Method of monitoring multi-media communication between parties

• US 20020091936A1
• Filed: 01/05/2001
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Julia Tema
• Original Assignee: Julia Tema
• Inventors: Tema, Julia
• Application Number:
  US09/755,010
• Publication Number:
  US 20020091936A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0245 Filtering by information in the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer

Abstract

A method of monitoring multi-media communication between parties, wherein a user logs onto a primary safe room and upon authentication may enter additional branch rooms for various activities. Such monitoring allows for a child to safely explore the Internet and other related media with the assistance of an off-site buddy technician.

Claims

1. A method of communication for a plurality of users wherein activity of said users is regulated by a remote system, said regulation comprising:

setting means, wherein an entity provides specific formats of acceptable material to be accessed by a plurality of users;

monitoring means comprising the transferring of information requested to be accessed by said plurality of users, further comprised of comparison means wherein said information requested to be accessed is coupled with setting means, yielding user access only to material deemed appropriate by predetermined settings of said remote system.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said communication comprises access to the Internet coupled to applications related to the Internet.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said plurality of users are children.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said regulation comprises the analysis of data requested to be accessed by one of said plurality of users, said analysis comprising the determination of appropriateness of material by said remote system for a plurality of child age groups.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4, wherein said remote system comprises an adult technician communicating from a remote location.

6. A method in accordance with claim 5, wherein said predetermined settings are adjusted by an adult for a particular child wherein an interface is provided for the quick adjustment of said settings.

7. A method in accordance with claim 6, wherein a password is required to make changes to said settings.

8. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein a link is provided for communication between one user and one technical remote guide, said link comprises an interface, said interface allows real-time communication between said user and said technical remote guide.