System and method for detecting computer port inactivity
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a router, including;
a first interface to communicate with a first connection at an end-user computer;
a second interface to communicate with a second connection at a distributed computer network;
detection logic responsive to the first interface to detect inactivity at the end-user computer; and
blocking logic responsive to the detection logic, the blocking logic to selectively initiate a blocking signal to disable communicating data received at the second interface to the end-user computer via the first interface, wherein the detection logic and the blocking logic are embedded within a port of the router.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting computer port inactivity are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a router that has a first interface to communicate with a first connection at an end-user computer and a second interface to communicate with a second connection at a distributed computer network. The system includes detection logic responsive to the first interface to detect inactivity at the end-user computer and further includes blocking logic responsive to the detection logic. The blocking logic is operable to selectively initiate a blocking signal to disable communicating data received at the second interface to the end-user computer via the first interface. The detection logic and the blocking logic are embedded within a port of the router.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a router, including;
a first interface to communicate with a first connection at an end-user computer;
a second interface to communicate with a second connection at a distributed computer network;
detection logic responsive to the first interface to detect inactivity at the end-user computer; and
blocking logic responsive to the detection logic, the blocking logic to selectively initiate a blocking signal to disable communicating data received at the second interface to the end-user computer via the first interface, wherein the detection logic and the blocking logic are embedded within a port of the router. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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detecting that an end-user computer coupled to routing equipment has been idle for an idle time greater than an idle time inactivity threshold and determining an inactivity event at the routing equipment; and
initiating a blocking signal to block data received at the routing equipment via a wide area network data connection from being communicated from the routing equipment to the end-user computer via the first local data connection;
wherein the detecting and the initiating the blocking signal are performed by logic that is embedded within a port of the routing equipment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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establishing a first portion of a connection at routing equipment, the first portion of the connection including a local data connection between an end-user computer and the routing equipment, the first portion of the connection terminating at a first port of the routing equipment, establishing a second portion of the connection, the second portion of the connection including a wide area data connection between the routing equipment and internet service provider equipment, the second portion of the connection terminating at a second port of the routing equipment;
detecting at the first port of the routing equipment an indication that the end-user computer has been idle for an idle time greater than an idle time inactivity threshold; and
during a first period of time, initiating a blocking signal at routing equipment, the blocking signal blocking data received from the second port of the routing equipment from being communicated via the first port of the routing equipment;
wherein detection logic and blocking logic are embedded within a port of the routing equipment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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