Devices and methods for improving web safety and deterrence of cyberbullying

Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for allowing parents to view and track smart phone activities of their children can include one or more child software modules. The module can be installed on each child's smart phone. The module can access and extract data from or about more than one of the smart phone's other software applications, including at least two of the following: a texting application, a social media application, an image application that facilitates transmission or reception of images, and a web browser application. The module can further send the extracted data to an analysis server. The module can also monitor location data. Moreover, the system can include an analysis server that can identify potentially harmful language, images, and websites. Further, the system can include a parent portal. The parent portal can receive results from the analysis server.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computing device comprising:
 a communications module;   a location determining module;   a memory device comprising a mobile safety module stored thereon as computer-executable instructions; and   a hardware processor configured to implement the mobile safety module by executing the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 retrieve computing device data from the computing device; 
 send computing device data to a control system; and 
 receives a command from the control system based in part on analysis of the sent computing device data. 
   
     
     
         2 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein computing device data comprises at least one of the following:
 incoming messages received using the communications module of the computing device;   retrieve outgoing messages sent using the communications module of the computing device; and   determine a location of the computing device using the location determining module   
     
     
         3 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein said command comprises one or more of the following:
 activate the location determining module;   disable the location determining module;   disable the communications module;   activate the communications module; and   selectively deactivate one or features of the computing device for a predetermined time period.   
     
     
         4 . A system for monitoring one or more computing devices, said system comprising:
 a memory device comprising a controller module stored thereon as computer-executable instructions;   a hardware processor configured to implement the controller module by executing the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 receive communications data from one or more controlled computing devices; 
 analyze received communications data; and 
 transmit notification data to one or more controlling computing devices based on the received communications data. 
   
     
     
         5 . A system for monitoring one or more computing devices, said system comprising:
 a memory device comprising a controller module stored thereon as computer-executable instructions;   a hardware processor configured to implement the controller module by executing the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 receive location data from one or more controlled computing devices; 
 analyze received location data; and 
 transmit notification data to one or more controlling computing devices based on the received communications data. 
   
     
     
         6 . A computing device comprising:
 a communications module;   a memory device comprising a mobile safety module stored thereon as computer-executable instructions;   a hardware processor configured to implement the mobile safety module by executing the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 select notification settings; 
 receive notification data based on the selected notification settings; and 
 send command data to control an operation of a controlled computing device.