Internet privacy protection device
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1. A privacy protection device to provide secure access to a computer network, comprising:
- a) a host port connected to one of;
a computer, and a network of computers;
b) a network port connected to said computer network;
c) a communications controller connecting said host port to said network port, said communications controller generating a single IP access list for monitoring and controlling communication between said host port and said network port;
d) active memory coupled to said communications controller, said active memory storing said IP access list; and
e) program memory coupled to said communications controller, said program memory storing an operating system (OS) and a TCP/IP stack with a rules set for said communications controller to monitor and control communications, wherein said privacy protection device has a logical disconnection mode which allows said computer to maintain its IP address while being otherwise disconnected from said computer network.
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Abstract
The invention consists of a standalone broadband plug and play Internet privacy protection device that provides complete computer or network security for always-on high speed connections by means of combining a real-time packet inspection process in conjunction with computer or network IP address concealment and implementing a seamless network disconnection upon detection of Internet inactivity by the client.
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1. A privacy protection device to provide secure access to a computer network, comprising:
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a) a host port connected to one of;
a computer, and a network of computers;
b) a network port connected to said computer network;
c) a communications controller connecting said host port to said network port, said communications controller generating a single IP access list for monitoring and controlling communication between said host port and said network port;
d) active memory coupled to said communications controller, said active memory storing said IP access list; and
e) program memory coupled to said communications controller, said program memory storing an operating system (OS) and a TCP/IP stack with a rules set for said communications controller to monitor and control communications, wherein said privacy protection device has a logical disconnection mode which allows said computer to maintain its IP address while being otherwise disconnected from said computer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of controlling communications between a computer and a computer network via a privacy protection device, comprising the steps of:
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a) passing a URL request datagram from said computer to a destination on said computer network through a communications controller within said privacy protection device;
b) extracting IP header information from said URL request datagram, said IP header information including said computer'"'"'s IP address, said destination'"'"'s IP address, associated port addresses, sequence number and protocol type;
c) storing said IP header information on an IP access list;
d) forwarding said URL request datagram to said destination to receive a response;
e) passing said response from said destination through said communications controller;
f) extracting IP header information from said response;
g) comparing said IP header information from said response with said IP header information stored on said IP access list;
h) forwarding said response to said computer if said IP header information from said response matches said IP header information stored on said IP access list; and
i) rejecting said response if said IP header information from said response does not match said IP header information stored on said IP access list. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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