METHOD OF OBTAINING A NETWORK ADDRESS

• US 20110185411A1
• Filed: 04/04/2011
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: John Everett Gmuender, Michael Brian Massing, Thomas Drennan Selgas
• Original Assignee: MyMail, Ltd. (MyMail Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Massing, Michael Brian, Gmuender, John Everett, Selgas, Thomas Drennan
• Granted Patent: US 9,935,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0464 using hop-by-hop encryption, i.e. wherein an intermediate entity decrypts the information and re-encrypts it before forwarding it
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

The present invention comprises a method of and apparatus for simplifying the process of access to a network for a roaming computer user, divides the responsibility of servicing a given user wanting to access the network between multiple parties and minimizes the possibility of improper dissemination of email header data as well as improper use of network resources (including server systems) by non-clients.

Claims

1. A network access device for accessing a digital network, the network access device configured to:

send, using a first network service provider entity to access the network, a message through the network to an access service provider entity;

in response to sending the message, receive at least one credential from the access service provider entity through the network;

contact a second network service provider entity in accordance with the credential received from the access service provider entity; and

in response to contacting the second network service provider entity, receive a temporarily assigned network address from the second network service provider entity.