System and method for monitoring the internet access of a computer
AssigneeAccountability International, Inc.
InventorClinton D. Bunch
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Abstract
Employee Internet usage is monitored to identify the web sites employees visit and the amount of time employees spend at each site. The system utilizes a client-based module which monitors Internet access, which operates in conjunction with an enforcement supervisor located on a remote web server. A client-based monitoring module performs all of the monitoring and logging activity. The previous web page title, location (URL) and time spent are stored by the client component in memory on the client computer. The web page title and URL are obtained from system notifications from the browser to the client component. The client computer uploads the log containing the web page information to a web-based supervising module.
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A method for monitoring the Internet access of a computer, the method comprising:
- providing at the computer a client-based monitoring module;
- providing at a web server a web-based supervisor module that specifies guidelines which govern Internet access by the computer,
- sending the guidelines from the supervisor module to the client-based monitoring module;
- at the client-based monitoring module, logging a request for Internet access in a log, and logging any violations of the guidelines in the log;
- displaying at the computer an amount of Internet access time a user of the computer has remaining;
- and
- sending the log to the supervisor module where the following sub-steps are performed:
- (1) copying the log into a web-based log;
- and
- (2) notifying a designated administrator of any violation.
A system for monitoring network access, comprising:
- a computer operable to connect to the network;
- a monitoring module associated with the computer, the monitoring module operable to create a database containing a history log relative to access of the network;
- a display associated with the monitoring module, the display operable to indicate an amount of authorized time a user of the computer has remaining on the network;
- and
- a supervisor module provided at a server which is in periodic communication with the computer, the supervisor module including a web-based log operable to store the history log,
- wherein the monitor module is operable to transfer the history log from the computer system to the supervisor module.
A method for monitoring the network access of a computer, the method comprising:
- specifying guidelines which govern network access by the computer;
- storing the guidelines at the computer;
- displaying at the computer an amount of authorized network access time a user of the computer has remaining;
- monitoring a request for network access at the computer;
- responsive to a violation of the specified guidelines caused by the request for network access, logging the violation in a log stored at the computer;
- providing an indication of the violation to a user of the computer;
- and
- permitting the request for network access.
A method for monitoring the network access of a computer, the method comprising:
- specifying guidelines which govern network access by the computer;
- storing the guidelines at the computer;
- displaying an amount of authorized time a user of the computer has remaining on the network;
- and
- at the computer, logging a request for network access in a log and logging any violations of the guidelines in the log.
A system for monitoring the Internet access of a computer, the system comprising:
- means for specifying guidelines which govern Internet access by the computer;
- means for storing the guidelines at the computer;
- at the computer, means for displaying an amount of authorized time a user of the computer has remaining on the Internet;
- at the computer, means for logging a request for Internet access in a log and logging any violations of the guidelines in the log;
- and
- means for sending the log to a supervisor module associated with a server wherein the log is copied to a web-based log.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.