Systems and methods for providing content and services on a network system

• US 10,341,243 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2017
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nomadix, Inc. (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nomadix, Inc. (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Short, Joel E., Jacquet-Pagan, Florence, Goldstein, Joshua J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scott, Randy A
• Application Number:
  US15/788,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20180041395A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 709223, 709224, 709227, 709231, 709238, 726 13, 726 14, 726 23, 713153, 713170, 713188
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/14 Charging , metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/22 Arrangements for preventing the taking of data from a data transmission channel without authorisation means for verifying the identity or the authority of a user of a secure or secret communication system H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/25 with rate being modified by the source upon detecting a change of network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/29 using a combination of thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/25 of the same type
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2503 Translation of Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4547 for personal communications, i.e. using a personal identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 : Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 : Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 : Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 : Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 : Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 : using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/12 : Reselecting a serving backbone network switching or routing node
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing and providing content and services on a network system. Aspects of the invention include controlling user perceived connection speed. Other aspects of the invention include authorization and authentication components that determine access rights of client computers. Additional aspects include systems and methods for directing client computers to select connection speed. The disclosed systems and methods may be used in numerous network system applications.

Claims

1. A method of managing network access using a network management system, the method comprising:

receiving a domain name system (DNS) request for a DNS server to resolve a first internet protocol (IP) address associated with a destination site from a user device, wherein the destination site is located external to a network of the network management system;

in response to the DNS request, sending a second IP address to the user device, wherein the second IP address is different than the first IP address and wherein the second IP address corresponds to a network system that is a part of the network of the network management system;

completing a transmission control protocol handshake between the second IP address and a source IP address of the user device;

receiving an HTTP request for the destination site from the user device;

in response to receiving the HTTP request, generating response data, the response data including alternate content that is different from content of the destination site;

sending to the user device the generated response data including alternate content; and

replacing an address of the requested DNS server with an address of a local DNS server.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the user device is entitled access to the destination site associated with the first address.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the response data comprises a portal page.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the response data includes a link for directing the user device to a portal page.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the response data includes a link for directing the user device to the destination site.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the user device is entitled access to the site associated with the destination address is based on one or more of a user'"'"'s identity, the user device and a user'"'"'s location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the local DNS server resolves the DNS request.

8. A network management system to manage network access, the network management system comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

computer network communication hardware configured to provide a communication path between the at least one hardware processor and a user'"'"'s network enabled device;

the at least one hardware processor configured to;

receive a domain name system (DNS) request for a DNS server to resolve a first internet protocol (IP) address associated with a destination site from a user device, Wherein the destination site is located external to a network of the network management system;

in response to the DNS request, send a second IP address to the user device, wherein the second IP address is different than the first IP address and wherein the second IP address corresponds to a network system that is a part of the network of the network management system

complete a transmission control protocol handshake between the second IP address and a source IP address of the user device;

receive an HTTP request for the destination site from the user device;

in response to receiving the HTTP request, generate response data, the response data including alternate content that is different from content of the destination site; and

send to the user device the generated response data including alternate contend and

replace an address of the requested DNS server with an address of a local DNS server.

9. The network management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to determine whether the user device is entitled access to the destination site associated with the first address.

10. The network management system of claim 8, wherein the response data comprises a portal page.

11. The network management system of claim 10, wherein the response data includes a link for directing the user device to a portal page.

12. The network management system of claim 11, wherein the response data includes a link for directing the user device to the destination site.

13. The network management system of claim 8, wherein determining if the user device is entitled access to the site associated with the destination address is based on one or more of a user'"'"'s identity, the user device and a user'"'"'s location.

14. The network management system of claim 8, wherein the local DNS server resolves the DNS request.

15. A network management system configured to manage network access, the network management system comprising computer network communication hardware and at least one hardware processor, wherein the network management system is configured to:

receive a domain name system (DNS) request for a DNS server to resolve a first internet protocol (IP) address associated with a destination site from a user device, wherein the destination site is located external to a network of the network management system;

in response to the DNS request, send a second IP address to the user device, wherein the second IP address is different than the first IP address;

complete a transmission control protocol handshake between the second IP address and a source IP address of the user device;

receive an HTTP request for the destination site from the user device;

in response to receiving the HTTP request, generate response data, the response data including alternate content that is different from content of the destination site;

send to the user device the generated response data including alternate contend and

replace an address of the requested DNS server with an address of a local DNS server.

16. The network management system of claim 15, wherein the response data comprises a portal page.

17. The network management system of claim 15, wherein the response data includes a link for directing the user device to a portal page.