System and method for controlling access to internet sites
First Claim
1. A method of managing access to an Internet content identified by a uniform resource locator (URL), comprising:
- receiving, via a computing device, a uses request from a local area network to access content associated with the URL, the user having particular access rights;
determining, using a central device of the local area network, a content category of the Internet content identified by the URL, the Internet content associated with the content category based upon a comparison between a total page relevancy score and an alpha score, the total page relevancy score being defined at least in part by a relevancy score for a word pair from the Internet content to said content category;
determining whether the Internet content is blocked based on the determined content category;
after determining the Internet content is blocked, transmitting a response over the network to the request, the response indicating that the requested Internet content has been blocked and that further access to the URL by the user will be logged;
determining whether the user still requests access to the Internet content after the user receives the transmitted response; and
allowing access to the URL by the user with the particular access rights in response to a determination that the user still requests access to the Internet content.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing flexible access to Internet sites is described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via a computing device, a request to access content associated with the URL. The method further includes transmitting a response to the request, the response indicating that access to the URL is restricted, receiving a second request to access the content associated with the URL, the second request acknowledging that access to the URL is restricted, logging the second request; and transmitting a second response to the second request, the second response allowing access to the requested content associated with the URL.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of managing access to an Internet content identified by a uniform resource locator (URL), comprising:
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receiving, via a computing device, a uses request from a local area network to access content associated with the URL, the user having particular access rights; determining, using a central device of the local area network, a content category of the Internet content identified by the URL, the Internet content associated with the content category based upon a comparison between a total page relevancy score and an alpha score, the total page relevancy score being defined at least in part by a relevancy score for a word pair from the Internet content to said content category; determining whether the Internet content is blocked based on the determined content category; after determining the Internet content is blocked, transmitting a response over the network to the request, the response indicating that the requested Internet content has been blocked and that further access to the URL by the user will be logged; determining whether the user still requests access to the Internet content after the user receives the transmitted response; and allowing access to the URL by the user with the particular access rights in response to a determination that the user still requests access to the Internet content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing access to content associated with a uniform resource locator (URL), comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more memories, each memory coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and collectively configured to store instructions that when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform a method of; receiving, via a computing device, a uses request from a local area network to access content associated with the URL, the user having particular access rights; determining a content category of the Internet content identified by the URL, the Internet content associated with the content category based upon a comparison between a total page relevancy score and an alpha score, the total page relevancy score being defined at least in part by a relevancy score for a word pair from the Internet content to said content category; determining whether the Internet content is blocked based on the determined content category; after determining the Internet content is blocked, transmitting a response to the request, the response including a notice and indicating the requested Internet content has been blocked and that further access to the requested Internet content by the user will be logged; determining whether the user still requests access to the Internet content after the user receives the transmitted response; and allowing access to the URL for the user with the particular access rights in response to a determination that the user still requests access to the Internet content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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