System and method for controlling access to data located on a content server
July 5, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInformation retrieval apparatus with user interface for displaying and printing of retrieved data in different selected sequences Data server for transferring selected blocks of remote file to a distributed computer network involving only single data transfer operation System for dynamic sharing of local and remote displays by maintaining a list of best-match resources Method and apparatus for providing a network configuration database Generation, archiving, and retrieval of digital images with evoked suggestion-set captions and natural language interface CATV distribution system with each channel having its own remote scheduler Remote information service access system based on a client-server-service model System and method for enabling the creation of personalized movie presentations and personalized movie collections Apparatus for distributing subscription and on-demand audio programming Distributed enterprise print controller InventorApplicationNo. 503658 filed on 07/05/1995US Classes:707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)707/4, Query formulation, input preparation, or translation707/9, Privileged access707/10Distributed or remote accessExaminersPrimary: Black, Thomas G.Assistant: Lewis, Michael Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassC06F 017/30AbstractThe content of free speech over distributed networks, such as the Internet, is often inappropriate for minors as well as offensive to some adults. The invention comprises an advisory server operated by, for example, a third party watchdog group, which rates the content of data downloaded from a content server to a client in order to block or censor unwanted material. In operation, each time data (e.g., a web page) is downloaded from a content server to the client, prior to display, the client sends a request signal to the advisory server asking that it advise the client on the content of the web page. The advisory server rates the page and sends a classification rating back to the client. The client thereafter displays or does not display the web page according to the classification rating based on the client's selected preferences. The advisory server may also assign a rating to any links contained on the web page or may also be asked by the client to block any pages which require a fee. In this manner parents are effectively empowered control the content of data disseminated in their homes.Other References
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