Patent ID: 7594019

Claim:
A method for monitoring Internet browsing, comprising: receiving a URL (universal resource locator) request from a first computer; comparing the URL request with URL entries in an approved table of information; if the requested URL is found in the approved table of information, permitting access of the URL request by the first computer; if the requested URL is not found in the approved table of information, enabling an operator of a second computer to determine whether to grant access of the requested URL to the first computer, wherein enabling an operator of a second computer to determine whether to grant access of the requested URL to the first computer comprises: accessing a Web page identified by the requested URL; generating a thumbnail of the Web page; alerting the operator of the second computer of the requested URL; and enabling the operator of the second computer to view the thumbnail of the Web page on the second computer, wherein the operator grants access if the Web page is approved and denies access if the Web page is disapproved.