Network Filtering Service System and Process

• US 20170366578A1
• Filed: 06/15/2016
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Vagelos, Theodore
• Granted Patent: US 10,523,711 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A process of filtering a wireless service provided to at least one wireless device from a wireless network includes receiving identification of the at least one wireless device in a filtering server from an administrator and receiving filtering instructions from the administrator in the filtering server. The process further including receiving a request for an internet resource from at least one wireless device, comparing the request for the internet resource to the filtering instructions based on the time of day and day of week to determine whether the requested internet resource is allowable in view of the filtering instructions or not allowed based on the filtering instructions. The disclosure also provides a system as well.

Claims

1. A process of filtering a wireless service provided to at least one wireless device from a wireless network, the process comprising:

receiving identification of the at least one wireless device in a filtering server from an administrator;

receiving filtering instructions from the administrator in the filtering server by time of day and day of week;

receiving a request for an internet resource from at least one wireless device;

comparing the request for the internet resource to the filtering instructions to determine whether the requested internet resource is allowable in view of the filtering instructions or not allowed based on the filtering instructions;

providing the internet resource to the wireless device if the requested internet resource is allowable based on the filtering instructions; and

denying the internet resource to the wireless device if the requested internet resource is not allowed based on the filtering instructions.

2. The process according to claim 1, wherein the filtering instructions comprises at least one of the following:

a white list of internet resources, a blacklist of internet resources, categories of internet resources and a degree of content filtering based on said categories.

3. The process according to claim 1, wherein the filtering server is implemented in the wireless network.

4. The process according to claim 1 wherein the filtering server is at least partially implemented in part in the at least one wireless device either 24 hours/day, seven days per week, or in accordance with specific time-of-day/day-of-week restrictions.

5. The process according to claim 1, wherein the filtering server is implemented in a third party wireless network separate from the wireless network.

6. The process according to claim 1, wherein the filtering instructions comprises a white list of internet resources;

and wherein the filtering server is implemented in a third party wireless network separate from the wireless network.

7. The process according to claim 1 wherein the filtering server is implemented in at least one of the following:

the at least one wireless device, a third party wireless network, and the wireless network.

8. The process according to claim 1, wherein the filtering instructions comprises a black list of internet resources;

and wherein the filtering server is implemented in a third party wireless network separate from the wireless network.

9. The process according to claim 1, wherein the receiving identification of the at least one wireless device in the filtering server from the administrator comprises receiving the identification through a webpage generated by the filtering server.

10. The process according to claim 1, wherein the receiving filtering instructions from the administrator in the filtering server comprises receiving the filtering instructions through a webpage generated by the filtering server.

11. A wireless network system filtering a wireless service provided to at least one wireless device from a wireless network comprising:

a filtering server configured to receive identification of the at least one wireless device from an administrator;

the filtering server further configured to receive filtering instructions from the administrator;

the filtering server further configured to receive a request for an internet resource from at least one wireless device;

the filtering server further configured to compare the request for the internet resource to the filtering instructions to determine whether the requested internet resource is allowable in view of the filtering instructions or not allowed based on the filtering instructions either 24 hours/day, seven days per week, or in accordance with specific time-of-day/day-of-week restrictions;

the filtering server further configured to provide the internet resource to the wireless device if the requested internet resource is allowable based on the filtering instructions; and

the filtering server further configured to deny the internet resource to the wireless device if the requested internet resource is not allowed based on the filtering instructions.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the filtering instructions comprises at least one of the following:

a white list of internet resources, a blacklist of internet resources, categories of internet resources and a degree of content filtering based on said categories.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the filtering server is implemented in the wireless network.

14. The system according to claim 11 wherein the filtering server is at least partially implemented in the at least one wireless device.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein the filtering server is implemented in a third party wireless network separate from the wireless network.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein the filtering instructions comprises a white list of internet resources;

and wherein the filtering server is implemented in a third party wireless network separate from the wireless network.

17. The system according to claim 11 wherein the filtering server is implemented in at least one of the following:

the at least one wireless device, a third party wireless network, and the wireless network.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein the filtering instructions comprises a black list of internet resources;

and wherein the filtering server is implemented in a third party wireless network separate from the wireless network.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein the receiving identification of the at least one wireless device in the filtering server from the administrator comprises receiving the identification through a webpage generated by the filtering server.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein the receiving filtering instructions from the administrator in the filtering server comprises receiving the filtering instructions through a webpage generated by the filtering server.