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Apparatus and method for checking message and user terminal

US9973518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 2015
Grant dateMay 15, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A message checking apparatus comprising one or more processors, the message checking apparatus includes: a uniform resource locator(URL) extracting unit to check, when a message is received, whether a URL is included in the message and extract the URL from the message; a communication unit to download an application using the URL; and an authorization/application program interface(API) verifying unit to check whether an authorization or API having a security risk is included in the application to be downloaded through the communication unit and then determine whether the URL is malicious based thereon.

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