Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for generic real time management of devices on computers connected to a network
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Application No.: US11979684Application Date: 2007-11-07
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Publication No.: US08484327B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Eran Werner , Elad Zucker , Ben Matzkel
- Applicant: Eran Werner , Elad Zucker , Ben Matzkel
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
- Current Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Patent Capital Group
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173

Abstract:
A method and system for enterprise device management allows the administrator to set a policy of forbidden devices, monitor devices used in the organization, provide alerts and notification incase an unknown device is connected to a computer, and monitor or block connections of devices which do not comply with the said security policy. A method for device management in a computer system comprises detecting connection of a device to the computer system and determining a reaction to perform in response to the connection of the device to the computer system based on parameters related to the device and on device management rules.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090119743A1 Method and system for generic real time management of devices on computers connected to a network Public/Granted day:2009-05-07
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