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System and method for accessing an internet service provider

  • US 6,145,002 A
  • Filed: 11/14/1997
  • Issued: 11/07/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for providing Internet access in a network comprising a plurality of user stations, comprising:

  • providing a predetermined Internet service access number for use in a network comprising a plurality of user stations, said predetermined Internet service access number corresponding with a predetermined network address;

    receiving a message at said network address from a user station in the network, said message corresponding with a request for Internet access;

    accessing a listing which includes a plurality of Internet Service Providers station numbers and automatically identifying and selecting one of the Internet Service Provider station numbers, at least two of said Internet Service Provider station numbers corresponding with different Internet Service Providers; and

    using said one Internet Service Provider station number to attempt to connect over a telephony network said user station with an Internet Service Provider corresponding with said one Internet Service Provider station number.

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