System and method for regulating web site access
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1. An internet customer access system comprising:
- a redirect receiving unit for receiving a redirected customer request for access to a web site from a name server and generating a request for a capacity determination for the web site;
a capacity determination unit for determining if the web site has capacity to handle an additional customer;
a notification unit for notifying the customer if the web site currently has insufficient capacity, wherein the notification unit comprises a scheduling processor for scheduling access of the customer to the web site; and
a redirect unit for redirecting the customer to the web site if the web site has sufficient capacity, whereupon the customer then communicates directly with the web site without further intervention by the internet customer access system.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for regulating incoming traffic to a web site to prevent overload conditions from occurring. The system comprises a capacity determination unit for determining if a web site has additional capacity and a notification unit for notifying customers if no capacity is available. A scheduling processor provides a customer with scheduling options. When the web site has sufficient capacity, a redirect unit redirects the customer to the web site.
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42 Claims
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1. An internet customer access system comprising:
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a redirect receiving unit for receiving a redirected customer request for access to a web site from a name server and generating a request for a capacity determination for the web site; a capacity determination unit for determining if the web site has capacity to handle an additional customer; a notification unit for notifying the customer if the web site currently has insufficient capacity, wherein the notification unit comprises a scheduling processor for scheduling access of the customer to the web site; and a redirect unit for redirecting the customer to the web site if the web site has sufficient capacity, whereupon the customer then communicates directly with the web site without further intervention by the internet customer access system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An internet customer access system comprising:
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a redirect receiving unit for receiving a redirected customer request for access to a web site from a name server and generating a request for a capacity determination for the web site; a capacity determination unit for determining if the web site has the capacity to handle an additional customer; a redirect unit for redirecting the customer to the web site if the web site has sufficient capacity, whereupon the customer then communicates directly with the web site without further intervention by the internet customer access system; a scheduling processor for scheduling access of the customer to the web site if the capacity determination unit indicates that no current capacity exists; and a customer identification unit for determining whether the customer has scheduled access to the web site, wherein the redirect unit redirects the customer to the web site based on the scheduled access if the web site has sufficient capacity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 14. The internet customer access system of 13, wherein the tag is an encrypted cookie.
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20. A method for regulating access to a web site, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a redirected customer request for access to a web site from a name server, wherein the redirected access request is received at an internet customer access system; determining whether the web site has sufficient capacity to accommodate an additional customer; redirecting the customer to the web site if the web site has sufficient capacity, whereupon the customer then communicates directly with the web site without further intervention by the internet customer access system; and notifying the customer and scheduling customer access1 if the web site has insufficient capacity. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for regulating access to a web site, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a redirected customer request for access to a web site from a name server, wherein the redirected access request is received at an internet customer access system; determining if the web site has sufficient capacity to handle an additional customer; redirecting the customer to the web site if the web site has sufficient capacity, whereupon the customer then communicates directly with the web site without further intervention by the internet customer access system; scheduling access of the customer to the web site if the web site has insufficient capacity; and determining whether a customer has previously scheduled access to the web site, wherein, if the customer has the previously scheduled access, the customer is redirected to the web site according to the previously scheduled access if the web site has sufficient capacity. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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