Systems and methods for granting access to data on a website

• US 20070011170A1
• Filed: 07/08/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hackworth, Keith
• Application Number:
  US11/177,262
• Publication Number:
  US 20070011170A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6263 during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies

Abstract

Included in this disclosure is a method for granting access to data on a website. The method may include receiving first data, at least a portion of the first data relating to information about a user machine and communicating second data, at least a portion of the second data relating to a first web page on a website, the first web page including an image. Also included in the method are receiving third data, at least a portion of the third data relating to whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page, determining from the third data whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page; and performing at least one preventative measure in response to determining that the user machine did not request an image on the first web page.

Claims

1. A system for granting access to data on a website, comprising:

a database; and

a server coupled to the database, the server including;

first logic configured to;

receive first data, at least a portion of the first data relating to information about a user machine; and

effect communication of second data, at least a portion of the second data relating to a first web page on a website; and

second logic configured to;

receive third data, at least a portion of the third data relating to whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page;

determine whether the user machine requested an image on the first page; and

perform at least one preventative measure in response to determining that the user did not request an image on the first page.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a web server.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an application server.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a load balancer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the preventative measure includes at least one of the following:

communicating a second web page that includes only at least one image and preventing the user from future access to the website.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the second logic is further configured to determine whether the user machine requested an image during a predetermined time period.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second logic is further configured perform preventative measures in response to determining that the user machine did not request an image during the predetermined period of time.

8. A method for granting access to data on a website, comprising:

receiving first data, at least a portion of the first data relating to information about a user machine;

effecting communication of second data, at least a portion of the second data relating to a first web page on a website, the first web page including an image;

receiving third data, at least a portion of the third data relating to whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page;

determining from the third data whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page; and

performing at least one preventative measure in response to determining that the user machine did not request an image on the first web page.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining that the user machine requested an image on the first web page; and

communicating fourth data, at least a portion of the fourth data relating to a second web page on the website, the second web page including search information.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the user machine requested an image over a predetermined period of time; and

performing at least one preventative measure in response to determining that the user did not request an image over the predetermined period of time.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the preventative measure includes at least one of the following:

communicating a second web page in a manner that the search information is displayed as at least one image and preventing the user from future access to the website.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the first data includes at least one of the following:

an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a caller identification.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the second data includes HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code, the HTML code including an image tag.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising accessing a database to compare the first data with second data, the second data being stored in the database.

15. A computer readable medium for granting access to data on a website, comprising:

first logic configured for instructing a programmable device to receive first data, at least a portion of the first data relating to information about a user machine;

second logic configured for instructing a programmable device to communicate second data, at least a portion of the second data relating to a first web page on a website, the first web page including an image;

third logic configured for instructing a programmable device to receive third data, at least a portion of the third data relating to whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page;

fourth logic configured for instructing a programmable device to determine from the third data whether the user machine requested an image on the first web page;

and

fifth logic configured for instructing a programmable device to perform at least one preventative measure in response to determining that the user machine did not request an image on the first web page.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising

sixth logic configured for instructing a programmable device to determine that the user machine requested an image on the first web page;

and

seventh logic configured for instructing a programmable device to communicate fourth data, at least a portion of the fourth data relating to a second web page on the website, the second web page including search information.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

eighth logic configured for instructing a programmable device to determine whether the user machine requested an image over a predetermined period of time; and

ninth logic configured for instructing a programmable device to perform at least one preventative measure in response to determining that the user did not request an image over the predetermined period of time.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the preventative measure includes at least one of the following:

communicating a second web page in a manner that web page information is displayed as at least one image and preventing the user from future access to the website.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second data includes HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code, the HTML code including an image tag.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising tenth logic configured for instructing a programmable device to access a database for comparing the first data with second data, the second data being stored in the database.