Systems and methods for providing content and services on a network system
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1. A system for redirecting a computer in communication with a network, comprising:
- a network access management system including at least one processor and at least one communications port, the network access management system configured to process an incoming request from the computer over the network for access to an external server that is outside of the network; and
a portal page redirection unit in communication with the network access management system, wherein the portal page redirection unit is configured to send, to the network access management system, redirection data identifying a portal page server, the portal page server being different from the external server;
wherein the network access management system sends to the computer an outgoing response based on the redirection data, the outgoing response configured to be responsive to the incoming request from the computer by pretending to be the external server in completing a connection handshake with the computer, and further by including a source address corresponding to the external server, whereby the outgoing response appears to have originated from the external server, and the outgoing response configured to cause the computer to initiate a second request for content from the portal page server.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing and providing content and services on a network system. Aspects of the invention include location-based determination of network content and services that may be provided to client computers. Other aspects of the invention include authorization and authentication components that determine access rights of client computers. Additional aspects include systems and methods for redirecting client computers to different network content. The disclosed systems and methods may be used in numerous network system applications.
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1. A system for redirecting a computer in communication with a network, comprising:
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a network access management system including at least one processor and at least one communications port, the network access management system configured to process an incoming request from the computer over the network for access to an external server that is outside of the network; and a portal page redirection unit in communication with the network access management system, wherein the portal page redirection unit is configured to send, to the network access management system, redirection data identifying a portal page server, the portal page server being different from the external server; wherein the network access management system sends to the computer an outgoing response based on the redirection data, the outgoing response configured to be responsive to the incoming request from the computer by pretending to be the external server in completing a connection handshake with the computer, and further by including a source address corresponding to the external server, whereby the outgoing response appears to have originated from the external server, and the outgoing response configured to cause the computer to initiate a second request for content from the portal page server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network management system, configured to redirect a computer to a portal page, the computer being connected to the network management system by a network, the system comprising:
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a communications port configured to receive an incoming request from the computer relating to accessing an external server; and a processor configured to receive incoming data from a redirection server, the incoming data identifying a portal page server to which the computer should be redirected, the portal page server being different from the external server; and the processor further configured to send to the computer, an outgoing response based on the incoming data, the outgoing response configured to be responsive to the incoming request from the computer, and the outgoing response configured to cause the computer to initiate a second request for content from the portal page server; wherein the processor is further configured to complete a connection handshake while appearing to be the external server, and wherein the outgoing response includes a source address corresponding to the external server, whereby the outgoing response appears to have originated from the external server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method, performed at a network management system, of redirecting a computer to a portal page, the computer being connected to the network management system by a network, the method comprising:
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completing a connection handshake with the computer in a manner such that the network management system appears to be the external server; receiving, at the network management system, an incoming request from the computer relating to accessing an external server; receiving, at the network management system, incoming data from a redirection server, the incoming data identifying a portal page server to which the computer should be redirected, the portal page server being different from the external server; and sending, from the network management system to the computer, an outgoing response based on the incoming data, the outgoing response configured to be responsive to the incoming request from the computer by including a source address corresponding to the external server, whereby the outgoing response appears to have originated from the external server, and the outgoing response configured to cause the computer to initiate a second request for content from the portal page server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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