Systems and Methods for Mediating Internet Service

• US 20110231895A1
• Filed: 10/04/2010
• 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:
  US12/897,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231895A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment

Abstract

Systems and methods for an Internet service delivered to a particular location are provided herein. Exemplary methods for mediating an Internet service include executing instructions stored in a memory by a processor to selectively apply, on-demand, a mediation policy to the Internet service, the mediation policy adapted to prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time. The method may include establishing a user interface between a computing system and Internet service, the user interface receiving a request to apply the mediation policy to the Internet service via the user interface to prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time.

Claims

1. A method for mediating an Internet service at a selected location, the method comprising:

establishing a user interface between a computing system and the Internet service;

receiving a request to access the Internet service via the user interface; and

applying a mediation policy in response to the request by executing via a processor instructions stored in a memory to selectively apply, on-demand, the mediation policy to the Internet service, the mediation policy being adapted to completely prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one element of the mediation policy is resident on a DNS server.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one element of the mediation policy is enforced by a DNS server.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mediation policy is established and altered only by an administrator.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein before establishing the user interface between a computing system and Internet service, the method includes receiving information authenticating the received information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein an administrator can activate and deactivate the mediation policy on demand.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more users of the network are each associated with a unique mediation policy.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein an administrator schedules application of the mediation policy for one or more specific days of the week or one or more specific periods of time.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein prevent includes:

receiving a request to access Internet content from a computing system coupled to the Internet service; and

blocking a resolution performed by a DNS server when the mediation policy is enabled.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein blocking includes blocking a resolution performed by an Internet service provider if the request is received during the predetermined period of time.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising outputting a notification that access to the Internet content is prohibited.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the notification provided when an end user attempts to access blocked Internet content is customized for the end user.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service applies the mediation policy to a user device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the Internet service applies the mediation policy to a gateway device mediating the display of Internet content to a user device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein a portion of the Internet service resides on a user device.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the Internet content includes any of a domain, a video, audio, and an application.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein an administrator specifies different mediation policies for different locations.

18. A system for mediating an Internet service, the system comprising:

a memory for storing a mediation policy application, the mediation policy application including a user interface module stored in memory and executable by the processor to establish a user interface between a computing system and the Internet service, the user interface being further adapted to receive a request to apply the mediation policy to the Internet service; and

a processor for executing the mediation policy application to selectively apply, on-demand, a mediation policy to the Internet service, the mediation policy adapted to prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the mediation policy application includes an access module stored in memory and executable by the processor to establish a password that selectively controls access to the user interface.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the access module is adapted to evaluate requests to access the user interface, the requests including input indicative of a password.

21. The system according to claim 20, wherein the mediation policy application includes a policy application module stored in memory and executable by the processor to apply the mediation policy in response to a request to apply the mediation policy received by the user interface.

22. The system according to claim 18, wherein the mediation policy application includes a dynamic enforcement engine stored in memory and executable by the processor to:

receive a request to access Internet content from a user device coupled to the Internet service; and

block a resolution performed by a DNS server when the mediation policy is applied to the Internet service.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein block includes block a resolution performed by an Internet service provider when the mediation policy is applied to the Internet service.

24. The system according to claim 22, further comprising outputting a notification that access to the Internet content is prohibited.

25. The system according to claim 18, wherein the Internet content includes any of a domain, a video, audio, and an application.

26. The system according to claim 18, wherein at least one element of the mediation policy is resident on a DNS server.

27. The system according to claim 18, wherein at least one element of the mediation policy is enforced by a DNS server.

28. The system of claim 18, wherein the Internet service applies the mediation policy to a user device.

29. The system of claim 18, wherein the Internet service applies the mediation policy to a gateway device mediating the display of Internet content to a user device.

30. The system according to claim 18, wherein at least one element of the mediation policy is resident on a DNS server.

31. The system according to claim 18, wherein at least one element of the mediation policy is enforced by a DNS server.

32. The system of claim 18, wherein elements of the Internet service reside on a user device.

33. The system according to claim 18, wherein an administrator specifies different mediation policies for different locations.

34. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program embodied thereon, the program executable by a processor in a computing system, the method comprising:

executing instructions stored in a memory by a processor to selectively apply, on-demand, a mediation policy to the Internet service, the mediation policy adapted to prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time;

establishing a password for controlling access to a user interface;

providing access to the user interface upon receipt the password from a computing system operatively coupled to the Internet service;

receiving a request to selectively apply the mediation policy to the Internet service via the user interface; and

applying the mediation policy to the Internet service.

35. A method for mediating an Internet service at a selected location, the method comprising:

establishing a user interface between a computing system and the Internet service via a DNS server;

receiving a request to access the Internet service via the user interface; and

applying a mediation policy in response to the request by executing via a DNS server instructions stored in a memory to selectively apply, on-demand, the mediation policy to the Internet service, the mediation policy being adapted to completely prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein the mediation policy is established and altered only by the administrator.

37. The method according to claim 35, wherein before establishing the user interface between a computing system and Internet service, the method includes receiving information authenticating the received information.

38. The method according to claim 35, wherein the administrator can activate and deactivate the mediation policy on demand.

39. The method according to claim 35, wherein one or more users of the network are each associated with a unique mediation policy.

40. The method according to claim 35, wherein the administrator schedules application of the mediation policy for one or more specific days of the week or one or more specific periods of time.

41. The method according to claim 35, wherein prevent includes:

receiving a request to access Internet content from a computing system coupled to the Internet service; and

blocking a resolution performed by a DNS server when the mediation policy is enabled.

42. The method according to claim 41, wherein blocking includes blocking a resolution performed by an Internet service provider if the request is received during the predetermined period of time.

43. The method according to claim 35, further comprising outputting a notification that access to the Internet content is prohibited.

44. The method according to claim 43, wherein the notification provided when an end user attempts to access blocked Internet content is customized for the end user.

45. The method according to claim 35, wherein the Internet content includes any of a domain, a video, audio, and an application.

46. The method according to claim 35, wherein a portion of the Internet service resides on a user device.

47. The method according to claim 35, wherein an administrator specifies different mediation policies for different locations.

48. A system for mediating an Internet service, the system comprising:

a memory for storing a mediation policy application, the mediation policy application including a user interface module stored in memory and executable by the processor to establish a user interface between a computing system and a DNS server, the user interface being further adapted to receive a request to apply the mediation policy to the Internet service; and

a processor for executing the mediation policy application to selectively apply via the DNS server, on-demand, a mediation policy to the Internet service, the mediation policy adapted to prevent the delivery of Internet content for a predetermined period of time.

49. The system according to claim 48, wherein the mediation policy application includes an access module stored in memory and executable by the processor to establish a password that selectively controls access to the user interface.

50. The system according to claim 49, wherein the access module is adapted to evaluate requests to access the user interface, the requests including input indicative of a password.

51. The system according to claim 50, wherein the mediation policy application includes a policy application module stored in memory and executable by the processor to apply the mediation policy in response to a request to apply the mediation policy received by the user interface.

52. The system according to claim 48, wherein the mediation policy application includes a dynamic enforcement engine stored in memory and executable by the processor to:

receive a request to access Internet content from a user device coupled to the Internet service; and

block a resolution performed by a DNS server when the mediation policy is applied to the Internet service.

53. The system according to claim 52, wherein block includes block a resolution performed by an Internet service provider when the mediation policy is applied to the Internet service.

54. The system according to claim 52, further comprising outputting a notification that access to the Internet content is prohibited.

55. The system according to claim 48, wherein the Internet content includes any of a domain, a video, audio, and an application.

56. The system according to claim 48, wherein a portion of the Internet service resides on a user device.

57. The system according to claim 48, wherein an administrator specifies different mediation policies for different locations.