Method and system for controlling network access

Abstract

A method and system for disabling traffic from a specific device or devices on a WiFi network via a remote script or other action. In one embodiment, the method is implemented as an application that executes on a device such as a smart phone (e.g., IOS iPhone, Android operating system device) or tablet (e.g., iPad).

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling internet access, the method comprising:
 displaying on a user interface a list of devices connected to the internet via a controlled device;   receiving input from a user via the user interface regarding the permission of one or more devices to access the internet via the controlled device; and   sending permission information to the controlled device to update the permission of one or more devices to access the internet via the controlled device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes a toggle switch indicating the current permission setting for each of the listed devices. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein receiving input from a user includes recording a change in the position of at least one toggle switch. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is part of a mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the mobile device communicates wirelessly with the controlled device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the controlled device is a network router. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is part of a laptop or desktop computer. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the laptop or desktop computer communicates with the controlled device through a wired connection. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising prior to the displaying step:
 receiving data from the controlled device regarding at least one of access permission and connected devices;   sending the data to a web service api; and   receiving parsed data from the web service api.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving login information from the user relative to the controlled device; and   verifying the login information before displaying the list of devices connected to the internet via the controlled device.   
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with an executable program thereon, the program instructing a device to:
 display on a user interface a list of devices connected to a controlled device;   receive input from a user via the user interface regarding the permission of one or more devices to access the internet via the controlled device; and   send permission information to the controlled device to update the permission of one or more devices to access the Internet via the controlled device.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 11 , the program further instructing the device to display a toggle switch indicating the current permission setting for each of the listed devices. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 12 , the program further instructing the device to record any changes in the position of the toggle switches and to send the updated position of any changed toggle switch to the controlled device upon the occurrence of the change. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 11 , the program further instructing the device to:
 receive data from the controlled device regarding at least one of access permission and connected devices;   send the data to a web service api; and   receive parsed data from the web service api.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 11 , the program further instructing the device to:
 receive login information from the user relative to the controlled device; and   verify the login information before instructing the device to display the list of devices connected to the internet via the controlled device.