Dynamic IP relay method and system for providing a remote user with a current IP address of an internet connection
OwnerCraig J. Jenseninventor
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Abstract
A system and method for reporting, either automatically or manually, a dynamic IP address of an internet connection, which system and method involves a dedicated hardware device or circuit card/subsection, which is not a general purpose PC that generates and communicates over the internet such dynamic IP addresses.
Claims23
A system for remotely accessing an internet connection having a dynamic IP address, the system comprising:
- an internet appliance coupled to an internet connection;
- a dynamic IP relay hardware device coupled with said internet appliance and said internet connection;
- said device being configured to report to a remote user, via said internet connection, a dynamic IP address associated with said internet connection;
- and,
- said dynamic IP relay hardware is not a general purpose personal computer.
A method of remotely accessing an internet appliance comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic hardware device which is not a general purpose personal computer;
- using said electronic hardware device to generate a report of an IP address for an internet connection, in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event;
- using said electronic hardware device to communicate said report to a remote user via said internet connection;
- and
- using said IP address to remotely access said internet connection.
A system for accessing information from an unattended internet appliance via an internet connection having dynamic IP addresses comprising:
- an unattended internet appliance;
- a telephone modem disposed between and interconnecting said unattended internet appliance with a remote user via a dial-up internet connection;
- a stand-alone electronic hardware device which is not a general purpose personal computer and which is further not disposed in a case with a device which is configured for communicating information across a computer network;
- said stand-alone electronic hardware device comprising a microprocessor and memory which is configured to store software therein which is executed by said microprocessor;
- said stand-alone electronic hardware device being configured to receive report configuration commands from an external personal computer;
- said microprocessor and said software together configured to initiate said dialup internet connection in response to an incoming telephone call which authorizes said dial-up internet connection only after incoming information is matched to predetermined authorization information;
- and,
- said microprocessor and said software together further configured to generate an e-mail report indicating a current IP address for said dial-up internet connection, where said e-mail report is in response to said report configuration commands.
A method of testing a configuration of an internet appliance comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic hardware device which is not a general purpose personal computer;
- using said electronic hardware device to generate a report of an IP address for an internet connection, in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event;
- using said electronic hardware device to communicate said report to a remote user via said internet connection;
- and
- using said IP address to test a configuration.
A system for remotely accessing an internet connection having a dynamic IP address, the system comprising:
- a dynamic IP relay hardware device coupled to said internet connection;
- a device being configured to report to a remote user, via said internet connection, a dynamic IP address associated with said internet connection;
- and,
- said dynamic IP relay hardware is not a general purpose personal computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.