Intranet network system

• US 6,145,004 A
• Filed: 12/02/1996
• Issued: 11/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stephen Kelly Walsh
• Original Assignee: Stephen Kelly Walsh
• Inventors: Walsh, Stephen Kelly
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Assistant Examiner(s): JAROENCHONWANIT, BUNJOB
• Application Number:
  US08/759,063
• Time in Patent Office: 1,436 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1, 345/330, 345/331, 370/260, 380/25, 709/203, 709/204, 709/205, 709/227, 709/228, 709/229, 709/249
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method (110) of utilizing an intranet network system (10), wherein all personal computer users (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12G, 12H, 12I, 12J, 12K, 12L) and all personal computer users (14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14G, 14H, 14I, 14J, 14K, 14L) exclusively utilize a secure communication socket to an intranet intranet (22). The method (110) of utilizing an intranet network system (10) consists of the following steps: A) communicating from a personal computer end user (12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12G, 12H, 12I, 12J, 12K, 12L) to a personal computer user (14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14G, 14H, 14I, 14J, 14K, 14L), respectively; B) communicating from the personal computer user (14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14G, 14H, 14I, 14J, 14K, 14L) to an entity which is selected from a group consisting of business (16), government (18), network (20), regional Internet service provider (24), bulletin board system (26), and domestic/international Internet service provider (28) and C) communicating from the entity to an intranet (22).

Claims

1. A method of utilizing an intranet network system to protect users from offensive material originating from an internet, comprising the steps of:

A) all personal computer users exclusively utilizing a secure communication socket to an intranet;

B) first communicating from a personal computer end user to a personal computer user utilizing a prefix to establish a secure communication socket;

B) second communicating from the personal computer to a business site through the secure communication socket; and

C) third communicating from the business site to an intranet utilizing the secure communication socket, each and every personal computer using a secure socket to communicate at the user level and at each level there is employed a security socket to insure such protection from offensive material originating from said internet.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

A) communicating from the personal computer user to a government site utilizing the secure communication socket; and

B) communicating from the government site to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

A) communicating from the personal computer user to a regional internet service provider utilizing the secure communication socket; and

B) communicating from the regional internet service provider to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

A) communicating from the personal computer user to a bulletin board system utilizing the secure communication socket; and

B) communicating from the bulletin board system to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

A) communicating from the personal computer user to a network utilizing the secure communication socket; and

B) communicating from the network to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

A) communicating from the personal computer user to a domestic/international internet service provider utilizing the secure communication socket; and

B) communicating from the domestic/international internet service provider to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

A) communicating from the regional internet service provider to a business site to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket; and

B) communicating from the bulletin board system to a government site to the intranet utilizing the secure communication socket.