Secure browser

A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• communicating with a client and at least one cooperative server through a normal web browser, wherein the communication with the client and the at least one cooperative server through the normal web browser includes sending, from the normal browser at the client to the at least one cooperative server, a normal IP command when selecting a normal URL through the normal web browser;
• in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client,
• receiving, at the client, secure content having an associated type code indicative of a requirement for a secure web browser having restricted functionality with respect to a functionality of the normal web browser;
• launching the secure web browser at the client for handling the received secure content, wherein the secure web browser is automatically launched at the client based at least in part on the type code received at the client in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client;
• requesting, by the secure web browser from the at least one cooperative server, the secure content associated with the type code, wherein the secure content is requested by the secure web browser in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client;
• receiving the secure content with the launched secure web browser for handling the secure content, wherein the secure content is not available for use by the user in the normal web browser and the launched secure web browser imposes restrictions on availability outside of the secure web browser of data derived from the secure content;
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• communicating an input from the user, through the secure web browser, to the at least one cooperative server.

A method for interacting with a user, comprising:

• communicating with a client and at least one cooperative server through a normal web browser, wherein the communication with the client and the at least one cooperative server through the normal web browser includes sending, from the normal browser at the client to the at least one cooperative server, a normal IP command when selecting a normal URL through the normal web browser;
• in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client,
• receiving, at the client, an associated type code indicative of a requirement for a secure web browser having restricted functionality with respect to a functionality of the normal web browser;
• launching the secure web browser at the client for handling the received secure content, wherein the secure web browser is automatically launched at the client based at least in part on the type code received at the client in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client.

A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• communicating with a client and at least one cooperative server through a normal web browser, wherein the communication with the client and the at least one cooperative server through the normal web browser includes sending, from the normal browser at the client to the at least one cooperative server, a normal IP command when selecting a normal URL through the normal web browser;
• in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client,
• receiving, at the client, an associated type code indicative of a requirement for a secure web browser having restricted functionality with respect to a functionality of the normal web browser;
• launching the secure web browser at the client for handling the received secure content, wherein the secure web browser is automatically launched at the client based at least in part on the type code received at the client in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client.

An automated computer system for interacting with a user, comprising:

• a processor of a client computer configured to execute a normal web browser configured to communicate with at least one cooperative server, wherein the communication with the client and the at least one cooperative server through the normal web browser includes sending, from the normal browser at the client to the at least one cooperative server, a normal IP command when selecting a normal URL through the normal web browser;
• in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client,
• a communications interface of the client computer configured to receive, at the client, an associated type code indicative of a requirement for a secure web browser having restricted functionality with respect to a functionality of the normal web browser;
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• wherein the processor is further configured to launch the secure web browser at the client computer for handling secure content, wherein the secure web browser is automatically launched at the client based at least in part on the type code received at the client in response to the at least one cooperative server receiving the normal IP command from the normal URL selected through the normal browser at the client.