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Web filtering system and method

  • US 10,609,078 B2
  • Filed: 03/03/2017
  • Issued: 03/31/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A web filtering mechanism, comprising:

  • a computer having a processor, memory and a plurality of instructions configured to;

    select, using an institutional policy dashboard, a set of institutional web access policies sanctioned by the institution for a computing device of a minor user;

    select, using a parental policy dashboard, a set of parental web access policies sanctioned by a parent of the minor user;

    filter, using a web filter, a piece of web content accessed by the minor user via the computing device by enforcing the set of parental and institutional web access policies for the computing device;

    extract text associated with the piece of content accessed by the minor user;

    detect, by an urgency module, a potential for physical harm to the minor user by examining one of keywords and phrases in the extracted text associated with the piece of content accessed by the minor user; and

    enable the parent to establish a trust relationship by logging in using a set of credentials issued to the minor user by the institution and send a respective email to the minor user and the parent and the institution in response to a login by the parent.

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