Triggered remote dial-up for internet access
First Claim
1. A computerized method for connecting a remote computer to a local area network over the Internet, comprising the steps of:
- responsive to telephonically receiving identification information, indexing a database of a gateway of the local area network by the identification to read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider;
connecting the gateway to the specified Internet Service Provider;
receiving an IP address assignment from the specified Internet Service Provider;
sending a mail message including the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider to a mailbox at a mailbox address specified in the indexed profile record;
reading the mail message by the remote computer to obtain the IP address; and
connecting the remote computer to the local area network via the Internet and using the assigned IP address.
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Abstract
A computerized method is provided for connecting a remote computer to a local area network (LAN) via the Internet. An identification is sent to a gateway of a local area network using a publicly accessible communications network, either by a user or by a modem of the remote computer. The gateway uses the sent identification to index a database and read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider. The gateway makes a request of the specified Internet Service Provider to assign an IP address. Upon receiving the assigned IP address, the gateway sends a mail message including the Internet address to a mailbox at a mailbox address specified in the indexed profile record. The user of the remote computer reads the mail message to obtain the IP address, and the dynamically assigned IP address can then be used to connect the remote computer to a local area network (LAN) via the Internet.
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19 Claims
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1. A computerized method for connecting a remote computer to a local area network over the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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responsive to telephonically receiving identification information, indexing a database of a gateway of the local area network by the identification to read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider; connecting the gateway to the specified Internet Service Provider; receiving an IP address assignment from the specified Internet Service Provider; sending a mail message including the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider to a mailbox at a mailbox address specified in the indexed profile record; reading the mail message by the remote computer to obtain the IP address; and connecting the remote computer to the local area network via the Internet and using the assigned IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. An apparatus for connecting a remote computer to a local area network via the Internet, comprising:
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means for telephonically sending an identification to a gateway of the local area network using a publicly accessible communications network; means for indexing a database of the gateway by the identification to read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider and a mailbox address; means for connecting the gateway to the specified Internet Service Provider; means for requesting an IP address from the specified Internet Service Provider; a mailbox at the mailbox address for receiving a mail message including the requested IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider; means for reading the mail message by the remote computer to obtain the IP address; and means for connecting the remote computer to the local area network via the Internet and using the dynamically assigned IP address. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A computerized method for connecting a local computer to a remote computer over a global communications network, comprising the steps of:
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responsive to telephonically receiving identification information, indexing a database of the local computer by the identification to read a profile record specifying an network service provider; connecting the local computer to the specified network service provider; receiving assignment of a network address from the specified network service provider; sending a message including the network address assigned by the network service provider to an address specified in the indexed profile record; and responsive to the local computer receiving a connection request from the remote computer; establishing a connection between the local computer and the remote computer over the global communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus for connecting a remote computer to a local computer via the Internet, comprising:
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means for telephonically receiving an identification at the local computer; means for indexing a database of the local computer by the identification to read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider and a mailbox address; means for connecting the local computer to the specified Internet Service Provider; means for receiving assignment of an IP address from the specified Internet Service Provider; means for transmitting the assigned IP address to the specified mailbox address; means for the local computer receiving a connection request from the remote computer; and means for establishing a connection from the local computer to the remote computer responsive to receiving the connection request. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for connecting a local computer to a remote computer, the computer program product controlling a processor coupled to the medium to perform the operations of:
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responsive to telephonically receiving identification information, indexing a database of the local computer by the identification to read a profile record specifying an Internet Service Provider; connecting the local computer to he specified Internet Service Provider; receiving assignment of an IP address from the specified Internet Service Provider; sending a mail message including the IP address assigned by the Internet Service Provider to a mailbox at a mailbox address specified in the indexed profile record; and responsive to the local computer receiving a connection request from the remote computer; establishing a connection between the local computer and the remote computer over the Internet.
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