Computer and automatic protection method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10725852-B2
Application number	US-201916265058-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2019
Priority date	Sep 11, 2018
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

A computer and an automatic protection method thereof are provided. The automatic protection method includes the following steps. A sound receiving unit of the computer receives a sound signal. Whether a fan error event occurs is determined according to the sound signal. If the fan error event occurs, then a first data protection procedure is performed. Whether a disaster event occurs is determined according to the sound signal. If the disaster event occurs, then a second data protection procedure is performed. Whether the computer is at a locking status is determined. If the computer is at the locking status, then whether an information security hazard event occurs is determined according to the sound signal. If the information security hazard event occurs, then a third data protection procedure is performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic protection method of a computer, comprising:
receiving a sound signal by a sound receiving unit of the computer;
determining whether a fan error event occurs according to the sound signal;
performing a first data protection procedure if the fan error event occurs;
determining whether a disaster event occurs according to the sound signal;
performing a second data protection procedure if the disaster event occurs;
determining whether the computer is at a locking status;
determining whether an information security hazard event occurs according to the sound signal if the computer is at the locking status; and
performing a third data protection procedure if the information security hazard event occurs.

2. The automatic protection method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether the fan error event occurs comprises:
measuring a wind shear volume of the sound signal;
measuring a chip temperature of the computer;
acquiring a predetermined volume range corresponding to the chip temperature according to a look-up table;
determining whether the wind shear volume falls within the predetermined volume range; and
confirming that the fan error event occurs if the wind shear volume does not fall within the predetermined volume range.

3. The automatic protection method according to claim 1 , wherein the first data protection procedure is uploading data to a cloud, backing up data into a hard drive or outputting a reminder message.

4. The automatic protection method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether the disaster event occurs comprises:
determining whether the sound signal contains an alarm sound;
determining whether the sound signal contains an alarm keyword; and
confirming that the disaster event occurs if the sound signal contains the alarm sound or the alarm keyword.

5. The automatic protection method according to claim 1 , wherein the second data protection procedure is uploading data to a cloud, backing up data into a hard drive or outputting a reminder message.

6. The automatic protection method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether the information security hazard event occurs comprises:
determining whether an authorized user is located nearby according to the sound signal;
determining whether the sound signal contains a data steal keyword if the authorized user is not located nearby; and
confirming that the information security hazard event occurs if the sound signal contains the data steal keyword.

7. The automatic protection method according to claim 1 , wherein the third data protection procedure is shutting down the computer, disabling a function of an input/output apparatus, taking a photo, or sending a remote reminder message.

8. A computer, comprising:
a sound receiving unit for receiving a sound signal;
a fan;
a fan determination unit for determining whether a fan error event occurs according to the sound signal;
a disaster determination unit for determining whether a disaster event occurs according to the sound signal;
a status determination unit for determining whether the computer is at a locking status;
a data security determination unit for determining whether an information security hazard event occurs according to the sound signal if the computer is at the locking status; and
a processing unit, which performs a first data protection procedure if the fan error event occurs, performs a second data protection procedure if the disaster event occurs, and performs a third data protection procedure if the information security hazard event occurs.

9. The computer according to claim 8 , wherein the fan determination unit comprises:
a volume measurement module for measuring a wind shear volume of the sound signal;
a temperature measurement module for measuring a chip temperature of the computer;
a data acquiring module for acquiring a predetermined volume range corresponding to the chip temperature according to a look-up table; and
a value determination module, which determines whether the wind shear volume falls within the predetermined volume range, and confirms that the fan error event occurs if the wind shear volume does not fall within the predetermined volume range.

10. The computer according to claim 8 , wherein the disaster determination unit comprises:
a sound comparison module for determining whether the sound signal contains an alarm sound;
a word comparison module for determining whether the sound signal contains an alarm keyword; and
an information integration module for confirming that the disaster event occurs if the sound signal contains the alarm sound or the alarm keyword.

11. The computer according to claim 8 , wherein the data security determination unit comprises:
a voiceprint comparison module for determining whether an authorized user is located nearby according to the sound signal;
a word comparison module for determining whether the sound signal contains a data steal keyword if the authorized user is not located nearby; and
an information integration module for confirming that the information security hazard event occurs if the sound signal contains the data steal keyword.

Assignees

• Quanta Comp Inc

Inventors

• Hung Li-Te

Classifications

• G01N29/4445

  Classification of defects · CPC title

• G01N29/4427

  with stored values, e.g. threshold values · CPC title

• G01N29/14

  using acoustic emission techniques {(echo of particles G01N29/046; measuring mechanical vibrations or acoustic waves in solids in general G01H1/00)} · CPC title

• G10L17/00

  Speaker identification or verification techniques · CPC title

• G06F21/57 Primary

  Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities · CPC title