Online Monitoring Agent for Minors via Self-Service Account Discovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for monitoring minors' online activities are either limited in scope, such as native solutions that cannot capture Internet traffic outside of installed devices, or cumbersome, like cloud-based solutions that require initial setup and cooperation from the child.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method using an online-monitoring agent that can be configured for local monitoring on personal devices, receiving identifying information for accounts, email addresses, or services, and monitoring these via a network, incorporating native and cloud-based software features like key-loggers, peer-to-peer processors, and HTTPS down-graders to intercept and analyze online data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cloud-based solutions are used to monitor online activities, then monitoring coverage across multiple devices and locations is improved, but initial setup complexity and requirement for child cooperation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically discovers and monitors online accounts by scanning for identifying information (email addresses, usernames) without requiring parent configuration. The monitoring software autonomously registers accounts, retrieves profile information, and begins monitoring activities, eliminating the need for manual setup and child cooperation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically collecting account identifying information and establishing monitoring before any user intervention is needed. The software proactively scans for email addresses, registers accounts with monitoring services, and sets up tracking mechanisms in advance of actual monitoring needs.
2Measurement precision
If native monitoring solutions are installed locally, then monitoring precision on specific devices is improved, but monitoring coverage outside installed devices worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system combines cloud-based account monitoring with mobile device monitoring capabilities into a single unified platform. The service can monitor web activities across multiple devices through account access while also monitoring mobile device activities locally, providing both broad coverage and precise monitoring through one system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses mobile devices as intermediary points that bridge local and cloud-based monitoring. The mobile monitoring component captures local device activities and synchronizes them with cloud-based account monitoring, enabling comprehensive coverage while maintaining precision through the intermediary synchronization mechanism.
3Loss of information
If cloud-based solutions access account contents, then comprehensive activity monitoring is improved, but requirement for login credentials or permission worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically discovers account identifying information (email addresses, usernames) by scanning the local environment and online presence, then autonomously registers these accounts with monitoring services. This self-service account discovery and registration eliminates the need for parents to manually provide login credentials or obtain permissions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary account discovery and registration actions before monitoring begins. By automatically collecting identifying information and pre-registering accounts with monitoring services, the system establishes comprehensive monitoring capabilities without requiring subsequent user intervention for credential provision or permission granting.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented subject monitoring method is provided. The method includes providing an online-monitoring agent configured for monitoring a personal computing device, receiving identifying information associated with at least one of an account, email address, site, and service from the personal computing device via the online-monitoring agent, and monitoring via a network the at least one of the account, email address, site, and service based on the identifying information received via the online-monitoring agent.