US 11,706,051 B2
Systems and methods for automatic device detection, device management, and remote assistance
Cosmin C. Stan, Slatina (RO); Andrei Rusu, Bucharest (RO); Bogdan C. Cebere, Bucharest (RO); and Alexandru I. Achim, Targu Jiu (RO)
Assigned to Bitdefender IPR Management Ltd., Nicosia (CY)
Filed by Bitdefender IPR Management Ltd., Nicosia (CY)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/133,238.
Application 16/133,238 is a continuation of application No. 15/940,284, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,080,138.
Application 15/940,284 is a continuation of application No. 14/966,401, filed on Dec. 11, 2015, granted, now 9,936,388, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/217,310, filed on Sep. 11, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/180,390, filed on Jun. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/090,547, filed on Dec. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2019/0021005 A1, Jan. 17, 2019
Int. Cl. H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04W 76/32 (2018.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01); H04L 41/0803 (2022.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 61/5061 (2022.01); H04W 88/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 12/4633 (2013.01) [G06F 9/542 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/02 (2013.01); H04L 63/029 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); H04L 63/14 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02); H04W 76/32 (2018.02); H04L 12/2834 (2013.01); H04L 41/0809 (2013.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04L 61/5061 (2022.05); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 88/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network regulator comprising a hardware processor and a memory, the hardware processor configured to:
in response to joining a local network comprising a plurality of client systems connected to a router configured to assign network addresses to the plurality of client systems, create a network address conflict by impersonating a fictitious device located at a first network address currently assigned to a client system of the plurality of client systems;
in response to the client system relinquishing the first network address, transmit a network address offer to the client system, the network address offer proposing a second network address to the client system;
in response to the client system accepting the network address offer, intercept a request by the client system to access a resource located outside the local network;
in response to intercepting the request, determine a device type of the client system according to the request; and
in response to determining the device type of the client system, perform a security action to protect the client system against computer security threats, the security action configured according to the device type of the client system.