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Soft website block override

US9055111B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2014
Grant dateJun 9, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/108
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for overriding a soft website block. One of the methods includes receiving, from a user device, a request to access a resource, determining, using a first policy group for the user device, that the user device should be prevented from accessing the resource, providing, to the user device and based on determining that the user device should be prevented from accessing the resource, instructions for the presentation of a user interface including a user credentials field, receiving user credentials from the user device, determining that the user credentials are the same as credentials used to log onto the user device, and allowing the user device access to the resource.

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