System using signaling channel to transmit internet connection request to internet service provider server for initiating and internet session
First Claim
1. A system for managing access of users to the Internet comprising:
- a) an intelligent telecommunications network including;
1) a plurality of switching nodes;
2) a plurality of transmission links for interconnecting said plurality of switching nodes;
3) a service control point for selectively interconnecting said plurality of switching nodes with selected ones of said plurality of transmission links;
4) a plurality of signaling control links for transmission of signaling information between said service control point and each of said switching nodes;
b) an Internet service provider (ISP) server connected to one of said switching nodes;
c) a plurality of user computers connected, one each, to different ones of said plurality of switching nodes, each of said user computers including means for communicating Internet connection requests through a corresponding one of said signaling links to said service control point; and
d) an ISP access manager connected to said ISP server for receiving Internet connection requests from said user computers through said signaling control links and said service control point, and supplying said connection requests to said ISP server, said access manager further including means for instructing said service control point to cause said ISP server to be interconnected to said plurality of user computers through corresponding ones of said transmission links.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing access to the Internet substantially reduces connection time between an Internet service provider (ISP) server and a user by processing user logon and information requests through signaling links or channels of an intelligent telecommunications network, such as Signaling System 7 (SS7). An ISP access manager receives logon and information requests from the user through the signaling link (e.g., ISDN D channel), and instructs the ISP server to process the requests. Once the server processes a information request by retrieving requested information from a World Wide Web (WWW) site, the ISP access manager causes the ISP server to be connected to the user'"'"'s computer through a transmission link or channel (e.g., ISDN B channel), and the server downloads the retrieved information to the user. The ISP access manager causes the transmission link to be disconnected if the user does not request additional information within a predetermined time interval after information has been downloaded for a previous request. As soon as the user requests additional information, the ISP access manager causes the transmission link to be reestablished when the server is ready to download the requested information to the user. This arrangement eliminates transmission link connect time during logon processing, retrieval of requested information by the server from remote sites, and when a user is reviewing previously downloaded information, thus substantially reducing the transmission link connect time during the user'"'"'s session.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing access of users to the Internet comprising:
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a) an intelligent telecommunications network including; 1) a plurality of switching nodes; 2) a plurality of transmission links for interconnecting said plurality of switching nodes; 3) a service control point for selectively interconnecting said plurality of switching nodes with selected ones of said plurality of transmission links; 4) a plurality of signaling control links for transmission of signaling information between said service control point and each of said switching nodes; b) an Internet service provider (ISP) server connected to one of said switching nodes; c) a plurality of user computers connected, one each, to different ones of said plurality of switching nodes, each of said user computers including means for communicating Internet connection requests through a corresponding one of said signaling links to said service control point; and d) an ISP access manager connected to said ISP server for receiving Internet connection requests from said user computers through said signaling control links and said service control point, and supplying said connection requests to said ISP server, said access manager further including means for instructing said service control point to cause said ISP server to be interconnected to said plurality of user computers through corresponding ones of said transmission links. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing access of users to the Internet comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a transmission link and a signaling link for selectively interconnecting a user computer to an Internet service provider (ISP) server; b) initiating an Internet session between said user computer and said ISP server by transmitting an Internet connection request to said ISP server through said signaling link; and c) connecting said ISP server to said user computer through said transmission link in response to said Internet connection request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for managing access of users to the Internet comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a transmission link and a signaling link for selectively interconnecting a user computer to an Internet service provider (ISP) server; b) Internet connection request for first information located at a remote site from said user computer to said ISP server through said signaling link; c) retrieving said first information from said remote site to said ISP server; d) connecting said ISP server to said user computer through said transmission link; and e) downloading said first information from said ISP server to said user computer through said transmission link. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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