Method, apparatus and system for directing access to content on a computer network
First Claim
1. A system for controlling access to information in a computer network, the system comprising:
- a provider computer for providing information content coupled in a computer network;
a recipient computer for receiving information content coupled in a computer network;
means, operable on the provider computer, for controlling access by the recipient computer to predetermined information content.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the instant invention are directed to a method, apparatus and system for directing an on-line user to predetermined information. Preferred embodiments of the instant invention interface with the user'"'"'s browser to utilize the functions of the browser for directing user “traffic” on a network. In preferred embodiments, when a user accesses a web site page, a traffic control program is executed for the page, wherein the traffic control program controls the transmission (downloading) of data to the user computer and further creates a modified set of rules for at least one of the browser functions. Upon query (or other interaction) by the browser prior to closing page, the traffic control program interacts with the browser software to modify or control one or more of the browser functions, such that the user computer is further directed to a predesignated site or page (and displays a predesignated frame) upon execution of a browser function, instead of accessing the site or page typically associated with the selected browser function.
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1. A system for controlling access to information in a computer network, the system comprising:
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a provider computer for providing information content coupled in a computer network;
a recipient computer for receiving information content coupled in a computer network;
means, operable on the provider computer, for controlling access by the recipient computer to predetermined information content.
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2. A method for controlling a user'"'"'s access to information in a computer network having a recipient computer and a provider computer, the method comprising:
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requesting access to first information content from the recipient computer over the network;
transferring the requested first information content to the recipient computer from the provider computer;
transferring additional software to the recipient computer from the provider computer with the requested information and wherein the additional software comprises at least one program routine for interacting with further software that operates with the recipient computer and that identifies second information content which the user may request;
activating a routine in the further software on the recipient computer to request access to the second information content;
operating the recipient computer under at least partial control of the additional software to provide access to third information content in response to the activation of the further software routine that requests access to the second information content. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable article containing at least one computer readable program for operating a provider computer on a computer network according to the method comprising:
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receiving a request for access to first information content from a recipient computer on the network;
transferring the requested first information content to the recipient computer from the provider computer;
transferring additional software to the recipient computer from the provider computer with the requested information and wherein the additional software comprises at least one program routine for interacting with further software that operates with the recipient computer and that identifies second information content which the user may request, the at least one program routine including a routine for operating the recipient computer to provide access to third information content in response to the activation of the further software routine that requests access to the second information content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A system for controlling a user'"'"'s access to information in a computer network, comprising:
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a provider computer for providing information content coupled in a computer network;
a recipient computer for receiving information content coupled in the computer network;
a computer readable medium associated with the recipient computer, containing a network browser program, the browser program including routines selectable through the recipient computer for requesting access to a particular information content over the network;
a computer readable medium associated with the provider computer, containing a program for controlling the provider computer to transfer software to the recipient computer for overriding at least one of the selectable routines of the browser program.
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