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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Linda R. Stilwell, Hampton, NH (US);
Robert F. Hogan, Portsmouth, NH (US);
A. Christian Jackson, Hudson, NH (US);
Robert F. Hogan, Portsmouth, NH (US);
A. Christian Jackson, Hudson, NH (US);
Larry R. Stilwell, Fremont, NH (US);
Other;
Abstract
Disclosed is a software program, USB monitoring software agent. USB monitoring software agent is a software program that monitors all USB ports of a computer and provides real-time detection of all USB devices connected to a USB port. As a USB device is detected, the device is identified, categorized, cataloged and logged in a secure persistent store, prompted for a challenge policy of use if so configured, prevent the USB device from being used if so configured, transmit information about the detected USB device to a local or remote repository by a selected industry standard telecommunication method. A method of creating a digital photograph and/or a video recording to record and identify a user of the computer contemporaneous with the insertion/removal/ejection of a USB device into or out of the computer is disclosed also.