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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2000
Arto Astala, Vantaa, FI;
Timo Ellila, Halikko, FI;
Petri Asunmaa, Espoo, FI;
Kimmo Djupsjobacka, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Grundy, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ilari Saarikivi, Salo, FI;
Sampo Savolainen, Espoo, FI;
Patrik Lindblom, Lexington, MA (US);
Anders Frisk, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Martha Zimet, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Otso Ylonen, Salo, FI;
Thomas Abrahamson, Linkoping, SE;
Arto Astala, Vantaa, FI;
Timo Ellila, Halikko, FI;
Petri Asunmaa, Espoo, FI;
Kimmo Djupsjobacka, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Grundy, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ilari Saarikivi, Salo, FI;
Sampo Savolainen, Espoo, FI;
Patrik Lindblom, Lexington, MA (US);
Anders Frisk, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Martha Zimet, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Otso Ylonen, Salo, FI;
Thomas Abrahamson, Linkoping, SE;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A system and method are provided that allow a user to perform information management tasks and access the Internet. The system includes a terminal that is part of a family and capable of wireless communication, a gateway, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), a server for authenticating the terminal, a global unit for providing the internet address of the server to the terminal, and browser logic stored in the terminal or the server. The method includes the steps of powering on the terminal, establishing a communication link with the gateway to obtain an internet address for the terminal relative to the internet address of the gateway, obtaining an internet address for the server, and establishing a family communication session between the terminal and the server to allow access to information management services, and launching a browser to provide an interface to the internet.