Lookout has patented techniques for enhancing device security by providing visual verifications for domain names and URLs. The method involves identifying, evaluating, and displaying visual indicators on a computing device to warn users of potentially risky domains or URLs. GlobalData’s report on Lookout gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Lookout, M2M network optimization was a key innovation area identified from patents. Lookout's grant share as of April 2024 was 75%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Visual verification of domain names and urls for security
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11968217B2) outlines a method involving a computing device identifying a domain name in a communication, determining a characteristic of the domain name, and deciding whether the domain name requires further evaluation. If further evaluation is needed, a visual indicator is displayed on the screen of the computing device. The characteristic can be based on factors such as popularity ranking, age, or volume of requests associated with the domain name.
Additionally, the method includes rendering text describing the domain name on the screen, determining whether the domain name should be blocked based on specific criteria, and potentially blocking the domain name from requesting resources using URLs. The patent also covers scenarios where the domain name is sent for further evaluation to other computing devices over a network, and a second visual indicator is displayed based on the evaluation results. The patent further extends to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for determining popularity ranking, sending domain names for evaluation, and displaying visual indicators on the screen for user interaction and decision-making processes related to domain names.
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