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Skeptical system

US7421738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 2002
Grant dateSep 2, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/316
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A skeptical system protects an asset by monitoring commands of a user, predicting a plan of the user based on the monitored commands, inferring an actual plan from the predicted plan, receiving information related to an identity of the user, inferring an actual identity of the user from the information, assessing a threat based on the actual plan and the actual user identity, and selecting, from among a plurality of possible responses, a response that is appropriate to the assessed threat.

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