Patent ID: 7730215

Claim:
A computer implemented method for detecting an entry-portal-only network connection, the method comprising the steps of: using a computer configured to execute method steps, the steps comprising: requesting, through a network connection, content from at least one remote location at which content is known not to be present; receiving unexpected content from the at least one remote location at which content is known not to be present; responsive to receiving two or more pieces of unexpected content from the at least one remote location at which content is known not to be present, determining that the network connection is an entry-portal-only network connection based on a comparison of the unexpected contents, wherein an entry-portal-only network connection is a network connection that, in response to any request for content, returns content of the entry portal regardless of the content being requested until authorization or payment occurs; and responsive to determining that the network connection is an entry-portal-only network connection, notifying a user of the determination.