Patent ID: 8443452
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. At a computer system, a method being performed on a computer processor for controlling access to content associated with a URL, said method comprising: receiving a user scoring policy; receiving a URL access policy; receiving a URL request comprising a first URL from a user; transmitting said first URL to a URL reputation service; receiving a URL score for said first URL from said URL reputation service, said URL score indicating that content associated with the URL has a plurality of classifications and also has conflicting classifications, one or more classifications for said associated content viewed favorably in the URL access policy, one or more other classifications for said associated content viewed unfavorably in the URL access policy; accessing a user score for said user, said user score summarizing said user's prior browsing behavior based on said user's browsing history; and controlling access to said first URL based on said user's prior browsing behavior by comparing said user score to said URL score.