Monitoring and controlling network activity in real-time
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring and controlling network activity, the method comprising:
- screening network activity to collect network activity information associated to a monitoring network appliance without user intervention and in real-time;
transmitting the network activity information to a controlling network appliance in real-time; and
sending a command from the controlling network appliance to the monitoring network appliance to control the network activity of the monitoring network appliance in real-time, wherein the network activity comprises one or more of;
web browsing;
e-mailing;
instant messaging;
peer-to-peer file sharing;
chatting in chat rooms; and
posting in bulletin boards.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring and controlling network activity of one or more network appliances in real-time is provided. The network activity of a network appliance may be monitored by the network appliance itself or, if the network appliance is in a LAN, by a network gateway in the LAN. The network activity is transmitted to one or more controlling network appliances based on which type of IP address is assigned to the monitoring network appliances and the controlling network appliances. The controlling network appliances control the network activity of the monitored network appliances by sending a command to the monitored network appliances with or without user intervention. The monitored network appliances execute the command to control their network activity in real-time.
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60 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and controlling network activity, the method comprising:
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screening network activity to collect network activity information associated to a monitoring network appliance without user intervention and in real-time;
transmitting the network activity information to a controlling network appliance in real-time; and
sending a command from the controlling network appliance to the monitoring network appliance to control the network activity of the monitoring network appliance in real-time, wherein the network activity comprises one or more of;
web browsing;
e-mailing;
instant messaging;
peer-to-peer file sharing;
chatting in chat rooms; and
posting in bulletin boards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring and controlling network activity, the method comprising:
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screening network activity to collect network activity information associated to a monitoring network appliance without user intervention and in real-time;
transmitting the network activity information to a controlling network appliance in real-time based on which type of IP address is assigned to the controlling network appliance and which type of IP address is assigned to the monitoring network appliance; and
sending a command from the controlling network appliance to the monitoring network appliance to control the network activity of the monitoring network appliance in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for monitoring and controlling network activity, the method comprising:
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screening network activity to collect network activity information associated to a monitoring network appliance without user intervention and in real-time;
transmitting the network activity information to a controlling network appliance in real-time; and
sending a command without user intervention from the controlling network appliance to the monitoring network appliance to control the network activity of the monitoring network appliance in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A monitoring network appliance for monitoring and controlling network activity of a plurality of network appliances in a local area network, the monitoring network appliance comprising:
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a monitoring engine for gathering information on network activity without user information and in real-time;
a communication engine comprising a plurality of communication routines for transmitting the network activity information to at least one controlling network appliance in real-time; and
a connection engine for determining which type of IP address is assigned to the controlling network appliance and selecting a communication routine from the plurality of communication routines for transmitting the network activity information to the controlling network appliance, wherein the communication routine is selected based on the type of IP address assigned to the controlling network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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