US6412003B1 — System and a method for accessing services

Claim 1

Independent Claim 152 words

A system for transferring information, said system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks so as to provide communications between the computer networks, user interfaces connected to the computer networks through a router or switch of a connection provider, each of the computers connected to the computer networks having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, router controller servers having a connection to at least one desired router or switch, the user thereof having access to various addresses in an address space of the computer network router or switch, the access right thereof being defined in accordance with a table, wherein the user has, during the connection to the router or switch and the router controller server, a right to change at least one allowed access right of the address space defining the table.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 152 words

A system for transferring information, said system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks so as to provide communications between the computer networks, user interfaces connected to the computer networks through a router or switch of a connection provider, each of the computers connected to the computer networks having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, router controller servers having a connection to at least one desired router or switch, the user thereof having access to various addresses in an address space of the computer network router or switch, the access right thereof being defined in accordance with a table, wherein the user has, during the connection to the router or switch and the router controller server, a right to change at least one allowed access right of the address space defining the table.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 26 words

The system according to claim 1 , wherein said address space is divided into segments, each segment providing an access to a certain group of addresses.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 33 words

The system according to claim 2 , wherein an announcement or announcements thereof are provided to at least one of a billing information arrangement and information analyzing arrangement as a segment is implemented.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 248 words

The system according to claim 3 , wherein in a system comprising a public telephone network, an interface node which can be accessed from a terminal connected to the public telephone network, and at least one telecommunications network providing services which can be accessed from the interface node, in order to form billing basis for the use of services: the interface node is adapted to give to the terminal a temporary or a fixed address for the duration of the connection when establishing the connection to the interface node, a telephone exchange, which includes intelligent network switching functions, and the router controller server correspondingly are adapted to give an announcement to the Service Control Point (SCP) of the intelligent network concerning the A-number of the user, the concerned device location identification and the segment currently in use of the telephone exchange from which the connection has been established to an input port of the interface node, the input port is given the same identification as the device location connected to the port, and a message is transmitted to the Service Control Point (SCP) including information about the segment, the temporary address given to the terminal for the duration of the connection and the identification of the input port of the interface node, and the A-number and the temporary address, which have the same relating device location identification, the interface node input port identification, and the segment currently in use announced by the router controller server are bonded together.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 65 words

The system according to claim 4 , wherein as the user moves from a service group defining a certain number space to another group, the router controller server sends information to the intelligent network indicating that the user has moved to use another service which is outside the group defining the certain number space, which is behind a different segment of the router or switch.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 26 words

The system according to claim 1 , wherein the following is collected into billing information: the IP address of the user and information about the segment.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 51 words

The system according to claim 6 , wherein the information about the segment comprises at least one of the number of the router segment, the IP addresses to which the user is making contacts, and the starting and ending times of the connections of the segments of each of the routers.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 26 words

The system according to claim 1 , wherein the router controller server contains information concerning the addresses or segments to which the user rights are restricted.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 42 words

The system according to claim 1 , wherein as the user logs into the connection provider's network, the user has a default connection to an electronic mail which is positioned in one segment behind a certain segment of the router or segment.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 27 words

The system according to claim 1 , wherein the router or switch contains information indicative of the addresses or segments to which the user rights are restricted.

Claim 12

Independent Claim 154 words

A system for transferring information, said system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks providing communications between the computer networks, analog subscriber subscriptions of a switched network connected to the computer networks, which are connected to a corresponding router or switch, each of the computers connected to the network having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, router controllers having a connection to the router or switch which is closest to the local network of the service provider through which a user has access to services, and by means of which the access rights of the routers or switches to certain address are changed such that as the user contacts the router controller and announces his/her willingness to access a certain address, the user's rights to access addresses in the router or switch becomes changed accordingly.

Claim 13

Independent Claim 154 words

A system for transferring information, said system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks providing communications between the computer networks, analog subscriber subscriptions of a switched network connected to the computer networks, which are connected to a corresponding router or switch, each of the computers connected to the network having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, router controllers having a connection to the router or switch which is closest to the local network of the service provider through which a user has access to services, and by means of which the access rights of the routers or switches to certain address are changed such that as the user contacts the router controller and announces his/her willingness to access a certain address, the user's rights to access addresses in the router or switch becomes changed accordingly.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 70 words

A routing table comprising information indicative of user IP addresses, information indicative of the addresses of router or switch segments and information indicative of the user's current status to access addresses through which segment the user is able to establish connections and through which segment the user is not able to establish connections, the information indicative of the user's current status to access addresses being selectively alterable by the user.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 70 words

A routing table comprising information indicative of user IP addresses, information indicative of the addresses of router or switch segments and information indicative of the user's current status to access addresses through which segment the user is able to establish connections and through which segment the user is not able to establish connections, the information indicative of the user's current status to access addresses being selectively alterable by the user.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 35 words

The routing table according to claim 12 , wherein the table further comprises at least one of the following information: sending IP addresses, numbers of the sending ports, destination IP addresses, and the destination ports.

Claim 17

Independent Claim 151 words

A method for transferring information in a system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks providing communications between the computer networks, user interfaces associated with the computer networks, said user interfaces being connected to a corresponding router or switch, each of the computers having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, and router controller servers having a connection to the router or switch by means of which it is possible to change the access rights of the routers or switches to certain addresses, said method comprising the steps of: contacting the router or switch, contacting the router controller server, announcing an information about the desired address space through the user connection, changing the access right criteria of the number space defined by a table in response to the information, and registering the change.

Claim 18

Independent Claim 151 words

A method for transferring information in a system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks providing communications between the computer networks, user interfaces associated with the computer networks, said user interfaces being connected to a corresponding router or switch, each of the computers having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, and router controller servers having a connection to the router or switch by means of which it is possible to change the access rights of the routers or switches to certain addresses, said method comprising the steps of: contacting the router or switch, contacting the router controller server, announcing an information about the desired address space through the user connection, changing the access right criteria of the number space defined by a table in response to the information, and registering the change.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 32 words

The method according to claim 14 , wherein the change is registered through at least one of the user connection and through a separate connection from the server to a billing database.

Claim 20

Independent Claim 244 words

A system for changing router or switch access rights in a system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks providing communications between the computer networks, user interfaces connected to the computer networks through a router or switch of a connection provider, each of the computers connected to the networks having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, router controller servers having a connection to at least one desired router or switch, a user of which having access to various addresses in an address space of the computer network router or switch, the access right thereof being defined in accordance with a table, the user having, during the connection to the router or the switch and the router controller server, a right to change at least one allowed access right of the address space defined in the table, in which system a client program is retrieved from the router controller server to the user's computer, the user computer communicating by means of the client program with the router controller server, the server providing the alternatives for number spaces, the user selecting a desired number space, the server updating IP fire wall information of the router or the switch, the updating information being selectively transmitted to a billing system from the used IP address space, and the connection to the router controller server being closed after the change.

Claim 21

Independent Claim 244 words

A system for changing router or switch access rights in a system comprising computer networks to which at least one computer is connected, routers or switches between the computer networks providing communications between the computer networks, user interfaces connected to the computer networks through a router or switch of a connection provider, each of the computers connected to the networks having an identifier from which it is possible to identify the transmitting and receiving computer, router controller servers having a connection to at least one desired router or switch, a user of which having access to various addresses in an address space of the computer network router or switch, the access right thereof being defined in accordance with a table, the user having, during the connection to the router or the switch and the router controller server, a right to change at least one allowed access right of the address space defined in the table, in which system a client program is retrieved from the router controller server to the user's computer, the user computer communicating by means of the client program with the router controller server, the server providing the alternatives for number spaces, the user selecting a desired number space, the server updating IP fire wall information of the router or the switch, the updating information being selectively transmitted to a billing system from the used IP address space, and the connection to the router controller server being closed after the change.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 33 words

The system according to claim 16 , wherein the router controller server controls the user information of the particular router or switch through which the user can be connected to different service segments.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2005-06-24	2005-12-24	2006-06-25	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2009-06-24	2009-12-24	2010-06-25	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2013-06-24	2013-12-24	2014-06-25	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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