Patent ID: 7529754
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system, including one or more processors, for collecting network access data for use in updating a monitoring system which controls programs accessing a network, comprising: a workstation configured such that a program resident thereon can access a network; a workstation management module coupled to the workstation and configured to detect the program accessing the network, determine whether the program is in a network access database, send program data associated with the program to an application server module if the program is not in the network access database, and apply one or more policies that are associated with the program, wherein the one or more policies are received from an application server module, and wherein the network access database includes a protocol that is associated with the program; the application server module being coupled to the workstation and configured to receive the program data from the workstation management module if the program was not in the network access database, determine whether the program is operating in a predetermined manner, if the program is not operating in a predetermined manner, then send the program data to an application database factory, if the program is operating in a predetermined manner, then provide the one or more policies associated with the program to the workstation management module; wherein the application server module comprises: a classification user interface configured to provide an interface for a network administrator to select the one or more policies that are associated with the program; and an upload/download manager module configured to send the program data and a frequency to the application database factory and to receive the one or more policies from the application database factory.