Nova Patents
EP0762707A2

Arrangement for network access via the telecommunication network by remote-controlled filter

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement to check/control access to IP-networks via the telecommunication network. A personal computer is connected via the telecommunication network to an interface pool which constitutes interface between the telecommunication network and the IP-network. According to the invention there is a remote-controlled filter which can be controlled to allow access to the IP-network. An access check/control server checks the authorization of the user of the personal computer and controls the remote-controlled filter depending on the authorization check. The remote-controlled filter initially only allows access to the access check/control server. The access check/control server further can attend to debiting of the user of the personal computer, and check different blocking functions for the access to the IP-network.

EP0762707A2, drawing sheet 1
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Projected expiry passed 15 July 2016, 10.2 years ago.

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10 claims: 10 independent, 0 dependent

  1. 1
    Arrangement to check/control access to IP-network via telecommunication network, including at least one personal computer connected via the telecommunication network to an interface pool which constitutes interface between the telecommunication network and the IP-network, characterized in at least one remote-controlled filter which can be controlled to allow access to the IP-network, and an access check/control server which can check the authorization of the user of the personal computer and control the remote-controlled filter depending on the authorization check.
  2. 2
    Arrangement according to patent claim 1, characterized in that the remote-controlled filter before the authorization check only allows access to the access check/control server.
  3. 3
    Arrangement according to patent claim 2, characterized in that the normal state of the remote-controlled filter after finished access for the user of the personal computer only is to allow access to the access check/control server.
  4. 4
    Arrangement according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the access check/control server attends to debiting of the user of the personal computer.
  5. 5
    Arrangement according to any of the previous claims, characterized in that the interface pool is a modem pool.
  6. 6
    Arrangement according to any of the previous patent claims, characterized in that the access check/control server as complement or alternative to the authorization check and the debiting, is arranged to attend to transmission of a preferably interactive advertisement message to the user of the personal computer.
  7. 7
    Arrangement according to any of the previous patent claims, characterized in that the access check/control server blocks access to certain IP-network addresses.
  8. 8
    Arrangement according to any of the previous patent claims, characterized in that the access check/control server, depending on for the user of the personal computer individual authorization profiles, blocks access to certain IP-network addresses.
  9. 9
    Arrangement according to patent claim 8, characterized in that individual authorization profiles are stored in the access check/control server.
  10. 10
    Arrangement according to patent claim 8, characterized in that predefined authorization profiles are stored in the remote-controlled filter, at which the authorization check can imply that an authorization profile is tied to the user of the personal computer.
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