Patent ID: 10893035

Abstract:
A method and system are disclosed in a network for controlling data signalling therein. A core network includes at least a first node storing a contents parameters database. A sub-network operably interfaced with the core network includes at least a network transaction processing node. The first node and the network transaction processing node are each adapted to authenticate all users of data processing terminals connected to the network for access to the network or predetermined parts of the network and to monitor respective network signals of same for contents data encoded therein. An information exchange server is also operably interfaced with the sub-network and stores a registration and communication database having respective unique identifier(s) of each of the one or more network users recorded therein. One or more contents server are also operably interfaced with the sub-network and store contents data recorded in the contents parameters database, wherein the or each contents server is adapted to distribute contents data to network-connected terminals. Access by the terminals to the contents data and network data signalling associated therewith is controlled by the first node or the network transaction processing node according to predetermined criteria recorded in the registration and communication database, wherein the predetermined criteria is updateable by each of the first node, the network transaction processing node and the information exchange server.