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Method and apparatus for remote network access logging and reporting
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-19
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Granted: 2000-09-19
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Expires: 2016-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for remote network access logging and reporting intercepts an access request at a client system on a network and sends log data identifying the access request to a log server on the network. According to one embodiment, the client system receives an access list from the log server and compares the access request to the access list. In this embodiment, access to the host system is allowed only if the request does not conflict with the access list. According to another embodiment, the client system receives an access list from the log server and compares the access request to the access list. In this embodiment, the log data is sent to the log server only if the request conflicts with the access list.
Inventors
- 👤 David B. Andersen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:38
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/10; H04L63/101; G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/30; G06F21/31; G06F21/41; H04L63/14; H04L63/1408; H04L63/1425; H04L9/00; H04L9/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A method comprising: intercepting an access request at a client system to access information at a host system on a network, said access request originating at the client system; sending log data from the client system to a log server on the network, said log data to identify the access request; and receiving an access summary from the log server that summarizes at least a portion of the log data received from the client system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
75 words
A method comprising: intercepting an access request at a client system to access information at a host system on a network, said access request originating at the client system; sending log data from the client system to a log server on the network, said log data to identify the access request; and receiving an access summary from the log server that summarizes at least a portion of the log data received from the client system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the access request is a request to access a world wide web page on the host system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an access list at the client system from the log server; comparing the access request to the access list; and initiating an access from the client system to the host system only if the access request does not conflict with the access list.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the log server accessing the host system in response to the log server receiving the log data from the client system; and the log server obtaining site description information regarding the host system from the host system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the sending comprises: comparing the access request at the client system to an access list received from the log server; and sending the log data from the client system to the log server only if the access request conflicts with the access list.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the log data identifies a source of the access request and site description information corresponding to the access request.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: the log server comparing the log data to a plurality of predetermined host systems; and the log server alerting a predetermined user in response to the log data matching at least one of the plurality of predetermined host systems.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the alerting comprises sending an electronic mail message to the predetermined user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, designed to be executed by a processor, for implementing a function, implementation of the function comprising: intercepting an access request at a client system to access information at a host system on a network, said access request originating at the client system; sending log data from the client system to a log server on the network, said log data to identify the access request; and receiving an access summary from the log server that summarizes at least a portion of the log data received from the client system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, designed to be executed by a processor, for implementing a function, implementation of the function comprising: intercepting an access request at a client system to access information at a host system on a network, said access request originating at the client system; sending log data from the client system to a log server on the network, said log data to identify the access request; and receiving an access summary from the log server that summarizes at least a portion of the log data received from the client system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the access request is a request to access a specified file on the host system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein implementation of the function further comprises: receiving an access list at the client system from the log server; comparing the access request to the access list; and initiating an access from the client system to the host system only if the access request does not conflict with the access list.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein implementation of the function further comprises: comparing the access request at the client system to an access list received from the log server; and sending the log data from the client system to the log server only if the access request conflicts with the access list.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
66 words
The system of claim 8 wherein the log server is further to store an access list, said client system to retrieve the access list from the log server and compare a first access request to the access list, said client system to send first log data identifying the first access request to the log server only if the first access request conflicts with the access list.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
82 words
An apparatus comprising: an interface to intercept an access request at a client system to access information at a host system on a network, said access request originating at the client system; and a logging process to send log data from the client system to a log server on the network, said log data to identify the access request, and said logging process to receive an access summary from the log server that summarizes at least a portion of the log data.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
82 words
An apparatus comprising: an interface to intercept an access request at a client system to access information at a host system on a network, said access request originating at the client system; and a logging process to send log data from the client system to a log server on the network, said log data to identify the access request, and said logging process to receive an access summary from the log server that summarizes at least a portion of the log data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the access request is a request to access a particular file on the host system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the logging process is also to retrieve an access list from the log server, compare the access request to the access list, and initiate an access from the client system to the host system only if the access request does not conflict with the access list.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the logging process is also to compare the access request at the client system to an access list received from the log server, and to send the log data to the log server only if the access request conflicts with the access list.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
91 words
A system comprising: a client system on a network to request access to information stored at a host system on the network; and a log server on the network to store an access log for the client system, said client system to send log data to the log server for addition to the access log to identify access requests made by the client system, said log server to sent an access summary to the client system that summarizes at least a portion of the log data received from the client system.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
91 words
A system comprising: a client system on a network to request access to information stored at a host system on the network; and a log server on the network to store an access log for the client system, said client system to send log data to the log server for addition to the access log to identify access requests made by the client system, said log server to sent an access summary to the client system that summarizes at least a portion of the log data received from the client system.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
146 words
A system comprising: a client system on a network to request access to information stored at a host system on the network; and a log server on the network to store an access list for the client system, said client system to retrieve the access list from the log server, compare a first access request to the access list, and initiate the first access request only if the first access request does not conflict with the access list, said log server further to store an access log for the client system, said client system to send log data to the log server for addition to the access log to identify access requests made by the client system, said client system further to send first log data identifying the first access request to the log server only if the first access request conflicts with the access list.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
146 words
A system comprising: a client system on a network to request access to information stored at a host system on the network; and a log server on the network to store an access list for the client system, said client system to retrieve the access list from the log server, compare a first access request to the access list, and initiate the first access request only if the first access request does not conflict with the access list, said log server further to store an access log for the client system, said client system to send log data to the log server for addition to the access log to identify access requests made by the client system, said client system further to send first log data identifying the first access request to the log server only if the first access request conflicts with the access list.
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