Network system

• US 20040034798A1
• Filed: 06/20/2003
• Published: 02/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Makino, Toshiharu, Yoshida, Takehito, Yamada, Yuka, Suzuki, Nobuyasu
• Application Number:
  US10/600,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20040034798A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0209 Architectural arrangements, e.g. perimeter networks or demilitarized zones
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227

Abstract

A provider architects an environment for connection to the Internet, to architect a network security system over a home server and Web terminal connected to the Internet. The network security system has a firewall and anti-virus software. The provider bills the initial fee in return for architecting the network security system. Furthermore, it makes a regular billing in return for providing such a service as regularly updating the system.

Claims

1. A network system comprising:

an Internet connecting section for architecting a connection environment to the Internet on a home network system having a home server and a plurality of Web terminals, and

a network security managing section for architecting a network security system to the home server;

the network security system being architected by a provider.

2. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of Web terminals is any selected from a personal computer, a television receiver and a home electronic appliance.

3. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the network security system includes at least a firewall and anti-virus software.

4. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the provider has the network security managing section, the network security managing section being to update at least one of the firewall and the anti-virus software.

5. A network system according to claim 4, wherein network security managing section is to provide an optional service for security check.

6. A network system according to claim 4, wherein network security managing section is to provide information for updating the firewall or anti-virus software to the network security system.

7. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the provider is further to provide for proxy, an optional service for adjusting, a network parameter of a best-effort connecting service that connection speed varies depending upon a network parameter on the Web terminal.

8. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the provider is further to provide an optional service for restoring, for proxy, from a failure in the event of a failure on the network system caused due to a new or unknown security hole or virus.

9. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the provider is further to provide an optional service for a user to take a commentary lecture on network security.

10. A network system according to claim 1, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for architecting the network security system.

11. A network system according to claim 5, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of security check.

12. A network system according to claim 6, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for providing information for updating a firewall and anti-virus software to the network security system.

13. A network system according to claim 7, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of network parameter adjustment for proxy.

14. A network system according to claim 8, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of restoring, for proxy, from a failure.

15. A network system according to claim 9, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of taking a commentary lecture.

16. A network system comprising:

an Internet connecting section for architecting a connection environment of a Web terminal to the Internet, and

a network security managing section for architecting a network security system to the Web terminal connected to the Internet;

the network security system being architected by a provider.

17. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the Web terminal is any selected from a personal computer, a television receiver and a home electronic appliance.

18. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the network security system includes at least a firewall and anti-virus software.

19. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the provider has the network security managing section, the network security managing section being to updating at least one of the firewall and the anti-virus software.

20. A network system according to claim 19, wherein network security managing section is to provide an optional service for security check.

21. A network system according to claim 19, wherein network security managing section is to provide information for updating the firewall or anti-virus software to the network security system.

22. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the provider is further to provide an optional service for adjusting, for proxy, a network parameter of a best-effort connecting service that connection speed varies depending upon a network parameter on the Web terminal.

23. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the provider is further to provide an optional service for restoring, for proxy, from a failure in the event of a failure on the network system caused due to a new or unknown security hole and virus.

24. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the provider is further to provide an optional service for a user to take a commentary lecture on network security.

25. A network system according to claim 16, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for architecting the network security system.

26. A network system according to claim 20, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of security check.

27. A network system according to claim 21, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for providing information for updating a firewall and anti-virus software to the network security system.

28. A network system according to claim 22, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of network parameter adjustment for proxy.

29. A network system according to claim 23, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of restoring, for proxy, from a failure.

30. A network system according to claim 24, wherein the provider is to make a bill in return for the optional service of taking a commentary lecture.