INTERNET SERVER ACCESS CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEMS
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1. A method of controlling access to protected content within a content server, comprising:
- exchanging session data between a user computer system and a content server associated with a content server domain using a transfer format suitable for communication over the Internet to a user computer system that is configured to store the session data; and
receiving a request to access protected content from the user computer system at the content server, the request to access including at least a portion of the stored session data, the content server processing the request to access the protected content and using the portion of the stored session data to determine whether to allow the user computer system to access the protected content.
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods for controlling and monitoring access to network servers. In particular, the process described in the invention includes client-server sessions over the Internet. In this environment, when the user attempts to access an access-controlled file, the server subjects the request to a secondary server which determines whether the client has an authorization or valid account. Upon such verification, the user is provided with a session identification which allows the user to access to the requested file as well as any other files within the present protection domain.
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1. A method of controlling access to protected content within a content server, comprising:
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exchanging session data between a user computer system and a content server associated with a content server domain using a transfer format suitable for communication over the Internet to a user computer system that is configured to store the session data; and receiving a request to access protected content from the user computer system at the content server, the request to access including at least a portion of the stored session data, the content server processing the request to access the protected content and using the portion of the stored session data to determine whether to allow the user computer system to access the protected content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for providing controlled access to protected content, comprising:
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a content server that exchanges session data with a user computer system using a transfer format suitable for communication over the Internet; the content server transmitting the session data to the user computer system, which is configured to store the session data; and the content server receiving a request to access protected content from the user computer system, the request to access including at least a portion of the stored session data, and processing the request to access the protected content using the portion of the stored session data to determine whether to allow the user computer system to access the protected content. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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