before they can cause harm, enabling preventive security measures without requiring ongoing full access to the device's file system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If charging interface is used for multiple functionalities, then device connectivity is enhanced, but security vulnerability increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different quality levels to different aspects of the charging interface functionality. The charging interface provides full file access and malware detection capabilities specifically during the charging period, while maintaining standard security restrictions for other times and functions. This localized enhancement of functionality during charging resolves the contradiction by providing enhanced connectivity where needed without creating ongoing security vulnerabilities.
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AI summary
A computerized charger for a mobile device, comprising a charging unit having an AC cord for charging the battery of the mobile device; a communication and power supply cable connected to a charging interface of the mobile device; at least one processor and associated memory, for implementing a computation device, being capable of performing backup and malware detection operations; a communication port, connected to a communication channel to at least one remote computer/server having an operating software coupled to an API; one or more software modules or applications, stored in the memory and run by the processor, the operating software and the one or more software modules or applications being adapted to during charging periods of the mobile device, provide via the API, secured access by application developers to predetermined files in the mobile device, for allowing the application developers to create and store, dedicated applications; download via the communication port, one or more of the dedicated applications into the associated memory or into the mobile device, to be run by the OS of the mobile device alone, or in conjunction with the processor and the one or more software modules or applications.