System and method for user access to a distributed network...

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2003-03-11

2010-12-21

Dinh, Minh (Department: 2432)

Information security

Access control or authentication

Network

C726S012000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07856659

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for providing network access are disclosed. After connecting to a network at an access point, a user of a computing device registers for network access with a network provider. In response to the registration, the network provider sends a completion page to the computing device. The completion page includes a link to an embedded file such as a small, transparent GIF image. When the computing device retrieves the embedded file, the embedded file is associated with a header than includes an instruction to generate a network system identifier (e.g., a cookie). The network system identifier may be stored by the computing device and later used to identify the computing device as a registrant for network access with the network provider. The embedded file may also be sent at other times, such as after authentication of the user for network access.

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