System and apparatus for controlling use of mass storage devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9367484
APP PUB NO 20140380010A1
SERIAL NO

14337201

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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.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hogan, Robert F Portsmouth, US 5 240
Jackson, A Christian Hudson, US 2 44
Stilwell, Larry R Fremont, US 3 105

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