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Broadband multi-service proxy server system and method of operation for internet services of user's choice

  • US 6,912,567 B1
  • Filed: 12/27/1999
  • Issued: 06/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A broadband Internet Protocol (IP) based network, comprising:

  • at least one customer coupled to the network via a broadband multi service proxy server (BMPS) including a database and a router;

    means for registering the at least one customer with a selected Internet Service Provider (ISP) for all IP services, prior to receiving the services;

    means responsive to the ISP registration for storing in the database a customer identification, ID and password generated by the ISP;

    means for generating a DHCP message including an extended portion, which contains an ISP service name, a BMPS name, an end user ID and password, identifying the selected ISP in a customer request for all IP services with the BMPS serving as a proxy for the selected Internet Services Provider (ISP);

    means for receiving and routing the customer request and extended DHCP request to the selected ISP for providing a unique customer IP address and all IP services to the customer after updating routing tables in the router by the ISP;

    means mapping the unique customer IP address to the DHCP request; and

    means for directing future customer requests for and responses from all IP services directly to the selected ISP or any internet service based on the updated routing tables.

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