SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE, INTERACTIVE NETWORK AND BROWSING SUPERVISION, MONITORING, AND APPROVAL

• US 20160014043A1
• Filed: 09/24/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Forcefield Online, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Forcefield Online, Inc.
• Inventors: Kong, Michael, Madsen, Mark
• Application Number:
  US14/864,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20160014043A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 2221/2113 Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/801 Real time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0236 Filtering by address, protocol, port number or service, e.g. IP-address or URL
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0281 Proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system for interactive network access approval includes a server, a first application running on a first device for requesting access to a website on the network, and a second application running on a second device for approving access to the website. The server receives a request via the first application for access to the website, immediately transmits the request to the second application, receives via the second application approval for access to the website, and immediately grants access to the website to the first application. A method for granting access to a website is also described.

Claims

1. A system for interactive network access approval, comprising:

a server;

a first application running on a first device for requesting access to a website on the network; and

a second application running on a second device for approving access to the website,

wherein the server;

receives a request via the first application for access to the website;

immediately transmits the request to the second application;

receives via the second application approval for access to the website; and

immediately grants access to the website to the first application.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server immediately transmits a notification of the approval to the first application.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the notification is a push notification.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first application requests access to all websites on the network for a specific amount of time.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server generates an activity report comprising a real-time list of applications accessed by the first application.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the server generates an activity report comprising a real-time list of websites browsed by the first application.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the activity report is continuously updated and provided to the second application.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the server generates an activity report comprising a real-time list of photos uploaded by the first application.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the server generates an activity report comprising a real-time list of applications accessed by the first application while the operation of the first device is being remotely controlled.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the server generates an activity report comprising a real-time list of websites browsed by the first application while the operation of the first device is being remotely controlled.

11. A method for granting access to a website, comprising:

receiving from a requester a first request for access to the website;

determining whether access to the website is already approved;

if access is already approved, granting the requester access to the website; and

if access is not already approved;

transmitting a message to the requester regarding lack of access;

receiving a second request from the requester for approval for access;

immediately transmitting to an approver a request for approval based on the second request;

receiving from the approver approval for access to the website; and

immediately granting the requester access to the website.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising immediately transmitting to the requester a notification of the approval.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the notification is a push notification.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein access is granted for a specific amount of time.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein access to all websites is requested for a specific amount of time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein access to all websites is immediately approved remotely.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the first and second requests and the approval are transmitted using mobile devices.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the website is part of a community library, and access to the website is immediately allowed for a predetermined amount of time.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein browsing on the website is monitored in real time by the approver.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the monitoring is performed remotely.