Patent ID: 6968385
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A control system for providing visitors temporary access through the Internet to a controlled access web site, said control system comprising: an access control mechanism for obtaining visitor information and determining if a visitor is a registered user or a temporary user, said access control mechanism providing full access to the registered user and providing temporary access information based on visitor information for a temporary user; a database having a plurality of entries, each entry is an access record assigned to one visitor which contains the temporary access information; and a server control engine for receiving temporary access requests from the visitors for analyzing the temporary access information stored in the database, and for granting temporary access permissions if the visitors have not exceeded an access limit; wherein the access control mechanism determines if the visitor is a previously registered temporary user, if the visitor is a previously registered temporary user the access control mechanism determining if the previously registered temporary user has exceeded an access limit, if the previously registered temporary user has exceeded access limits, the access control mechanism denying access; if the previously registered temporary user has not exceeded access limits, the access control mechanism increasing access limits for the visitor.