Patent ID: 9449104
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for deriving trustful metadata for a software application for a mobile device, the method comprising: crawling, via a processor, online for the software application for the mobile device, wherein a pre-existed meta-data is associated with the software application; analyzing, via the processor, the software application to determine a function of the software application, wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing an application behavior and usage from a dynamic analysis to determine the function of the software application for generating the trustful meta-data, wherein the determining the function of the software application comprises determining: a processing capacity used by the software application, a memory capacity used by the software application, whether a sensor of the mobile device is used by the software application, and a network protocol used by the software application; generating, via the processor, the trustful meta-data as a fingerprint for the software application without relying on the pre-existed meta-data for the software application based upon the function of the software application, wherein the trustful meta-data describes how the software application functions, wherein the trustful meta-data is stored as an additional metadata file for the software application; receiving, via the processor, a user query and a filter criterion provided by a user; generating, via the processor, a search result in response to the user query, wherein the generating the search result is performed by applying the filter criterion on the trustful meta-data associated with the software application; and presenting, via the processor, the search result to the user in accordance with the filter criterion that is predefined by the user.