Gateway ISP Processor Terms of Service Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for client computers to gain internet access through a private network are inefficient, as they rely on error-prone URL or DNS hijacking, which requires initiating a web browser session and do not effectively communicate necessary terms of service, such as fees, to the user.
Innovation Solution
Establishing a private network communications path between a gateway ISP processor and a client processor to transmit terms of service, allowing the client to accept them digitally as a condition for internet access, without requiring a web browser session, and enabling automatic acceptance if previously agreed upon.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If DNS hijacking or URL hijacking is used to communicate terms of service, then internet access can be controlled and terms can be communicated, but the method is error-prone and requires initiating a web browser session which reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/web-based interaction system (DNS hijacking requiring browser sessions) with a direct network communication protocol operating at the TCP/IP layer. This substitution eliminates the need for browser initiation and manual user actions, achieving both higher reliability (no browser session requirements) and better productivity (automatic connection establishment).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by establishing the communication path and transmitting terms of service data before actual internet access is granted. The gateway computer sends authentication requests and terms data during the connection establishment phase, so that when the client computer connects, all necessary information is already available and no browser session needs to be initiated.
2Ease of operation
If DNS hijacking is used to direct users to ISP web servers, then terms of service can be communicated, but the process requires user initiation of a web browser which increases complexity and user inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the gateway computer to automatically authenticate client computers and transmit terms of service data without requiring user initiation of a web browser. The system performs authentication and information delivery autonomously during the connection establishment phase, eliminating manual user actions and reducing both operational complexity and user inconvenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary communication protocol operating at the TCP/IP layer that mediates between the gateway computer and client computer. This intermediary system handles authentication and terms transmission automatically, replacing the complex web-based intermediary (browser + web server) with a simpler, automated network-level protocol.
3Loss of time
If web browser session initiation is required to access terms of service, then DNS hijacking can be used, but this increases the time required for internet access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by completing authentication and transmitting terms of service data during the connection establishment phase, before the client computer needs to access the internet. This eliminates the time loss associated with subsequent browser session initiation and manual term acceptance, as everything is already in place when the connection is established.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuity of useful action by maintaining the authentication and information delivery process continuously during the connection establishment phase, without interruption or requirement for user intervention. The gateway computer continuously manages the authentication sequence and data transmission, eliminating gaps where users would need to manually initiate browser sessions.
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AI summary
Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method for communicating terms of service for providing internet access. The method includes establishing, using a gateway internet service provider (ISP) processor, a private network communications path between the gateway ISP processor and a client processor over a private area network. The method further includes transmitting, using the gateway ISP processor, data over the private network communications path, wherein the data includes terms of service that must be accepted by the client processor as one condition of the gateway ISP processor providing the client processor with internet access.