Patent ID: 7571466
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of allowing a first party to provide or deny consent for a second party to access a network server that requires such consent prior to allowing the second party access thereto, the method comprising: creating a user profile for the second party, the user profile for the second party including consent information regarding second party access to the network server, wherein the consent information is information directed to an age of the first party or content of the network server; receiving the consent information from the first party, the consent information providing or denying consent for the second party to access the network server, wherein the first and the second parties are individuals and potential accessors of the network server; and storing the consent information in the user profile of the second party; wherein the second party is allowed to access the network server if the consent information stored in the user profile of the second party shows that the first party individual has provided consent and wherein the second party is not allowed to access the network server if the consent information stored in the user profile of the second party shows that the first party individual has denied consent, and further wherein, prior to the first party providing consent information for the network server, the network server must register with an authentication server, providing authentication requirements to be used by the authentication server to determine whether to allow access to the network server when the first party or the second party request access to the network server.