SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION OF ACCESS AND USE OF THE INTERNET
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1. A method for providing user defined notifications regarding Internet access, the method comprising:
- receiving monitoring criteria for Internet content by an Internet service via a user interface between an first end user and the Internet service;
determining whether the Internet content has been accessed or used by a second end user, the determination performed by the Internet service;
generating a notification when the Internet content has been accessed or used by the second end user; and
transmitting the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing notifications are provided. Information regarding Internet content is received. A determination by an Internet service or a DNS server is made as to whether the Internet content has been accessed by a second end user. A notification is generated and transmitted when the Internet content has been accessed.
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1. A method for providing user defined notifications regarding Internet access, the method comprising:
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receiving monitoring criteria for Internet content by an Internet service via a user interface between an first end user and the Internet service; determining whether the Internet content has been accessed or used by a second end user, the determination performed by the Internet service; generating a notification when the Internet content has been accessed or used by the second end user; and transmitting the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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24. The method of method 1, wherein a history of all access to Internet content is stored and is accessible for processing, analysis, or reporting.
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31. A system for providing notifications regarding Internet access, the system comprising:
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a user interface between an first end user and an Internet service to specify what Internet content to monitor; the Internet service determining whether the Internet content has been accessed by a second end user; and a processor for executing the instructions stored in memory to; generate a notification when the Internet content has been accessed by the second end user, and transmit the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program executable by a processor in a computing device to perform a method for providing notifications, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding an Internet content by an Internet service provider via a user interface between a first end user and the Internet service provider; determining whether the Internet content has been accessed by a second end user, the determination performed by the Internet service provider; generating a notification when the Internet content has been accessed by the second end user; and transmitting the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user.
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59. A method for generating a user interface to set a notification policy application regarding Internet access, the method comprising:
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generating an information field for receiving information regarding an Internet content, wherein the received information comprises either an identification of a specified Internet content or a category name of Internet content; generating a domain link field associated with the information field, the domain link field providing at least one domain link, the at least one domain link displaying a URL link to the Internet content as provided by an Internet service provider; and generating a category button associated with the domain link field, the category button selected when the domain link field provides the at least one domain link to a category of Internet content based on the category name provided in the information field. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. A method for providing notifications regarding Internet access, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding an Internet content via a user interface between a first end user and the Internet service; determining whether the Internet content has been accessed by a second end user, determining being performed by a DNS server; generating a notification when the Internet content has been accessed by the second end user; and transmitting the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 106, 109)
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85. A system for providing notifications regarding Internet access, the system comprising:
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a user interface between a first end user and an Internet service to receive information regarding an Internet content; a DNS server for initiating a determination of whether the Internet content has been accessed by a second end user; and a processor for executing the instructions stored in memory to; generate a notification when the Internet content has been accessed by the second end user, and transmit the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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107. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program executable by a processor in a computing device to perform a method for providing notifications, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding an Internet content by a DNS server via a user interface between a first end user and an Internet service, the DNS server being coupled with the Internet service; determining whether the Internet content has been accessed by a second end user, the determination initiated by the DNS server; generating a notification when the Internet content has been accessed by the second end user; and transmitting the generated notification via the user interface to the first end user.
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108. A method for generating a user interface to set a notification policy application regarding Internet access, the method comprising:
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generating an information field for receiving information regarding an Internet content, wherein the received information comprises either an identification of a specified Internet content or a category name of Internet content; generating a domain link field associated with the information field, the domain link field providing at least one domain link, the at least one domain link displaying a URL link to the Internet content as provided by a DNS server; and generating a category button associated with the domain link field, the category button selected when the domain link field provides the at least one domain link to a category of Internet content based on the category name provided in the information field.
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