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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2003
Fabrice Chupin, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Scott Jarol, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
David Redkey, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Fabrice Chupin, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Scott Jarol, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
David Redkey, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Earthlink, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A web browser for Internet access distinguishes between client users and supervisory users. Supervisory users are authorized to create or modify local content access settings to Internet resources that are stored in data structures. Client users are prevented from accessing these local content access settings. When a client user logs on, the local content access settings are retrieved from a local data structure and additional content access control information is retrieved from a remote data structure. Modules coordinate local and remote content access settings to regulate client access to Internet resources. Client access is readily modified through the setting of local content access settings by a local supervisor and by the selection of the remote site(s) contacted for additional content access control information. An interactive agent assists client users during Internet access.