Method and system for directing user between captive and open domains
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1. A method comprising:
- directing communications from a user device to a captive domain computing device while restricting access by the user device to an open domain;
in response to authorizing the user device to access the open domain, receiving, at the captive domain computing device, requests from the user device that are directed to the open domain;
after authorizing the user device to access the open domain, temporarily forwarding the requests from the captive domain computing device to the open domain until a new configuration file or parameter setting is downloaded to the user device to allow the user device to directly access the open domain without necessitating the captive domain computing device; and
subsequent to the user device activating the new configuration file or parameter setting, the captive domain computing device ceases the temporary forwarding of the requests.
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Abstract
A method for limiting user access to a captive domain or an open domain. The captive domain may include electronically accessible content that is selected/controlled by a service provider and the open domain may include electronically accessible content that is not completely selected/controlled by the service provider. The method may include configuring a modem or other user device in such a manner as to limit use access to the desired domain.
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1. A method comprising:
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directing communications from a user device to a captive domain computing device while restricting access by the user device to an open domain; in response to authorizing the user device to access the open domain, receiving, at the captive domain computing device, requests from the user device that are directed to the open domain; after authorizing the user device to access the open domain, temporarily forwarding the requests from the captive domain computing device to the open domain until a new configuration file or parameter setting is downloaded to the user device to allow the user device to directly access the open domain without necessitating the captive domain computing device; and subsequent to the user device activating the new configuration file or parameter setting, the captive domain computing device ceases the temporary forwarding of the requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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directing, at a first computing device, communications from a user device to a captive domain while simultaneously restricting access by the user device to an open domain; in response to completion of an event, temporarily directing, at the first computing device, communications from the user device to the open domain until a new parameter setting is configured on the user device to allow the user device to directly access the open domain; in response to completion of the event, instructing the user device to communicate with a second computing device using the new parameter setting instead of the first computing device, wherein the captive domain contains only content specified by a service provider associated with the user device and the open domain contains content that is not specified by the service provider; and subsequent to the user device activating the new parameter setting, ceasing at the first computing device the temporary directing of communications from the user device to the open domain.
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14. A method comprising:
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directing, at a first domain name computing device, communications from a user device to a captive domain while restricting access by the user device to an open domain; authorizing the user device to access the open domain; after authorizing the user device to access the open domain, using the first domain name computing device to temporarily process and forward open domain requests from the user device to the open domain, until the user device is configured with new parameter settings that allow the user device to directly access the open domain; and subsequent to the user device activating the new parameter settings, ceasing the temporary processing and forwarding of the open domain requests. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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