Patent · US Active

System and method for a scanning API

US9235704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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113References

20Claims

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Assignee

Lookout, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bruce Wootton · Alameda, US
Kevin Patrick Mahaffey · San Francisco, US
Timothy Micheal Wyatt · Toronto, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2011
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2213/0038
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Application programs for mobile communication devices are stored in a data store. The applications may be collected from any number of different sources such as through an application programming interface (API), from web crawling, from users, or combinations of these. The applications are analyzed and the analysis results reported. The applications may be “continuously” analyzed so that any changes in assessments can be reported. If an application for which an analysis is sought is not in the data store, information about a different, but related application may be provided.

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