SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY A NETWORK
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1. A method to mediate access to an Internet service, the method comprising:
- providing instructions defining one or more restricted time periods during which access to an Internet service at a selected location provided by a network is to be disabled, the instructions being provided by an administrator associated with the network;
receiving a request from an end user device to access any Internet content,determining whether the request is made during a restricted time period; and
denying the request if the request is made during a restricted time period, and resolving the request if the request is made during an unrestricted time period.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling access to the Internet and other services provided by a network, such as a home network, are described. Exemplary systems may receive input from a user of a network and disable access to the Internet based on the input. In some embodiments, the systems automatically disable access to the Internet when certain conditions are satisfied, such as the occurrence of a time period for disabling access to the Internet.
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1. A method to mediate access to an Internet service, the method comprising:
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providing instructions defining one or more restricted time periods during which access to an Internet service at a selected location provided by a network is to be disabled, the instructions being provided by an administrator associated with the network; receiving a request from an end user device to access any Internet content, determining whether the request is made during a restricted time period; and denying the request if the request is made during a restricted time period, and resolving the request if the request is made during an unrestricted time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system to mediate access to an Internet service, the system comprising:
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a user interface module to provide a user interface between at least one application user and an Internet service; and a request module to receive instructions defining one or more restricted time periods during which access to the Internet service provided by a network is to be disabled, the instructions being provided by an administrator associated with the network, so that when a request is received from an application user via the user interface to access Internet content, the system determines whether the request is made during a restricted time period, and denies the request if the request is made during a restricted time period, and resolves the request if the request is made during an unrestricted time period. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors, perform the following operations:
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providing instructions defining one or more restricted time periods during which access to an Internet service provided by a network is to be disabled, the instructions being provided by an administrator associated with the network; receiving a request from an end user to access Internet content, determining whether the request is made during a restricted time period; and denying the request if the request is made during a restricted time period, and resolving the request if the request is made during an unrestricted time period.
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39. A method to mediate access to an Internet service, the method comprising:
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providing instructions defining one or more restricted time periods during which access to an Internet service provided by a network is to be disabled, the instructions being provided by an administrator associated with the network via a DNS server; receiving a request at the DNS server from an end user device to access any Internet content, determining whether the request is made during a restricted time period; and denying the request if the request is made during a restricted time period, and resolving the request via the DNS server if the request is made during an unrestricted time period. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A system to mediate access to an Internet service, the system comprising:
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a user interface module to provide a user interface between at least one application user and an Internet service, the user interface being coupled with a DNS server; and a request module coupled with the DNS server to receive instructions defining one or more restricted time periods during which access to the Internet service provided by a network is to be disabled, the instructions being provided by an administrator associated with the network, so that when a request is received from an application user via the user interface to access Internet content, the system determines whether the request is made during a restricted time period, and denies the request if the request is made during a restricted time period, and resolves the request if the request is made during an unrestricted time period. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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