Closed virtual network system

• US 6,708,216 B1
• Filed: 09/23/2000
• Issued: 03/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paul J. Lee
• Original Assignee: Paul J. Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Dharia, Rupal
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, QUANG N
• Application Number:
  US09/669,404
• Time in Patent Office: 1,270 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/202, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/226, 709/227, 709/228, 709/229, 707/3, 345/810
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272

Abstract

A closed virtual network system, the system connects via Internet with a plurality of ISP network stations (ISP) and a plurality of ICP network stations (ICP), and a plurality of information appliances (IA) are connected via a plurality of ISPs'"'"' with Internet. The system provides an integrated network resource service system between the aforesaid ISP network stations/ICP network stations and IA users, for the purpose of complete combining the two. Thus the integrated network resource service system can integrate demands between the resource network station/service network station and the users.

Claims

1. A closed virtual network system, said system connects via Internet with a plurality of ISP network stations (ISP) and a plurality of ICP network stations (ICP), and a plurality of information appliances (IA) are connected via a plurality of ISPs'"'"' with said Internet, said closed virtual network system comprises:

an integration central network station (IRP) connected with said Internet and provided at least with an execution device for managing methods for the databases of said ISP network stations, ICP network stations and IA users and with an execution device for managing methods for the databases of a plurality of web pages;

wherein, said managing methods of said IRP on said databases of said ISP network stations, ICP network stations, IAs'"'"' and IA users include the following steps;

registration of new joined ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"', IAs'"'"' and IA users;

classifying into a plurality of groups for the attributes of resources provided by said ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"', so that each of said classified groups has a plurality of said ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"' with identical attributes;

updating said databases of said ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"', IAs'"'"' and IA users;

said IAs'"'"' has at least a built-in browser'"'"'s program code, a stored media reading device, an image and sound output device and a memory for storing the identification codes of said IAs'"'"' and IA users;

wherein, the web site of the homepage of said IA is constantly set as the web site of said IRP network, otherwise, said IRP is further automatically switched to connect said web site of said homepage of said IA with one web site from those of said ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"' of identical attributes in each of said classified groups, said built-in browser'"'"'s program code includes at least a program code used in judging and dealing with the electric commercial trades proceeded by said IA users;

thereby, when said IA users make connections to said Internet network, said homepage of said IA is said web site of said IRP network, or said web site from those of said ISPs'"'"' and ICPs'"'"' after said IRP is automatically switched; and

when said IA users proceed said electric commercial trades, said program code used in judging and dealing with said electric commercial trades proceeded by said IA users of said browser'"'"'s program code of said IA immediately executes and informs said IRP.

2. A closed virtual network system as in claim 1, wherein, said classifying step is done according to the attributes provided by said ISP information and said ICP information, said attributes are those including an attribute of service for dial-up networking, broadband dial-up networking or cable networking or an attribute of selling commodities, giving services of amusements, information searching engines, clubs or providing labor services;

thus a plurality of groups are obtained from classifying including the groups with said attribute of service for dial-up networking, broadband dial-up networking or cable networking or said attribute of selling commodities, giving services of amusements, information searching engines, clubs or providing labor services.

3. A closed virtual network system as in claim 1, wherein, said built-in browser'"'"'s program code further includes a program code used to forcedly connect said IRP web site, and adapted for being called to judge and deal with said electric commercial trades proceeded by said IA users.

4. A closed virtual network system as in claim 1, wherein, said built-in browser'"'"'s program code further includes a program code used to read said program codes of the stored media in said stored media reading device, and is used in judging and dealing with said electric commercial trades proceeded by said IA users.

5. A closed virtual network system as in claim 1, wherein, said managing methods for said databases of a plurality of web pages includes at least the step of producing a plurality of said web pages, wherein, said web pages includes at least a web page connecting with said web site of said homepage of said IA.

6. A closed virtual network system as in claim 5, wherein, said web page connecting with said web site of said homepage of said IA includes at least said one web site from those of said ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"' of identical attributes in each of said classified groups.

7. A closed virtual network system as in claim 1, wherein, said homepage of said IA further is automatically switched to connect a web site of from those of the ISPs'"'"', ICPs'"'"' of identical attributes in each of said classified groups through said IRP according to the information of said IA users.