Systems and Methods for Expression of Disassociation with Online Content

• US 20110231891A1
• Filed: 10/01/2010
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nominum Incorporated (Akamai Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nominum Incorporated (Akamai Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tovar, Tom C.
• Application Number:
  US12/896,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231891A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for expression of disassociation with online content, including a user interface module to provide a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and an Internet service and a communication module to receive disassociation parameters for a disassociation policy for the Internet service. The disassociation parameters may include a name associated with an Internet content and a message corresponding to the Internet content. The name may be indicated as a website category or an affiliated website. The system may further include a confirmation module to confirm the disassociation policy with the network user with administrative authority, a policy generating module to establish, based on the disassociation parameters, the disassociation policy for the network, and a policy enforcement module to apply the disassociation policy to a user request to access the Internet content. The policy enforcement module may determine whether or not the disassociation policy is in effect to block the Internet content and provide the network user with the message corresponding to the Internet content.

Claims

1. A method of disassociation with online content, the method comprising:

utilizing a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and an Internet service;

receiving disassociation parameters to establish a disassociation policy for the Internet service from the network user with administrative authority via the user interface, wherein the disassociation parameters include an Internet site or category associated with an Internet content and a message to be delivered when the disassociated Internet content is requested; and

applying the disassociation policy to a network user request to access the Internet content, a policy enforcement module determining whether or not the disassociation policy is in effect to block the Internet content and to provide the network user with the message corresponding to the disassociated Internet content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface provides a mechanism for activating and deactivating the disassociation policy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a keyword is used to generate a list of associated Internet content for inclusion in the disassociation policy.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the network user with administrative authority to review and modify the one or more Internet sites or categories associated with the disassociation policy.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising moderating the message corresponding to the Internet content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the disassociation policy is established for a home network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the disassociation policy is established by a group of otherwise unrelated network users.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a network user can share a disassociation policy with at least one third party.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each end user customizes the disassociation policy.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the disassociation policy is published to the Internet service from sources external to the Internet service.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the disassociation policy is established by third parties with specific interests or advocacy viewpoints.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service logs and reports on attempts to access the Internet categories or Internet sites associated with the disassociation policy.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the disassociation policy is imported from a third party.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein all users of the Internet service receive notification of activation or de-activation of disassociation policies.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one element of the disassociation policy is resident on a DNS server.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one element of the disassociation policy is enforced by the DNS server.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one element of the Internet service is resident on a user device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the mediation policy is created by a collaborative effort from more than one user.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein at least one user is not a user of the network to which the mediation policy is applied.

17. The method of 1, wherein the network user with administrative authority specifies different dissociation policies based on different locations.

21. A system of disassociation with online content, the system comprising:

a user interface module to provide a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and an Internet service;

a communication module to receive disassociation parameters to establish a disassociation policy for the Internet service from the network user with administrative authority via the user interface, wherein the disassociation parameters include an Internet site or category associated with an Internet content and a message to be delivered when the disassociated Internet content is requested;

a policy generating module to establish, based on the disassociation parameters, the disassociation policy for the network; and

a policy enforcement module to apply the disassociation policy to a user request to access the Internet content, the policy enforcement module determining whether or not the disassociation policy is in effect to block the Internet content and to provide the network user with the message corresponding to the disassociated Internet content.

22. The system of claim 21, further comprising a policy activation module to activate and deactivate the disassociation policy.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the name is indicated by one or more indications as one or more of a website category and an affiliated website.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising a name classifier to automatically determine whether the name is the website category.

25. The system of claim 23, further comprising a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) selecting module to automatically select, based on the name, one or more URLs associated with the disassociation policy.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising a URL review module to enable the network user with administrative authority to review and modify the one or more URLs associated with the disassociation policy.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the policy enforcement module is to:

receive from a network user a request to access Internet content;

determine that the disassociation policy is activated and the Internet content is associated with the one or more URLs; and

based on the determination, block the Internet content and redirect the network user to a block webpage, the block webpage including the message corresponding to the Internet content.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the policy enforcement module is to enable a deactivation of the disassociation policy with respect to the Internet content.

29. The system of claim 21, further comprising a moderation module to moderate the message corresponding to the Internet content.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the network is a local network.

31. The system of claim 21, wherein at least one element of the disassociation policy is resident on a DNS server.

32. The system of claim 21, wherein at least one element of the disassociation policy is enforced by the DNS server.

33. The system of 21, wherein the network user with administrative authority specifies different dissociation policies based on different locations.

34. A computer readable storage medium having a program embodied thereon, the program executable by a processor in a computing device to perform a method for encouraging responsible online behavior, the method comprising:

utilizing a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and an Internet service;

receiving disassociation parameters to establish a disassociation policy for the Internet service from the network user with administrative authority via the user interface, wherein the disassociation parameters include a name associated with an Internet content and a message corresponding to the Internet content;

confirming the disassociation policy with the network user with administrative authority; and

applying the disassociation policy to a user request to access the Internet content, a policy enforcement module determining whether or not the disassociation policy is in effect to block the Internet content and to provide the network user with the message corresponding to the Internet content.

35. A method of disassociation with online content, the method comprising:

utilizing a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and the Internet service;

receiving disassociation parameters to establish a disassociation policy in the DNS Server from the network user with administrative authority via the user interface, wherein the disassociation parameters include an Internet site or category associated with an Internet content and a message to be delivered when the disassociated Internet content is requested; and

applying the disassociation policy to a network user request to access the Internet content, the DNS server determining whether or not the disassociation policy is in effect to block the Internet content and to provide the network user with the message corresponding to the disassociated Internet content.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the network user with administrative authority specifies different dissociation policies based on different locations.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the user interface provides a mechanism for activating and deactivating the disassociation policy in the DNS server.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein a keyword is used to generate a list of Internet sites associated Internet content for inclusion in the disassociation policy.

39. The method of claim 35, further comprising enabling the network user with administrative authority to review and modify the one or more Internet sites or categories associated with the disassociation policy in the DSN server.

40. The method of claim 35, further comprising moderating the message corresponding to the disassociated Internet content.

41. The method of claim 35, wherein the disassociation policy in the DNS server is established for a home network.

42. The method of claim 35, wherein the disassociation policy in the DNS server is established by a group of otherwise unrelated network users.

43. The method of claim 35, wherein a network user can share a disassociation policy for use in the DNS server with at least one third party.

44. The method of claim 35, wherein each end user customizes the disassociation policy in the DNS server.

45. The method of claim 35, wherein the disassociation policy for use in the DNS server is published to the Internet service from sources external to the Internet service.

46. The method of claim 35, wherein the disassociation policy for use in the DNS server is established by third parties with specific interests or advocacy viewpoints.

47. The method of claim 35, wherein the DNS server logs and reports on attempts to access the Internet categories or Internet sites associated with the disassociation policy.

48. The method of claim 35, wherein the disassociation policy for use in the DNS server is imported from a third party.

49. The method of claim 35, wherein all users of the Internet service receive notification of activation or de-activation of disassociation policies in the DNS server.

50. The method of claim 35, wherein at leas one element of the Internet service is resident on a user device.

51. The method of claim 35, wherein the mediation policy is created by a collaborative effort from more than one user.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein at least one user is not a user of the network to which the mediation policy is applied.

53. A system of disassociation with online content, the system comprising:

a user interface module to provide a user interface between a network user with administrative authority and a DNS server;

a communication module to receive disassociation parameters to establish a disassociation policy for the Internet service from the network user with administrative authority via the user interface, wherein the disassociation parameters include an Internet site or category associated with an Internet content and a message to be delivered when the disassociated Internet content is requested;

a policy generating module to establish, based on the disassociation parameters, the disassociation policy for the network; and

a policy enforcement module to apply the disassociation policy to a user request to access the Internet content, the policy enforcement module determining whether or not the disassociation policy is in effect to block the Internet content and to provide the network user with the message corresponding to the disassociated Internet content.

54. The system of claim 53, further comprising a policy activation module to activate and deactivate the disassociation policy.

55. The system of claim 53, wherein the name is indicated by one or more indications as one or more of a website category and an affiliated website.

56. The system of claim 55, further comprising a name classifier to automatically determine whether the name is the website category.

57. The system of claim 55, further comprising a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) selecting module to automatically select, based on the name, one or more URLs associated with the disassociation policy.

58. The system of claim 57, further comprising a URL review module to enable the network user with administrative authority to review and modify the one or more URLs associated with the disassociation policy.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein the policy enforcement module is to:

receive from a network user a request to access Internet content;

determine that the disassociation policy is activated and the Internet content is associated with the one or more URLs; and

based on the determination, block the Internet content and redirect the network user to a block webpage, the block webpage including the message corresponding to the Internet content.

60. The system of claim 59, wherein the policy enforcement module is to enable a deactivation of the disassociation policy with respect to the Internet content.

61. The system of claim 53, further comprising a moderation module to moderate the message corresponding to the Internet content.

62. The system of claim 53, wherein the network is a local network.

63. The system of claim 53, wherein at least one element of the Internet service is resident on a user device.

64. The system of 53 wherein the mediation policy is created by a collaborative effort from more than one user.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein at least one user is not a user of the network to which the mediation policy is applied.