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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1997
Sih-Pin Chang, Old Tappan, NJ (US);
Ephraim Feig, Chappaqua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a browser which utilizes a Web access controller to limit access to pre-selected web sites. Such a browser is suitable for use in education, for example, where the intent is to keep students focused on a particular subject by restricting their access to predetermined relevant sites. The browser also has a “depth” parameter, whereby users are enabled to browse from those web sites on the select list to unlisted sites which are within the depth parameter away from the listed sites. This provides the users with the surfing capabilities inherent in the web. The Web access controller provides for a safer environment for children to browse through the Internet and a worry-free tool for parents.