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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Dwip N. Banerjee, Austin, TX (US);
Kumar Ravi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Eduardo N. Spring, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dwip N. Banerjee, Austin, TX (US);
Kumar Ravi, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Eduardo N. Spring, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and program for time controlled network use are provided. A time controller counts an amount of time utilized by a particular user in accessing at least one web page via a network. Then, in response to the counted amount of time reaching at least one time limit for the particular user, the time controller initiates an action to control further accesses via the network by the particular user, such that an amount of time the particular user spends making network accesses is limited.