Systems and methods for providing content and services on a network system
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1. A method of redirecting a session directed to an HTTP server to a redirected destination HTTP server, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first communication from a user device at a communications port of a network system, the first communication including a request to open a TCP connection with a server located external to the network system;
sending a second communication to the user device from the network system, the second communication including TCP connection handshake completion data in response to the request to open the TCP connection, the handshake completion data being configured to appear to be from the server located external to the network system, wherein the network system need not communicate with the server located external to the network system;
receiving a third communication from the user device at the communications port of the network system, the third communication including an HTTP server request for access to the server located external to the network system; and
generating response data customized for the HTTP server request, the response data including content different from content requested by the HTTP server request, the response data being customized for the HTTP server request at least in part by appearing to be from the server located external to the network system by including, in a header of the response data, a source address corresponding to the server located external to the network system; and
sending a fourth communication from the network system, the fourth communication including a response to the HTTP server request, the response comprising the generated response data customized for the HTTP server request.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing and providing content and services on a network system. Aspects of the invention include location-based determination of network content and services that may be provided to client computers. Other aspects of the invention include authorization and authentication components that determine access rights of client computers. Additional aspects include systems and methods for redirecting client computers to different network content. The disclosed systems and methods may be used in numerous network system applications.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of redirecting a session directed to an HTTP server to a redirected destination HTTP server, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first communication from a user device at a communications port of a network system, the first communication including a request to open a TCP connection with a server located external to the network system; sending a second communication to the user device from the network system, the second communication including TCP connection handshake completion data in response to the request to open the TCP connection, the handshake completion data being configured to appear to be from the server located external to the network system, wherein the network system need not communicate with the server located external to the network system; receiving a third communication from the user device at the communications port of the network system, the third communication including an HTTP server request for access to the server located external to the network system; and generating response data customized for the HTTP server request, the response data including content different from content requested by the HTTP server request, the response data being customized for the HTTP server request at least in part by appearing to be from the server located external to the network system by including, in a header of the response data, a source address corresponding to the server located external to the network system; and sending a fourth communication from the network system, the fourth communication including a response to the HTTP server request, the response comprising the generated response data customized for the HTTP server request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network access management system comprising:
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at least one communications port configured to communicate on a network; at least one processor configured to implement instructions contained in one or more modules; a connection module configured to send connection handshake completion data to a user device in response to a connection request from the user device directed to a first device that is external to the network access management system, the connection handshake completion data configured to appear to be from the first device, wherein the network access management system need not communicate with the first device, the connection module further configured to process an incoming request for access to the first device; and a redirection data generation module configured to generate response data customized for the incoming request for access to the first device, the response data including alternate content different from content requested by the incoming request, the redirection data generation module further configured to generate the response data to appear to be from the first device, wherein the response data appears to be from the first device at least in part by including a source address corresponding to the first device in a header of the response data; wherein the connection module is further configured to send a response to the incoming request for access to the first device, the response comprising the generated response data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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