Comcast Cable Communications, LLC

Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC

Srini Avirneni

Raju Datla

Nirmal Mody

Brian Van Lieu

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for directing users to captive and open domains. Management of communications involving captive domains and open domains may comprise permitting and/or preventing certain communications at certain times.

Method and system for directing user between captive and open domains

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for directing users to captive and open domains. The captive domain may include electronically accessible content provided by a service provider and the open domain may include electronically accessible content that is not completely provided by the service provider. A captive domain server may permit communications from a user device to the captive domain and block communications from the user device to the open domain. The captive domain server may forward, subsequent to the permitting, new communications from the user device to the open domain.

A method for limiting user access to a captive domain or an open domain. The captive domain may include electronically accessible content that is selected/controlled by a service provider and the open domain may include electronically accessible content that is not completely selected/controlled by the service provider. The method may include configuring a modem or other user device in such a manner as to limit use access to the desired domain.

Systems and methods for sending/receiving improved in-browser notification messages are provided. The notification messages are overlaid on HTTP traffic on portfor IP addresses provisioned to receive the notification messages from various sources, including weather, emergency broadcast, and police stations. A load balancer within the end-to-end system allows HTTP traffic on portto be forked from non HTTP traffic on portto selectively insert notification messages. The notifications are inserted by an internet content adoption protocol (ICAP) server in communication with other devices within the system.

System and method for improved notifications

Systems and methods for sending/receiving improved in-browser notification messages are provided. The notification messages are overlaid on HTTP traffic on port 80 for IP addresses provisioned to receive the notification messages from various sources, including weather, emergency broadcast, and police stations. A load balancer within the end-to-end system allows HTTP traffic on port 80 to be forked from non HTTP traffic on port 80 to selectively insert notification messages. The notifications are inserted by an internet content adoption protocol (ICAP) server in communication with other devices within the system.

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Chester Springs, PA, United States of America

Srini Avirneni