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System and method for adapting an internet filter

  • US 20030110168A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2001
  • Published: 06/12/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for collecting identifiers for updating a filtering system which controls access to Internet websites/pages between a local area network and an Internet, comprising:

  • a workstation configured for a user to send an identifier to request an Internet website/page;

    an Internet gateway system coupled to the workstation and configured to receive the identifier and to allow or deny access to the Internet website/page associated with the identifier;

    a master database of identifiers along with one or more categories associated with each identifier;

    a filter system coupled to the Internet gateway system and configured to receive the identifier from the Internet gateway system, determine whether the identifier is in the master database, send the identifier to a database factory if the identifier is not in the master database, and apply one or more rules to one or more categories that are associated with the identifier, wherein the one or more categories are received from the database factory; and

    a database factory configured to receive the identifier from the filter system if the identifier was not in the master database, determine whether the identifier was previously categorized by the database factory, if the identifier was not previously categorized, determine the one or more categories to associate with the identifier and provide the one or more categories to the filter system, else provide the one or more categories that were previously associated with the identifier.

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