Method for coupling online and internet services
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method couples online and Internet services. Previously, personalized services in particular (e-mail etc.) are only available from Internet service providers via the telecommunications network and RAS/RADIUS access and not via the public Internet. Now the ISP is equipped with an open Internet application platform (OIA) coupled so that the ISP customer can take advantage of an extended range of services compared to usual Internet customers, even during access via the Internet. The method permits e-mails to be re-directed from the ISP server with a known address to the OIA platform, in such a way that the customer can use these services world-wide via the public Internet using any terminal via any network. One example is the use of a T-Online e-mail account from the fixed network and mobile telecommunications network, from home, at work and while travelling via foreign telephone networks and local and foreign company networks/LAN access.
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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:
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(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). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 providing worldwide access to a customer by means of a customer terminal to telecommunication networks and Internet service providers by means of a secured access via an Internet interface of the Internet service provider and at least one firewall, for the purposes of utilizing, setting up, and changing these services irrespective of a particular telecommunication network and irrespective of a particular customer terminal employed, the Internet service provider comprising an Open Internet Platform (OIA) comprising a router, a web server and a mail server coupled by a connection interface with the Online platform of the Internet service provider to allow an ISP customer to utilize a service offer via the Internet;
- and redirecting an ISP mail account subscribed services provided by the Internet service provider from the ISP into the OIA platform to provide the customer access independent of a customer'"'"'s location, independent of customer terminal and independent of 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).
- and redirecting an ISP mail account subscribed services provided by the Internet service provider from the ISP into the OIA platform to provide the customer access independent of a customer'"'"'s location, independent of customer terminal and independent of 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
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9. Method of coupling online and Internet services subscribed from Internet Service Provider for providing general and personalized services as well as personal customer data relating to online services comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing access to Internet networks via secure access by means of a customer terminal; (b) permitting a customer to use services provided by an Internet service provider including to utilize, set up and make changes to the provided services; (c) equipping the Internet Service Provider (ISP) with an online platform comprising at least one router coupled by means of a connection interface to an Open Internet Platform (OIA) comprising a router, a web server and a mail server for accessing information such as customer'"'"'s location and communication network used by the customer; (d) 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, (e) whereby a customer may obtain access that is independent of the customer'"'"'s location, independent of customer terminal and independent of 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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