Patent ID: 8375226
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a system where a computer network is accessible by a computer via a modem, a method of selectively connecting and disconnecting the computer with the computer network, consisting of the steps of: providing a computer and a modem that communicate through a connection; providing a switch between the computer and said modem, said switch being configurable between an open condition, where said switch disrupts said connection, and a closed condition where said switch does not disrupt said connection; maintaining said switch in said open condition as a default, thereby isolating the computer from said modem and the computer network; automatically causing said switch to change to said closed condition when the computer generates an initial data transmission addressed to a location on the computer network; and automatically returning the switch to the default open condition upon the conclusion of said data transmission that was sent to the computer network.