Information content validation for electronic devices

Abstract

A circuit device comprises a processing device connected to a memory. The processing device comprises a detection module that detects information content received in the memory from an electronic device. A validation module validates the information content in real time. Validating the information content includes analyzing the information content to detect selected content and preventing dissemination of the selected content from the electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A circuit device, comprising:
 a processing device coupled to a memory;   the processing device comprising:
 a detection module that detects information content received in the memory from an electronic device; and 
 a validation module that validates the information content in real time, 
   
       wherein validating the information content includes analyzing the information content to detect selected content, and preventing dissemination of the selected content from the electronic device. 
     
     
         2 . The circuit device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the validation module prevents dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device by filtering the selected content using the processing device on the electronic device.   
     
     
         3 . The circuit device of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the detection module detects information content on the electronic device by detecting origination of information content on the electronic device.   
     
     
         4 . The circuit device of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the validation module filters the selected content to prevent communication of the selected content from the electronic device.   
     
     
         5 . The circuit device of  claim 4 , wherein:
 the detection module detects origination of information content on the electronic device by detecting creation of the information content on the electronic device.   
     
     
         6 . The circuit device of  claim 5 , wherein the creation of the information content that is detected by the detection module is received in the memory from one or more of an image capture module, a short message service (SMS) module, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) module, an email module, a browser module, and a social network module. 
     
     
         7 . The circuit device of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the detection module detects information content on the electronic device by detecting termination of information content on the electronic device.   
     
     
         8 . The circuit device of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the validation module filters the selected content to prevent access to the selected content via the electronic device.   
     
     
         9 . The circuit device of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the detection module detects termination of information content on the electronic device by detecting reception of the information content on the electronic device.   
     
     
         10 . The circuit device of  claim 9 , wherein the termination of information content is detected by the detection module from one or more of an image capture module, a short message service (SMS) module, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) module, an email module, a browser module, and a social network module. 
     
     
         11 . The circuit device of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the information content comprises content selected from: text, image, video, and audio information content.   
     
     
         12 . The circuit device of  claim 2 , wherein the circuit device comprises one of a system on chip (SOC) device, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device, and a firmware device. 
     
     
         13 . The circuit device of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a mobile phone device, a camera device, a tablet computing device, a laptop computing device, and a personal computer (PC) device. 
     
     
         14 . The circuit device of  claim 1 , wherein the validation module prevents dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device by filtering out the selected content on the electronic device and preventing consumption of the selected content on the electronic device by a user. 
     
     
         15 . The circuit device of  claim 1 , wherein the validation module prevents dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device by filtering out the selected content on the electronic device and preventing communication of the selected content from the electronic device by a user. 
     
     
         16 . A method for content validation, comprising:
 detecting information content using a processing device;   validating the information content using the processing device, wherein validating the information content includes:
 analyzing the information content to detect selected content; and 
 preventing dissemination of the selected content via an electronic device. 
   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein:
 validating the information content includes validating the information content in real time using the processing device on the electronic device by analyzing the information content to detect selected content, and preventing dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device comprises filtering the selected content using the processing device on the electronic device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein:
 detecting information content using the processing device comprises detecting origination of information content using the processing device on the electronic device; and   filtering the selected content comprises filtering the selected content to prevent communication of the selected content from the electronic device.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein:
 detecting origination of information content using the processing device comprises detecting creation of the information content on the electronic device; and   the creation of the information content that is received by the processing device from one or more of an image capture module, a short message service (SMS) module, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) module, an email module, a browser module, and a social network module.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein:
 detecting information content on the electronic device comprises detecting termination of information content on the electronic device; and   filtering the selected content comprises filtering the selected content to prevent access to the selected content via the electronic device.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein:
 detecting termination of information content on the electronic device comprises detecting reception of the information content on the electronic device; and   the termination of information content is detected by the processing device from one or more of an image capture module, a short message service (SMS) module, a multimedia messaging service (MMS) module, an email module, a browser module, and a social network module.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the information content comprises content selected from: text, image, video and audio information content.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the processing device comprises one of a system on chip (SOC) device, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device, and a firmware device. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the electronic device comprises one of a mobile phone device, a camera device, a tablet computing device, a laptop computing device, and a personal computer (PC) device. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein:
 preventing dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device comprises filtering out the selected content using the processing device on the electronic device and preventing consumption of the selected content on the electronic device by a user; and   preventing dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device comprises filtering out the selected content using the processing device on the electronic device and preventing communication of the selected content from the electronic device by a user.   
     
     
         26 . An apparatus, comprising:
 an integrated circuit (IC) coupled with a memory; and   a content interface coupled between the IC and an electronic device;   the IC comprising:
 a detection module that detects information content received in the memory over the content interface from an electronic device; and 
 a validation module that validates the information content in real time, 
   
       wherein validating the information content includes analyzing the information content to detect selected content, and preventing dissemination of the selected content from the electronic device. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein:
 the validation module prevents dissemination and communication of the selected content via the electronic device by filtering the selected content using the processing device on the electronic device; and.   the detection module detects information content on the electronic device by detecting origination and creation of information content on the electronic device.   
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein:
 the detection module detects information content on the electronic device by detecting termination of information content on the electronic device; and   the validation module filters the selected content to prevent access to the selected content via the electronic device.   
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein:
 the information content comprises content selected from: text, image, video, and audio information content;   the validation module prevents dissemination of the selected content via the electronic device by filtering out the selected content on the electronic device and preventing consumption and communication of the selected content on the electronic device by a user.   
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the IC is embedded in the electronic device, and the electronic device comprises one of a mobile phone device, a camera device, a tablet computing device, a laptop computing device and a personal computer (PC) device.