Systems and Methods for Mediating Internet Access According to a Schedule
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1. A method of mediating Internet service to a user based on a schedule, comprising:
- providing a user interface between a user and the Internet service to establish a schedule;
receiving the schedule via the user interface to apply to the Internet service;
receiving a request from a user to access Internet content; and
applying the schedule to the user request to access Internet content to determine whether access will be allowed.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to mediate Internet content to a user are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods may operate on a network and block or restrict a user'"'"'s access to the Internet according to a temporal schedule. Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented at the network, server, or local level.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of mediating Internet service to a user based on a schedule, comprising:
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providing a user interface between a user and the Internet service to establish a schedule; receiving the schedule via the user interface to apply to the Internet service; receiving a request from a user to access Internet content; and applying the schedule to the user request to access Internet content to determine whether access will be allowed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for mediating Internet access to a user based on a schedule of mediation times, comprising:
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an Internet service coupled to a network; a user account associated with the user, the user account configured to provide the user with Internet access through the Internet service; an schedule associated with the user account, the schedule being definable by the user and coupled to the Internet service; and a dynamic enforcement engine in communication with the Internet service and configured to apply the schedule to direct the Internet service to mediate Internet access under the user account to determine whether access will be allowed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of mediating Internet service based on a schedule via a DNS server, comprising:
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providing a user interface between a user and the Internet service server to establish a schedule; receiving the schedule via the user interface to configure a mediation policy in the DNS server; receiving the user request to access Internet content from the user; and applying the schedule based mediation policy to the user request to access Internet content. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for mediating Internet access to a user based on a schedule of mediation times, comprising:
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a Domain Name System (DNS) server coupled to a network; a user account associated with the user, the user account configured to provide the user with Internet access through the DNS server; a schedule associated with the user account, the schedule being definable by the user and coupled to the DNS server; and a dynamic enforcement engine in communication with the DNS server and configured to apply the schedule to direct the DNS server to mediate Internet access under the user account. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including processor-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method of mediating access to the Internet by a user, the method comprising:
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providing a user account to the user, the user account being associated with the provision of Internet access; receiving schedule data from the user, the schedule data specifying conditions for the provision of Internet access under the user account; writing the schedule data to a schedule resident on the computer-readable medium, the schedule being associated with the user account; and executing the processor-executable instructions according to the schedule to mediate the provision of Internet access under the user account.
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