US 11,736,543 B2
Internet provider subscriber communications system
Jonathan E. Schmidt, San Antonio, TX (US); Henry M. Donzis, San Antonio, TX (US); Lewis T. Donzis, San Antonio, TX (US); Rodney D. Frey, San Antonio, TX (US); and John A. Murphy, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to PERFTECH, INC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by PERFTECH, INC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/94,767.
Application 17/094,767 is a continuation of application No. 16/379,684, filed on Apr. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,834,157, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 16/379,684 is a continuation of application No. 15/138,448, filed on Apr. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,257,242, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 15/138,448 is a continuation of application No. 14/338,110, filed on Jul. 22, 2014, granted, now 9,325,760, issued on Apr. 26, 2016.
Application 14/338,110 is a continuation of application No. 13/328,954, filed on Dec. 16, 2011, granted, now 8,793,386, issued on Jul. 29, 2014.
Application 13/328,954 is a continuation of application No. 11/895,623, filed on Aug. 24, 2007, granted, now 8,095,666, issued on Jan. 10, 2012.
Application 11/895,623 is a continuation of application No. 10/023,674, filed on Dec. 18, 2001, granted, now 7,328,266, issued on Feb. 5, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2021/0067575 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 69/329 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 67/563 (2022.01); H04L 67/564 (2022.01); H04L 67/2871 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/60 (2013.01) [H04L 9/40 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04L 67/563 (2022.05); H04L 67/564 (2022.05); H04L 69/329 (2013.01); H04L 67/2871 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
accessing, by a redirecting device, subscriber upstream traffic to a destination web site requested by a subscriber, wherein the redirecting device inter-connects between the subscriber and the destination web site;
receiving, by the redirecting device from a consolidating and management device located at a provider of Internet services, policy information related to data services and management control provided by the consolidating and management device;
examining, by the redirecting device, the accessed subscriber upstream traffic to determine whether to send a redirection to the bulletin message to the subscriber, wherein the examining occurs without modifying the accessed subscriber upstream traffic; and
based on the policy information, sending to the subscriber by the redirecting device, the redirection to the bulletin message.