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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1998
Peter Van Horne, San Diego, CA (US);
Keith Olson, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Atcom, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for remotely connecting client computers to a communication network such as the Internet by way of a server system handling a plurality of client computers and having the capability of dynamically providing network connections to the client computers, separately billing usage time and tracking usage and preferably updating access software on the client computers. A hot access port is provided for client system access in which a welcome signal is pushed from the server system to the access port. After a connection is made between the client system and the access port, the client system receives the welcome signal.