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Method for coupling online and internet services

  • US 8,010,641 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2001
  • Issued: 08/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Method of coupling online and Internet services subscribed from Internet Service Provider for providing general and personalized services as well as personal customer data of online services comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing access to a customer by means of a customer terminal to telecommunication networks and Internet service providers by means of secured access via an Internet interface of the Internet service provider and at least one firewall for use of these services including at least one of utilization, setting up and changing of these services;

    (b) permitting these services with a worldwide access independent of a particular telecommunication network and independent of a particular customer terminal employed;

    (c) providing the Internet service provider with an Open Internet Platform (OIA) comprising a router, a web server and a mail server;

    (d) coupling the Internet Service Provider and the OIA platform by means of a connection interface to allow an ISP customer to utilize a service offer via the Internet, and redirecting an ISP mail account subscribed services from the ISP into the OIA platform in order for the customer to obtain access that is independent of the customer'"'"'s location, independent of a particular customer terminal and independent of a telecommunication access network used by the customer, the administration of the Internet access taking place at least on a remote access server (RAS) side through the ISP contract customer; and

    wherein the additional service platform OIA is set up with secured access via the public Internet, at least with user identification, password protection and security protocol, such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL).

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